Thursday, January 18, 1923

A quick-thinking driver narrowly averted a serious accident at Wherrytown.

Young resident Ivy Prior had been sent on an errand which involved crossing the main Penzance to Newlyn road. She seems to have run into the path of a car travelling from Paul, which skidded but still struck Ivy and knocked her to the ground.

Ivy escaped with only bruises and did not have to go to hospital – but those who saw the accident agreed that she had been very lucky. We hope that she learnt her lesson and went on to live a full and happy life – perhaps one of our readers can tell us? 

Wednesday, January 24, 1923

Cornwall County Council’s travelling dairy school had arrived in St Just, to provide an intensive course on butter-making.

It began with a lecture and demonstration, and a number of students enrolled. Girls from Cape Cornwall School would come to ‘Dairy School’ in the mornings, and adults in the afternoons.

The course would continue into February, and there were hopes of a public exhibition where the students would be able to show off their new skills. Various methods of hand-making butter shown on a 1940s Pathe film  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaXjq9Qf4z8 , and it is likely that the instruction included some or all of these. 

Sunday-Monday, January 28-29,1923

Territorial soldiers from Penzance and Marazion attended a special church parade for Ludgvan Feast Sunday, and the next day a special football match was held with Crowlas pitted against Ruan Minor, who won the match 1-0. Ludgvan had its own brass band, which played at both events. 

To round off the feast there was a choice of entertainment: the Penzance Players visited Ludgvan School to perform a play and a selection of amusing songs, but it was a concert in Crowlas schoolroom that drew the larger crowd. The stars they came to hear included a soprano from Bournemouth, a tenor from South Africa – and a violinist from Redruth. 

Wednesday, January 31, 1923

Three adventurous youngsters from St Just – one of them a girl aged only 10 – were found safe and well in Penzance after disappearing from St Just.

The group, which also included a girl of 14 and a 12-year old boy, had been at a social event and lost track of the time.

Afraid to go home, they had decided to seek shelter with relatives at Heamoor, and set off to walk to Penzance.

They arrived there at 4am and were lucky to be found in the Market Place by a policeman, who gave them food and a hot drink – and, in the younger boy’s case, some new footwear.

The children were taken home in a police car… and we would love to know what kind of reception awaited them.