Evening Talk - Porthleven - Thursday 8 August 7.30pm

This week on Thursday the 8th we are giving a presentation about the Happy Return and the MBLA.

Start time is just after 7:30pm at Out of the Blue which is in Mill Lane, Porthleven. TR13 9LJ.

This is a fundraiser event which is open to the general public, all are welcome.

We will be holding a raffle draw during the evening so all donations are welcome but please don't bring on the night unless by prior arrangement with James Walker.

Lastly we will need some volunteers on the evening to help, if you are available and willing to help please call James Walker or Mark Mitchell.

Many thanks

Plant Sale

The sale raised £122.60 for MBLA.

Many thanks to Elizabeth Wood for organising this event in the heart of pagan St.Just.

Thanks also to the support team of Di Copperwheat, Pat Beaghen and Roger Roberts, and those members who supplied cakes and plants.

Best wishes, and keep sailing!

John VD Hoff.

Virtual Plantpot

As you know one of our members is holding a table top sale on this Saturday 13th July to raise much needed funds for your Association.

It has just come to my attention that there have been some donations made to MBLA via the new Facebook DONATE button but as yet not transferred to MBLA's a/c.

The reason for this is Facebook require we reach a minimum amount of donations of £100.00 before they transfer to our a/c. (I must give our Facebook manager much credit for his perseverance and hard work setting up the DONATE button process on Facebook).

So, how about helping Liz with her Cake & Plant stall by visiting our Facebook site (Mounts Bay Lugger Association), if you have a Facebook a/c, just search for Mounts Bay Lugger Association and donate whatever you can afford to buy a virtual cake or plant?

I have just donated £10.00 to buy a virtual plant. Gardening is not my favourite hobby so this plant should be easy to water and feed and look after itself. Are you in the same boat as me?

We need to get the funds held by Facebook over £100:00 (One Hundred Pounds).

Many Thanks,

Dave.

Baking for Boating - Saturday 13 July

Elizabeth Wood is organizing a cake and plant stall which is going to be outside the Commercial in St. Just this Saturday (13 July).

All funds raised are in support of the MBLA. Liz would appreciate donations of cakes, also plants.

You may either meet Liz in Lidl's car park Penzance at 4pm on Friday 12th July or phone her on 01736 361221 to arrange collection or delivery of items.

Alternatively they could be delivered direct to the stall after 9am Saturday 13th.

If you can spare the time then I am sure that Liz would appreciate some help and support in this endeavour.

So lets all get baking for boating.

Many Thanks

John Warman Saunders Memorial Sail

Click the link below to see the Spotlight piece about the Memorial sail

Video

John Warman Saunders was the original and first owner of Happy Return - see a bit of history below.

Today - 28 May 2019 - we had the John Warman Saunders memorial sail with members of his family over from Australia.

BBC spotlight will be showing the highlights in tonight’s show

It was a great sail and a memorable day for Happy Return.

Pictures in the slide show include -

Bradley the four times great grandson of John Warman Saunders. Today he helmed the boat as did his forefather over 100 years ago.


Also a picture of David Keast with a very nice plaque given to Happy Return today by Trish Creed great granddaughter of John Warman Saunders .

Peter May at the helm with John Warman Saunders great granddaughters Trish Creed and Louise Conway who Joined us today with their families for the memorial sail.

John Tellam tells the story of Happy Return to the BBC

A bit of history -

HAPPY RETURN (FE 5) was built at Kitto’s Yard, Porthleven, as a Mounts Bay pilchard driver for John Warman Saunders of Folkestone to replace his previous Cornish lugger GOOD INTENT which was lost in a gale off Folkestone in 1904. All three crew (the owner and his two sons John and Edward) were saved and the name of the new lugger celebrated that fact.

Fundraising Car Boot Sale - Wednesday 22 May

There will be a MBLA Car boot sale Wednesday 22nd May.

This is to raise much needed funds for Happy Return as there is no Newlyn Fish Festival again this year.

If you have any items to donate please bring to Sainsbury's car park (near the petrol station end) on Saturday morning 18th May at 10:00 AM for collection by Di Copperwheat.

Alternatively you can contact Di by phone to make alternative arrangements.

"A shining example of a well run heritage boat organisation."