North Cornwall News     Spring 2007

I love the Easter holidays. Easter Eggs and the flora of spring all lift the spirits has they mark the end of winter and allow us to anticipate the months of warmer weather that lay ahead. Well you never know....  

Did you know? Last year we ended up receiving over 3.7 million visitors....and over 17'000 direct enquiries for help and information.

It is encouraging to know that our websites are such a valued resource.

Anyway enough of the back patting.

Spring is definitely here and we are busier than ever here at thisisnorthcornwall.....

Has you may be aware. We are no longer producing a monthly newsletter, instead we will be publishing a quarterly edition. Spring,  Summer,  Autumn and Winter. "So much to do,  So little time" ..................

By the way!  What do you call a flea ridden rabbit???

Have a lovely Spring and I will see you in the Summer.

 

Happy Easter

From the NCN

 

New Service Launched for 2007

New for 2007.

The website www.north-cornwall-accommodation.com  has launched a brand new service for the tourist sector. The service is aimed at holiday makers who do not have time to search for, or are unable to locate, accommodation in North Cornwall. The sister site is called www.northcornwalltravel.co.uk and allows holiday makers to register there particular accommodation requirements. North Cornwall Travel then source suitable options for the holidaymakers from their extensive database of north Cornwall accommodation providers. There are no fees charged to the accommodation providers for this service.

Now that is refreshing.

If your details are not registered with North Cornwall Travel and you provide holiday accommodation in north Cornwall, then take advantage of this free service. Just e-mail your accommodation name, type, location, and your contact details including your name and phone number to info@north-cornwall-accommodation.com and you will be added to their database, absolutely free of charge.

 

CO2 and Global Warming! Are we being had?

According to leading scientists it would appear that global warming is not caused by CO2 emissions. The truth would seem to be the complete opposite. Has the Earths temperature rises or falls, CO2 emissions also rise and fall, but CO2 changes lag behind temperature changes, which makes it impossible for CO2 to affect temperature. The literature that is being quoted to convince us of this climatic catastrophe is fundamentally flawed evidence that omits some basic facts. In the last 10,000 years, the warmest periods have happened well before humans started to produce large amounts of carbon dioxide. A detailed look at recent climate change reveals that the temperature rose prior to 1940 but unexpectedly dropped in the post-war economic boom, when carbon dioxide emissions rose dramatically. If greenhouse warming were happening, then scientists predict that the troposphere (the layer of the earth's atmosphere roughly 10-15km above us) should heat up faster than the surface of the planet, but data collected from satellites and weather balloons doesn't seem to support this.
For fuller information on how we are being taxed and coerced by the governments green machine please follow this link......... Climate Change

 

If you are concerned about your impact on the environment  then click here for your chance to win a copy of Carbon Counter, the latest addition to the Collins gem series and a handy, user-friendly guide on how to reduce your carbon footprint in all aspects of your life.
 

Easter Facts

Easter is a Christian Festival that celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

On the third day after Good Friday, the day of his crucifixion, now called Easter Sunday, He rose from the dead. Mourners went to His tomb to collect His body. However, He was not there and they were greeted by an angel who said
"He is Risen".

The cross is a symbol of His crucifixion and Resurrection.
Hot cross buns, a cake or biscuit eaten by many during this season,
are also, symbols of these events.

 

The lamb is another symbol associated with Jesus.
He is often referred to, in scriptures, as the, 'Lamb of God', who sacrificed his life for all mankind's eternal life.

Lights, candles and bonfires
mark celebrations in many countries.
Roman Catholics often put the candles in the church out on
Good Friday and light them again with the Pascal Candle
or Easter Candle, on Easter Day.

Eggs are a symbol of the new life that returns
to nature at Easter Time. The custom of exchanging eggs
began long before Easter was celebrated.
It was a custom of the Egyptians and the Persians.
They exchanged eggs decorated in Spring colours.
They believed Earth hatched from an egg
which contributed to this custom.
Early Christians used red coloured eggs
to symbolize the Resurrection.
In England they began writing messages
and dates on their eggs and exchanging them
with friends and loved ones.
In the 1800's, candied eggs were made.
They were open on one end and a scene was put inside.
They were used as table centrepieces.
 

Rabbits symbolized new life and rebirth in ancient Egypt.
They considered it a symbol of the moon as the moon determines the date of Easter. The Easter Bunny's visit is based upon a German Legend.
The legend goes that a poor woman decorated eggs for her children to find during a famine. At the moment they found them, they looked up to see a big bunny hopping away.

 

and more facts:

• Easter is named after Eastre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess!  Her symbols were the hare and the egg.
• In most languages other than English and German, the holiday's name is derived from Pesach, the Hebrew name of Passover.
• From the earliest times, the egg was a symbol of rebirth in most cultures.
• The traditional act of painting eggs is called Pysanka.
• EASTER never occurs before March 22nd, or after April 25th.
• The Cross is the symbol of the Crucifixion, as opposed to the Resurrection.
• The resurrection of Jesus took place during the Passover.
• The Passover is the 8 day observance commemorating the freedom and exodus of the Israelites (Jewish slaves) from Egypt during the reign of the Pharaoh Ramses II.
• The first Easter baskets were made to look like bird's nests.
• The first chocolate eggs were made in Europe in the early 19th century and remain among the most popular treats associated with Easter.
• 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are made for Easter each year.
• 16 billion jelly beans are made for Easter.
• Each day, five million marshmallow chicks and bunnies are produced in preparation for Easter.
• Easter is the second top-selling confectionery holiday behind only Halloween.
• 76 percent of people eat the ears on chocolate bunnies first.
• Red jelly beans are kids' favorite.
• According to the Guinness Book of World Records the largest Easter egg ever made was just over 25-ft high and made of chocolate and marshmallow. The egg weighed 8,968 lbs. and was supported by an internal steel frame.

 

Easter Recipe       Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients

3/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon instant powdered milk
1/4 cup white sugar
3/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 egg white
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
3/4 cup currants
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons milk

 

Method
Mix together warm water, butter, skim milk powder, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, egg, egg white, flour, and yeast. If you have a bread machine, put the mixture in and start the dough cycle. 5 minutes before kneading is finished, add the currants and cinnamon. Leave in the machine until doubled in size. If you don't have a bread machine, after mixing all these ingredients together, knead the dough for approximately 10 minutes. Then, place the dough in a slightly oiled bowl and set aside in a draft-free place until doubled in size, approximately 1 hour.

After the dough has doubled in size, punch the dough down, place on a floured surface, cover, and let it rest for approximately 10 minutes.

Shape into 12 balls and place in a greased 9 x 12 inch pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place till double, about 35-40 minutes.

To make crosses, with a sharp or serrated knife, gently cut the shape into the top of each roll. Then, mix egg yolk and 2 tablespoons water. Brush on balls.

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack.

Mix together confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and milk. Brush an X on each cooled bun.

Makes 12 Buns

 

Just for laughs...

A British lad is travelling along the southern coast of Spain.

He walks into a bar on the seafront at Fuengirola and is served by a British barmaid. Over the course of the evening they get chatting.

At the end of her shift he asks if she wants to come back to his place. Although she is attracted to him she declines.

He then offers to pay her £200 to sleep with him.

Has she is travelling around the world and is short of funds,  she agrees.

The next night the guy turns up again and orders a beer and after showing her plenty of attention, asks if she will sleep with him again for £200.

She recalls the night before and is only too happy to agree.

This goes on for a further three nights, but on the sixth night the guy comes in again, orders is beer but then goes and sits in the corner.

The barmaid thinks that if she pays him more attention then, maybe she can shake some more cash out of him.  So she asks him where he is from in England. "North Cornwall", he replies. "So am I, what area?" She enquires. "Tintagel" he replies. "That's amazing" she says excitedly. "So am I. Where in Tintagel". "The Butts" he replies. This is unbelievable she says, her voice quivering. What number?" number 110 he replies. "You are not going to believe this". She screams, "But I am from number 78! My parents still live there."

 "Yeah I know". Says the lad.

"Your dad gave me a £1000 to give to you."

 

Do you know the answers...

Below are ten questions and the answers can be found here in North Cornwall. Answer them all correctly and then forward your answers in an e-mail, to  info@northcornwall.org and you will be in with a chance of winning a great prize.

 

1. What is St Knighton's Kieve?

2. Which town boasts the largest church in Cornwall?

3. Which town was the ancient capital of Cornwall?

4. What is the name of the highest hill in Cornwall?

5. Where is the source of the river Camel?

6. Where is King Arthur's round table supposedly buried?

7. Who built St Petroc's church in Padstow?

8. How many arches where on the original bridge constructed on wool at Wadebridge?

9. What is the name of the rock where, legend says, a hermitage, dedicated to the Holy Trinity and St Michael, once stood?

10. Which North Cornwall hotel was portrayed has an asylum in the 1979 film version of Dracula?

 

 

 

 

There are three prizes to be won:

1st Prize £50   2nd Prize £25   3rd Prize £10

 

 

 

 

 

 

What do you call a flea ridden rabbit???

Bugs Bunny!  of course.............

 

 

 

Oh by the way, Doc Martin will be back on our screens in the Autumn as Buffalo pictures are back at Port Isaac again this year and filming for the latest series will take place over the next 3 months or so.