by stiveslocal | Jun 8, 2020 | Features, News
David Kendall, Bernard Leach’s grandson, with a Korean-influenced teapot The Leach Pottery is to launch a global centenary campaign to link people across the world via their favourite piece of pottery or ceramic art. It’s the idea of Bernard Leach’s grand,...
by stiveslocal | Jun 2, 2020 | Features
In March, St Ives Community Orchard signed up for the Co-op’s Food Share programme, with volunteers collecting the food that the shop was are due to throw away every night and giving it away the same evening or the following day. The initial intention was to combat...
by stiveslocal | May 14, 2020 | Features
Bernard Leach at work. Photograph: Crafts Study Centre (c) The British Travel and Holidays Association For obvious reasons, the full schedule of events to celebrate the Leach Pottery’s centenary has been somewhat slimmed down, but there is still much happening...
by stiveslocal | May 8, 2020 | Features
Celebrating VE Day in St Ives On the evening of 7th May 1945, people across Britain gathered round their wireless sets to hear the long-awaited news that Nazi Germany had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. The announcement marked the end of the Second World...
by stiveslocal | May 6, 2020 | Features
Ben Prior made his name at Ben’s Kitchen, Marazion, winning acclaim from the likes of the Michelin Guide and Observer food critic and broadcaster Jay Rayner. This spring, he was due to open a new restaurant, Ben’s Kitchen at No 27 The Terrace, in St Ives. That opening...
by stiveslocal | Apr 6, 2020 | Features
Artist Ian Harrold talks about his work at Porthminster Gallery last September With its proximity to incoming high tides, Porthminster Gallery is, necessarily, built of stern stuff, and it’s not going to let a virus get the better of its first major show of...
