Over 45,000 Mount visitors journey through time

Over 45,000 Mount visitors journey through time

A new collection of artworks has captivated the hearts and minds of visitors from across the world. The Steward’s House gallery on St Michael’s Mount, home to the Sheila Hichens Collection of Newlyn School art, has become a hub of cultural significance, drawing in over 45,000 visitors in its inaugural year alone. Founded on the…

St Aubyn Foundation supports Growing Links

St Aubyn Foundation supports Growing Links

Founded in 2013, Growing Links in Penzance, is working to establish a local, resilient and sustainable food system. The organisation strives to achieve this through applied permaculture design and ethics, chemical-free horticulture, education and observation. The ambition is to bring communities together to grow, celebrate and eat together; to increase wellbeing, as well as access…

Mount Garden Team support Wave Rangers Community Project

Mount Garden Team support Wave Rangers Community Project

The Wave Project’s Nature-Based Educational Programme Opens its First Community Garden. On Thursday 20 July, the Wave Rangers installation in St Anthony’s Gardens, Penzance was officially opened. Wave Rangers, the nature-based educational programme from The Wave Project, opened the garden designed by pupils from Nancealverne School Sixth Form. The garden is a unique collaboration between…

St Aubyn Foundation supports the inaugural West Cornwall Primary School Book Festival

St Aubyn Foundation supports the inaugural West Cornwall Primary School Book Festival

A new book festival aimed at inspiring local primary school children about the joy of reading and creative writing has taken place in Penzance this week. The West Cornwall Primary Schools Book Festival saw 120 pupils aged 8 to 11 years drawn from nine local schools, spend a day attending workshops at Penwith College. The…

St Michael’s Mount – Where Learning Comes to Life

St Michael’s Mount – Where Learning Comes to Life

A new initiative to engage with schools and community groups across West Cornwall has been created by St Aubyn Estates. The Learning Hub is headed up by Kerry Rice, Education Officer, who joins the Estate following 10 years of teaching at a local primary school and before that, 20 years as Learning Curator at Tate…

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