St Clementled This Walk Again, This Time Never Let It Be Said That Cornwall Ramblers with a Dozen Invited Guests from Mylor Yacht Club
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KARREK THE VIEW FROM CARRICKKO GROUP N6.2020N – 12EKT.2020 Hello from Carrick! Inclement in On the following Saturday, in improving weather, they St Clementled this walk again, this time Never let it be said that Cornwall Ramblers with a dozen invited guests from Mylor Yacht Club. LOCKDOWN allow the weather to dictate terms. On the In places the path was extremely muddy, but SPECIAL recce for this February everyone arrived back Production schedules dictate that this issue of walk it chucked it at the start in one piece Karrek Konnekt is being down... having enjoyed a sociable compiled in mid-April, ramble through some just after the government UNDAUNTED BY DRIVING attractive creekside decision to extend the rain and high winds, countryside. lockdown by a further three Carolyn, Phil, Gill (plus pet And the sun even came out! weeks. dog), Anne and Steve set It has been a very difficult off from Boscawen Park in * Thanks to all those time all round – especially Truro on a circular 6-mile intrepid members from for everyone working in our walk along the Truro and Mylor Yacht Club who magnificent health and care Tresillian Rivers, taking in St joined us. We hope you services, to whom Carrick Clement along the way, on enjoyed it... and sorry about Group wishes to express a dreary day in February. the mud! particular thanks. Of course, regular ramblers cannot claim a monopoly on frustration at the lockdown, but even if we’ll have to cool our heels for a while longer, we dare to hope that by the time you read this, restrictions may have started to lift. Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy this KK Lockdown Special – at a safe social distance, naturally. Stay safe and keep walking. Words Stephen Williams, photo Carolyn Hartley Main picture Porthcothan Bay Inset L to R The coast is charactrised by deep cliff gashes as well as wide, sandy bays; The National Trust is a prominent presence in the area; winter light CamelsThe ’ On aback chilly December day, a maverick Carrick invader crossed the border into Camel Group territory for this north coast windy winter wander Words and pictures: Stephen Williams AS INCURSIONS GO, this was a Porthcothan was home to DH last resident keeper left in 1995 when peaceful one, and the only defensive Lawrence, and Cornish writer Nick the light was automated. action required this day was against the Darke who – amongst his other The area abounds with seabirds such cold and gusty wind. notable achievements – was a as fulmar, guillemots and razorbills, and lobster fisherman, environmentalist, It’s a wild and salty stretch of coastline, beachcomber, and chairman of St Eval if those dark-coloured shapes bobbing and is in almost complete contrast to Parish Council. It’s a deep, narrow bay, around offshore aren’t surfers (of which the sheltered, wooded creeks of the a favourite with tourists in summer. there are quite a few, as these beaches Helford and the Fal around Truro and are renowned for their Atlantic swells), love Falmouth. Heading almost due north, you will they’re probably seals! skirt the wide, sandy bays at Treyarnon, walking The walk is linear but isn’t long, starting So, apologies to our neighbours for love Constantine, and Booby’s, where the Cornwall north of Newquay at Porthcothan, land gradually rises to Dinas Head and Carrick’s blatant, if temporary, land passing sandy surfing beaches before then Trevose Lighthouse which first grab. We hope our pals up there in the gradual ascent to Trevose Head. shone out on the Atlantic in 1847 – the Camel haven’t got the, er, hump... LOCKDOWN love walking Don’t mess SPECIAL love Cornwall with Mary! Erstwhile Carrick Group Chairman Mary Weston had been chipping away at Cornwall Council for some time to repair a path that had become Into the light... difficult to use due to drainage problems. Carrick’s Walks Secretary Gill Eade muses on pre – and post – Lockdown That, you may think, would be a thankless My Perranporth coast and country instance. Contact details can be found task, even when aided February walk (how long ago it elsewhere in this Walks Book. and abetted by Bob seems!) which was trailed in the Meanwhile, Mary Weston is hoping Fraser, one of Carrick’s recent KK Online Spring Update, did to lead two walks in September (with Rights of Way officers, go ahead as scheduled. The weather October as a back-up date) and these wasn’t quite as good as the recce but will be published in the Walks Book. given the pressures it was dry. Mary’s other walks will be pop-up on the council and its At this very odd moment in time, we walks, as will walks from our Treasurer contracting arm, Cormac. Carolyn Hartley, and myself. Details of can only guess at what the future But KK is pleased to these will be available on the website holds for The Ramblers, but there is report that the path at least one constant: we need more and on Facebook nearer the time, so walks leaders. please keep an eye on it. – Kenwyn 9, at grid reference SW800468, A recent email appeal to Carrick Things are so up in the air at the near Shortlanesend – members has unfortunately not moment it is impossible to plan with produced results, but even a moderate any certainty, but please be assured has been repaired, with increase in walking activity after that your committee will be doing a new boardwalk, and a regulations are relaxed will require everything it can to bring you walks gate replacing a stile. more of us to step forward to become as soon as we start emerging into Sincere thanks to every- walks leaders. the light. one at Cormac for their Leading walks is fun and satisfying – * To put on a pop-up walk, leaders efforts. and there’s plenty of help and training simply need to send me the details. I if you would like to volunteer. If you will then put the walk on our website And, if we may, a word of fancy giving it a go, please contact and ask our Chairman Lara Beach to advice: don’t mess with our Chairman, Lara Beach, in the first enter it into Facebook. our Mary! Carrick Group Committee Chairman Lara Beach Secretary Lara Beach Treasurer Carolyn Hartley Walks Sec’tary Gill Eade Rights of Way Bob Fraser; Carol Wilson Publicity Stephen Williams.