And this is the reason why…

    “And this is the reason why…” is a regular feature where invited CCF supporters, volunteers, fundholders and staff share their reasons for loving Cornwall and supporting CCF. The same 12 questions asked of the contributors provide a fascinating insight into Cornwall and what really matters to people passionate about the county.

    Joe Turnbull attended University in Bath before moving to Cornwall and starting up video agency Bull & Wolf here in Cornwall in 2018. Since then Joe has built Bull & Wolf into one of the fastest-growing video agencies in the South West with a team of young creatives putting Cornwall on the map and this year has been recognised in Cornwall Chamber of Commerce’s 30 under 30. Joe is acutely aware of the challenges facing Cornwall and hopes to bring his expertise to CCF in his role as a Trustee.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall? 

    Cornwall is a place full of beauty, amazing people, nature and opportunity. For me, it’s a place where you are able to work but also live in the truest sense.  

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us 

    Paddleboarding off Gylly Beach one afternoon and a pod of dolphins appeared around us.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing? 

    Anytime there is a rendition of Cornwall My Home.

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?  

    Constantine Woods. To me feels like stepping into some fairy tale with the streams and trees.  

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall? 

    Housing for me is one of the top issues I see here in Cornwall. The lack of available housing and then the expense of anything that is available is preventing Cornwall reach it’s full potential. It means people are having to move away from their communities, further away from their jobs, or worst of all, have no home at all. If Cornwall can’t get on top of the housing issue it’s going to hold it back for decades.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could? 

    I’d like to see Cornwall recognised for what it offers beyond tourism. Lots of people are doing amazing things here that so often go unnoticed in the wider UK. Also maybe a quicker train connection to London!  

    What inspired you to support the CCF? 

    Since moving to Cornwall I’ve always been very conscious that we live in a region where a huge number of people face challenges. With CCF doing work on the ground to support organisations no matter their size, I think they are ideally placed to make an impact in places where it is needed most.  

    How do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall? 

    Being there to support the people and communities of Cornwall no matter their needs. From small projects to large ones, CCF can be there to support those looking to make a difference. In particular, I think CCF has a fantastic place to help young people find new opportunities and support the next generation. 

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most? 

    The people, other places just aren’t as friendly or welcoming. And of course the beautiful coastline. 

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?  

    Inspiring.

    Your favourite Cornish place name?  

    Mousehole, because no one outside of Cornwall knows how to say it! 

    Give us a Cornish Language word!  

    gwydhyow – means video.

     

     

    Born and brought up in Cornwall, Kate Holborow (working as Kate Wild) is founder of Wild Card a communications consultancy with offices in Truro, Bristol and London.  A Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall since 2017 and former High Sheriff, she sits on the panel for Young & Talented Cornwall, The Lord Lieutenant’s Fund (administered by CCF), leading on fund development and sponsorship. She is co-chair of the annual Cornwall Christmas Fair at Eden, raising considerable funds for Cornish charities through Cornwall Community Foundation. 

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    For me Cornwall is a magical mix of staggering countryside, wonderful communities, inspirational people, ever-evolving entrepreneurialism and world-beating creativity. And of course it has always been my home.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us

    Sitting on The Platt in Port Isaac listening to the Fisherman’s Friends (and joining in).

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    The view at low tide from the cliff above Pendower Beach, looking down towards Carne We celebrated my daughter’s wedding there last September; the happiest of days.

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?

    Ladock Church is a very special place for meAlongside the fabulous William Morris and Burne-Jones stained glass windows, there are now two more recent windows, designed by the very talented Oriel Hicks in memory of my parents.

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Homelessness and shortage of proper accommodationWe are so lucky to have St Petrocs in the county but even their amazing work only scratches the surface. 

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    I would like to see less reliance on foodbanks; but sadly demand is rocketing .  Over 17% of families are living in food poverty; that is so wrong. 

    What inspired you to support the CCF?

    The Cornwall Community Foundation is in my DNA. My mother (Mary Holborow) was heavily involved with CCF as the first Chair and I was always going to do what I can to help.  What particularly appeals is the support that can be funnelled through CCF to a wide and disparate range of Cornish charities and community groupsFor example, it is so important to the Cornwall Christmas Fair Committee that we can see where our hard raised funds goLast year we raised an amazing £74,000 and were able to support every food bank in Cornwall, as well as Young & Talented Cornwall, St Petrocs and WILDThe previous year in the aftermath of the pandemic, our support was mainly channelled to support the Build Back Better Appeal – I really appreciate the flexibility. 

    How do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    By being there for Cornwall’s communitiesNothing is too small or indeed too large for CCF to support and the flexibility and the ability to deliver funds really quickly when it matters is crucial. 

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?

    My swims in the sea (definitely no wet suit) – they are just so invigorating.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?

    Precious.

    Your favourite Cornish place name?

    Ladock (my home since the age of 4)That name encapsulates everything I love about Cornwall

    Give us a Cornish Language word!

    Tereba Nessa – ‘til next time 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Philip Mounstephen has been Bishop of Truro since 2019, is proud to be a Trustee of Cornwall Community Foundation and chairs the Foundation’s Impact Committee. Prior to becoming Bishop of Truro, he was the executive leader of Church Mission Society, a role he has occupied since 2012 and prior to that he was chaplain of St Michael’s Church in Paris. He has also previously worked for the Church Pastoral Aid Society in a number of roles, serving as deputy general director from 2004 to 2007.  Philip has significant family roots in Cornwall with several generations of his ancestors living in Tregony from the mid-18 th century, before moving to Truro.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    Cornwall is a beautiful place – of course! – but the thing I really love is the way people live out Cornwall’s motto ‘One and all’. There really is a sense of shared responsibility between people here.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us

    Where to begin? It would have to be my service of welcome in Truro Cathedral in January 2019. It was full of light and colour and glorious music, but in good Cornish style didn’t take itself too seriously! An inspiring start to my ministry here.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    The view down the Carrick Roads from the beach near our house.

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?

    The stunning coast between Porthgwarra and Land’s End

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Housing! An unregulated market hollows out coastal communities where so many houses are second or holiday homes, and local people are priced out of the market, and often have to leave Cornwall. It’s a real problem that really does need to be tackled

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    I’m very aware of the social inequality on Cornwall. In one council ward 70% of properties are second homes but over a third of the resident children live in poverty. We cannot be satisfied with that. Too many people miss out on the wonderful opportunities Cornwall gives that others of us take for granted.

    What inspired you to support the CCF?

    The organisations we support, who embody a real spirit of service and dedication to their local communities. They are truly inspirational.

    How do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    Our funding really does leverage change by supporting those embedded, grass roots communities often through small but targeted grants that really do make a difference to people’s lives.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?

    The sea.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?

    Proper job (yes, I know that’s two)

    Your favourite Cornish place name?

    Burlorne Tregoose

    Give us a Cornish Language word!

    Splann!

     

    Donna Wheadon plays a pivotal part at CCF. After finishing University, Donna came back to the family farm in North Cornwall. Keen to give something back, Donna volunteered at the Foundation for a few months working on the website before applying for a permanent position. Donna started her career at the Foundation as a Grants Administrator leading to Grants Officer and has been working at the Foundation since 2008. Donna has also worked for an outside catering company for 15 years at the weekends catering for weddings across Cornwall in mansions, castles and estates. Outside of work, her triplet girls keep her busy and she loves to bake for friends and family when not running around after her Cockapoo.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?
    It is good for the soul, and the freedom of the outside space from farmland to coastlines.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us
    Lambing every spring at the farm, early mornings and late nights.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?
    The beach, a local festival called Leopallooza and of course the Fisherman’s Friends

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?
    Westcott Farm, the family farm.

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?
    The cost of living crisis – for everyone!

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?
    More affordable housing for Cornish people and higher-paid jobs

    What inspired you to join the CCF?
    It is one of those workplaces where it’s hard to leave as the why is so meaningful.

    How do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?
    Listen, learn, engage and act.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?
    The countryside and fresh air.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?
    Home

    Your favourite Cornish place name?
    Praze-an-Beeble

    Give us a Cornish Language word!
    Geddon me bewty!

    Daiman D. Baker is one of the newest members of the board of trustees. He was a lawyer in Los Angeles before moving to France in 2001 for business school. In 2003, he came to the UK to begin a career in financial services in London. Daiman moved to Cornwall with his young family in 2012 and still does the fortnightly commute from Hayle (but manages a surf or a dune run from time to time).

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?
    I love Cornwall; it’s a fantastic environment within which my children can grow up and thrive. And what a place for me to base and center my life. I grew up in Los Angeles and there were times when I was a kid that my lungs would sting at the end of a school day – all the smog, you see. My kids have never had that feeling having grown up here. I do not take the backdrop of our lives for granted; I am grateful to have moved here and cherish the natural beauty. UNESCO lists our town of Hayle on its World Heritage List and I’d like to spend some time exploring that to give my kids a deeper sense of pride in the place of their childhoods.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us
    Seeing each of my kids stand up on a surfboard for the first time. Each time I was in the water with them and to see their unbridled joy and sense of accomplishment in real-time is something I will always cherish. What makes those memories special is that we weren’t on holiday; we were a 7-minute drive from home.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?
    Coming up over a sand dune and seeing the roaring sea

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?
    The dunes near my house where I run and recharge

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?
    Economic uplift

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?
    More emphasis on education, career development, green economy and affordable housing.

    What inspired you to support the CCF?
    It’s an opportunity for my skills, contacts and ideas about the future to mash up in ways that can help our friends and neighbors. Even though I’m not from Cornwall, it is my home. I believe each of us has a moral obligation to help when and where needed. What better place to help than at home? Who better to help than those with whom we share so much?

    How do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?
    CCF does a great job channeling capital and support from those who have it to give to those who need it most. I think CCF can also play a wider role in helping the investor side of that relationship learn more about impact investing. Watch this space.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?
    My kids, my Cornish lifestyle, the open spaces, the fresh air, some truly stunning sunsets, some genuinely kind people.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?
    Thriving family

    Your favourite Cornish place name?
    Perranarworthal and Ponsanooth

    Give us a Cornish Language word!
    Kowetha (means companion, comrade, friend)

    Simon Tregoning, fundholder of CCF’s The Worval Foundation, moved to Cornwall with his family when he was 10. After University Simon spent some time in London at the Bank of England before returning to Cornwall in 1989 to become a partner at Classic Cottages, a family company marketing holiday homes. The business has grown out of Cornwall and with a combination of acquisition and evolutionary growth there is now a group of companies including, Aspects Holidays, Boutique Retreats and Unique Hideaways taking the group portfolio to over 2,000 properties and total staff in the group to over 140. Outside work Simon has done a four-year term on the board of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP and is currently a trustee of the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and BF Adventure.

    Married to Shelly, a fine artist and has two daughters: Ellie (25) and Rosie (23).

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?
    It is a sense of being ‘at the end’ which shapes both the land and the people.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us
    Returning home, wherever we have been in the world, going to our local beach and realising how lucky we are to live where we do.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?
    An offshore breeze and nice even swell coming in from the West….but not too big….I know my limits as an ‘old man surfer’.

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?
    The headland at Gunwalloe on the west coast of the Lizard between Church Cove and Dollar Cove just above the church which hunkers into the cliff. That is where my parents decided to make the plunge and move to Cornwall.

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?
    Wage inequality and opportunities for young people.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?
    A local solution to break the cycle of poverty in some parts of Cornwall.

    What inspired you to support the CCF?
    A wish to help the next generation.

    How do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?
    Our aim is to try to change the trajectories of young people’s lives where we possibly can.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?
    The ozone and the soft air.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?
    Home

    Your favourite Cornish place name?
    Our first two homes in Cornwall were in Touch me Pipes (near St Keverne) and then Praze-an-Beeble (near Camborne). That convinced our urban friends that we had fallen off the edge of the world!

    Give us a Cornish Language word!
    Tre which means farmstead and is the first part of my surname, but I would welcome any answers as to where the other half ‘goning’ comes from.

    Gill Pipkin, a Trustee of the Foundation, is CEO of Citizens Advice Cornwall, a charity supporting people struggling and in crisis. Although she was born in Hampshire and grew up in Devon, Gill only felt at home when she moved to Cornwall with her young family.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?
    Cornwall is wild and mercurial – one minute hot sunshine, the next sideways rain and howling winds. The people are passionate, animated and very patriotic. Despite not being born here, my roots are very deep, it’s where I belong.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us
    Beach parties when I was quite a bit younger. Building a huge bonfire, a few people with guitars and some sketchy singing after a few drinks. Random people turning up with a few sausages or burgers and a crate of beer. Those evenings seem quite magical now even if they were probably cold and uncomfortable at the time!

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?
    The sun rise (or sun set) over the sea. Knowing that has been happening for millions of years and hopefully will for milliions more!

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?
    My favourite walk is from my house in St Agnes across fields, through a wooded valley with a stream and hidden cottages (like gingerbread houses) bursting out into the industrial remains above Chapel Porth and ending on the beach with a hedgehog ice-cream. Multiple landscapes on a relaxing walk!

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?
    Poverty – in particular housing and energy at the moment. We have the lowest percentage of social housing and high rents, and often homes in Cornwall are poorly insulated meaning they are costly to run. If we could provide well insulated affordable homes to people in the places they need for support and work then life for many would be much better.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?
    Eradicate the poverty and make life better for those living on the edge

    What inspired you to support the CCF?
    This feels like the ultimate in modern philanthropy – making sure that much needed support gets to the people and organisations who need it when they need it without overly complicated applications and barriers.

    How do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?
    Continue to work with a wide range of organisations throughout the county to get much needed funding to support those in need.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?
    Being able to walk to the beach early in the morning and watch the sun rise over the sea or cliffs

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?
    Wild

    Your favourite Cornish place name?
    Any of the ones that visitors struggle to say which makes me feel a little knowledgeable! Local to me is Mingoose, which always brings to mind a little baby goose (gosling!)

    Give us a Cornish Language word!
    Brialli – the first Cornish word I learnt – it means primrose which to me signifies spring and new life.

    Kim Conchie, a Trustee of the Foundation, has always felt Cornish. He says that it annoyed his father who was from Somerset that he and all his siblings supported the land of his mother, Cornwall, when they played Somerset – and everybody else – at rugby. When he sold his business in London, Sarah and Kim made the decision to move out. The big decision was – Helston or Falmouth? Fortunately, Sarah, Welshwoman, had fallen in love with the same patch over many holidays. They chose Falmouth, moved there with Henry, aged 9, Charlie 6, Florence 3 in 2002. Kim hasn’t regretted it for one moment. What a town!

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?
    My mother was brought up in Cury on The Lizard but her parents were from Mousehole and Newlyn so I feel particular affinity with all SW Cornwall although actually, I love every inch of it. I have never felt such a complete sense of place since coming here to live permanently in 2002.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us.
    Dancing the Midday Dance with my sister Kate, Flora Day 2008; and Auntie Jill playing the organ at Gunwalloe Church, the sun shining every day at Poldhu, and more recently, singing with friends in The Chainlocker, being on our boat in Falmouth Bay.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?
    Bottle of Camel Valley (full); pint of Lushington’s or Proper Job (full).

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?
    Mullion Cove.

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?
    Correcting the low wage economy in some of our key industries.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?
    Be more upbeat about ourselves and our achievements.

    What inspired you to support the CCF?
    I want everybody in The Duchy to share in the success we’re starting to achieve as new industries and jobs emerge here. Cornwall is made up of lots of communities and CCF seems to me the best way of reaching out, cheering people up and spreading the love and pride in the place we all feel.

    Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?
    We are in danger of living in a two-speed Cornwall. CCF can be a very effective mechanism for getting some of the funding from the more affluent parts of Cornwall and the Cornish diaspora to areas which still desperately need it. I think CCF should target the bulk of its funding to people that EU funding hasn’t touched – people in poor housing, with low level of education and aspiration in some wards that, disgracefully, are in the bottom 5% in the UK

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?
    Home in Falmouth, the coast path between Falmouth and Maenporth, Cury Churchtown

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?
    Atmospheric

    Your favourite Cornish place name?
    Predannack Wollas

    Give us a Cornish Language word!
    Two here: Stank = a good walk. Splann! Splendid!

     

    Jane Trahair was brought up in Tavistock and after a few years in London, moved to Landrake in Cornwall in 1983 with her husband, Julian , after the birth of their first son.  Her time has been spent running an interior decorating business and later as an adviser at Citizens Advice.  She joined the Friends of CCF committee in 2017 and was invited to be Chairman this year.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?
    I am passionate about Cornwall because I feel a strong sense of belonging here. My husband’s family have lived in Cornwall for generations and my family always spent summer holidays here.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us.
    My most treasured memories are from childhood – surfing, sailing, hunting for cowrie shells, hopping over the rocks on north coast beaches.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?
    I never tire of the sight of Cape Cornwall and the Brisons from Carn Gloose, St Just.

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?
    They say the Rame Peninsula is in Cornwall’s Forgotten Corner but it is one of my favourite places to visit from Landrake where we live.

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?
    My other role is as an adviser at Citizens Advice where we are at the sharp end of Cornish issues. Fuel poverty, where more than 10% of income is spent on fuel and electricity is a problem for many, along with delays in benefit payments.  It is clear that many Cornish people will never break free from the poverty trap.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?
    Improve the rail link to the county.

    What inspired you to support the CCF?
    I love the fact that CCF supports so many worthy causes in Cornwall from sports clubs to mental health charities to helping those in need during cold winters. The Friends particularly support charities for disadvantaged young people – immensely rewarding.

    Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?
    CCF is in the fortunate position of being able to identify areas of particular need and can target its funding where that need is greatest.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?
    Warrens pasties.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?
    Blue – the colour of the sea, the sky and Cornishware pottery.

    Your favourite Cornish place name?
    Nanjulian – naturally!

    Give us a Cornish Language word.
    Tre – Cornish word for home or homestead of, the prefix of so many Cornish names like Treluggan, the name of our house.

     

    Tamas Haydu, CEO of the Cornwall Community Foundation, joined the CCF in 2013 and was appointed as CEO in March 2017. Tamas moved to Cornwall from Hungary in 2009 after visiting Cornwall many times. He lives in Launceston with his wife Clare, and two young daughters.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?
    Cornwall is a very special place to live with friendly people and fantastic scenery

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us
    Having our wedding ceremony at Treneglos Church followed by the reception at Crackington Haven with pasties on the menu.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?
    The beautiful coastline, as Hungary is a landlocked country

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?
    Bar Point on St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly with white sand and curious seals

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?
    Deprivation and rural isolation. Unfortunately many people can’t enjoy what Cornwall can offer.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?
    I would love to improve people’s skills. Our Vital Signs research highlighted that more than 99,000 people in Cornwall have no qualifications.

    What inspired you to support the CCF?
    Supporting a wide range of small, volunteer-led, grasroots organisations who often find it difficult to attract funding from anywhere else.

    Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?
    The CCF is able to connect people who would like to give to the local community with projects that make a real difference. We can reach disadvantaged and isolated people through local projects that are embedded in their communities.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?
    The fresh air

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?
    Home

    Your favourite Cornish place name?
    No Man’s Land

    Give us a Cornish Language word!
    Lowen means happy

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Ruth Burden, Fund-holder, Ruth Burden Community Trust

    Born, bred and still living in North Cornwall, my husband and I live in a Grade 1 listed home and enjoy sharing its story and history with others. My father’s family originated from St. Buryan and my mother’s ancestors were light house keepers on the Isles of Scilly. I have always lived on a farm and we remain active farmers. My life has centred on the farming community, church and village life, with additional interests including music, WI and my seven grandchildren. Our four daughters and families now live within four miles, having moved back to Cornwall. The Cornwall Community Foundation (CCF) efficiently administer my Ruth Burden Community Trust grant. The primary purpose of the trust is to support small voluntary groups within my immediate local area.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?
    It has always been home for me, unique, beautiful, green and with such friendly people.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us
    I’m sharing three treasured memories:
    Travelling to Tregonebris, Sancreed, when very young to stay with relatives, being driven to Liskeard and put on the Royal Blue bus to Penzance on my own. It seemed a long way.
    Marrying Neil at our local Methodist Church at Ladycross, Werrington, where I had been the organist since the age of thirteen and where my family were very involved in Methodist and Bible Christian tradition, which gave me a good grounding of the Christian faith.
    More recently, watching the Miracle Theatre group perform on the cliffs in front of Bedruthan Steps Hotel, with the sea view as a backdrop as dusk set in and enjoying the atmospheric show despite intermittent heavy rain. The cast were quick thinking to be able to include reference to the rainbow in the play.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?
    Every day, the changing scene of nature from my window of sky, shrubs, trees, flowers and wildlife I can see. Amazing.

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?
    Ruses Mill. The steep hill was used annually for the Land’s End to London veteran car rally as a hill stop. It’s a real find. Also, the Cheesewring near Minions, which always entails an exhilarating walk to get there.

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?
    The isolation of so many.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?
    The size of living accommodation in new housing developments – rooms are too small, no storage, no outside play areas or privacy and limited parking.

    What inspired you to support the CCF?
    I have been applying for grants to benefit my community for over twenty years. I have found having a central source of advice on grant aid, which CCF offer, as invaluable to my efforts.

    Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?
    Helping small groups that would not otherwise be able to exist.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?
    The chat to others.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?
    Captivating – with its meaning being fascinating, charming, holding interest.

    Your favourite Cornish place name?
    Crowlas, Ludgvan – I enjoy writing this word down, we have relatives living there.
    Also, Tywardreath – when proof-reading our local book ‘Glimpses of a Cornish Rural Community: Trebullett and the Parish of Lezant’, in 1994, we failed to pick up it was spelt with a ‘y’.

    Give us a Cornish Language word!
    Myttin da mentioned daily on Radio Cornwall, meaning good morning.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Jonathan Angilley was born and bred in Cornwall and has spent most of his life working within the China Clay Industry. He completed fifteen years with English China Clays and after four years with Cornwall Care went back when he joined Goonvean in 2001. Following the sale of the China Clay operation to Imerys in 2012 Jonathan remained with Goonvean and their other businesses. Goonvean are C100 Business Club members and in 2017 generously supported CCF with a £25,000 donation for our fund development work. He is married to Fiona, lives in Truro and when not working enjoys walking their dog Darcey.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?
    Wherever I go I am happy to come home.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us
    Polkerris Beach as a child when time seemed to pass so much slower.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?
    The coastline.

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?
    It isn’t actually hidden …Holywell Bay … whatever the weather.

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?
    Poverty and a lack of true representation on the real issues.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?
    Better representation.

    What inspired you to support the CCF?
    CCF? It is fulfilling a real need.

    Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?
    Effectiveness on the ground.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?
    Surprisingly recently a decent pint and a cheese and onion pasty.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?
    Ansum.

    Your favourite Cornish place name?
    Greensplat.

    Give us a Cornish Language word!
    Wasson.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tom Van Oss has been passionate about Cornwall from his teenage years holidaying in Rock and Trebetherick and, for the last 20 years, at his equal-first home on the Helford River. With his wife Sarah he spends as much time as possible in paradise, although his day job is advising on mergers and acquisitions in London. They have three daughters who are in their twenties. He was a governor of Falmouth University and is presently a member of Council at the Royal College Art and a committee member of The Courtauld Institute.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    The county is a part of me but very much apart from the London me.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us

    Proposing marriage to Sarah at the top of Brea Hill.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    The first glimpse of the sea as you drop down towards Gweek from the road to Helston.

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?

    Lankidden, but I’ll kill you if you tell anyone.

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Affordable housing, a challenge that us second home owners make more acute.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    Make all who holiday here realise that there are disadvantaged people who need their support.

    What inspired you to support the CCF?

    I wanted to give something back.

    Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    At the micro-level, but also at the macro: we need to get more political.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?

    The sky.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?

    Time.

    Your favourite Cornish place name?

    Predannack. It might be the oldest Cornish place name. My youngest daughter, a linguist, says that Ps and Bs were interchangeable, so Predannack could be the antecedent of “Britain”.

    Give us a Cornish Language word!

    Trelean, our equal-first home.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Ian Taylor, is a District Judge in the Western Division and a Trustee of the Foundation:

    I first came to Cornwall in my teens from the Isle of Wight where I was born and raised, on a family holiday to Fowey – little did I suspect at the time that I would end up marrying a Cornish girl and moving here to live in 1993, quite by chance as a job came up in St Austell and we wanted to move from Essex to be nearer to family. Now some 24 years on we have lived in our home just outside St Austell for 22 years with our two children and have parents and so many friends living nearby. We have thrown ourselves into our community, from school Governor to Pantomime Dame and enjoy every minute of living in such a fantastic County.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    It is truly a privilege to live and work in such a beautiful place. The scenery whether moorland or coast changes so much depending on the season and weather that it never ceases to surprise and delight. I am passionate about giving back in whatever way I can to the County which has been home for me and my family for the last 2 decades.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us

    My first visits to Looe where my wife grew up, fantastic New Year’s Eve fancy dress pub crawls and then being able to get married at St Martin’s Church some years later.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    The first sight of St Michael’s Mount over the hedge as you drive to Penzance from the East

    – magical!

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?

    A new discovery this year – the hidden beaches between Pentewan and Mevagissey only accessible by boat – or in my case kayak – beautiful!

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Increasing wages – so many people earn minimum wage or equivalent it’s no wonder they can’t afford housing and move away to get better paid jobs elsewhere. If we can attract the right sort of industry and professions which pay higher salaries we can break the cycle and keep the next generation in Cornwall. Otherwise we are doomed to be an ever aging population and will lose our vibrant youth.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    The traffic especially in the summer months!

    What inspired you to support the CCF?

    The opportunity to be involved in setting up the C100 Club which brings together like-minded businesses who together want to make a difference. A perfect example of how CCF can be used as a vehicle to create and sustain projects.

    Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    Providing the small grants that can get projects off the ground and be used as building blocks to enable sustainability.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?

    The Sea – nowhere else can match it!

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?

    Beautiful!

    Your favourite Cornish place name?

    Marazion – a favourite place but especially memorable after a friend from Essex rang to say they were staying at Marzipan!!

    Give us a Cornish Language word!

    Dreckzel – threshold of a doorway – a favourite of my father-in-law!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Emma Mantle (née Perkins) was born in the county and lives here with her husband David, and family on the south coast. Her father was involved in the fund in the early years and having spent her teenage years trying to get out of Cornwall the inevitable yearning to come back took over. Emma is a Trustee of the Foundation and chair of the Events Committee and is dedicated to raising awareness of the CCF.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    Having been born and bred in Cornwall I feel it is an intrinsic part of my being, it has so many diverse places and opportunities.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us

    So many I don’t know how to choose… getting married in Mylor, rowing on Scilly, riding on the beach, sailing in Carrick Roads – what a great place to be!

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    Walking the dogs around Trefusis point and looking across to St Anthony lighthouse.

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?

    Gwenva, well worth the walk and a stones throw from Sennen.

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Cornwall is busier for more of the year due to the success of tourism so more investment is needed in the infrastructure, particularly roads and hospitals.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    The inequality and the weather!

    What inspired you to support the CCF?

    I care very much about our incredible county. The CCF plays in important roll with smaller grants and, more importantly, every penny stays south west of the Tamar.

    Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    We have such a diversity of wealth, the CCF has the ability to identify where the grants can be given for maximum effect.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?

    The friendliness.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?

    Home – oh no, I have just seen that Jonathan said that too!

    Your favourite Cornish place name?

    Lamorna – A beautiful place and a song that makes me smile!

    Give us a Cornish Language word!

    Kernow.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Jonathan Cunliffe has been in Cornwall (or the water around it!) since he was 3, and both his parents were born in the county. Having lived on both the north and south coasts, he now lives in the same road he grew up in, with his Welsh wife Verity and their three young children. Based in Cornwall, Jonathan runs his own property agency buying and selling prime property in Cornwall. He is also a trustee of the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth. Having previously sailed competitively at home and abroad, he is happiest when on or in the water with his family.

    Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    Because of its landscape, coastline, history and people. Also it is the ‘end of the line’ and so has a wonderful island feel.

    Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us?

    My wife and I came back from a day-trip to Scilly years ago and went looking for Nanjizel that evening. We ended up at the coastgaurd lookout on Gwennap Head and the next ship coming round that south west corner of England was named Verity – the same as my wife.

    What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    There are so many, but I love seeing Mounts Bay and St. Michael’s Mount as one drops down from Penzance on the A30.

    Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?

    Porthgwarra (but so hard to narrow it down to one!)

    What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Balancing local housing needs with the dangers of over-development in such a beautiful part of the world.

    What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    I would try and narrow the gap between rich and poor.

    What inspired you to support the CCF?

    It is really important to me to see that every penny raised by the CCF stays in our county.

    Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    Through its ability to be able to get much needed funds to so many smaller charities, groups and organisations.

    When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?

    The smell of salt in the air.

    What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?

    Home.

    Your favourite Cornish place name?

    Mousehole.

    Give us a Cornish Language word!

    Yeghes Da! (Cheers)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Deborah Hinton (nee Vivian) returned to Cornwall after many years of exile, living and working in London. She has been actively involved in the voluntary and the statutory sectors at national and local level for over 45 years, as a board member, trustee, director, employee and volunteer in organisations covering a wide range of issues from special needs housing, through mental illness, death and bereavement, to criminal justice and horticulture. Now she spends her time striding along the cliff tops, making ceramic mermaids and supporting Cornwall’s rich culture, its theatre and arts; she is a Board Member of the Royal Cornwall Museum and the ‘Visitor’ for the Henry Smith Foundation for Cornwall and South Devon.

    1. Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    Because it is my home, my family have been here since the 12th century, it is part of my identity and where I belong.

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us?

    The unveiling of the portrait of my ancestor Sir Richard Hussey Vivian cleaned and re-hung at the top of the marble staircase at the Royal Cornwall Museum, from whence it had been unceremoniously removed some fifteen years previously. My crowning achievement.

    3. What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    Carn Brea – from the A30, the beating heart of Cornwall.

    4. Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?

    St Winnow Churchyard, overlooking the Fowey Estuary, the family burial place and arguably the most beautiful churchyard setting in Cornwall.

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Inequality largely between rich incomers and an impoverished indigenous population.

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    The lack of low cost housing and decent jobs that leads to the mass exodus of the Cornish young people.

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    The Community Foundation with its ‘bottom up’ approach provides seed corn finance at local level where it is most needed, it demonstrates how much can be done with very little.

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    CCF can create real change at grass roots level and help to mitigate the worst effects of Universal Credit.

    9. When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?

    Cornwall itself, there is nowhere to compare with it.

    10. What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?

    Unconquerable.

    11. Your favourite Cornish place name?

    Playing Place – derived from Plen an Gwari, uniquely, across Cornwall in medieval times there were thirty eight ‘Plen an Gwari’, open air theatres, for theatrical and sporting events and for performing the Ordinalia.

    12. Give us a Cornish Language word!

    ‘ Hiraeth’ – A yearning to return to that which no longer exists or never existed, it is untranslatable.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tim Smith was born and brought up in London but has lived in Cornwall since 1999. He had a small accountancy practice in Launceston which he sold last year so that he could retire. Now he plays tennis, gardens and does other voluntary work. He is a Cornish convert.

    1.Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    Since I came to Polperro on holiday in 1954, I have loved everything that Cornwall has to offer; the beautiful coastal scenery, the ruggedness of Bodmin Moor, the market towns and the delightful villages.

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us…

    A wonderful holiday at Widemouth Bay in 1970: great surfing, hot Cornish pasties, an excess of scrumpy, all to the tune of In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry.

    3. What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    The Camel estuary, one of the loveliest places in the whole world.

    4. Care to share your hidden corner of Cornwall?

    Tregardock beach, it is worth the climb down, try playing beach cricket at low tide.

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Low incomes: Cornwall is the poorest county in England, we need better paid, less seasonal and more secure jobs.

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    The infrastructure: we need better roads, better rail services and better broadband.

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    Eddie George: he was passionate about the CCF and so was Vanessa. I learnt from him how the CCF could make a difference.

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    With deprivation, in the most deprived areas in our towns and villages.

    9. When you are out of Cornwall what do you miss most?

    The peace and tranquillity.

    10. What one word would you use to sum up Cornwall?

    Magnificent

    11.Your favourite Cornish Place name?

    Mevagissey

    12. Give us a Cornish language word!

    Dydh da = Hello

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Nicky Marquis was born & grew up in Cornwall, went away for university and work but returned to live in 1999. She volunteered for CCF, & became a Trustee in 2014, bringing her HR expertise to help.

    1.Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    Born here, it’s deep in my soul.

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us…

    Going to Church Cove, Gunwalloe after school on summer afternoons when I was a little girl…& eating jam sandwiches.

    3. What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    Swooping down the A30 & crossing the Tamar.

    4. Care to share your hidden corner of Cornwall?

    The beech wood hidden in the valley below my house.

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    The lack of affordable housing.

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    The inequality

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    It really makes a difference

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    Getting funds to small voluntary groups – even relatively small amounts can achieve so much. The CCF team are so knowledgeable about matching funds to deserving projects.

    9. When you are out of Cornwall what do you miss most?

    The fresh sea air

    10. What one word would you use to sum up Cornwall?

    Home

    11.Your favourite Cornish Place name?

    Praze-an-Beeble

    12. Give us a Cornish language word!

    Yeghes da – Cheers!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    James Williams was born at Tregullow, grew up in Cornwall, travelled the world for work… and came back with Sarah (who was captured from Devon). He became a Trustee of CCF in 2003 and was chairman for 7 years until 2014. He was Chairman of Falmouth University for eight years and he is a member of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall. Every two years he leads the group that selects the winner of the Trelawny Plate to celebrate the Cornish person who embodies true ‘Cornishness’. He walks the coastal path with unruly spaniels, body boards wet suit free at Porthtowan, and farms the most delectable Red Ruby Cornish beef.

    1.Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    It’s in the blood. Born here, brought up here…

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us…

    Leaving Twickenham in April 1991 with 60,000 other Cornish in delirious silence when we had won the County Championship against all the odds

    3. What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    Crossing the Tamar going westwards (of course) on the A30

    4. Care to share your hidden corner of Cornwall?

    The Great Flat Lode behind Carn Brae, some of the finest mining architecture of all

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    As the Cornish economy increasingly prospers, too many people are being left behind especially in our towns

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    Ensure that our young people have the opportunity to learn great skills, and that employers bring in the well paid jobs to match those skills

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    The incredible resilience and the cheerfulness of our voluntary organisations up and down the county. CCF with its funding and advice helps solve problems from the bottom up, which works much better than someone issuing instructions from the top down

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    Recognising the problems and identifying the problem solvers at local level

    9. When you are out of Cornwall what do you miss most?

    The night sky free of light pollution on a frosty night

    10. What one word would you use to sum up Cornwall?

    Disarming

    11.Your favourite Cornish Place name?

    Perranzabuloe or Goongumpas have impact, but Chacewater brings with it all sorts of mysterious associations and must be the favourite.

    12. Give us a Cornish language word!

    Agon taze eze en neave (Our Father, which art in heaven)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Kirsty Philpott, Grants Manager at the Cornwall Community Foundation for 11 year, born and bred in Cornwall. Kirsty enjoys all sports including running – as it’s the best way to see the Cornish countryside and helping on the family farm.

    1.Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    It’s my home and that of my families, we are so lucky to live in a place of many different landscapes and traditions.

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us…

    I am not sure its treasured however seagulls and ice-creams come to mind, need I say more.

    3.What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    The countryside and new born lambs.

    4. Care to share your hidden corner of Cornwall?

    The family farm, the place I grew up, which has now been in the family for over a century.

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Cornwall, like most counties, has many issues and working at the Foundation has opened my eyes to many of these. What currently alarms me is the amount of families, mostly working, accessing support from the foodbanks.

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    More support for our traditional industries, they make Cornwall what it is today.

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    Local people, local projects, local money.

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    The greatest thing about the Foundation is that it is so diverse and we can be both proactive and responsive to areas of need, meaning many issues can be supported.

    9. When you are out of Cornwall what do you miss most?

    Home

    10. What one word would you use to sum up Cornwall?

    Unique

    11.Your favourite Cornish Place name?

    Splatt

    12. Give us a Cornish language word!

    Da bo na? meaning: alright or no?

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Oliver Baines, Chief Executive of the CCF until March 2017, now an Ambassador for the Foundation – I came to Cornwall as an innocent in September 1981. Within a month it had captured me. With all its different facets, its cantankerousness and generosity, the Cornish love of life and celebration, and our amazing natural diversity – it all created an irresistible attraction for me. While its traditional industries were, and still are, in a parlous state, its people have remained resilient, tough, self-reliant and proud. How could you not fall for such an extraordinary place?

    1.Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    Because I love its sheer diversity, of people, landscapes, wildlife, lifestyles. Because living in Cornwall is all about being passionate.

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us…

    My first visit to Botallack, in the autumn of 1981, with blue skies and raging seas crashing into the rocks below the Crown mines. That was the moment that I fell in love with Cornwall.

    3.What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    Our viaduct (we call it the Brunel viaduct though it’s not) across the water meadow by the Fal next to our house. Thirty years after I first saw it, it still takes my breath away.

    4. Care to share your hidden corner of Cornwall?

    The secret sandy beach at Hemick on the south coast, only approachable through a tunnel at low tide. Perfect.

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    The housing crisis, the result of shocking inequality.

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    I’d like it to be much, much more self-sufficient.

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    It’s a fabulous organisation. It presses all the right buttons about local giving, making small grants to create real difference, covering every inch of Cornwall. It treasures the things that really matter – social and community life, volunteer activity, love of place and people.

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    These are troubled times. The CCF can reinforce the social safety net that supports our precious communities.

    9. When you are out of Cornwall what do you miss most?

    Obviously, Mary’s pasties.

    10. What one word would you use to sum up Cornwall?

    Heart-warming.

    11.Your favourite Cornish Place name?

    Oh dear. Splattenridden, Lanteglos, Hantergantick, Nancegollan, Ardevora Veor… there are hundreds of wonderful names!

    12. Give us a Cornish language word!

    Dydh da!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The late Lady Mary Holborow DCVO was Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall for 17 years and the first Chairman of the Foundation. Lady Mary was very involved with the CCF as Vice President and was a dedicated volunteer of the Friends Committee.

    1.Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    Nowhere quite like Cornwall – stunning coastline, welcoming and friendly people (even when I was new to Cornwall fifty years back) and independence of spirit

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us…

    The opening of Eden in 2001 was a very special moment. I was Lord Lieutenant at the time and had been involved throughout the long planning and building process

    3.What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    Tin mines at Chapel Porth

    4. Care to share your hidden corner of Cornwall?

    The Ladock Holy Well

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Poverty

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    More employment opportunities for young people growing up in Cornwall, encouraging them to stay in the county

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    I was one of the founding members of the CCF – it was the opportunity to help so many small and deserving charities that appealed

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    With disadvantaged young people., struggling to get a foot on the ladder

    9. When you are out of Cornwall what do you miss most?

    Cornwall’s lovely gardens – and of course my dog

    10. What one word would you use to sum up Cornwall?

    Precious

    11.Your favourite Cornish Place name?

    Ladock of course

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Evelyn Boscawen of Tregothnan, is the Chairman of the CCF and established Tregothnan Foundation, a fund administered by the CCF. Tregothnan has been a working estate since 1334, and has plans for the next 700 years…

    1.Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    I love it, it is a beautiful part of the world, it is authentic, whilst evolving

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us…

    The Royal Cornwall Show

    3.What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    Welcome to Cornwall sign at the Tamar

    4. Care to share your hidden corner of Cornwall?

    Asparagus Island

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Rural transport

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    Aside from transport, I would like to see more affordable housing

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    To create activity, especially social

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    In creating self-belief

    9. When you are out of Cornwall what do you miss most?

    Home

    10. What one word would you use to sum up Cornwall?

    Exciting

    11.Your favourite Cornish Place name?

    a) Lands End! Self-explanatory and dramatic

    b) Indian Queens

    12. Give us a Cornish language word!

    ‘Verow Trelawny bras? (And shall Trelawny live?)

    ‘Verow Trelawny bras? (Or shall Trelawny die)

    Mes ugens mil a dus Kernow (Here’s twenty thousand Cornish men)

    A wodhvydh oll an kas. (Will know the reason why!)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Caroline Dudley, OBE, an archaeologist and formerly Director of the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro, has been a volunteer at CCF HQ for the past three years. Caroline’s experience is invaluable in helping the CCF’s grants team in administering grant schemes.

    1.Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    Cornwall is where I was born and brought up, and I am proud to come from a long line of Cornish men and women, most of them with connections to the mining industry.

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us…

    Long summer days on the beach at St. Agnes with our family almost every day in the school holidays, unless it was actually raining! Picnic lunches with homemade pasties, Corona pop and Neapolitan ice cream between two wafers.

    3.What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    I love the Cornish coast, from the cliffs at Hell’s Mouth to the bay at St. Ives, the incomparable river estuaries of the Fal, the Camel, the Helford and Fowey, Marazion, Lamorna Cove – I could go on!

    4. Care to share your hidden corner of Cornwall?

    Chapel Porth, my mother’s favourite cove.

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Replacing the investment which may be lost after we leave the EU. Cornwall still needs major improvements in infrastructure if it is to redress the inequality in the county with the rest of the UK.

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    Cornwall has made such enormous strides since I was a child, and I want to see all the good things that have happened continue to develop.

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    I wanted to use my experience to contribute something to Cornwall when I retired, and as I have had experience in administering grant schemes the CCF seemed like an excellent fit.

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    I think the CCF does a marvellous job in directing funds to those mainly small organisations all over Cornwall who do such an invaluable job in supporting the disadvantaged in our communities.

    9. When you are out of Cornwall what do you miss most?

    The landscape, the light, the soft air and the historic towns and villages.

    10. What one word would you use to sum up Cornwall?

    Home

    11.Your favourite Cornish Place name?

    Skinner’s Bottom

    12. Give us a Cornish language word!

    Niwl – means mist

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Ann Higham, second home owner in Fowey for 17 years, is an active supporter of the CCF Cornwall Club and the Second Home Owners Scheme.

    1.Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    It’s where our family is happiest. For me Cornwall has a strong sense of place.

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us…

    Remembering our children out exploring the nearby woods by themselves, experiencing that freedom and excitement.

    3.What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    Catching the first mackerel of the Year, the smell of wild garlic then inventing new ways to cook them.

    4.Care to share your hidden corner of Cornwall?

    Bedruthan steps and lost up the river Fowey on a high tide are both mystical places to me.

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    Low awareness that pockets of Cornwall have very severe poverty levels and the lack of diverse career opportunities for the young to create long and meaningful livelihoods.

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    I would change people’s current perception of Cornwall as a county of tourism, Poldark and Doc Martin. There’s a thriving university, a world class food industry, high speed internet for technology and creative industries and a great renewable energy sector, to name a few. But many more are needed.

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    The Cornish community has done so much to make us feel welcome over the 17 years. After arriving as an outsider I had the preconception that I was going to be treated as such. Whether it be at the pub quiz or participating in the carnival, locals are so welcoming; I felt that it was time that I contributed and gave back.

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    At the grassroots level, I am always impressed by the way that the CCF grants impact directly and positively on people’s lives, providing that crucial helping hand.

    9. When you are out of Cornwall what do you miss most?

    The air, the light, the walks and the people.

    10. What one word would you use to sum up Cornwall?

    Magic

    11.Your favourite Cornish Place name?

    Zennor

    12. Give us a Cornish language word!

    Chacking, hope I’m right and this means thirsty!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Mark Mitchell, Chairman of Cornwall Glass Ltd and formerly Vice Chair of the CCF, was born and has lived in Truro most of his life. Mark worked from the age of 18 in the family business that now employs over 200 people at 16 sites across the South West of England. Cornwall Glass established their named fund in 2009 and since then the Cornwall Glass Fund has invested a total of over £50,000 in community projects across Cornwall.

    1.Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    It’s my home, I’m a born and bred Cornishman and I lived here for all of my 46years! I love the pace of life and the wonderful, genuine characters in our community.

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us…

    It was being able to walk all my four children to the same local primary school, at the same time. I gave me such a sense of belonging with a hint of nostalgia…it was the school I attended as a boy too.

    3.What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    An easy one to answer; Perranporth Beach from Liskey Hill when the tide is out, walking along the wonderful stretch of sand, then heading off for some cakey tea.

    4.Care to share your hidden corner of Cornwall?

    If I’m allowed I’d like to share the Isles of Scilly – the scenery, the unique light and the tranquillity.

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    For me it’s affordable housing and the proliferation of second homes as well as the importance of allowing our children to be educated in their first choice local school, especially at primary level.

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    It’s a bit cheesy but even on a grey day if you look through those clouds the sun shines brightly.

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    We have a successful family business, providing for 250 families in the South West and we wanted to make a tangible difference by establishing a charitable fund for the wider benefit of our local community.

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    The reach of the Foundation is far and wide within our wonderful county. The team have unrivalled local knowledge, matching much needed funds to both deserving and make a difference causes.

    9. When you are out of Cornwall what do you miss most?

    Apart from my own bed, the view of Truro Cathedral.

    10. What one word would you use to sum up Cornwall?

    Memorable

    11.Your favourite Cornish Place name?

    Port Wrinkle

    12. Give us a Cornish language word!

    Lowen teylu – Happy family. I’m hoping you’ll let me have it as one word!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Jane Hartley, High Sheriff of Cornwall, has lived in Cornwall for over 25 years with her family, where she has set up a holiday business. Jane, Chair of the CCF, is an enthusiastic Cornish philanthropist. Her family charitable trust – the Albert Van den Bergh Charitable Trust – has established a named fund with the CCF.

    1. Why are you passionate about Cornwall?

    I love Cornwall for its countryside, beaches and people. There is something about living in Cornwall that you feel free and you can be yourself at whatever tasks you set yourself. Following a hard day’s work the beach and the beautiful countryside is so accessible for a quick run with the dogs.

    2. Share a treasured memory about Cornwall with us

    I moved to Cornwall 27 years ago and my parents-in-law very kindly gave a drinks party to celebrate Rob and my engagement. Someone very kindly said to me I would never be accepted by the Cornish, I would need to live here for at least 40 years. Only in Cornwall would a comment like that be said! I feel 27 years on having been asked to be High Sheriff of Cornwall I have been accepted. That is the joy of Cornwall, there are no rules.

    3. What Cornish sight makes your heart sing?

    Easy. Running out to the cliffs between Holywell Bay and Polly Joke looking over towards Trevose head. The views up the coast are spectacular, but in May/June are unbelievable, with the sea pinks and wild blue orchids bursting out all over.

    4. Care to share your favourite corner of hidden Cornwall?

    Holywell Bay. It is such a special beach, no sign of civilisation can be seen from any direction. Sunset over Gull Rocks; the best.

    5. What do you see as the most pressing issue in Cornwall?

    It makes me sad to think that we live in this beautiful county and it is still the poorest. While I enjoy the beauty so many people are struggling to survive.

    6. What would you change about Cornwall if you could?

    Very little. I would like this supposed EU funding to directly benefit the lives of the many people in Cornwall who really need it. I would also like the Cornish to have a more upbeat approach to life, on a sunny day they can’t resist but to say ‘oh it will be raining tomorrow’.

    7. What inspired you to support the CCF?

    I wanted to give back to the county that I love.

    8. Where do you think the CCF can help the most in Cornwall?

    I think they are doing an excellent job at trying to improve the quality of life of people and communities in Cornwall. If we were able to get more philanthropists interested in supporting CCF we could make a much more significant difference. There are gaps, area we are unable to support. With more support CCF could make a larger impact on the community we live in.

    9. When you are out of Cornwall, what do you miss most?

    The freedom to run walk and swim out in the countryside.

    10. What one word would you choose to sum up your Cornwall?

    Free

    11. Your favourite Cornish place name?

    Come-to-Good

    12. Give us a Cornish Language word!

    Towan – means sand dune