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The Great Penryn Christmas Bake Off

  By Pip • December 15, 2014

The first, ‘Great Penryn Christmas Bake Off’, was hosted at Number 20 by Ed Hartgill on Saturday. Eighteen entrants took part across four classes culminating in, Bonnie Baldwin, being awarded the bakers hat and the new title of, ‘Penryn’s Master Baker’, with her stunning, Christmas igloo cake.

The event organised and judged by Dave Mason of, ‘Daves all Occasion Cakes’, with the support of Mayor Cllr Gill Grant, proved to be another great example of the town’s community working together. The awards were created by local businesses, Fannie & Fox, Tim Lake Ceramics, Pappilon Rouge, Xtrospective and Countrywide Creatives.

We popped along and were really impressed with all the fantastic creations entered into each category.

We think you will agree there were some great entries and we can’t wait until next year!

 

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Penryn Pop-Up Xmas Shop @Islington Wharf

  By Pip • October 30, 2014

Some of the best local makers, artists, chefs and bakers are coming together for six weeks to bring Christmas to Islington Wharf in Penryn. Running from November 15th through to Christmas Eve the, ‘Xmas Pop-Up Shop @ Islington Wharf’, will be managed on a rota basis by the producers themselves.

Everything from food and wine to clothes and toys for the children will be stocked giving Christmas shoppers beautiful hand-crafted and unique gifts to choose from.

The idea has been several months in the planning, initially instigated by Lea Parry of Deli & Spice,  based at Islington Wharf, and Lynne Speake of Re-Dress also based at the Wharf. Making use of an empty building with ample parking and the beautiful backdrop of St Gluvias Church will bring a real festive feel to this quiet corner of Penryn.

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               Expect Beautiful Things From,                         
Elle – Jewellery
 Dominique Parry- Jewellery
                                            Sophie – Sophisticakes
Freya Coglan – Childrens Clothing & Accssories
 Iris Pedersen – Bespoke Beading
   Andrea – Wine
Sarah Joyce – Recycled Goods
 Hetty  –  Koru Kayaking
 Angie Truman – Felt Artist
 Becky Avery – Polychromatic Art 
Kristina McLaren –  Baby Goods, Bunting and Aprons 
Nick – Shellfish Pig – Locally Sourced Home Cooked Food
Lynne Speake – Recycled and Up-cycled Clothes, Jewellery and Art
Tom Holland – Glass 
Hazel Lawrence – Hand Made Cushions
Lea Parry – Deli & Spice                          
 Mick Dobie – Artist                     
 Rebecca Walklett – Jewellery  
 

For more information Contact Lynne on 07985 282083 or take a look at the event page >>HERE<<

 
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Penryn Town Map Cover Image Winner..

  By Pip • October 23, 2014 ,

Finally we can reveal the winner of the Penryn Town Map Cover competition and give you the first glimpse of the winning design! We have been biting our tongues, clamping hands over our mouths at random moments and making involuntary squeaking noises whenever anyone asked, ‘do you know who won yet?’

For the last few weeks Earth & Water, Number 20, Fannie & Fox and Just Delights have been very kindly looking after the ballot boxes and keeping the enclosed results under close wraps. These votes were then added to the online poll.  So thank you lovely guardians of the ballot boxes!

Congratulations to Liz Perry who followed our brief to produce a design that represented the culture and heritage of Penryn. All three of the designs were worthy submissions so thanks also goes to Sarah Joyce and Anne Whetter for their entries. This is the design that will be seen far and wide on 20,000 Visit Penryn town maps and will accompany the Visit Penryn Town Guide from February 2015

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‘….each of the characters are based on real people including me…’ Liz Perry. Can you guess which one is Liz?

It seemed fitting that with a growing creative community the town map should reflect this, as did asking local residents and regular visitors to the town what they would like their town map to look like, so thank you to everyone who voted.

What do you think?

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