Connections made through the power of music: Bodmin Town Band
Music is a powerful tool; it can bring people together during times of celebration, and times of sorrow. It is music, and the people...
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Mimi Attenburrow
- Mar 13, 2023
All 'the know' to grow your own!
Why not welcome in the spring with some seed sowing and growing, either in your garden or in a grow box on your windowsill! Bodmin Life...
Mimi Attenburrow
- Mar 8, 2023
Style it out in Bodmin!
Rebecca Wood is on a mission to combat fast fashion and celebrate the power of upcycling old clothes and recycled materials. Bodmin may...
Barbara Brittain
- Jan 10, 2023
Winning design chosen for Bodmin’s very own St Piran’s Day water bottle!
During Bodmin’s annual St Piran’s Day celebrations, in March, children receive a pasty and a bottle of water for lunch. But when it came...
Mimi Attenburrow
- Dec 22, 2022
The Beacon Grinch who stole our hearts this Christmas!
Beacon ACE Academy have released footage of a Grinch that lurks beneath their school and his attempt to steal their Christmas! But what...
Guest Author
- Dec 5, 2022
Bodmin student wins prestigious Gold BTEC Learner of the Year Award
The remarkable accomplishments of Adam Davey from Callywith College in Bodmin were celebrated on 25 November as he was awarded the...
Mimi Attenburrow
- Dec 5, 2022
‘The House of Many Lives’: A love letter to Bodmin
If December marks the month where you have ‘The Holiday’ starring Jude Law and Cameron Diaz on repeat then look no further for a...
Rosie Cripps
- Dec 1, 2022
Charles Dickens' trip to Cornwall: Inspiring the most famous Christmas story...
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is arguably the most famous and much-loved Christmas story, with countless film adaptations and its...
Guest Author
- Oct 26, 2022
Bodmin Rotary Club launches its Winter Warmers campaign
Bodmin Rotary Club is on a mission this winter to help as many of Bodmin’s elderly people as possible stay warm and well. We know that...
Barbara Brittain
- Sep 13, 2022
St Petroc's Church marks period of mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
A special service took place at the church on Sunday morning, for the period of mourning upon the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth...
Mimi Attenburrow
- Sep 8, 2022
Celebrating the first KBSK young people to fly the nest!
Good luck to the KBSK young people, Amy, Aidan and George as they jetè off to London and Essex this month to further their education in...
Rosie Cripps
- Sep 1, 2022
Routes & Roots - Mapping the people and places of Bodmin, past and present 
Have you ever stopped and taken a good look at what’s around you in Bodmin? A project in the town is looking to explore Bodmin’s stories...
Mimi Attenburrow
- Aug 25, 2022
The Walker Lines Gymnasium Trust
The journey of a community building that won’t lose because it won’t give up! If you head up to Normandy Way in Bodmin you may have...
Rosie Cripps
- Aug 23, 2022
A woman’s mission to provide Porthpean beach with a defibrillator
Local lady Liza Crabtree is on a mission to fundraise for a defibrillator to be installed at Porthpean beach. Liza uses Porthpean beach...
Barbara Brittain
- Aug 16, 2022
Bodmin Market makes a welcome return
The last Saturday of every month can now be marked on the calendar as the day to visit Mount Folly Square, where Bodmin’s very own...
Mimi Attenburrow
- Aug 5, 2022
Dragstock rocked and Alstock wows the crowds
Remembering Al Hodge and celebrating music and community Priory park was shadowed by the lights, laughter and line-up from the incredible...
Mimi Attenburrow
- Jul 29, 2022
Bodmin Summer Holiday Round-up
Check out this little summary of just some of the fantastic local events that you can look forward to this summer! Bodmin has certainly...
Mimi Attenburrow
- Jul 26, 2022
PandaFest Pandemonium
…or rather Panda-monium! Rugby shirts were flung in the air for James Haskell, lead singers danced with the festival panda on stage and...
Guest Author
- Jul 21, 2022
Callywith College student leavers celebrate in style
On Wednesday 13th July, Callywith College student leavers celebrated completing their time at college in style at their 2022 Leavers Prom...
Rosie Cripps
- Jul 5, 2022
Knitting group strip for charity calendar
A group of women from Bodmin recently whipped their kit off to create a charity calendar benefiting Cornwall Air Ambulance and the...
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