Coming Soon: St. Ives Food Bank is relocating to the Edward Hain Centre
The St. Ives Food Bank have provided meals for families in crisis for over ten years. For eight of those, they were based at Chy an Gweal chapel in Carbis Bay; but in early May, in a move that brings them closer to most of the families they provide for, they are moving into The Edward Hain Centre.
A New Year of Friendship
In the new year of 2023, the membership of the Edward Hain Friends committee saw a dramatic reshuffle. … With just 4 previous members remaining,…The revamped Friends committee was steered under the able new Chairmanship of Angela Walker.
Taking Stock: Where are we Now?
The big St. Ives news of 2023 is that we bought the Edward Hain building. This was a long-time dream come true, achieved with the donation of considerable funds raised by our Friends from their amazing events. But did you also know that we have a mortgage? It turns out that many people don’t.
Friends’ Guest Blog: Fair Mo (Pig Fair)-gateway to Christmas
Or How a Bear was Lost and Found ~ by Lizzie Smith On Saturday, December 2nd, Fair Mo market at St. Ia’s Parish Church was bustling! The vendors’ stalls had been set up beforehand either on tables, or on planks placed across the ancient pews. An amazing array of local arts and crafts, as well […]
Any Day Now! A New Dawn. . .
Exactly two months after our celebratory launch weekend, the Edward Hain Centre’s doors will soon open to its first clients. The motto on our website – ‘A New Dawn in Health and Wellbeing in St. Ives’ – is about to become reality.
Behind The Scenes
It’s been over 6 weeks since our Grand Launch weekend to celebrate completing the purchase of the Edward Hain building. So some of you may be wondering: What’s been happening? Where’s the action?
Answer: Behind the scenes!
Tregenna Ball Does It Again
Last year’s ball at Tregenna Castle was one of our most successful events of 2022. This year’s version was also a winner, netting a fabulous £5759.75 for the Edward Hain Centre!
Remembering a Legacy
On this day in 1917, Sir Edward Hain, whose shipping company funded the purchase of the Edward Hain Memorial Hospital in the name of his son, died at the age of 65.
An old key to the new Centre
Amongst them was a box, in which, hidden beneath a few odds and ends, was a beautiful key. It was inscribed, ‘Presented to Lady Hain on the occasion of the opening of the Edward Hain Memorial Hospital, St Ives Cornwall, April 8th 1920.’