Images Dated 2018 March

Snowball Fight, Boscawen Street, Truro, Cornwall. 8th January 1918

Men in naval uniforms snowballing by the fountain outside City Hall during the First World War. N. Gill and Son shop and the Police Station are in the background. A policeman is standing outside the Police Station and recruitment signage for the Royal Navy can be seen. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

© From the collection of the RIC

Pupils travel to school in a Rolls Royce, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1989

Off to Fowey School in style aboard a Rolls Royce are these five pupils from Lostwithiel. At an auction of promises at the Community Centre their parents bought a pledge from David Williams of the Crown Inn to take a group of children in his 'Roller'. The lucky five are L to R Simon May, Rory Jones, James Foster, Chris Terry and Kieran Piper. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

© RIC, photographer Jonathan Barker

Opening of new livestock unit, Churchtown Farm, Lanlivery, Cornwall. October 1987

BBC South West Spotlight weather presenter Craig Rich (centre) is shown around the new livestock unit of Churchtown Farm, Lanlivery, which he declared open. Craig joined Spotlight in 1978 and was the first regional weather presenter for the BBC. Craig retired in 2003 but still makes occasional appearances on the programme when his successor, David Braine is away. Just prior to this retirement, Craig was presented with a lifetime achievement award by the South West branch of the Royal Television Society. Churchtown Farm provided outdoor activity holidays for disabled people before closing in 2011. It was run at various times by the charities Vitalise and Scope. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

© RIC, photographer Jonathan Barker