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Army Cadets

Army Cadets is held every Monday night at the Army Cadet Hall on Fore Street behind the coop.

There is a £10 enrolment fee but no subsequent charge is taken. You are also provided with a free uniform.

Our objectives are to…

Cancer Self Support

Lostwithiel Cancer Self Support Group Local support Group for everyone who has been touched by cancer. Patient, Carer, Family, Friend and those who wish to help.

This group has the full support of “Cancer Voices”.

Supported by Macmillian Cancer Relief. For further…

Dentist

Having recently taken over the practice Finley Bason and his staff now open the dentist five days a week.

Finley is able to work for both NHS and private patients. He can also undertake cosmetic, implants and also tooth whitening. Botox…

Designating a Local Nature Reserve

Aim:
To investigate the viability of designating Shire Hall and Madderly Moors as a Local Nature Reserve and implementing as advised.

Evidence of Need:
At present the moors are unmanaged, consequently areas are becoming eroded and vegetation needs attention and pruning. There is…

Duchy Palace

Lostwithiel’s Duchy Palace - The oldest building in Cornwall

Through the ages the building has always been referred to as the Duchy Palace. In fact it never was a palace as we would use the word today.

It is assumed that this…

Employment and Housing Prospects Report for Lostwithiel

In October 2003 the Lostwithiel Area Forum commissioned Simon Mitchell to prepare a report into the Employment and Housing Prospects in Lostwithiel.

This report puts Lostwithiel in a global, national, regional and context in ‘sustainable economics’. It presents existing plans and…

Fire Service

Francis Doney, Station Commander Cornwall County Fire Brigade Home Fire Safety Check

As part of a Community Fire Safety programme, Cornwall County Fire Brigade is offering occupiers in your area the opportunity of a free home fire safety check. If you…

Forum

Lostwithiel Area Forum - Objectives and Membership
The purpose of the Lostwithiel Area Forum is:

  1. To promote the rejuvenation and regeneration of the Town of Lostwithiel for the benefit of its community and of the communities of adjacent Parishes.
  2. To pursue the economic…

Forum Background

The Early Years 2001 to 2004

In February 2001 about a dozen people in business in Lostwithiel gathered in the Restormel Lodge Hotel to consider how advantage might be taken of the several sources of funding apparently available then with a…

Headway

Headway Cornwall is based in Lostwithiel and is affiliated to the National Head Injury Association, the charity for the head-injured. Headway aims to increase public awareness and understanding of head injury, as well as assist people with head injury.

The Day…

Lerryn C of E Primary School

Lerryn, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0QA
Telephone: 01208 872620
Email: Lerryn Email
Website: Lerryn
Headteacher: Mr D A Vipond
Type: Primary Age Range: 5-11

Lerryn Film Society

Venue: All films shown on Saturdays at 7.30 pm, at the Lerryn Memorial Hall, Lerryn, Lostwithiel. (Wheelchair Access.) Contact: Ann Gibbons 01208 873 434. Read about the Gala opening evening of the society.

Lerryn Riverside Woodland Walk (Pushchair Friendly)

This walk is great for the whole family. Just park your car in the village car park (2 miles from here) & if the tide is out use the stepping stones to get to the other side of the river…

Lostwithiel Bridge

Lostwithiel Bridge, of which the people of the town are justly proud, is one of the oldest in Cornwall. There are very few records and, in particular, there are none regarding the date of its construction although many historians give…

Lostwithiel Community Centre

The Community Centre, Liddicoat Road, Lostwithiel, Cornwall PL22 0HE
Tel/Fax : 01208 872207
Email: lca@lostwithieltic.org.uk

The Community Centre was opened in 1983 to provide much needed facilities for the local community. The wide range of activities available at the Centre can be seen…

Lostwithiel in Bloom

Lostwithiel in Bloom (LiB) is an independent voluntary group of residents providing year round planting in the town. The Group rely on fundraising, donations and sponsorship to finance the work.

Committee: Dianne Best, Peter Best, Judy Dixon, Rita Durrant, Glenda Langsford,…

Lostwithiel Library

Taprell House, North Street, Lostwithiel PL22 0BL

Email: lostwithiel.library@cornwall.gov.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)1208 872747 Fax: +44 (0)1208 871060

Opening Hours Monday Closed Tuesday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Friday 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Saturday 9:30…

Lostwithiel Medical Practice

Surgery Opening Hours Monday to Friday 08.00 - 18.30 (Doors open at 08:15) Telephone During Surgery Hours 01208-872589 Out of Hours 0870-242-1242

Lostwithiel Newsletter

The Lostwithiel Newsletter is published on the first Friday of every month by the Lostwithiel Community Association (LCA), who administer the Community Centre. The Newsletter started in 1980 to provide a mouthpiece for the LCA during fundraising for the Community…

Lostwithiel School

Bodmin Hill, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0AT
Telephone: 01208 872339
Headteacher: Mrs J Carey
Type: Primary Age Range: 5-11

Lostwithiel Tourist Information

We are located in the Lostwithiel Community Centre just off the main A390 with a free car park immediately outside the building and only a short stroll to the centre of the town.

Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will be able…

Lostwithiel’s Heritage

Sailing up the Fowey River 100 years ago, a travel writer described the approach to Lostwithiel as ‘the loveliest inland scenery in Cornwall’. He wrote ‘in the richest pastures of this luxuriant valley stands the old town of Lostwithiel’. Whether…

Market and Coastal Towns Initiative

Government, in passing the local Government Act 2000, set the agenda for addressing issues of social inclusion and community partnership and placed a duty on local Authorities to prepare community strategies. The purpose of these strategies should be to promote…

Mount Edgecumb Hospice

Mount Edgecumb Hospice, located in St Austell, aims to provide help and relief to people suffering from cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Lostwithiel has an active fund raising group to support the Hospice, which raised over £4000 in 2004.…

Mountchase Pharmacy

13 Fore Street …………………… 01208 872368

We stock a wide range of medicines, vitamins, organic, fairtrade and wholefood, including organic ice-cream, herbal, homoeopathic and aromatherapy products, toiletries, perfumery, jewellery and gifts. Please ask about our special order service and prescription collection…

Nathaniel Coulson

Born on August 8th 1853 in Penzance, Nathaniel Coulson was abandoned at the age of ten by his drunken father and bound over to a farmer at Penquite Farm, Lostwithiel.

He emigrated to San Fransisco after a spell in the British…

News

Plant Swap, weekly starting Saturday 24th May, 10am-1pm
The Seedy Saturday held in March was such a success that Pauline Anthony will be holding a weekly Plant Swap starting this Saturday. There will be a Plant Swap stall on Saturdays between…

Oasis Youth Group

The OASIS Youth Project is based in accommodation adjoining the Community Centre.

Run by volunteers, its purpose is to provide a warm safe environment for the young people of the community to have fun, socialise and develop their knowledge and skills.…

Playgroup

Lostwithiel Playgroup started over 35 years ago on a non-commercial basis as a pre-school setting for families of the town. The professional care of all children attending is and always have been its key strength. A happy and secure experience…

Police

Neil Renowden is our local policeman. If you want more information about the police in your local area, then please visit their website.

Restormel Castle

The castle, originally built by the Normans on a spur, overlooking the river valley, stands proudly one mile upriver from Lostwithiel. You can still make out the ruins of Restormel’s keep, gate and Great Hall, and even the kitchens and…

Restormel Castle

A visit to Restormel Castle is a ‘must’ and much more detailed information can be obtained there. However, a little more than a mention must be made here.

The castle stands approximately one mile from Lostwithiel, a drive or walk along…

Saint’s Way

The Saints Way in Cornwall is a story written into the land. This ancient route existed long before it was used by saints, taking advantage of the unique shape of Cornwall and its rivers.

Gold travelled from Ireland down through Cornwall…

St Bart’s

The Church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew, Patron Saint of Tanners.

The exact date of its building cannot be stated but it is thought that Robert de Cardinan commenced work there in the year 1190 on the foundations of an earlier…

St Bartholomew

It is to St. Bartholomew, Patron Saint of Tanners, that the Church is dedicated. The exact date of its building cannot be stated but it is thought that Robert de Cardinan commenced work there in the year 1190 on the…

St Bartholomew’s

St Bartholomew’s, the parish church of Lostwithiel, is a Church of England (Anglican) parish and part of the Diocese of Truro in Cornwall. The Church is open during the day from Easter until October on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

The main…

St Nectan’s Chapel

St Nectan’s Chapel is located in St Winnow parish near Lostwithiel.

This small, isolated and very peaceful chapel is open throughout the year to visitors.

During the Summer months there is a monthly evensong on 4th Sunday of the month at 6.30pm…

St Saviour’s Church Centre

St Saviour’s Church Centre is located in St Winnow parish near Lostwithiel.

The Centre is used by the Church and a range of other groups from the town as a venue for meetings and activities.

Our Sunday Club meets here twice a…

St Veep

St Veep, is a Church of England (Anglican) parish and part of the Diocese of Truro in Cornwall.

The Church is open throughout the year to visitors. The main Sunday service is at 9.30am and Evening Prayer is held twice monthly…

St Winnow

St Winnow is a Church of England (Anglican) parish and part of the Diocese of Truro in Cornwall.

The Church is open throughout the year for visitors. The main Sunday service is at 11am.

Our Location: St Winnow, Nr Lostwithiel, Cornwall PL22…

St Winnow CE School

Dear Parents,

Our St Winnow CE School website has been designed to give you an insight into school. I hope you will find the information helpful and interesting and you will gain some ideas of how our school works.

At St. Winnow Church…

The Hall Walk (Not for Pushchairs)

This is great walk encompassing two ferry trips, fantastic views, Fowey town & Polruan village. You should probably allow 3 hours and although our children have walked it several times since they were very young, we’ve often had to cajole…

The River Church

About Us
The River Church is a relational Cell Church, based in Lostwithiel, seeking to share the good news of Jesus Christ with the people of South East Cornwall, through words and actions. It is part of the Elim Pentecostal movement.

Main…

The River Fowey

Sailing up the Fowey River 100 years ago, a travel writer described the approach to Lostwithiel as ‘the loveliest inland scenery in Cornwall’. He wrote ‘in the richest pastures of this luxuriant valley stands the old town of Lostwithiel’. Whether…

Transition Town

Transition Lostwithiel is part of a growing national and international network of community groups who want to take practical action to turn the coming crisis of the decline of cheap oil into an opportunity for a sustainable and higher quality…

Transition Town hits The Archers

Sun 24th March, The Archers, Radio 4

Pat Archer introduces Kathy Perks to the idea of introducing a ‘transition’ initiative in Ambridge.

PA: It’s something the Soil Association has been talking about for a long time. Transition is a way of actually…

Twinning Association

Lostwithiel is twinned with Pleyber Christ in Brittany France.

The Twinning Association arranges an annual exchange visit with our Breton friends, as well as a range of other social activities throughout the year.

Details are published in the monthly Lostwithiel Newsletter, or…

Youth Football

The club has three teams who play in the East Cornwall League:- Under 12’s, Under 13’s, and Under 16’s. The club are setting up a new ground at St Winnow, with the aim of being able to play at the…

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Army Cadets is held every Monday night at the Army Cadet Hall on Fore Street behind the coop.

There is a £10 enrolment fee but no subsequent charge is taken. You are also provided with a free uniform.

Our objectives are to…


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Dawn over Lostwithiel

Dawn over Lostwithiel

A roadsign on Lostwithiel Bridge

A roadsign on Lostwithiel Bridge

Lostwithiel Church

St Bart's

Boats by the River Fowey

Boats by the River Fowey

Doors into the Duchy Palace

Doors into the Duchy Palace

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