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What is believed to be the largest Maize Maze in the south west opened its gates to the public for the first time on the 1st of August.
The elaborate pirate ship design was the brain child of Alan Jewell of Pennance Mill Farm Chalet & Camping Park near Maenporth beach at Falmouth. Local land surveyors and setting out engineers Kemp were approached by the couple to transfer their sketches onto the 10 acre site. Director Scott Kemp said, “...when Alan came to us with his sketches we were delighted to assist with his creation”.
Alan explained, “we run a family camping park on the farm and so we thought it would be a chance for some of our guests, as well as the general public, to loose the kids for a while, literally! I am hoping to have a different design each year so watch this field!” The maze will be open 7 days a week from the 1st of August from 10am until 7pm. There is on site parking and all are welcome for what promises to be an amaizing day out.
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Pennace Mill Farm Chalet & Camping Park has been run by the Jewell family for three generations and is within half a mile of Maenporth beach at Falmouth in Cornwall. For further details telephone Alan Jewell on 01326 317431 or visit www.pennancemill.co.uk
Back in July there was one weekend when it was really sunny and warm; it was in fact, quite like summer! As fortune would have it the annual Cornish Dragon Boat Racing took place at Falmouth in aid of the RNLI. The origin of Dragon Boating dates back 2000 years to the Chinese Kingdom of Chu, where the poet and statesman Qu Yuan (340BC-278BC) threw himself into the Mi Lo river as a final protest against the corrupt government of the time. A little dramatic but lets face it we’re still talking about it! Teams of 16-18 people compete for the cavorted title in a series of timed heats to qualify for the final. The team row to beat of the drum (in theory!) with the drummer and helmsman enjoying a day on the river. The “Survey Squad” from Kemp made their debut in the event and competed against team such as the “Wardell Warriors”, “The Rain Forrest Rowers”, “The Pasty Pirates” and the “Hula Hussies” representing firms such as Wardell Armstrong, CJ Contracting, Stephens & Scown Solicitors, Kelsall Steele & Nick Ferris Skips to name but a few. The Survey Squad finished in a respectable mid table position, whilst “The Cornish Mafia” powered their way to victory. The bar was open from 11am and the last race was at 5pm a great day was had by all with the RNLI the ultimate winners.
Check out http://www.cornishdragonboat.co.uk for details of next year’s event and photos from previous years.
The brief initially came from Pearn & Proctor Architects in the Spring of 2007. They required floor plans and elevations of the restaurant, kitchens and hotel. This was then extended to include an external topographic survey and finally extended further to include a utility and drain survey.
Midas Construction, who were leading the Design & Build team commenced on site in August to provide additional restaurant, storage and bedrooms on the £2m scheme. The project had an incredibly tight program with completion due in February, this included refitting part of the existing building. Kemp’s services were extended further to set out the bulk excavation and foundations.
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