17.30 A charity rock festival at Porth Hellick, St. Mary's, featuring
local and mainland bands started at 3pm today. These pictures were taken
while The Swamp Band were playing. Not many people there yet but lots expected
later.
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16/8/98 - Appology
As you can see it's a while since I posted anything on this page - sorry! I've just been too busy enjoying the wonderful weather! Hopefully there'll be stuff to report soon.
The Band of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
They are visiting Scilly over the bank holiday weekend in conjunction
with the Round Table of the Isles of Scilly performing a selection of concerts
and marching displays and raising money for CLIC (Cancer and Leukemia In
Childhood) and the Cornwall Air Ambulance.
22/5/98 - The things you see from your living room window!
The Dartington Morris Dancers are visiting for the bank holiday weekend raising money for breast cancer research.
1/5/98 - Mayday and World Gig Championships
After two days of continuous rain the sun finally came out to bless
this years Mayday.
Gigs, rowers and spectators have been arriving all week for the World Championships - more details
24/4/98 - The Gig Racing Season gets underway
 The
mainland gigs have begun arriving on the Scillonian and the Gry for the
World Championships next weekend.
They are being stored on Holgates Green in the meantime. |
 The
gig racing season started last week with the first men's race being held
on the 17th and the first women's on the 22nd. This picture was taken during
the women's race on Wednesday, looking towards the sun setting over Samson
and also shows the Pettifox sailing boat on one of its first outings this
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15/4/98 - Three New Shops Open for the Season on St. Mary's
 Sports
Mode has been open for a while now by the park selling sports and fishing
gear. They used to be through the Post Office arch (see below). The new
shop occupies what was John Hamiltons Gallery and for many years before
that, Nances shoe shop. |
 The
Watch House Gallery opened at the begining of April. It sells a range of
art and craft items including Jo Proberts original paintings and baskets
by Susie Taylor and Nick Lishman (that's me! quick plug - see the Business
section!). The gallery, on the Thoroughfare, behind the Steamship offices,
was the RNLI gift shop and before that Joe Brownings studio. |
 The
Waterloo second-hand book and print shop opened on Good Friday in Well
Lane, through the Post Office arch. Until last year the building housed
Sports Mode. |
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The Scillonian III made its first crossing of the season on Saturday despite rough conditions which proved to much for the Gry Maritha which was delayed from Friday until Sunday. More and more people are arriving as the schools break up for the Easter holidays. |
Strong winds, sunshine and showers have produced some beautiful sunsets. |
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 Launching
of the tripper boats has been taking place on St. Mary's all week. Most
of the boats' licences run from the 1st of April and the boats will soon
be busy as Easter approaches.
Spring really seems to have arrived, most of the hotels are open and it's getting noticeably busier around the place both with visitors and new hotel staff. |
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Contractors have been hard at work converting the derelict
former Wesleyan Chapel on Garrison Lane, St. Mary's. The building
is to house the new library, Tourist Information Centre and some Council
offices. The library will include the RATIO
centre now being installed in the existing library building at
Carn Thomas. It will provide computer based courses on a variety
of subjects and is run from the University of Plymouth. Watch this
space for more details.
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