Newlyn – Then and Now
old-newlyn.jpgThere is a tendency to see Cornwall as a large heritage site with tourism as its main industry, Newlyn can claim so much more. A major fishing port – its large harbour even now in the process of modernisation and improvement – the village has retained its links with artists, first forged over 150 years ago.  ‘Newlyn School of Artists’ may refer to a particular style of painting developed in the 19th century, but there are artists still in Newlyn.  A village with an interesting history to be researched and conserved, it is also a vibrant community living in the present. A community with church and chapels, shops and pubs, and, at its heart, the Ship Institute.
 
Stranger on the Shore – a new book with Newlyn interest
mp-image.jpgWilliam Symons was born in Newlyn in 1878. Following family tradition he became a fisherman and a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. In 1914, following some early action at sea in the First World War, he died at the age of 36 yrs, leaving a widow and seven children, a boy and six girls. Unknown to him, and to his family, he left another legacy. In his body he carried a faulty gene, which, if inherited, could lead to Huntington’s chorea, a disease that normally becomes apparent in middle age. William died before symptoms appeared but the disease, known at the time as St Vitus Dance, was to claim the lives of a number of his descendants.

 
Phil and Skippy's Atlantic Row

atlantic-row.jpgIn december 2009 two gig rowers from Penzance, Phil Pring and Ben "Skippy" Cummings, will be rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, fulfilling personal ambitions and raising money for the Cornwall Blind Association.

The Atlantic Ocean was first rowed by Norwegians Frank Samuelson and George Harbo in 1896. Their crossing from New York to the Isles of Scilly took 55 days and still stands as a remarkable achievement given the equipment and technology available to them at the time. 

 
Newlyn fish market presentation

A new fish market for the community of Newlyn

Click on the arrow to start the presentation. For more information, visit www.newlyn.org

 

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