by stiveslocal | Sep 22, 2026 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
The new Mariners Memorial, on Smeaton’s Pier, in St Ives, has been officially unveiled by Lord and Lady St Leven, in a ceremony conducted by sculptor Tom Leaper. The wraps come off: Lord and Lady St Levan reveal the sculpture. Photographs: St Ives Local News “Four...
by stiveslocal | Sep 15, 2026 | Arts and entertainment, community news
Lord and Lady St Levan will unveil the new St Ives Mariners Memorial on Smeaton’s Pier at 2pm on Saturday (19th September). This marks the completion of a four-year community-funded project celebrating the generations of mariners who helped to shape St Ives. Created...
by stiveslocal | Sep 13, 2026 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
It’s very new as traditions go, but the sound of pounding drums and cries of “olé, olé,olé, olé” filling the town centre streets mean St Ives September Festival is under way. The Falmouth Marine Band make their way along Wharf Road On a clear, mainly...
by stiveslocal | Sep 9, 2026 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
In bright late summer sunshine, Barbara Hepworth’s famous sculpture Epidauros II has returned to its familiar plinth on St Ives’ Malakoff. St Ives Art Tours’ Nicky Ferguson was with St Ives Local as the statue was replaced on its plinth. It will be a...
by stiveslocal | Aug 28, 2026 | Arts and entertainment
This autumn, there’s a vibrant programme of exhibitions, family activities, and special events at Tate St Ives, alongside collection displays exploring the artists, ideas, and movements that transformed St Ives from a small fishing town into one of the world’s most...
by stiveslocal | Aug 27, 2026 | Arts and entertainment
A new exhibition — entitled Immerse — by Justine Lois Thorpe is continuing at Penwith Gallery, St Ives, until 19th September. Justine spent her early years in St Agnes, North Cornwall, which continues to inspire her today. She comes from a background...