I was looking forward to leading the Pride Parade last Saturday and its postponement due to the weather was a huge shame. This annual gathering of parade and activities on the Killacourt is a great family orientated, community celebration that with much hard-work to organise is free to enjoy. The coming together of various Cornish singers, musicians, comedians, dancers, drag kings and queens would have made for a glorious colourful spectacle. I thought I’d share the speech that I had planned for Pride.

‘Rainbows across many ancient peoples, current cultures and beliefs represent a bridge, a journey, a message between those on Earth and the heavens. A rainbow can also mean unity, indeed it is created when white light is refracted into its component colours; with the sun behind you and rain in front. This makes the metaphor of a rainbow such a powerful one started by Gilbert Baker and others back in 1978. You, we, us are all united as humanity, homo sapiens as people, different and equal forming a whole.

The message I’d like to give you is one of ‘hope’, the one element remaining in Pandora’s Box that will overcome all those prejudices and negativity that were released. The Trans community seems to be particularly demonised by society at the moment so please believe the whole rainbow will prevail. You are all beautiful, please turn to your neighbour, smile, say hello, tell them that they are wonderful today; bridge that gap and celebrate.’

Phil Trebilcock’s Harbour View

Still very changeable weather this week, possibly better towards the weekend . One of the small commercial boats has sold, but weather has stopped boat trips for over a week now. This Friday is the 50th anniversary of Newquay Rowing Club building opening , from 2pm.

Anyone with any connection whatsoever, whether family rowed, helped with build, relations who rowed, most welcome to attend, bring any old photos if you have any, light refreshments about 5pm, Rowing Club Singers about 6, gig race 7, concluding at 8 with “Harbour Rats “ All welcome . No band this Saturday.

Thought for the week: Gratitude turns what we have into enough