Source FM - Grand Opening and Awards Ceremony

It’s been a busy month at Source fm as we prepare to invite listeners to join us on the 2^nd of April, for the grand opening of our new studios at Tregenver Road in Falmouth.

 

Since its first broadcast two years ago, Source fm has grown steadily in listenership to approximately 3000 regular listeners, but we hope that being in the heart of the community will enable us to deliver much more.

As part of the grand opening Source fm will be holding an awards ceremony to celebrate programmes past and present. Over 150 volunteer presenters from all over the community have presented shows on Source fm, including programmes from Falmouth Primary School, Cornwall’s only radio drama, and a special request show for people living in care homes, are just some of the programmes that you could vote for as part of an online survey available at: http://www.thesourcefm.co.uk/news/vote-your-favourite-source-fm-show

In the afternoon there will also be tours of the studio and Source fm will be running jingle making workshops where all participants will have the opportunity to try out some of the recording equipment and hear their voices turned into jingles for Source fm.

Matthew Rogers – Station Manager

Garden Makeover Day - what a success!

As part of the Falmouth BID instigated Falmouth Spring Festival, a series of community based initiatives have been organised. One such scheme is the Guerilla Gardening idea, whereby derelict and forgotten corners of Falmouth are being given a Spring makeover and the first site chosen was the historic Bells Court. Historic because in the days when Falmouth was at the hub of Britain's communication machine (when we had an Empire) the Packet Ships Office was based there.

Sadly been allowed to fall into a state of disrepair, the area has been crying out for years for a bit of TLC. Amd so we tackled it! On Saturday 19th March a committed bunch of volunteers (the response from the community was superb - 25 volunteers) turned out and:

• removed 7 tonnes of rubbish from the site! 5 tonnes of white goods and masonry and 2 tonnes of garden refuse including the removal of six 25ft buddleia trees!!
• raked, dug out, turned over, weeded, chopped and then finally planted shrubs and bedding flowers kindly donated by Falmouth Garden Centre, Trebah and Trelissick Gardens 
• formed the Falmouth Garden Makeover Crew!

The full set of images from 'before' to 'after' can be viewed here.

Thanks to Courtyard Deli as well! WHAT A DAY!

Friends of the Pier launched

Sat 12th March saw a gathering of locals and visitors on Falmouth's Princes of Wales Pier to celebrate the pier, all part of VisitBritain's Party on the Pier initiative. The group will aim to improve and renovate the Pier, identify sources of funding to make some of this happen and work with a variety of community partners in the process. 

Some wonderful, historic images were displayed and they attracted much attention. To see the full gallery of images please visit the official Falmouth Facebook page here  .

To find out more or indeed get involved in helping to preserve Falmouth's historic Prince of Wales Pier call 01326 313353. 

Unspoken Words - the Falmouth Radio Series goes on air in London

Falmouth Radio Series to go on air in London....

Mac Dunlop's Unspoken Words, which began as a fifteen minute community radio program on Falmouth and Penryn's The Source FM, wll be broadcast on London’s award winning Resonance FM, every Monday from March 7th to April 25th.

"The show has changed a lot since The Source gave me the opportunity to produce my own show. I think it's become much funnier over the three years, but it's also more of a challenge to write new material as well as perform and record it on such a regular basis."

The series is known for its trademark fifteen minute humourous monologues, and many episodes are recorded with a live audience. You can see how its done for yourself at the forthcoming Telltales where an ‘Unspoken Words’ recording session will be part of evening’s events at Falmouth's The Rum Bar on Tuesday March 29th, 7:30pm.

If you're interested in learning more about writing for yourself or for performing, Mac also leads some unique one day writing courses suitable for all ages.  You can find out more about these courses by looking up Cornwall’s ‘The Poetry Point’ or ‘The Caravanserai Project’ based on The Roseland Peninsula.

In the meantime, Unspoken Words still goes out every Wednesday on The Source - 96.1 FM at five o'clock, or you can listen online to the London broadcasts every Monday at 4:45pm for the next eight weeks on www.resonancefm.com.

FISH BLOG: Annie's Hake Recipe

Our regular fish connoisseur, Annie Sibert, takes us through some great recipes for Hake, a fish we're seeing a lot of in the harbour at Falmouth.
 

The price of Hake should make this wonderful fish even 
more attractive to you this week. A very delicate but meaty fish, with a sweet juicy flesh. We are seeing more of this fabulous fish because the Spanish are importing it from elsewhere. Ask your Fishmonger for it!

Quality check:

Hake has a naturally soft flesh and should be offered in steaks or fillets. Red blood around the bone area is a good sign (steaks) if the blood is brown in any way, this is a sign of ageing. If it is in fillet form, ask to see the skin, a good silver shine and a consistent grey skin (no damage) is good. The flesh should be quite white, but if the flesh is gapping, this is not a bad sign - Hake is very fragile and this is part of it.

Cooking - Fillet:

Less handling the better! Place the fillet skin side down. Place under the pre-heated grill for one minute and take out. If your grill was pre- heated you will see that the Hake is already cooking. With a small amount of butter on your knife, spread the butter evenly over the fillet, the butter should melt nicely on to your fish. A quick squeeze of Lemon and back under the grill. Keep checking the fish, if it starts to brown, this is natural, hake has a nice oil content. You can lower the fish away from the heat source to cook it a bit slower and to stop it from drying out.

Cooking - Steak:

As above, but the steak will need to be turned, just the once, do this very carefully.

Is it cooked? :

With a knife and fork separate the thickest part of the flesh. If the flesh comes away from the skin and is an even white all the way through, it is cooked!

With the steak, if it comes away from the bone with ease, this fish is cooked.

When Hake is cooking you will notice all the juice that starts to come out, do not panic! This is what happens, just try and capture the juice and pour it back over the fish when you are serving. Remember, the more juice the fresher the fish!

Serve with?
 
New potatoes and steamed veg.

Hope you enjoyed this and always use your local Fishmonger! Many thanks.

My Fish Kitchen

Port Masterplan Consultation

The Port of Falmouth Development Initiative Steering Group is hosting a consultation event to seek your views on the Port of Falmouth Masterplan.

This will take place on: 

Friday 18^th March 10am – 7pm and

Saturday 19^th March, 10am – 7pm.

The venue is Falmouth Watersports Centre, The Boat Park, Grove Place, Falmouth, TR11 4AU (next to Trago Mills store).

In 2008, the Port of Falmouth Development Initiative was formed to prepare and progress proposals for the development of the Port, particularly focussed on proposals for the Docks area.  The initiative includes representatives from Cornwall Council, Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, A&P Falmouth, Pendennis Super Yachts, World Fuel Services, South West of England Regional Development Agency, Cornwall Development Company and the Government Office for the South West.  

A priority for the Initiative was the development of a Masterplan for the Port.  The Masterplan will consist of a strategic level action plan identifying a medium to long term programme of investment opportunities which will make a long-term difference to the economy of the Docks, Falmouth and Cornwall. 

We would welcome your attendance and feedback on the proposed projects.