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Hi Everyone This email is going out to everyone on the mailing list of the Porthtowan Beach Association. Hope all’s well. Just to keep you posted, it is proposed that there will be temporary windbreak fencing erected down at the dunes in order to try and collect/prevent windblown sand coming onto the roads in the […]

Porthtowan’s own Melissa Reid competing in the Triathlon, Sunday from 3.30pm. All at Porthtowan wish Melissa and her family the best of luck. https://www.facebook.com/melissareidGB/?pnref=story https://www.facebook.com/ParalympicsGB/?pnref=story                    

Fantastic Achievement Day for the Community of Porthtowan by the Community of Porthtowan Members of the Porthtowan Beach Association(PBA) along with local business sponsors, Cornwall Council Officers, Parish Councillors and special guest Peter Norfolk(Paralympian Tennis Gold Medal Winner) gathered together at the Blue Bar to hoist the Blue Flag and Seaside Award Flags for 2016. […]

Porthtowan Beach Association (PBA) Newsletter October 2015 Topics: Beach Groups – who’s doing what Blue Flag Award. Blue Flag sign Audio Local environmental projects for the awards. Dune restoration. Access for All Beach appearance Membership Beach Groups – who’s doing what! Several people have requested that I explain who’s doing what with regard beach issues. […]

  Porthtowan beach has won both the Blue Flag Award and the Seaside Award run by Keep Britain Tidy. The prestigious Blue Flag Award acts as a guarantee to everyone that a beach is among the finest not only in the country, but globally.  The awards are given to coastal destinations that boast the highest […]

Sunday 14th December was the date for the festive beach clean on Porthtowan beach. We all had either Santa hats or antlers to make it festive. The morning was overcast and grey, but dry. The beach clean was fairly well attended and the numbers are increasing with each event. Initially, the beach looked very littered, […]

A group of musical children from the Mount Hawke Academy School Band and many from the village of Porthtowan have recorded an original Christmas single, Bright Christmas Star.  This song was composed especially for them. Aged between 6 and 11 years old, the children of Mount Hawke Academy School Band are led by parents Angeline […]

          What a lovely morning it was for the beach clean at Porthtowan on Sunday. This was organised by the St Agnes Marine Conservation Group. Nine adults and three children took part in the clean. It is a very friendly activity and anyone can join in. People using the beach often […]