On the evening of the 14th October, fifty Friends attended a Soirée held at the Deanery by kind invitation of the Dean and his wife. The event took the form of a buffet supper prepared by the members of the fundraising team and musical interludes by Becky McGlade, Philip Davey and Florence McDonald.
Here are a few photos from the evening:
Twenty Nine Friends visited Morwenstow and Launcells Churches on 12 September. Enroute to Morwenstow we stopped at Homeleigh Garden Centre for coffee which had lovely views over the Tamar Valley. On arrival at Morwenstow we were given an oversight of the Church and the Rev Hawker. After lunch in the tea rooms there was free time for some to walk to Hawker’s Hut and others to visit the Old Rectory. In the afternoon we visited Launcells Church where we were given a talk and tea and coffee. We arrived back in Truro at 1800 hrs.
Here are a few photos from the day:
On Thursday 13 July 2017 the Friends had their annual evening cruise to St Mawes. Eighty Friends departed from Malpas at 6.30pm, returning to Truro just before 10pm. There was a drama as we approached St Mawes as the gearbox failed which resulted in the boat having to be towed into the harbour and we returned on another boat which was fortunately moored just off shore. We enjoyed a pasty supper at the start of the trip and with an hour in St Mawes were able to disembark and purchase drinks and other refreshments. The photographs show the lovely raffle prizes, the Dean and Canon Alan enjoying their chip supper and the views of the sunset as we sailed back to Truro.
Here are a few photos from the day:
On the afternoon of Wednesday 21 June 2017 a party of 20 Friends visited the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro. We had a very informative guided tour and the opportunity to view the exhibits including the Poldark and WW1 displays. After the visit we all enjoyed a cream tea in the Chapter House Restaurant.
Here are a few photos from the day:
On Wednesday 14 June 2017 the Friends had the pleasure of hosting a visit of 35 Friends from Salisbury Cathedral. Their visit commenced with a cream tea in the Chapter House Restaurant where the Dean welcomed the group before they had a presentation by Mary Prior. After tea they joined us for Evensong.
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On Thursday 4th May, a party of 33 Friends visited The Cornish Mill and Bakehouse at the kind invitation of David and Sara Boscombe. We were shown the workings of the equipment at the mill followed by a delicious pasty lunch in their farmhouse kitchen.
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On 28th February, the Friends’ fundraising event took the form of the Dean interviewing Donna Birrell who presents, and produces, the Saturday and Sunday Breakfast programmes for BBC Radio Cornwall where she is also Religious Affairs Producer. The event was preceeded by a light supper.
Here are a few photos from our wonderful evening:
The Friends enjoyed a party, hosted by Roberta Evans, which consisted of an excellent buffet supper prepared by Marilyn and her staff, followed by readings from David Ivall and Keith Sparrow. Keith also sang a couple of songs accompanied by Luke Bond on the piano. An easy quiz teased our minds with the Dean’s team winning a rosette each.
Here are a few photos from our wonderful evening:
On Wednesday 23 November, a cold and dry day, 26 Friends travelled to Exeter to visit the Cathedral and Christmas market on the Green. We had coffee and biscuits in the Chapter House on arrival, where we were joined by our Chairman, Chris Barley. We then split into 2 groups for an hour long guided tour of the Cathedral. Following the tour some of our party attended the 1.15 pm Eucharist. The coach departed for Truro at 4 pm which left time for visits to the City shops and Christmas market.
Here are a few photos from our wonderful day out.
