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Today is: 09th Feb 2010
Get the lowdown on events in Newquay taking place throughout February 2010
| 01 Dec - 12 Feb | Pantomime Animal TrailHelp! One of Newquay Zoo's panto characters is missing! Follow the trail of 10 pantomime animal trail boards around the zoo to track down clues to discover the name of a missing Pantomime character! Learn more about the wonderful world of Panto, its magical animals, familiar stories and unusual facts in our family friendly discovery trail. |
| 02 Feb | Quiz & Curry NightQuiz and Curry night tonight at the Brook House Inn, Newquay, including questions on Disney, Genghis Khan, posture, old farts, an actual finger, fizz, the 20th spookiest TV show ever, the Drunk-o-Meter, wise monkeys and idiots! |
| 05 Feb | Newquay Breakfast ClubThe Newquay Breakfast Club meets every Friday at Lewinnick Lodge, Pentire Headland, Newquay from 7.30am. Breakfast is £7 and is payable on the day. |
| 06 Feb | Jumble SaleA jumble sale is to be held at Newquay's Methodist Church Hall on Saturday, February 6. Visitors can look forward to clothing at 50p a bag. bric–a–brac and refreshments. |
| 13 Feb - 21 Feb | Blue Reef Ugh! WeekDiscover the smelliest, squidgiest, slimiest marine animals and their disgusting habits essential to their survival in the depths. Ugh! week highlights a selection of gross behaviour ranging from starfish that throw up their own stomachs to fish that eat excrement. Events include workshops and the chance to get 'hands on'. Talks and feeding demonstrations will also take place throughout the day. |
| 13 Feb - 01 Apr | Fascinating FilipinasHome to some of the world's rarest animals such as Warty Pigs, Spotted Deer and weird looking birds like the Bleeding Heart Dove, explore the fascinating Philippines in a family activity trail around Newquay Zoo. Discover more about the animals, plants and everyday items (unusual recipes, dances and strange customs, history, postage stamps) from one of Newquay Zoo's overseas conservation project areas. |
| 14 Feb | Valentine's Day at the ZooCakes, coffee, shopping or watching beautiful animals, enjoy a romantic day out with your loved one at Newquay Zoo. |
| 16 Feb | HurlingHurling is an unusual Cornish game with a silver ball played in the Streets of the old market town of St. Columb Major on Shrove Tuesday and again on the following Saturday week in each year. Hurling is one of the oldest forms of a ball game and is played at a very fast pace. The goals are two miles apart and one goal concludes the game. If goaling the ball is not possible, another way of winning is for the silver ball to be carried out of the Parish, which can involve a long and arduous cross country run. |
| 16 Feb - 18 Feb | February Half Term activities at Lusty GlazeThe Adventure centre is running a family "Sweet Shop Treasure Hunt" at Lusty Glaze Beach in Newquay this February half term. The Treasure Hunt is a 1.5 hour family session on the beach, in which children and parents look for clues while completing fun, challenging tasks such as the spider's web, tiles and shelter build.
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| 20 Feb | Newquay Male Voice Choir Concert for Australian Bush FiresNewquay Male Voice Choir will support a Massed Choir Concert, arranged by the Federation to raise money for a memorial to recognise the losses of Ex Cornish Communities in Southern Australia who suffered in the 2009 Bush Fires. |
