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Legend of the Bay

By John | Published April 19, 2016

Who will be crowned Legend of the Bay? Hosted by Extreme Academy and back for a third year on 23-24 April 2016, ‘Legend’ brings together the UK’s best stand-up paddle boarders (SUP) and kitesurfers for one big weekend of high-adrenaline watersports.

Legend is a unique collaboration between the British Stand Up Paddleboard Association (BSUPA) and the British Kitesports Association (BKSA).

Competitors can enter either individual competitions in their favoured sport – a wave jam kitesurf event, or a SUP surf competition – or they can challenge for the coveted title of ‘Legend of the Bay’, which will be awarded to the competitor with the highest combined score from both disciplines.

Conditions for last year’s event were brutally challenging, testing the strength and the ability of the UK’s best watermen and women. Our very own Josh Coombes from Extreme Academy eventually reigned supreme, taking joint crown of the 2015 Legend title alongside reigning champion Dom Moore.

This year, Tina Beresfoot, current BSUPA Womens National Champion, has already confirmed her entry. A local girl hailing from Newquay, she will be representing Team GB at the ISA World Paddleboard Championships later this year. Previous BSUPA Mens Champion Neil Gent has also signed up. Neil is a proficient kitesurf and has come close to being crowded Legend of the Bay in previous years.

Whatever the outcome, Legend is always a nail-biting spectator event from the water’s edge.

The Beach Hut

Don’t forget The Beach Hut overlooking Watergate Bay will be open from 9am-9pm offering the best seats in the house with an Extreme Hot Chocolate in tow.

Legend of the Bay | 23-24 April 2016 from Watergate Bay Hotel on Vimeo.

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English National Surfing Championships 2016

By John | Published April 19, 2016

Bring on the waves and the action. The UK’s top surfers will gather at Watergate Bay on the Bank Holiday weekend from Saturday 30 April to Monday 2 May to compete for national titles. If you’re not a competitor, it’ll be a great weekend to ‘take a beach day’ and watch the action from some of the countries top surfers, many local to Cornwall.

Hosted by Extreme Academy at Watergate Bay, the longest-running surfing contest in the country, the 44th English National Surfing Championships will crown winners in 16 categories, ranging from Under 12s to Veterans (45+), in shortboard and longboard disciplines.

The event will also act as the selection competition for the English Junior Surf Team, with winning surfers going on to represent the country at the European Junior Championships, taking place in Morocco in December 2016.

Conditions dependant, we would expect to see heats taking place between 10am and 4pm over the three days with The Beach Hut’s newly covered deck providing the perfect viewing platform to soak up the action, open between 8:30am and 9pm each day.

The event is free to attend. For more information visit: www.facebook.com/englishnationalsurfingchampionships

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Mini Riviera Run 2016

By John | Published April 18, 2016

It’s back again – and bigger!

Now in its eleventh year running and hosted once again at Newquay View Resort, join the exciting Mini festival. With great food, music from Vynyl-Revyvyl, entertainment, prizes and an assortment of Mini themed shows, the Mini Riviera Run is going to be great, not one to be missed. 29th April until 1st May 2016, starting at 2pm at Newquay View Resort.

Join us for the biggest organised Mini event in the South West! Following last year’s successful event, the date for this year’s Mini Riviera Run is confirmed at Newquay View Resort in Porth Valley.

Dedicated to the infamous Mini, each year at Newquay View Resort, the Riviera Run attracts an impressive show of Minis throughout the decades from all over, to be shown and enjoyed by all.

For car and mini enthusiasts alike, the Riviera Run is a three day event packed with live music, family entertainment and of course,minis! All culminating in the annual Show ‘n’ Shine and Mini Riviera Run through the winding streets and coastal roads of Cornwall.

Drive your mini to Cornwall and stay with us at our park in Porth Valley. Try glamping, stay in one our Elite Caravans, or camp with us over the weekend for the prime location for this year’s event.

With a variety of activities including:

– Show ‘N’ Shine
– Autojumble Sale
– Car Boot Sale
– Mini Cruise
– Food and merchandise stalls
– Trade and club stands
– Live music
– Family entertainment
– Bouncy castle

Visit the event website www.rivierarun.co.uk for more information. Check out the event on facebook.

To make a booking, please call 01637 851 851.

If you’re interested in becoming a trader at this event, please email steve@newquayview.co.uk

Watch this space for regular updates closer to the event.

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Lusty Glaze Beach Rugby

By John | Published April 13, 2016

Our annual famous Beach Tag Rugby event will be taking to the sands of Lusty Glaze Beach once again in summer 2016. The tournament will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th August, 2016.

The Event:

Our Beach Tag Rugby tournament has been a regular event here at Lusty Glaze since the turn of the century. What was once a few friends running round on the sand, has become a highly anticipated annual event that attracts more than 40 teams from all over the country.

Its Bank Holiday timing makes it the perfect event to finish the summer in Cornwall. On the Friday, there is a one-day tournament, with fewer teams than the weekend, and on Saturday and Sunday, all of the teams will play on both days. There will be live music following the games on Friday and Sunday and after the finals on Sunday, there will also be a spectacular fireworks display on the beach.

The Game:

Tag rugby is a non-contact, fast-moving game that is suitable for adults and children. Its safe, non-contact nature, combined with the fun and liveliness of the sport, means that tag rugby is now the RFU’s official version of the game for under-seven’s and under-eight’s. The use of a tag belt replicates a tackle and is clearly seen when an effective tag has been made.

Tag is a fast-growing version of the rugby game, and the RFU encourages all clubs and organisations to seek ways to organise regular tag rugby activity in a bid to increase fitness and participation.

For more information and to book your team, contact Claire below:

01637 872444

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Lusty Glaze Beach Dodgeball

By John | Published April 13, 2016

Dodge, dip, dive, duck, and dodge! Don your fancy dress costume and take part in this fun, family-friendly annual event at Lusty Glaze.

Lusty Glaze Beach Dodgeball 2015 was bigger, better and ballsier than ever before. 2016’s date has now been revealed…. SUNDAY 17TH JULY!

The tournament has both junior and senior divisions with playoffs and finals in the evening. There will be food and drink available all day and a live band will perform as the sun sets to accompany your victory dance. Teams can have up to 10 members, with six players on the sandy court at one time. So, round up your family, friends and colleagues and get ready to dodge.

For more information contact Claire on

01637 872444

, and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook!

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THE NEWQUAY FAMILY FUN PADDLE 2016

By John | Published April 11, 2016

THE NEWQUAY FAMILY FUN PADDLE 2016
FREE – Sunset Live Music Session on the Harbour beach stage and in the Rowing Club. Bring your blanket and chill out.

Playing on the Harbour Quayside – The Steelers
The Steelers have performed all over the south west: under the enormous biomes at Eden Project, at numerous concerts and carnivals, at Boardmasters festival, and at Camp Bestival in Dorset, to name just a few places. Wherever they play, The Steelers always draw a happy crowd – their varied set list that includes classic Caribbean tunes but also tracks by the likes of Pharrell Williams, Jess Glynne and Gary Numan, in unique arrangements as you have never heard them before!

Playing on the Harbour Stage
Jamie Gifford
Jamie Gifford is a 20 year old guitarist, pianist and vocalist from Perranporth, Cornwall and will be play his first Paddle event
Emma Chamberlain
Newquay ACOUSTIC sensation Emma has played lots of festivals and has a real folk tone that is perfect for the harbour stage.

Full details available on the Joe Way Paddle appeal site
www.joewaypaddle.co.uk/index.php/paddle-for-life/the-newquay-paddle-all-the-info-you-need-on-the-newquay-paddle

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Wired Charity – Musical Evening – 14th May

By John | Published April 7, 2016

The Cornish Charity Wired for Stroke victims is holding a fund raising evening at Lane Theatre, Newquay.

Dave Chudleigh, local musician/entertainer is appearing on Saturday 14th May 2016 in aid of WIRED which is a local rehabilitation centre for stroke and brain injury patients.

The event is to raise much needed funds for such a worthy cause. Bar is open throughout the evening.

Just turn up for an evening of music, chat and fun, start time 7.30 pm Tickets are just £6.50 Nibbles included

Dave Chudleigh, will be performing at Lane Theatre, Newquay to raise funds for local charity Wired.

A bit about the charity Wired:

Wired is the ONLY rehabilitation Centre in the Community of Cornwall that offers conventional therapies and art and craft workshops to people who have suffered from a stroke or acquired brain injury (ABI) as well as long term neurological conditions.

We offer patients Physiotherapy, Psychological therapy, Specialist Massage therapy, acupuncture, music workshops and re-learning to read and write or speak again, additionally art, mosaic glass, craft making; for example cards, painting, drawing and jewellery making. This gives the “hidden” therapeutic value of hand and eye co-ordination and dexterity whilst at the same time socialising the workshop. Outings in the Community mean that patients are able to re-integrate into the Community as well as providing Carer support and respite. We have just finished creating a garden in 2012 that is fully disability accessible and has a sensory element as well as growing herbs, flowers and can be also used as a retreat. This provides a really valuable therapy, working with plants and planning out the garden and eventually we hope to set aside a section as a memorial garden, for patients who have sadly passed on through their condition.

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Nikki Kitt – Psychic Medium

By John | Published April 4, 2016

An Evening of Mediumship

Nikki returns for her third appearance at Lane Theatre.
Her popularity grows every time she is here, almost selling out on the last occasion.

As a Medium Nikki Kitt aims to provide evidence of life after life by giving messages to people in the audience from their loved ones in spirit with amazing accuracy in descriptions, personalities and all sorts of personal information..

“Hi Nikki I attended your evening last night and just wanted to say that you have an amazing talent”
“I have seen many mediums and psychics over the years and you are by far the best and most accurate the details you give are amazing”
“My god went to see Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt tonight my mum came through soooo happy she was spot on with everything.. Thank you Nikki amazing night”

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The Producers Blues Band – 25th Anniversary Tour

By John | Published April 4, 2016

One of the most exciting and stylish bands on the circuit, The Producers are among the leaders of the current Blues phenomenon topped by Joe Bonamassa and John Mayer.

The Producers are something really something special, playing the freshest live blues in Britain today. Concerned with feel and attitude rather than slavishly copying ‘hand me down’ American music, The Producers move effortlessly between their own well crafted material and seriously reinvigorated classics stamped with their own characteristic identity.

Celebrating their 25th anniversary The Producers have embarked on a nationwide tour and are barnstorming across the country, building on their already massive audience at sell-out club dates and continuing to develop their impressive reputation that no one can ignore.

Being invited to play prestigious Festival slots is always a sign of a band on its way, however receiving invitations to open concerts for luminaries like John Mayall, Taj Mahal, Dr John, Peter Green and Robert Cray has quickly led to The Producers becoming a major attraction in their own right. With thirteen acclaimed albums to their credit, air play and live appearances across Europe, the States, the Bahamas, Australia and New Zealand, The Producers are playing headline dates and rightfully assuming a prominent position on blues awards podiums.

Dave Saunders and Harry Skinner formed The Producersin 1990. They went on to be one the most popular blues outfit in the country at that time. Winners of the ‘Blues Band of the Year’ award 4 times, releasing 13 CD albums to date, one of which ‘Ain’t No Love in the World’ was nominated for the ‘Best Blues Album’ award..

The Producers highly acclaimed CD and Vinyl record ‘London Blues’ released in 2011 created significant excitement within the blues community and the music industry in general. The album featured guests Paul Beavis (Go West, Low Riders) Andy Fairweather Low (Eric Clapton, Roger Waters) Ben Waters and 5 times blues award winner Paul Lamb on Piano and Harmonica respectively with all the material being self penned originals. .

“25 Years” is The Producers latest album, released to coincide with the tour and reflects the values of their first album (Escape from Muswell Hill 1992) It features 4 new original songs and a selection of old favourites often performed on stage but never before recorded. Thus connecting the band to both its past and its present.

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Secondary Cause of Death

By John | Published March 27, 2016

Newquay Dramatic Society
presents

Secondary Cause of Death
by Peter Gordon

Directed by Sheila Lines

Inspector Pratt arrives at Bagshot House with grim news for Colonel Craddock, but that’s just the beginning.

Who is the strange Polish Count?
Is Henrietta really an army Captain?
How does the eccentric thespian, Longfellow fit in to the equation?

These are just some of the characters who make Pratt’s return a chaotic nightmare as the bodies pile higher and higher.

The second in the ‘Inspector Pratt’ trilogy of spoofs of the Agatha Christie ‘whodunnit’ genre.

Tickets £8 – £7 (concessions)

Tickets can be booked from Lane Theatre online.

By permission from Josef Weinberger Limited

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Legend of the Bay

English National Surfing Championships 2016

Mini Riviera Run 2016

Lusty Glaze Beach Rugby

The Event:

The Game:

01637 872444

Lusty Glaze Beach Dodgeball

01637 872444

THE NEWQUAY FAMILY FUN PADDLE 2016

THE NEWQUAY FAMILY FUN PADDLE 2016
FREE – Sunset Live Music Session on the Harbour beach stage and in the Rowing Club. Bring your blanket and chill out.

Wired Charity – Musical Evening – 14th May

The Cornish Charity Wired for Stroke victims is holding a fund raising evening at Lane Theatre, Newquay.

Nikki Kitt – Psychic Medium

An Evening of Mediumship

The Producers Blues Band – 25th Anniversary Tour

Secondary Cause of Death

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The Event:

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01637 872444

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THE NEWQUAY FAMILY FUN PADDLE 2016 FREE – Sunset Live Music Session on the Harbour beach stage and in the Rowing Club. Bring your blanket and chill out.

The Cornish Charity Wired for Stroke victims is holding a fund raising evening at Lane Theatre, Newquay.

An Evening of Mediumship

Recent News Articles

Advertise with us

Contact us

THE NEWQUAY FAMILY FUN PADDLE 2016
FREE – Sunset Live Music Session on the Harbour beach stage and in the Rowing Club. Bring your blanket and chill out.