A group of Cornish surfers successfully completed the epic paddle from Porthcurno to the Isles of Scilly to raise awareness of the problems of plastic pollution in the oceans. It took the group 11 hours to travel the 32 miles across the relatively calm Celtic Sea on stand up paddle boards on 8th July 2019. […]
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It was billed as an epic challenge. A race from the Isles of Scilly to Sennen in Cornwall using only paddle power. And the event lived up to the hype as eight wold class athletes completed the 50km paddle in May. The watermen and women, made up of world champion surf lifesavers, surfers and stand-up […]
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Adventurous swimmers from all over Cornwall and elsewhere in the UK descended on Falmouth in early June for the annual RNLI Castle to Castle Swim. Almost 400 people took part in the challenging open water swim across the mouth of the River Fal, covering a distance of approximately one mile. The swim was organised by the […]
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Some of the world’s leading adventurers and explorers have chosen to support Cornish charity ShelterBox as their chosen charity for forthcoming expeditions and promotional events. Several of the adventurers who are members of the exclusive G.H. Mumm Champagne’s ‘Extraordinary Club for Exceptional People’ visited the charity’s headquarters in Helston at the end of September 2011 […]
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Three of the UK’s finest freestyle motocross riders will be stunning crowds in Truro on Sunday the 14th August with three jaw-dropping displays in aid of LARF Cornwall. The event will start at 3pm on Sunday at Lemon Quay with live music from Sandfire Siren who recently supported Pendulum at this years Eden Sessions. At […]
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A local group which supports the international development charity VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) is urging people in Cornwall to get involved in the ‘In Her Shoes’ charity walk. This fun and friendly event on Sunday 15 May is being organised to help raise vital funds for VSO’s healthcare work in some of the world’s poorest […]
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Breast Cancer Campaign is encouraging people to take part in a sponsored skydive in Cornwall on the weekend of 19-20 March 2011. The charity skydive will take place at the Cornwall Parachute Centre at Perranporth Airfield. Freefalling through the clouds at 120mph is a once in a lifetime experience, but it’s also a perfect opportunity […]
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