by stiveslocal | Mar 6, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, community news
Revived by the town council two years ago, St Ives Kite Fest is returning. It will be held on The Island on Saturday, 30th March. Photograph: Nik Read The annual community event, led by the cultural services team, welcomes ‘Dr Kite’ Billy Wynter, and also local...
by stiveslocal | Feb 2, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, News
The two-year transformation of the Leach Pottery has moved closer to completion with planning permission granted for phase two of the development. The project, which is being funded by St Ives Town Deal and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will see the historic...
by stiveslocal | Jan 25, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
It has been announced that the St Ives Food and Drink Festival will not take place this year, but there are plans for a new and improved festival in 2025. “After an amazing five-year term, ILOW will no longer be organising the St Ives Food and Drink...
by stiveslocal | Jan 25, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
Leach Pottery’s 2024 exhibition programme kicks off next month, and the group show Colour & Movement gets the season under way on 9th February. The exhibition celebrates contemporary and emerging potters who work with colour, flowing decoration, and lively...
by stiveslocal | Jan 17, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
The Porthminster Gallery, in Fore Street, St Ives, is opening its 2024 exhibition programme on 10th February with a show called Limited Edition: Original Artist Prints. The Old Stones 2023, a linocut print by Melvyn Evans It’s an informative selling show, for aspiring...
by stiveslocal | Jan 16, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
When Nicole Tesseyman set up her Little Larks children’s singing group, she never imagined that she would one day be offered a record deal and release an album of her own songs. Singer songwriter Nicole Tesseyman The album, Oll an Gwella, will be launched in February,...