Arts and culture
Sky High Arts: A community arts, aerial dance, and contemporary circus community interest company, based in St Ives. | skyhigharts.webs.com/
Business
St Ives Business Improvement District (BID): Giving local businesses the power to raise and spend funds locally, to improve their trading environment. 01736 792121 | stivesbid.co.uk/
Churches
Bible Christian Methodist Church: St Peter’s Street, St Ives. Part of the West Cornwall Methodist Circuit. biblechristian.org.uk/
Catholic Church of The Sacred Heart and St Ia: Tregenna Hill, St Ives. penzancecatholicchurch.org/holyfamily/index.htm
St Anta Church, Carbis Bay: Porthrepta Road, Carbis Bay. facebook.com/stantachurch/
St Ives Parish Church: St Andrew’s Street, St Ives. stiveschurch.org.uk/
St John’s in the Fields, St Ives: Parc-an-Stamps, St Ives. facebook.com/stjohnif
St Uny Church, Lelant: facebook.com/stunychurchlelant/
The Vine Elim: Carbis Bay Memorial Hall. thevine-stives.org.uk/
West Cornwall Methodist Circuit: Includes Carbis Bay Wesley, Chy-an-Gweal Methodist Chapel, Fore Street Methodist Church, and Hellesveor Methodist Chapel. westcornwallmethodists.org.uk/
Zio Community Church: Fore Street, St Ives. zionchurchstives.org/
Clubs and societies
Old Cornwall Society: Celebrating St Ives’ past with talks, presentations, and celebrations. oldcornwall.net/st-ives-ocs/4576250840
Rotary Club of St Ives: A local group of a global network of volunteers, trying to make the world a better place. rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=1061
Community
Skatepark Project: Fundraising to revamp the existing skatepark at Penbeagle. stivesorchard.co.uk/skatepark/
St Ives and Carbis Bay Memory Café: Entertainment, quizzes, music, and exercise on offer. 07851 111496 | Website
St Ives Community Fund: A charitable trust to support local people in times of need. The trust receives donations and raises funds through events. facebook.com/stivesfund/
Volunteer Cornwall: Do you need help? Request a volunteer by calling 01872 266988 or email requestforhelp@volunteercornwall.org.uk
Environment
Heart of the Woods: Providing a programme of educational, social, and volunteering opportunities that seek to actively benefit individuals and the community. Ensuring the health and biodiversity of the environment for future generations through encouraging a reconnection with nature, sharing of skills. and sense of stewardship for the local environment. heartofthewoods.org/
Food
St Ives Community Orchard Food Share: Offering food that would otherwise be thrown away at three local Co-Op stores to those in need. facebook.com/stivescommunityorchard
St Ives Food Bank: A system of collation, collection, and distribution of basic food items to support people at times of crisis. 07958 390303 | facebook.com/St-Ives-Food-Bank-111550773720938/
Government
Cornwall Council: News, meetings agendas, contact details for councillors. cornwall.gov.uk/
St Ives Town Council: News, meeting agendas, contact details for councillors. 01736 797840 | stivestowncouncil-cornwall.gov.uk/
Health
Stennack Surgery: Make appointments, organise prescriptions, and have your say. 01736 793333 | thestennacksurgery.co.uk/
Public conveniences
West Pier, adjacent to the Lifeboat Station: open all year, 40p charge (contactless)
Dove Street: open all year
Sloop car park: open all year
Longstone cemetery, Carbis Bay: open all year
Smeaton’s Pier: seasonal opening
Porthminster: seasonal opening
Porthmeor car park: seasonal opening
Porthgwidden: seasonal opening
Trenwith car park: seasonal opening
The sea
National Coastwatch Institution: Safeguarding lives by watching over vulnerable craft and coastal activity in St Ives Bay. 01736 799398 | nci-stives.org/
RNLI: Volunteer lifeavers constantly on call. Drop into the shop by the lifeboat house to help keep the service going. rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/st-ives-lifeboat-station
Sport
St Ives Pilot Gig Club: Founded in 1990 by a small group of enthusiasts. The club rows out of Carbis Bay. stivespilotgigclub.wordpress.com/
St Ives Sailing Club: Sailing in spring and summer on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. stivessailingclub.com/
