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September 2011

Sunday 18 September 10.30am to 12.30

Beach Clean and Survey

CWA will be doing their annual Big Beach Clean as part of the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) annual Beachwatch Big Weekend litter survey and clean-up on SUNDAY 18th SEPTEMBER on Marazion Beach.

Please come and join us, we need lots of volunteers. We will be on the beach near to Jordans Cafe (station car park). Free food and refreshments.

Phone or email for more details: 01209 210883 info@wasteaction.org.uk

Marazion Beach
Station car park
Marazion

web: www.wasteaction.org.uk

10 - 24 September

St Ives Festival

SepTember 29th

Saint Michael's Day

This is the feast day of Saint Michael and all the angels. It is the most ancient of all the angel festivals. The Anglican church celebrates all angels, both named and unnamed on one day. Roman and Orthodox Churches separate them into two categories (with the unnamed angels having their feast day on October 2nd).

From fairly early on, Michaelmas was an important holiday and the Christian equivalent of the autumn equinox (September 21st). In England, it was considered the start of a new quarter. It marked the start of a new business year, a time for electing officials, making contracts, paying rent, hiring servants, holding court and starting school. Obviously we still see the remnants of this in the timing of our elections and school year.

This is also a time when the weather is known to change. In Italy, they say "For Saint Michael, heat goes into the heavens." In Ireland, people expect a marked decrease in sickness or disease. The Irish also consider this a lucky day for fishing: Plenty comes to the boat on Michael's Day.

Barolini records a nursery rhyme about hours of sleep:

Nature requires five,
Custom gives seven,
Laziness takes nine,
And Michaelmas eleven.

All Year

St Ives Farmer's Market - Every Thursday 9.30am - 3.00pm, The Backpackers, St Ives. Local and seasonal food and drink, including vegetables, fruit, meat, bread, cakes, cheese and more. For more information contact Tim on 01736 795387

Pendeen Farmer's Market - Every first and third Saturday of every month, indoors at the centre of Pendeen, 10am - 1pm. For more information contact Yvonne Bristow on 01736 788202