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EventsGwav Winter 2010Gwav Winter 2010EventsWhat to do This WinterDecemberWhat: Fowey Christmas Market and FestiveWeekendWhen: 3rd – 5th DecemberThis weekend, Fowey town quay willbe bustling with stalls, food, drink andentertainment. The market will boats stallsselling art, crafts and local products whilebands and choirs will create the perfectatmosphere for a Christmas Shoppingexperience.What: Carols at Pendennis CastleWhen: 12th December, 1pm - 4pmPendennis Castle, Falmouth will host a familyfun day, full or carols and arts and crafts forthe children. Admission fee applies. Adults,£6.00. Children £3.00. Concession £5.10.What: Montol FestivalWhen: 21st DecemberWhat: Truro Victorian Christmas FairWhen: 8th – 12th DecemberThe perfect way to get into the Christmassprit. Lemon Quay in Truro will showcase over80 stalls selling lovely Christmas gifts, as wellas an animal pen and café to keep you warmand keep you going.This year on December 21st, the midwinter solstice, Penzance will once again celebrate the Montolfestival. The highlight of the festival for all family members is a lantern procession, leaving St John'sHall in Penzance at 6pm. For more information, log on to http://www.montol.co.uk. See our ‘Guizingand Grinning Gaukums’, and ‘A Different View of Montol’ article for full details.JanuaryWhat: Royal Watercolour Society Exhibitionlunchtime eventWhen: 13th January, 1pm – 2pmJoin David Paskett, President of the RoyalWatercolour Society, in the exhibition indiscussion with other exhibiting RWS members,Janet Treloar, Richard Sorrell and JennyWheatley at the Royal Cornwall Museum,Truro. The artists will discuss their experiencesas watercolourists in Cornwall as well as China,India and Europe. Free. Places limited, prebookingadvised – 01872 272205FebruaryWhat: Lighthouses: Life on the RocksWhen: 6th February“From 6 February 2010 National MaritimeMuseum Cornwall is shining a light on the worldof lighthouses and their keepers. From themassive scale of these triumphs of engineeringto the tall tales of the lighthouse keepersthemselves, Lighthouses: Life on the Rocks aimsto illuminate these incredible stories beforethey slip out of living memory. The UK’s lastmanned lighthouse was converted to automaticoperation in November 1998, and this evocativeexhibition explores the lives of the last of thelighthouse keepers.”What: China Clay in Cornwall.When: 17th January 2011 – 7.30 pmA talk by Ivor Bowditch, the unrivalled experton the industry which is so importantto Cornwall’s economy. Meet at LuxulyanVillage Hall.What: Wedding Fair at Launceston VillageHallWhen: 23rd January, 10am – 3pmLocal companies will be showcasing theirwedding services, from photographers todressmakers and catering to lingerie, youwill find all your requirements here at thefair, and best of all? It’s all local!What: Hurling at St.IvesWhen: 7th February, 10.30am – 12.00pmThe annual St. Ives hurling match happenson Feast Monday each. At 10.30amThe Mayor throws the silver from thewall of the Parish Church to the crowd ofchildren below on the beach. The ball ispassed from one to another on the beachand then up into the streets of St Ives.The person in possession of the ball whenthe clock strikes at midday takes it to theMayor at the Guildhall at receive a traditionalreward of five shillings.What: Cornwall Youth Brass Band at theHall For CornwallWhen: 12th February, 2pmFounded in 1955 the Cornwall Youth BrassBand is the longest established CountyYouth Band in the UK.56 Cornish Story MagazineCornish Story Magazine 57