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New Mayor, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1999The new Mayor of Fowey, Paul Caswell with the Town Crier, Michael Penprase. They are posed in front of Fowey Parish Church. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Christmas Lights, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1992Switching on the Christmas lights are Town Crier, Michael Penprase; Fowey Mayor, Marilyn Wellman; Father Christmas; Mayoress, Pauline Bulmer
Christmas Lights, Fore Street, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1992Christmas lights decorate Fore Street for the festive season. Traditionally the lights are switched on by the Mayor, Town Crier and Father Christmas
House Fire, North Street, Fowey, Cornwall. November 1992The remains of a house fire at No 12 North Street, Fowey. Over 50 firefighters fought the blaze through the night, which started in the kitchen at 6pm the previous day
Book Launch, Fowey, Cornwall. October 1992Fowey authoress Ann Hutton, who writes under the name of Barbara Whitnell, launched her latest book, Charmed Circle, at a reception held in the Fowey Hotel
Saints Way Walk, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991Scouts from Lostwithiel and Sticker with members of the St Austell and Par Scout Fellowship took a weekend to walk the ancient Saints Way from Padstow to Fowey
Sponsored Float, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1991
Catherine Trevail, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991106 years old Catherine Trevail (centre), believed to be the oldest person in Cornwall, shows her card from the Queen to Ivan and Sue Rabey, Mayor and Mayoress of Restormel
Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991The new mayor of Fowey, Hilda Court, pictured with her husband Clem. This was Mrs Courts fourth term as mayor and said that next year she would retire to the back-benches
Kriss Akabusi, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1991
Tourist Information Centre, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1991Fowey couple, Bernard and Lynn Goold, are believed to be the first husband and wife team in the country to both gain their City and Guilds in Tourist Information Competency
Naval Reunion, Fowey, Cornwall. October 1991Naval veterans revisited Fowey for a reunion of their wartime colleagues and met with the mayor, Hilda Court. Men of the Royal Navy 551 Assault Flotilla Group were stationed in the port in 1945
Town Crier New Cloak, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1991
Fowey Community School, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991Pupils and teachers of Fowey Community School celebrate non-uniform day in all sorts of gear. A regular fixture on the schools calendar it raises many thousands of pounds every year for charities
Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1996After the Mayor Making ceremony the civic dignitaries gather on the town quay. The ceremony takes place in the town hall, adjoining the quay
Lifeboat Push, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1990Some of the 52 youngsters of Fowey Community School who pushed an inflatable inshore lifeboat around the grounds of the school to raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Carnival Fairy Group, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1990The Fowey Carnival Fairy Group after the crowning which took place in the grounds of Fowey Hall Hotel. From left to right: Guy Raymond, Page Boy; Beth Dooley and Sophie Rowe
Carnival Queen Group, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1990The Fowey Carnival Queen Group are crowned by musician Peter Skellern, who had a home nearby. Carnival Queen is Lara Leach with Attendants Emma Dooley (left) and Samantha Wood (right)
Livestock Unit, Fowey Community School, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1990Students of Fowey Community School tend to the livestock in their specially created unit in a barn at the school. The catchment area of the school includes many rural communities where farming is a
Penhale Caravan Park, Fowey, Cornwall. January 1990Up to ten caravans on Penhale Caravan Park in Fowey were destroyed during a fierce overnight storm which raged through the night and into the next day
Fallen Tree, Fowey, Cornwall. January 1990A digger removes a fallen tree lying across the Fowey to Lostwithiel road near Castle Dore. The storms raged through the night and into the next day, flipping over caravans at a nearby site
Princess Royal, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1990The Princess Royal opens a new building for the Mission to Seafarers charity, in Fowey Docks. She is meeting with Mission volunteers and town dignitaries
Princess Royal, Fowey, Cornwall. 1990The Princess Royal arrives at Fowey Docks where she opened a new building for the Mission to Seafarers charity. The charity works in over 200 ports worldwide caring for seafarers of all ranks
Clay jetty at Fowey Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of the clay jetty showing the Great Western Railway clay wagons ready to load with the SS Hero being loaded. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993This group of jockeys are ready for the off. They won second prize in their class in the carnival. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993The Bowden family and friends form a medical group as their entry in the carnival. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993The town band, on the Fowey harbour tug Penleath, makes its way across the water to Fowey carrying the giant pasty which will be cut up and distributed among local
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993Jim Peirce, leader of the town band, with his band dressed as Chelsea pensioners, accompany the giant pasty on one of the harbour tugs, Penleath, as it makes its way across the harbour to Fowey
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993The giant pasty, which is baked in Polruan, is paraded through the streets of the village and taken by harbour tug across Fowey harbour
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993First in their class were this group of Egyptian maidens who brought a pyramid with them to Fowey carnival. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993Robin Hood and his Merry Men, including a couple of Maid Marians, hiding away in Sherwood Forest, is the entry from Fowey Brownies, with Emma Penprase (left) and Kerri Wellington
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993Leading the noisy town band is Jim Peirce in a pony and trap. The town band always led the carnival procession, leaving the carnival site 15 minutes before the main floats and groups
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993Getting ready for Christmas are the Collings family, pictured with their float at the carnival. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993Members of the Troy Players theatre group dance a stately gavotte around the town during the carnival. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993A topical theme for this group of friends in Fowey Carnival, who gained a third prize for their entry as Foweys Scooper Troopers. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993Fowey Playgroup came along to the Carnival as a Toy Town Band complete with drums and top hats. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993Fowey Regatta Week carnival fairy queen Rachel Bell, right, with attendants Suzanne Kitson and Kate Osbrink and page boy Martin Middlewood. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993Fowey Regatta Week carnival queen Rachel Wellington, centre, with her attendants Holly Raymond and Laura McCartney. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Fowey Regatta Queen, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992After a wait of 53 years, the uncrowned carnival queen of Fowey, Winifred Finding, finally had her day. She was chosen as queen in 1939 but missed out on her crowning when war broke out
Red Arrows, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992The RAF display team, the Red Arrows, perform a manoeuvre over Fowey harbour during Fowey Regatta Week. The team had performed every year since the late 1970s until safety concerns in the late 2010s
Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1995The line up on the Town Quay at the Fowey Mayor Making Ceremony are, from left to right: Michael Penprase, Town Crier; Rev
Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1993After the Fowey mayor-making for the incoming mayor, the dignitaries line up on the Town Quay. From left to right: Andy McCartney, Macebearer; Roger Blount, Deputy Mayor; Rhona Foster
New Mayor, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1998The new Mayor of Fowey, Anne Boosey, posed on the town quay in front of Fowey harbour. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
New Mayor, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1999The new Mayor of Fowey, Paul Caswell (right), with his deputy, Norman Mason. They are posed in front of Fowey Parish Church. Photographer: Jonathan Barker
Catherine Trevail, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991106 years old Catherine Trevail, believed to be the oldest person in Cornwall at that time, shows her card from the Queen to Hilda Court, Mayor of Fowey
Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991The new mayor of Fowey and her attendants line up on the Town Quay. This was Mrs Courts fourth term as mayor and said that next year she would retire to the back-benches
Christmas Lights, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1991Father Christmas with Hilda Court, Town Mayor and Michael Penprase, Town Crier, at the switching on of the Christmas lights throughout the town