Falmouth Spring Festival

Falmouth Spring Festival 2012 was a great success so we're going to do it again!! The dates for 2013 are 14-24 March. Here's the schedule:

SAT 9 MARCH

Falmouth Spring Clean Day
Beach cleaning, painting, gardening - you name it we’ll be doing it. This year we’ll be revamping a number of sites around the town so if you’d like to come along and get your hands dirty for a good cause then just shout!
Venue: multi-sites across the town!
Tel: 01326 313553

THURS 14 MARCH

Paint the Town Yellow Day
The town becomes a blaze of yellow in preparation for the Festival as local schoolchildren and interior design students from the University College Falmouth, brighten up nearly 100 shop windows with an assortment of daffodils and decorations.

SAT 16 MARCH

Zumba Zestifal
Join Helen and her team from The Core Fitness as she leads an open air Zumba extravaganza in what we hope to be the largest open air Zumba event ever held in Cornwall!
Venue: The Moor
Time: 1pm
Price: £7pp includes a T-shirt!
Contact:01326 310760

Rockpooling Sessions on Castle Beach
Just turn up at Castle Beach and you will be provided with a scavenger hunt list. There will be rock pooling support on hand to answer any of your queries. 
Venue: Castle Beach
Time: 1-2pm
Price: FREE just turn up!

Brassed Up!
The ultimate brass show is the unique and innovative creation of virtuoso multi brass instrumentalist James Stretton, ably assisted by pianist Iain Jackson. ALL the members of the brass family performed across a dazzling range of styles in a performance that will entertain, educate and enthral. Silly and serious in equal measure, good old fashioned variety suitable for all the family.
Venue: The Poly
Time: 19.30hrs Children’s Matinee, 2.30pm for age 5 upwards - £5 adults/£3 children
Price: £10 (£8 RCPS Members, concs & students)
Contact : 01326 319461/www.thepoly.org

Spring Fest Walks
Nordic Walk Pandora Inn (for those who have Nordic Walked before)
This is a lovely walk along the creeks and over fields with a little bit of road taking us through Mylor Bridge then back by the water to the Pandora Inn. Well behaved dogs are welcome on this walk! Duration: 2hrs.
Venue: Meet Pandora Inn, details of meeting points will be given in your booking information pack.
Time: 9am
Price: £5pp inc pole hire
Contact: Call 07540478919 or email walkkernow@gmail.com

Exploring Swanpool Local Nature Reserve
Just a mile from the heart of Falmouth and the bustling docks is an oasis of peace and tranquillity at Swanpool Local Nature Reserve. Come and discover more about the special wildlife here and explore the surrounding countryside. Return along the Coast Path with spectacular views of Fal Bay with Explore in Cornwall. Distance covered approx 4miles.
Venue: Meet Swanpool Beach Car Park 
Time: 10am-3pm
Price: £5 adults / £2.50 under 16’s, concessions, 
Contact: Steve Crummay 01736 740234 07929 065510 or info@exploreincornwall.co.uk  

Lakeside Wild Food Foraging Walk 
Enjoy a beautiful walk around the lake, learning about edible plants in this area - plants for soups, desserts, salads, pesto & much more. Covering up to 10 wild foods, including important identification skills, nutritional & medicinal benefits. Safety, sustainability issues & legalities of foraging also covered with expert forager Rachel Lambert.
Venue: Argal Reservoir car park meet
Time: 2-4.30pm
Price: Adults £20, under 16's £5, concessions 10% discount. Includes recipe sheet to take home! 
Contact: Rachel Lambert 07903 412014, online booking: www.wildwalks-southwest.co.uk/calendar.php

Falmouth Evening Town Walks
Join Paul from walkitcornwall as he unravels Falmouth’s DNA, with its maritime heritage, packet ships, green open spaces, famous families, artists, ghosts, cannibals, murders and riots. We also explore the colourful characters that lived along the route 100 years ago. Duration 1.5hrs, finishing Star & Garter Pub, Old High St.
Venue: Meet National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Time: 5pm
Price: £5pp concessions/U16yrs £3pp
Contact: 0771 408 4644 Booking essential!

SUN 17 MARCH

Run Falmouth
Take part in Falmouth's half- marathon in aid of Cornwall Hospice Care. Starting and finishing at The Moor in Falmouth, registration at The Packet Station (Wetherspoons). The scenic routes take in Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Maenporth beaches before heading inland to Mawnan Smith and Budock Water finally turning back through Penryn and along the waterfront again as you head into the town. Last year, over £16k was raised for the charity so please support this event once again!
Start: The Moor
Time: 09.30am
Price: Pre Registration – Affiliated Runners £13, Non Affiliated Runners £15, On Day Entries – Affiliated Runners £15, Non Affiliated Runners £17
Entry: 01726 66868, for a registration form please visit www.cornish-hospices.co.uk

Rockpooling Sessions on Castle Beach
Just turn up at Castle Beach and you will be provided with a scavenger hunt list. There will be rock pooling support on hand to answer any of your queries.
Venue: Castle Beach
Time: 1-2pm
Price: FREE just turn up!

Nobody Rides the Unicorn - children & family theatre by PuppetCraft
Based on the book - a classic of modern fiction - by Adrian Mitchell, illustrated by Stephen Lambert. Superbly crafted puppets, original live music, lyrical words and song, sound effects and moments of unexpected magic, blend to tell this touching tale. The greedy King of Joppardy and cunning Doctor Slythe trick an innocent young girl, Zoe, into helping them capture a Unicorn. When she realises, Zoe knows she must set the Unicorn free…
Venue: Gyllyngdune Gardens
Time: 4pm
Price: £4 pp / £12 Family Ticket (4 people)
Contact: 01326 211222

Spring Fest Walks
Creekside Walk from Mylor to Pandora Inn
A creekside walk from Mylor Quay to the Pandora Inn, enjoying the views up the river, the many boats and different wildlife. We will stop at the Pandora Inn for a drink before returning via Mylor Bridge. Duration 2-3 hours, distance 3 miles.
Venue: Meet Mylor Quay, details of meeting points will be given in your booking information pack.
Time: 2pm
Price: £5pp £3 concessions
Contact: Call Sue on 07896 359048 or 01326 312356

Helford Passage to Falmouth,
A light hearted and informative walk following a 7 miles stretch of the 630 mile south West Coast Path along the Helford River. Showing the unique natural history and geology there will also be stories of smuggling, famous gardens, Iron Age forts and maritime heritage. Tea and coffee supplied and a lift back from Gyllyngvase beach to the beginning of the walk. 7 people maximum. 10.30am-3.30pm,
Venue: Helford Passage car park (lift back from Falmouth), limited numbers, 
Time: 10:30am
Price: £10 adults, £5 under 16’s, concs,
Contact: Paul Simmons, walkitcornwall 0771 4084644 info@walkitcornwall.co.uk 

Explore Falmouth’s Lake District.
Nestling in the valley close to Falmouth, Argal and College lakes are a haven for wildlife including the elusive otter, stunning woodland flora, a multitude of birdlife and three species of bat. Come and explore these hidden gems with Explore in Cornwall’s wildlife expert. Distance covered: 4 miles
Venue: Argal Reservoir Car Park
Time: 10am-2pm
Price: £5 / £2.50 under 16’s, concessions.
Contact: Steve Crummay 01736 740234 07929065510 or info@exploreincornwall.co.uk 

Falmouth Evening Town Walks
Join Paul from walkitcornwall as he unravels Falmouth’s DNA, with its maritime heritage, packet ships, green open spaces, famous families, artists, ghosts, cannibals, murders and riots. We also explore the colourful characters that lived along the route 100 years ago. Duration 1.5hrs, finishing Star & Garter Pub, Old High St.
Venue: Meet National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Time: 5pm
Price: £5pp concessions/U16yrs £3pp
Contact: 0771 408 4644 Booking essential!

MON 18 MARCH

Spring Fest Walks
Learn to Nordic Walk Workshop
Join one of our Learn to Nordic Walk Workshops. A fun 2 hour beginners session. During this session you will learn the basics of how to Nordic walk. You won't need anything as such for this session as poles are provided. Just turn up in clothing to suit the weather, we advise trainers rather than walking boots if possible. Distance 3 miles.
Venue: Trelissick NT Gardens. Details of meeting points will be given in your booking information pack.
Time: 11am
Price: £15pp (10% off for National Trust card Holders/Mussel card holders, please mention when booking)
Contact: call 07540478919 or email walkkernow@gmail.com

Falmouth Evening Town Walks
Join Paul from walkitcornwall as he unravels Falmouth’s DNA, with its maritime heritage, packet ships, green open spaces, famous families, artists, ghosts, cannibals, murders and riots. We also explore the colourful characters that lived along the route 100 years ago. Duration 1.5hrs, finishing Star & Garter Pub, Old High St.
Venue: Meet National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Time: 5pm
Price: £5pp concessions/U16yrs £3pp
Contact: 0771 408 4644 Booking essential!

TUES 19 MARCH

Spring Fest Walks
Nordic Moderate Fitness Walk
Nordic walking - walking only smarter. Involve your upper body using poles. Takes the strain off lower limbs and back. Uses more energy and you can still chat as you walk. Suitable and adaptable for all fitness levels. Duration 1 to 1.5hrs, distance 3miles.
Venue: Meet Boscawen Rd, Falmouth
Time: 1pm
Price: £5pp, concessions £4pp
Contact: call 07812141477 to book

Falmouth Evening Town Walks
Join Paul from walkitcornwall as he unravels Falmouth’s DNA, with its maritime heritage, packet ships, green open spaces, famous families, artists, ghosts, cannibals, murders and riots. We also explore the colourful characters that lived along the route 100 years ago. Duration 1.5hrs, finishing Star & Garter Pub, Old High St.
Venue: Meet National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Time: 5pm
Price: £5pp concessions/U16yrs £3pp
Contact: 0771 408 4644 Booking essential!

WEDS 20 MARCH

Spring Fest Walks
Gentle Creekside Walk
A creekside walk from Penryn to Flushing, enjoying the views up the river, the many boats and different wildlife. We will stop at a pub in Flushing for a drink before returning. Duration 2-3hrs, distance 3 miles.
Venue: Meet St Gluvias Church, Penryn
Time: 2pm
Price: £5pp, concessions £3pp
Contact: call 07896 359048 or 01326 312356 to book

Falmouth Evening Town Walks
Join Paul from walkitcornwall as he unravels Falmouth’s DNA, with its maritime heritage, packet ships, green open spaces, famous families, artists, ghosts, cannibals, murders and riots. We also explore the colourful characters that lived along the route 100 years ago. Duration 1.5hrs, finishing Star & Garter Pub, Old High St.
Venue: Meet National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Time: 5pm
Price: £5pp concessions/U16yrs £3pp
Contact: 0771 408 4644 Booking essential!

THURS 21 MARCH

Camp Theatre presents Noel Coward’s Hay Fever
If you like Theatre, you will love this beautifully performed, funny, diverting and thoroughly archetypical example of Coward in full swing. The play is set in 1925 and the rather eccentric Bliss family are due to entertain a number of week-end guests. There is farce and romance interwoven throughout and it is just plain funny!
Venue: The Poly
Time: 19.30hrs
Price: £10 / £8 (RCPS Members, concs & students) /£6 (children)
Contact : 01326 319461/www.thepoly.org

Spring Fest Walks
Constantine’s Fascinating Parish and Scott’s Quay
5 miles with optional extra 3 miles, a walk through beautiful farm, woodland and creekside scenery. We will find an ancient iron age settlement and 19th century ore and granite mining sites. Our lunch stop at Scotts quay (or eat at the Waymarker) was built to import timber and coal by schooner and then sail away with quarried stone.
Venue: Meet at The Waymarker (Gweek-Penryn Rd nr Constantine TR11 5QD)
Time: 10:30am-2:30pm
Price: Free
Contact: Mary Weston of the Ramblers 01326 372462

Coastal & Hedgerow Wild Food Foraging Walk. 
A leisurely walk towards Swanpool beach & back, opening your eyes & senses to the abundance of spring edibles available to you. Covering up to 10 wild foods, including important identification skills, nutritional & medicinal benefits, plus lots of recipe suggestions. Safety, sustainability issues & legalities of foraging also covered.A 2 hr approx 2 mile walk with expert food forager Rachel Lambert. 
Venue: Gyllyngvase Beachfront 
Time: 2-4pm
Price: Adults £20, under 16’s £5, concessions 10% discount
Contact: Rachel Lambert 07903 412014, online booking: www.wildwalks-southwest.co.uk/calendar.php

Falmouth Evening Town Walks
Join Paul from WalkitCornwall as he unravels Falmouth’s DNA, with its maritime heritage, packet ships, green open spaces, famous families, artists, ghosts, cannibals, murders and riots. We also explore the colourful characters that lived along the route 100 years ago. Duration 1.5hrs, finishing Star & Garter Pub, Old High St.
Venue: Meet National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Time: 5pm
Price: £5pp concessions/U16yrs £3pp
Contact: 0771 408 4644 Booking essential!

FRI 22 MARCH

Spring Fest Walks
BF Adventure Walk
Starting at BF Adventure Activity centre Halvasso, the group will be shuttled to the start of the walk at Argal reservoir. The walk starts from the car park and follows the reservoir for about 1 KM. We then make our way up a gentle valley following a small stream to the road. There will then be a small section on the road leading to a bridal way though beautiful landscape to BF Adventure Activity centre. Dogs on leads welcome. Duration 1hr, distance 1-2 miles.
Venue: BF Adventure
Time: 10.00am
Price: FREE, donations for centre activities welcome
Contact 01326 340 912 to book

Helford Passage to Falmouth
A light hearted and informative walk following a 7 mile stretch of the 630 mile south West Coast Path along the Helford River. Showing the unique natural history and geology there will also be stories of smuggling, famous gardens, Iron Age forts and maritime heritage. Tea and coffee supplied and a lift back from Gyllyngvase beach to the beginning of the walk. 7 people maximum. 10.30am-3.30pm.
Venue: Helford Passage car park (lift back from Falmouth), limited numbers,
Time: 10:30am
Price: £10 adults, £5 under 16’s, concs,
Contact: Paul Simmons, walkitcornwall 0771 4084644 info@walkitcornwall.co.uk 

Falmouth Evening Town Walks
Join Paul from walkitcornwall as he unravels Falmouth’s DNA, with its maritime heritage, packet ships, green open spaces, famous families, artists, ghosts, cannibals, murders and riots. We also explore the colourful characters that lived along the route 100 years ago. Duration 1.5hrs, finishing Star & Garter Pub, Old High St.
Venue: Meet National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Time: 5pm
Price: £5pp concessions/U16yrs £3pp
Contact: 0771 408 4644 Booking essential!

A Country Boy’s Struggle
A hilarious and emotionally endearing story which explores the joys, pains, excitement and isolation of living in both rural and urban environments. Maxwell, an inspirational young performer, jumps seamlessly into a huge range of characters, from local boys in Bude to Hackney rappers and London pigeons. Physical performance, witty rhymes and original music combine to create an immersive story which will connect to people of all backgrounds.
Venue: The Poly
Time: 19.30hrs
Price: £10 / £8 RCPS Members, concs & students
Contact : 01326 319461/www.thepoly.org

SAT 23 MARCH

Folk & Cider Fayre
The BIG New One! New for 2013, we’ve got a Folk & Cider Fayre for you to enjoy. A great range of bands throughout the day and evening, all washed down with a range of over 20 scrumptious ciders! Events Square will also host a marquee full of food stalls, children’s activities, craft and art stalls. Check out www.falmouthfestivals.co.uk for full Folk & Cider Fayre  schedule very soon.
Venue: Events Square
Time: 10am onwards
Price: FREE and ticketed events

Rockpooling Sessions on Castle Beach
Just turn up at Castle Beach and you will be provided with a scavenger hunt list. There will be rock pooling support on hand to answer any of your queries.
Venue: Castle Beach
Time: 10.30-11.30am
Price: FREE just turn up!

Spring Fest Walks
Exploring Swanpool Local Nature Reserve
Just a mile from the heart of Falmouth and the bustling docks is an oasis of peace and tranquillity at Swanpool Local Nature Reserve,. Come and discover more about the special wildlife here and explore the surrounding countryside. Return along the Coast Path with spectacular views of Fal Bay with Explore in Cornwall. Distance covered approx 4miles.
Venue: Meet Swanpool Beach Car Park
Time: 10am-3pm
Price: £5 adults / £2.50 under 16’s, concessions,
Contact: Steve Crummay 01736 740234/07929 065510 or info@exploreincornwall.co.uk 

Paths and Tracks to Falmouth 
Enjoy a rural and coastline bus ride before returning by farmland paths and footpaths through Swanvale. Travelling via quiet roads through Falmouth there are wonderful views across the Carrick Roads/ Fal Estuary. Distance approx 7miles.
Venue and meet: Meet Pendennis Rise bus stop near steps from Falmouth Docks Railway station to catch 11.45am 500 bus to Maenporth or catch the 11.40am bus from the Moor".
Price: Free
Contact: Mary Weston of the Ramblers Association 01326 372 462 or marynsophe@aol.com .

Falmouth Evening Town Walks
Join Paul from walkitcornwall as he unravels Falmouth’s DNA, with its maritime heritage, packet ships, green open spaces, famous families, artists, ghosts, cannibals, murders and riots. We also explore the colourful characters that lived along the route 100 years ago. Duration 1.5hrs, finishing Star & Garter Pub, Old High St.
Venue: Meet National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Time: 5pm
Price: £5pp concessions/U16yrs £3pp
Contact: 0771 408 4644 Booking essential!

SUN 24 MARCH

Folk & Cider Fayre
Day Two of the Folk and Cider Fayre. Details, times and schedule as per details given on Sat 23rd March. www.falmouthfestivals.co.uk 

Party in the Park!
Come and celebrate the fantastic new play area and art installations in Kimberley Park! 12-4pm on Sunday 24th March. More details to come but you can expect fun for all the family, plus music from Falmouth's Source FM. 

Rockpooling Sessions on Castle Beach
Just turn up at Castle Beach and you will be provided with a scavenger hunt list. There will be rock pooling support on hand to answer any of your queries.
Venue: Castle Beach
Time: 10.30-11.30am
Price: FREE just turn up!

Spring Fest Walks
Nordic Walk Trelissick Gardens (for those who have Nordic Walked before)
This is a stunning walk along Trelissick Gardens Woodland Walk with creek views. Well behaved dogs are welcome on this walk! Duration 1.5hrs distance 3miles.
Venue: Trelissick Gardens, details of meeting points will be given in your booking information pack.
Time: 9.30am
Price: £5pp
Contact: call 07540478919 or email walkkernow@gmail.com to book

Explore Falmouth’s Lake District
Nestling in the valleys close to Falmouth, Argal and College lakes are a haven for wildlife including the elusive otter, stunning woodland flora, a multitude of birdlife and 3 species of bat. Come and explore these hidden gems with Explore in Cornwall’s wildlife expert. 10am -2pm, 4 miles
Venue: Argal Reservoir Car Park
Time: 10am-2pm
Price: £5 / £2.50 under 16’s, concessions.
Contact: Steve Crummay 01736 740234 07929065510 or info@exploreincornwall.co.uk