by stiveslocal | Mar 2, 2026 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
St Ives Kite Fest is returning to The Island on 28th March, for the fourth time since it was revived in 2022. Kites flying at a previous festival. Photograph: Tom Harrison On the Saturday afternoon, The Island will come alive with colourful kites, some professionally...
by stiveslocal | Sep 15, 2025 | Arts and entertainment
Hundreds of people have joined a series of free workshops throughout the summer to decorate tiles that will decorate the new Leach Pottery learning and production centre. The centre is set to open early next year and will host the extended pottery studio, as well as a...
by stiveslocal | Jul 1, 2025 | Arts and entertainment
For more than a century, the Leach Pottery has been a site of training and learning — weaving people, pots, ideas, and cultures together. Muchelney Pottery kitchenware Its early spirit was experimental: a small studio exploring clay, firings, and forms. Over the...
by stiveslocal | Mar 12, 2025 | Arts and entertainment, community news
St Ives Kite Fest is returning, the town council has confirmed, taking place on The Island on 29th March — a fun, free event for all ages! Photograph: Tom Harrison Revived by the council in 2022, the annual event is led by the culture team, who are collaborating once...
by stiveslocal | Sep 14, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
The St Ives September Festival gets under way today in the sunshine, with a host of familiar faces flocking back to the town, and lots that is new for 2024. Festival veteran Bob Devereux (right, pictured with David Fenton) will be leading the open air performanes in...