ACE supporters, Val Humphreys, and her daughter, Katharine Minghella, have held another successful fundraiser for ACE in Scarborough. Twenty-four of their friends attended a soup and sandwich lunch at Katharine's home.

Katharine made soup in the kitchen .....

As well as home made soups, they served a selection of sandwiches, home made fruit slices and Australian sultana cookies, with tea or coffee.

There was also a raffle and a bring and buy stall.

There was an article about the event, and about the work of ACE, in the Scarborough Evening News.

You can read it by clicking here

Newmill artist, Pam Furby, opened her studio at Bay of Biscay Cottage on Sunday 23rd October.

Oil paintings, watercolours, collages, prints and cards were be for sale.

Tea and cake were available and there was also a gift stall, a cake stall and books for sale.

The event raised £124 for ACE.

Daisy and Ella Leiworthy and Zenna and Nevah Law set up a stall in Newmill on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August to raise money for ACE. They were selling some of their toys, books, jewellery, and other things. By the end of Saturday they had raised £34 and they went on to raise a total of £51.65. For part of Sunday they bravely sat outside in the rain under a large umbrella.

£50 of the money they raised will be used to buy two desks to go into ACE-built classrooms. the desks will be inscribed with their names. For details click here.

Thank you to the girls and to all who supported them.

The gardens of Newmill were open for the seventh time on Sunday 19th June between 12 noon and 5 pm.

This figure welcomed visitors to Bay of Biscay Cottage.

A special attraction was their greenhouse, constructed with recycled plastic bottles.

They also sold plants and served refreshments.

On Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June, Penny Black, gardener, craftswoman/artist, writer, plantswoman, opened her garden near Land's End for the first time.

Saturday was beautifully sunny and cream teas were enjoyed in the garden. Sunday was a complete contrast with heavy rain for most of the time.

Saturday was busy all the time and, despite the weather, 180 people visited on Sunday.

Previously, Penny lived at Stithians and the garden she and her husband Bob created there featured on Channel Four TV in a series called Consuming Passions and was transmitted in many other parts of the world.

Penny and Bob created their current garden from a mere field and building site. It is now a series of interconnecting spaces, gloriously planted with an eclectic mix, showcasing Penny's knowledge of and passion for plants of all kinds and her extraordinary ability to put them together in surprising but deeply satisfying ways. The garden ends in a wild flower meadow overlooking the ocean.

Considering that it must be one of the most exposed places in West Cornwall it is quite extraordinary what Penny and Bob have achieved.

The gardens at Morvoren are currently featured as Garden of the Month in the June issue of Cornwall Today magazine.

There were plants for sale from Penny's garden, a book stall and cream teas and entertainment from local musicians.

The proceeds will be divided between ACE and Shelterbox.

Naharr did all the cooking of the indian food (lamb curry with tiny potatoes, chicken korma, beef and turkey kebabs, hard boiled eggs with lentils in a coconut sauce, mixed vegetable bhatee, rice, and a mixed salad). I made banoffee pie, apple and cream with crunchy topping and a tropical fruit salad for our dessert.

Dr Mamoon insisted on doing ALL the washing up for us.!!!

A coffee morning was held on Bank Holiday Monday 2nd May at Chynoey, Newmill, the home of Vic and Angela Peake.

Plants, cakes and books were on sale and £214 was raised for ACE funds.