The Padstow lifeboat was called out to the aid of a local vessel on Friday 18th September. The Padstow-based fishing boat “Northern Lights” suffered sudden rudder failure when about 20 miles north of Trevose Head.
The lifeboat “Spirit of Padstow” launched at 1.50pm and quickly made its way to the scene where the volunteer crew were able to attach a tow and bring the stricken vessel safely in to Padstow Harbour.
With Padstow still very much a community that uses the Sea, the town is very supportive of their local lifeboat and its crew. Occasions where the lifeboat is able to assist members of the town’s fishing community are fortunately rare but when they occur only serve to strengthen the bond and sense of pride.
We can expect to see one of the Padstow area's best-known residents back on our screens shortly according to the ITV Website. The 4th series of Doc Martin should not be too long in appearing which will come as a relief to the many fans of the show.
"Port Wen" is quite close to Mother Ivey's Bay though for most of the year it masquerades as Port Isaac! Doc Martin is just one of many popular TV series filmed in Cornwall which has an enviable film and TV pedigree now supported by one of the leading University media departments based at Tremough, Falmouth.
TV series made in Cornwall include, of course, Poldark and Wycliffe whilst a great deal of Hornblower series 3 was also filmed in local waters and around the county. The county's many country houses, like Pencarrow and Lanhydrock are always in demand for period films and dramas.
St Mawes on the south coast, like Port Isaac, has become associated with a specific series, in this case the BBC's "Wild West" staring Dawn French.
Well the Summer holidays might be drawing to a close but there remain plenty of things to do locally throughout September for those guests who choose this slightly quieter time to visit the park here at Mother Iveys Bay.
Cornwall’s Crealey is ensuring that the end of Summer Holidays doesn’t mark the end of fun days out with their “Autumn Fest and Scarecrow Convention” which runs throughout September and includes a celebration of Cornwall’s food and drink as well as a range of other exciting things.
Sept 19th – 20th is “Grandparents Weekend” with free tea or coffee with cake for all visiting Grandparents.All members of the Emergency services and their families receive an admission discount at Cornwall’s Crealey throughout September.
The Bodmin and Wenford steam railway offers music and mystery during September with their popular Steam, Beer & Jazz evening specials (5th and 19th September) and their “Murder Mystery” evenings which include a train journey, Pasty supper and, of course, a bit of sleuthing to unravel a “whodunit”. Trains depart from Bodmin General station at 7pm. Advance ticket booking essential.
Murder Mystery dates are as follows: 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd September.
Eden Project moves into “harvest” mode in September as it celebrates the Global Garden Harvest.Many useful events and demonstrations on how best to preserve crops and what to do with your own bumper harvest.
Evolution of a Cornish Clay Pit is an exhibition of work by artist Anthony Eyton. His artwork charts the "evolution" of the Eden Project from an empty clay pit to the stunning attraction it is today. The exhibition is included in the price of a standard ticket and runs until next year.
Padstow’s RNLI Tamar class lifeboat ‘Spirit of Padstow’ launched at 20.28pm on the 15th of August to the aid of swimmers off Treyarnon Bay.
Four swimmers were reported to be in difficulties off Treyarnon Bay beach. The lifeboat launched and made its way to the scene making ready the y-boat to be deployed.
On arrival at the scene the lifeboat was stood down when the swimmers were helped ashore by other members of the public.
The Padstow lifeboat station has been in operation since 1827 though a brand new boathouse was constructed to accommodate the new "Tamar Class" lifeboat which is clearly visible from Mother Ivey's Bay.
One of the start-of season jobs that go on behind the scenes at Mother Ivey's Bay include preparing the toilet facilities for our campers on the "Meadows" field. "Meadows" is a popular section of the park open to campers between 10th July and Sept 6th (2009 High Season dates).
Facilities on the Meadows include a play area and football pitch, for our younger more active visitors. The field is adjacent to an area set aside a s a nature reserve and we respectfully ask campers to ensure their dogs do not foul this area.
Following the overwhelming positive response from our customers to the introduction of recycling facilities at Mother Ivey’s in 2007, recycling facilities at the holiday park have been further improved and extended for 2009.
Mother Ivey's Bay has recently taken delivery of a complete range of recycling bins, allowing customers to recycle their glass, tins, paper, cardboard, plastic and garden waste at any of our ten waste collection areas around the Park. Additionally, there is a a battery recycling point in reception for old torch batteries.
Park owner Patrick Langmaid said: "our customers encouraged us to introduce recycling and having now converted every waste collection area on Park into a recycling facility we have succeeded in reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill by around one-third, which is a great start. Our target now is to send one-half of all our waste for recycling and we are sure we will achieve this by the end of 2010 given all the goodwill from customers."
The improved recycle bin facilities mark a further step in what is an ongoing process at Mother Ivey's Bay to continually reduce the environmental impact of the park to create an environmentally sustainable business.
Recently Mother Ivey's Bay was pleased to welcome Pat and David Pearce to our park for our annual "Bellamy" Inspection and annual audit report. This inspection results in our David Bellamy Award grading. Our focus this year was on recycling which is an area in which Mother Ivey's Bay is performing strongly thanks to a programme of changes that we have implemented.
Customer feedback is a critical part of our audit process and David is particularly keen that as many customers as possible complete a "Bellamy Postcard". These "Bellamy Postcards" are available free at Reception or you can ask a member of the gardening team.
The David Bellamy Award is given to holiday parks that take a pro active approach to minimise the environmental impact of their work on the surrounding environment. In addition parks, which are often located in privileged and stunning natural locations, are encouraged to be good custodians of the land and to support bio diversity and wildlife habitat alongside the operation of the business.
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