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DynneYrghewgh dhe Borthpyra - gemm Kernewek! Welcome to Polperro Narrow, winding streets and alleys, cottages perched on steep slopes overlooking a tiny harbour- Polperro is everyone's idea of a picturesque Cornish fishing village - visit and like many others you may want to stay - for ever To explore this website - use the menu at the top of this homepage or visit our Sitemap or follow the links from any of the topics on this page. And scroll down to see all this large homepage! World holds its breath - will internet star moggie Jerry make it home? It seems there's nothing as obsessive as watching webcams and Bill Smith's bank of webcams at the Claremont Hotel here in Polperro seems to have more fans than East Enders (perhaps its because the plots are more interesting?). Well, one of these many fans of Bill's webcams also visits our Forum and read that Abbi has been having a lot of problems getting her pet moggie Jerry to return home, though he has been spotted around the village quite a few times by various Forum members. Now Deb, clearly a distant relative of Hercule Poirot, from more than 3,000 miles away in Indiana, USA believes she may have found the missing feline - because of the time difference she watches the webcams when everyone in Polperro is asleep - including a tabby moggie which curls up on the doormat at the Claremont Hotel. Deb thinks this may be Abbi's cat Jerry. But perhaps it's the hotel cat? Bill Smith, proprietor of the said hotel says there is no hotel cat and he has now freeze framed the visiting moggie and Abbie thinks it is Jerry. Now comes the tricky bit - catching the moggie . . . Local and national radio, tv & newspapers have picked up this story and Abbi is about to join the TV chat-show circuit but is going to have to camp out at the Claremont if she is to recapture her Polperro tiger. To follow progress in this exciting mystery visit our FORUM (click here) and take a look for yourselves at Bill's Claremont WEBCAMS (click here). Also see the "freeze-frame" on the hotel's "Latest Information" page. www.polperro.org - 8 May 2008 Polperro has great places to stay - and you can find all the best ones on this website. The latest to join us is Garden Cottage, a two bedroom property with its own parking place and absolutely fabulous sea and harbour views - for details of this and other self-catering properties, hotels and B&Bs - click here   Have you joined our online Forum yet? Register now - it's quick, easy & free - and you can keep your email address confidential - click here Advertisement Reminder about Access Restrictions in Polperro On 1st March 2008 the summer restrictions come into force in Polperro. Can we please remind all residents and visitors to Polperro that after that date there will be no on street parking anywhere in the village centre. The entire villlage centre is subject to an access restriction this means that unless you have a delivery to make within the village or a parking place you should not enter the village. If you have booked accommodation within the village your landlord will be able to advise you about the availability of parking. There are three routes in to the village and the access restriction signs are clearly displayed at the the top of The Coombes, at the top of Talland Hill and at the top of Landaviddy Lane beyond these signs there is nowhere that you can park on the road so please don't take your vehicles in to the village. We will be enforcing these restrictions. PC Helen Libby, Neighbourhood Beat Officer and PCSO Steve Cocks, Community Support Officer, Devon & Cornwall Police This is timely and good advice - there really is nowhere to park or even to turn and SAT-NAV users in particular would be well advised to turn off these devices and use their eyes, read the road signs and be sensible otherwise you can easily end up stuck fast between stone walls in no through lanes narrower than your vehicle. So if you can't come to Polperro by public transport, park in the main car park (well signposted as you approach the village from Looe or Pelynt) and enjoy the walk or minibus or horse tram ride down into the village - it's not a long way and there's lots of picturesque Polperro to see on the way. Bob Tarr, webmaster, www.polperro.org The Perils of Sat-Nav in a Cornish Village - The sturdy citizens of Polperro are becoming well accustomed to witnessing the kami-kase antics of drivers of everything from private cars, delivery vans & lorries, JCBs and even miltary vehicles as they set out to prove that what their sat-nav systems are telling them is true and that the narrow and precipitous lanes and alleys of Polperro are some sort of virtual reality fantasy. The problem is, of course, that Polperro is real world and sat-nav is fantasy. The owners of body repair shops and clutch replacement services can almost be seen licking their lips in anticipation of the next lucrative job.... But seriously, it is foolhardy to ignore the road signs - narrow in Polperro means NARROW (like less wide than your vehicle) and steep means STEEP (like steeper than your engine/clutch/gearbox can endure) - so switch off the sat-nav, read the road signs and ask the locals! Most of Polperro village is subject to a seasonal traffic prohibition regulation - there is a reason for this - Polperro's streets are mostly narrow (and they tend to get narrower the further you go!) and some are also very steep and there is virtually nowhere to park or manoeuvre or even turn round in the village (but there is a large car park as you approach the village and minibus and horse-bus services to take you down to the heart of the village if you can't manage a 500m walk. Click on images to see larger versions. Report & photos courtesy of Tony White Visit our Jammed page which documents just some of the many who have come a cropper putting blind faith in sat-nav instead of learning how to read road signs and interpret ordnance survey maps - and those who managed to get stuck even without sat-nav to help them. Cornish Fishing Luggers - an introduction by local author and ex-lugger crewman Paul Greenwood. Also details of his new definitive book on Cornish luggers, which you can buy locally or on-line - more Prime property for sale . . . Stonehaven, a rambling and historic grade II listed property is now being offered for sale. It should prove to be a hot property given its location right at the very centre of the village at the foot of Talland Hill. It has views of the harbour and a sheltered patio and charming small garden - a rarity in the heart of the village - click here for full details. The house is currently the home of retired locksmith and current craft glass-maker Brian Shepherd and his wife Ann - who are moving so as to be closer to their family. Brian is one of the unsung heroes of the village taking on many backroom tasks, for example on the Festival and website. The good news is that he has volunteered to carry on his website roles (message board moderator and events and festival diary editor) from the new Chez Shepherd which is likely to be in Hampshire. Ryder Lifeboat's starring role Disguised as the Lizard Lifeboat "Admiral Sir George Back", the historic Ryder lifeboat has recently starred in the film And Every Life Was Saved, a reconstruction of the rescue of 525 souls from the wreck of the White Star liner SS Suevic in 1907 - visit our Ryder page for more about the history of the Ryder lifeboat and the new Ryder website for the full story and many photos of the filming and of the other recent, modern-day exploits of this historic restored lifeboat. Photo above - Richard A Derrick © 2007 The last of the old Polperro fishermen - a tribute by Tony White to Edmund Curtis, who died recently, aged 85 - click here   Bounty from the sea - teak houses, even teak stables - a new story of a Polperro shipwreck in 1849 - of the barque Shepherdess - more Do you have family connections with Polperro? You might have! Check out your family name on the Polperro Family History Society's pages - click here Tony White's 'Bits & Pieces'  Nobody knows for sure where he gets his information, but he is the village postmaster, he does get to work very early, and he has got an electric kettle, so maybe he steams open all the letters? Anyway, wherever he gets it from, he's the best informed guy in Polperro - and he shares it all with us in his "Bits & Pieces" Bilge Rat - Reporter Extraordinaire - an irrascible character of a sea-faring temperament, Bilge Rat is constantly seen around and about the village collecting material for his very politically incorrect columns of reportage. But is the fact that he is only ever seen by ex-mariner & village postmaster Captain Tony White at all curious? Can the non-PC rantings of Bilge Rat be distinguished from those of our benign and hearty village postmaster? Read them and make up your own mind - click here Overheard conversations - click here The Loo with a view We knew that property in Polperro was expensive - but £30K for a tiny old public loo? Read the full story Seen a flashing light out to sea from Polperro? Tony tells all on our Eddystone page Polperro's floods - now just history? more info & photos Stay Safe on the Beach Get yourself a copy of the excellent RNLI leaflet Your Guide to Beach Safety if you are going swimming, surfing, or even just paddling, playing, rock-pooling or walking on the beach. You can get a copy at Polperro Post Office, or from RNLI lifeboat stations, telephone 0800 328 0600 or visit the RNLI website at www.rnli.org.uk/beachlifeguards Small village - big fireworks displays. Find out what you've been missing - More	Advertisement Click here or on image to visit our website or telephone 01503 272 241          The Cottles - Polperro            A guest house with a difference            Tel: 01503 272 578 or e-mail Click on photos below for larger versions So, you thought your move was difficult? Moving house in Polperro - the full story There is no cinema in Polperro but a local charitable body Cinema by the Sea shows films at Looe Primary School about once a month, using state of the art digital projection, a huge screen and surround sound system. The full programme of screenings can be found at www.looefilmsociety.org.uk or by email from: info@looefilmsociety.org.uk Public transport Especially in the summer season there is quite a lot of bus services to and from Polperro. But how do you find out where and when they run? Two ways - online at www.cornwall.gov.uk/buses - and you can print out the individual timetables you need or, if you are going to be using public transport a lot, they publish a comprehensive timetable book twice a year which covers, all bus, train, ferry and scheduled coach services. There is also also an excellent free public transport map and frequency guide published by Cornwall County Council. Copies are available from bus stations, libraries and tourist information centres. There is also a Traveline enquiry service - telephone 0871 200 22 33 or go to www.travelineSW.com. Website Statistics: Hits Visitors Apr 2008 397,016 25,183 Mar 2008 369,604 22,913 Feb 2008 331,806 18,255 Jan 2008 385,729 22,016 Dec 2007 246,077 17,265 Year 2007 3.5m 372,454 Year 2006 2.4m 387,733

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