Mount Garden Team support Wave Rangers Community Project

Mount Garden Team support Wave Rangers Community Project

St Aubyn Foundation

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

St Aubyn Foundation

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 garden opening raises £4,800 for National Garden Scheme

St Michael’s Mount garden opening raises £4,800 for National Garden Scheme

St Michael’s Mount

During the King’s Coronation weekend in May, hundreds of visitors enjoyed exploring the island’s unique, terraced garden with proceeds donated to a worthy cause. The National Garden Scheme supports a range of beneficiaries from the income generated from private garden openings that take place across the country each year. This extends across healthcare from Macmillan…

Mount garden opening for National Garden Scheme

Mount garden opening for National Garden Scheme

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There will be a special opening of the beautiful garden at St Michael’s Mount in support of the National Garden Scheme (NGS) during the King’s coronation weekend as part of the attraction’s celebrations. On Sunday 7 May, visitors can explore the inspiring garden that has evolved over the years since the creation of the initial…

St Michael’s Mount – Where Learning Comes to Life

St Michael’s Mount – Where Learning Comes to Life

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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…

St Michael’s Mount extends Local’s Pass to all west Penwith parishes

St Michael’s Mount extends Local’s Pass to all west Penwith parishes

St Michael’s Mount

St Michael’s Mount is set to extend its Local’s Pass to ensure free entry onto the Mount all year round for anyone from the west Penwith parishes that ring the historic island.  The Local’s Pass was first introduced as the Marazion Pass after the Covid-19 pandemic forced St Michael’s Mount to limit the number of…

The Sheila Hichens Collection of Newlyn School paintings on display in newly renovated Steward’s House

The Sheila Hichens Collection of Newlyn School paintings on display in newly renovated Steward’s House

Uncategorized, St Michael’s Mount

An exhibition of culturally significant Cornish artwork opens to the public for the first time on St Michael’s Mount in October. The Sheila Hichens Collection of paintings by well-known Newlyn School artists will be on display in the island’s newly renovated Steward’s House. Sheila Hichens was born in 1924 and her childhood was deeply rooted…

Mount swim raises over £20,000 for men’s health charity

Mount swim raises over £20,000 for men’s health charity

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320 swimmers took part in a sea swim around the iconic island of St Michaels Mount and raised over £20,000 for The Chestnut Appeal for men’s health. A gentle breeze greeted the swimmers of all ages who tackled the challenging 2.5km open water course cheered on from Marazion beach by family and friends. The annual…

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