Good Friday Model Boat Sailing on the Pond - from approx 9.30am to 2pm
Wednesday 14th April 2010
Birds in Cornwall - An illustrated talk by Vivian Stratton
St Infants School at 7pm
Advanced tickets £3 On-the-door £4
Tickets can be purchased from the Tourist Information Office, The Guildhall, St Ives
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Consols Pond, St Ives, Cornwall
For around ninety years the families of St Ives have enjoyed the tradition of sailing model boats at Consols Pond on Good Friday.
The tradition began in the early 1900s, when fisherman and children sailed model boats in the town's harbour. It is thought to be a gesture to the old seafaring communities which used to launch miniature boats in the hope of ensuring safe passage for mariners.
