Mike Darlington – Boat Building
A talk with Mike Darlington – Boat Building at the Sardine Factory on the 14th June 2024 at 3pm.
Looe Shedders build school bus for Looe Primary School!
Looe Shedders delivered a school bus to Looe Primary School yesterday!
The bus, measuring 1.2m x 2.4m was designed and constructed by volunteer members of Looe Shedders and is the result of many hours of work in Looe’s Community Hall using tools donated by local people. It was brought to the school in sections and quickly assembled in the playground before being unveiled to pupils.
“Working together on projects such as these helps our members develop lasting friendships and learn new skills from each other. It gives us a sense of pride in doing something useful for the community,”said Chris Roy, Looe Shedders’ chairman.
“When you got in touch to tell us that you’d made something for us I had no idea about the quality,” said Janine Waring, the school’s headteacher. “It’s so hard for us sometimes to buy things because they’re so expensive and they often don’t last very long but this has been made with lots of love, it’s for children in your community. We know it matters to you as much as it does to us and for that reason we will treasure it and make sure that the children enjoy it every day they are here. I can’t thank you enough.”
About Looe Shedders
Looe Shedders is modern-day manifestation of a concept called “Men’s Sheds” that started in Australia more than 30 years ago and has evolved into a global movement comprising thousands of “Sheds”. These are community spaces set up for meetings, learning and socialising, but with the additional benefit of workshops where people can make new friends, develop new interests and skills and in the process enjoy working on projects that benefit everyone in the community. Looe Shedders was founded three years ago but only really got started after the Covid pandemic. We now have more than 50 male and female members and an amazing number of tools and equipment donated by local people. We hope to build our own shed but at present members meet for two mornings a month at St. Martin’s Community Hall. We also run a “Repair Cafe” once a month where we mend broken household items brought in by the public for free, to enable recycling rather than scrapping.
Looe Shedders is currently applying for charitable status; it is a Community Interest Company (CIC) at present.
For more information on Looe Shedders please visit www.looeshedders.co.uk
The materials to build the playground bus were all donated by:
- Black Dog Marine
- Dave Peat Waste
- Bond Timber
- Richards Builders Merchants
- Looe Shedders members
Mayor and Deputy Mayor re-elected to serve for a second year
At the annual Mayor Making Ceremony held at the Guildhall, East Looe on Monday 20th May, Councillor Tony Smith was re-elected to serve as Mayor for a second year. Cllr Stephen Remington was re-elected as Deputy Mayor.
In his acceptance speech the Mayor reflected on the last Council year and paid tribute to Cllr Edwina Hannaford commenting that she was, ‘a devoted servant of the town whose skills, knowledge and energy are greatly missed by fellow Councillors’.
The Mayor also thanked the organisations, groups, charities and individuals who contribute their time and energy and without whom our town would not be such a great place to live.
The Mayor announced that he had selected Tracey Pickard as the ‘Citizen of the Year’ for her work to ensure the New Year’s Eve Fireworks continues. The Mayor’s Organisation of the Year was Three Seas for their progress on creating affordable homes for local people at the Coastguard Cottages.
Made in Looe Reunion Weekend
Made in Looe Reunion Weekend 14th – 16th June 2024.
D Day 80th Anniversary on the 6th of June 2024
D Day 80th Anniversary on the 6th of June 2024
East Looe Town Trust are proud to join this international event and will be lighting the beacon on the Wooldown at
9.15pm on Thursday 6th June 2024.
Looe Volunteers Need you!
Do you want to lend a hand for Looe?
There is another opportunity to get involved this weekend with Looe Volunteers Group!
May 18th 2-4pm : Meet St Martins Church Car Park.
May 19th 2-4pm: Meet Hannafore Kiosk (Near Rose Beds).
Contact: 01503 804025
Email: admin@looevolunteers.co.uk
The group have made huge progress this warm weekend, weeding across the Riverside car park and Hannafore, restoring views at Joseph Thomas Turrets and cleaning highway signs and litter bins in Fore Street!
Well done to everyone involved!
Our Mayor & Councillors attend National Fisheries Memorial Day.
We would like to take a moment to commemorate the lives lost at sea from the Port of Looe and the families and friends impacted by this loss.
This weekend, our Mayor, Cllr Tony Smith and Souncillors attended the UK’s first ever National Fisheries Memorial Day on East Looe quayside.
The service, led by Revd. Ben Morgan-Lundie commemorated the fifteen lives from Looe lost fishing since 1899. Polperro Fishermen’s Choir also attended the service, leading the singing of hymns Eternal Father Strong to Save and Will Your Anchor Hold in the Storms of Life.
If you wish to support this cause you can explore the following maritime charities:
The Fisherman’s Mission: http://www.fishermensmission.org.uk
The Seafarers Charity: http://www.theseafarerscharity.org
Stella Maris: https://stellamaris.org.uk/
Looe Shedders, Saving your Saturday at Repair Cafe!
Today we’re celebrating Looe Shedders who, are hosting The Repair Cafe this Saturday at 10am-1pm St Martins Hall! The repair cafe is an endeavor to repair things that may otherwise be dumped from toys to small appliances and more!
The Repair Cafe is a part of Looe Shedders but they do a lot more than giving broken things a new lease of life. Their mission is to provide a community space, where people can “connect, converse and create”! Looe Shedders also aim to help people find new friends and a new purpose in life, often by working together on community projects.
They have some amazing projects upcoming so keep your eyes peeled for an update!
Please view the Looe Shedders website for further information http://www.looeshedders.co.uk
Looe Rowing Club’s – Currah’s Pride Win World Championships!
We want to give a huge congratulations to Looe Rowing Club’s- Currah’s Pride for their performance at Isles of Scilly World Pilot Gig Championships 2024!
This is a 5 year winning streak for the club, who fought it out neck and neck with Falmouth Gig Club to bring home the win! Well done to everyone involved!
Photos credited to: G&G Gig Photography
Join Our Tea Party for Dementia UK!
Our wonderful library staff have organised a tea party for Dementia UK & we would love to see you there on Monday 13th May 1-4pm at our Millpool Library, West Looe!
We have an abundance of cakes on offer baked by our Looe Council team, in addition to, jewellery making and crafts.
