7 Reasons To Love Cornwall: Reason Two

Cornish Pride 

The second reason for loving Cornwall is quite a personable one which I'm hoping you can all relate too. Reason two is quite simply Cornish Pride. From the second you drive into Cornwall you’ll see a mass of black and white flags, car stickers, t-shirts etc. - no the printer’s not run out of red ink -  this fine design, is the Cornish flag.

I’ve grown up in Cornwall and must admit I’m completely in love with the whole Cornish ethos. It's the feeling of togetherness and appreciating the little things in life. Put a cider in our hands, sunglasses on our heads and sand under our feet and we're happy. 

We also love a good traditional festival or feast week, as some of you may have noticed at the Charlestown Regatta this weekend. Saturday was full of fun,but, for me, the highlight of the weekend had to be the infamous raft race - the decoration on some of the rafts, and their "crew", was incredible! It was just great to see so many people, both visitors and locals, coming together to have a good time and then dance the night away! Don't worry if you missed the raft race though, the festival continues right through until Friday ending with a whole heap of amazing live music at the "Regatta Rocks" event on Friday 31st July. It's brilliant that these traditional events are still running year after year, with the newest generations taking part in activities that their parents and grandparents had entertained years ago. 

Cornish pride is all about helping each other out,  even if it’s just buying from our local farmer instead of the large chain stores, and making sure that together our county is the best it can possibly be. It really is great to see everybody buying from local producers and really enjoying the local attractions when they come on holiday. We're lucky enough to welcome some guests back year after year and just recently someone mentioned how Cornwall feels like a second home because everyone's so welcoming and will always have time for a chat. With that comment I realised just how proud and lucky I am to be part of a community that has made someone feel that way.