Helston: Exclusive look at Fishermen's Mission new calendar as charity announces launch
A mood filled photograph by Ruth Dingwall appears in January.
Actress Sophie Thompson lends her artist skills to the calendar.
Sneak preview of the first month, a fish pie by supporter Natasha White.
A stunning new calendar (2022) from the Fishermen's Mission, titled "When the boat comes in – British fishing lives through the year" is ready to buy.
Available in the Fishermen's Mission shop in Helston on Coinagehall Street, the charity said they are "delighted with the calendar and can't wait for you to see it too."
The Fishermen's Mission held a competition earlier this year which resulted in supporters old and new submitting entries of either artwork or a fish recipe based on a season of the year.
100's of entries poured in and after weeks of decision making,
the winners and runners-up have been selected to make up the calendar. Alongside the competition winners, the calendar features artwork from actresses Sophie Thompson and Caroline Quentin whilst food blogger and recipe maker Marlena Razali donated a Malaysian Salmon curry recipe. Julian Waring from the Fishermen's Mission, tells us how the calendar idea came together: "We have a gifted volunteer, Graham Young, who often worked into the small hours poring over images to design Calendar Gills, our truly amazing 2021 calendar. "That was hugely successful and raised thousands of pounds. This year, together with Graham, we asked our supporters to help. The calendar looks beautiful and we hope it will be another successful fundraiser." The Fishermen's Mission is striving forward with great excitement in this, their 140th anniversary year. The charity is reliant on donations which are especially vital now. Julian continued: "Fundraising for our work has been difficult throughout the pandemic. The simple fact is that without funding our crucial role of caring for our fishermen and their families will end. "Our work is based on building trusted relationships through face-to-face meetings on the quayside, on fishing vessels, and through home visits. We are sure that people will love our 2022 Calendar, and every copy sold will bring hope to a fisherman needing our help." The calendars are available to buy at the Padstow Bookseller, The Great Cornish Food Store in Truro, and The Edge of the World Bookshop in Penzance, and the Fishermen's Mission Charity Shop in Helston, see social media for other venues. To buy online click here.Carry on the conversation on our Twitter and Facebook pages. [.B]
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