Events & News

This year the punt race will take place on Sunday 3rd August.

Please watch this space for further details.

Another date for your diary.

Saturday 9th August. 🙂

This years regatta will take place on Sunday 27th July.

Choir concert dates for your diary.

Sunday 8th June 7:00pm

Sunday 20th July 7:00pm

Sunday 24th August 3:00pm

Enjoy

When: Sunday 10th August

The event will see the annual blessing of both lifeboats alongside the quay.

Harbour Master’s report from April 15th Meeting.

Once again Mousehole Harbour is “Open for business”!!

As all will have seen, the baulks are now up and vessels are returning to their moorings. Prior to that we undertook the annual sand relocation exercise to both save our sand from going out of the gaps and minimise the backwash from SWW infrastructure running around the harbour.

As previously mentioned, all boats mooring in our Harbour must have at least third party insurance and pay for the privilege of mooring in Mousehole. Pleased to say that compliance with these requirements is high, making Harbour Master life a little easier, freeing my time to address other issues.

On another note I am also pleased to welcome a couple of short term additions to the team in the form of Charley Bradley and Oscar Stocks. Charley and Oscar are working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award and will be helping Bill and I with various tasks around the Harbour for the next couple of months to fulfil some of the requirements of the Award. Well done for engaging in this and good luck. (Bill and I promise we won’t work you too hard :))

Finally, can I ask all to exercise a degree of caution when crossing the harbour via the Wharf, there are currently two lots of scaffolding erected that impede access and unless wishing to walk under one of them requires pedestrians to walk on the uneven ground on the seaward side of the tarmac. Please take extra care.

Finally, finally, Happy Easter one and all.

Harbour Master’s report from February 25th Meeting.

A relatively quiet period since I last reported with routine activities comprising most of my activities.

We have undertaken a number of repair and maintenance jobs on the Harbour office, quad bike store and North quay toilet blocks, all getting a dose of TLC. My thanks must go to Commissioner Hills for taking the lead and enabling me to tick the jobs undertaken off my “to do” list.

More dates for your diaries now, with the baulks scheduled to be lifted on Friday 28th March (weather permitting) and the boats returning to the water on the 29th. Ahead of that we will be arranging for the sand that has washed down towards the entrance to the harbour to be moved back up the beaches, watch out for the digger in due course.

In relation to the boats going back in the water, as has always been the case, every boat is required to have at least third party insurance if it is to be moored in our harbour. With that in mind I will be requesting proof of insurance before boats are allowed back into the harbour this year. Quite simply, no insurance, no mooring!

On a lighter note I am pleased to draw your attention to a new infographic display signage we have introduced into the harbour that highlights the importance of the fishing industry to our economy here in Cornwall. The sign is situated on the railings on top of the pumping station, so have a look and see what the hardy fishers and associated trades add to our economy.

Finally for this report, glad to see Bill back in action, however please help me ensure that he doesn’t overdo it too soon and remind him that he’s in a marathon and not a sprint.

PS, we are aware that the red lights on the quay are “blinking”. The system needs a new specialist battery that is on order.

Just a quick reminder to all village residents who take advantage of our seasonal parking permits that they will fall due for renewal on 1st April 2025.

The cost of a season permit this year remains as last year at £125

Where possible payments for the permits should be made by bank transfer, details of which will be provided upon application for a new permit.

To obtain those details please either e-mail the Harbour Master on harbourmaster@mouseholeharbour.co.uk or phone 07944 372289.

Alternatively a message can be posted through the letterbox of the Harbour Office stating your name and mobile number contact details so that I can call you and progress the renewal of your permits.

May I also take this opportunity to remind everybody that permit allocation is restricted to one permit per household (which must be in Mousehole), that the household has no on-site parking, and that the permit holder is permanently resident in Mousehole.

May I also remind current permit holders that there is a waiting lists for permits so failure to renew promptly may result in the loss of your ability to renew your permit.

Any queries, please contact the Harbour Master on 07944 372289.

Further to my post below, I can now report that the Harbour Commissioners have given the green light to my proposal to photograph dogs on our beaches and post photos of the same on the website in an attempt to reduce the problem. Please feel free to forward any photos that you may capture so that I can add these to the website.

Sadly there appear to be a number of individuals who disregard (intentionally or otherwise?) our Harbour rules on dogs on our beaches.

We have good reason for such a ban and it is frustrating that regular conversations need to take place to support the removal of dogs from the beach.

With that in mind I am proposing to seek permission from the Harbour Commissioners to post photographs of errant dogs (not the owners) running around our beaches on our website. I am hoping that this will nudge owners recognising their pooches into compliance, which over time will reduce the problem. Most of us do comply so should have little worry of seeing our dogs pictures in the hall of shame gallery.

Please feel free to feedback to me on the above idea or if you have any other ideas that could support us in maintaining the safety of our beaches.

Firstly, thanks to all those kayak owners who have properly complied with our request to remove their kayaks from the harbour which will allow us to “reset” and better identify kayak owners and manage their storage for 2025 and beyond.

Unfortunately there are a small number of kayaks that weren’t removed which have now been removed and are now stored under lock and key pending being reclaimed.

Additionally there appears to be a cunning kayak owner amongst us who has secreted his/her kayak between the punts on the wharf, which tenuously (at best) complies with our request but on this occasion we won’t be deeming it properly removed. We would be grateful therefore if the offending kayak could be properly removed within the next 10 days otherwise it will join the trio of other homeless kayaks being kept at our pleasure securely off site!

So, mindful of how quickly time seems to be passing, we have developed an application form to enable those wishing to store kayaks during the 2025 season to apply to store them.

Below is a link to an application form in Word format that should allow you to fill in the blanks, save them and then return the completed form digitally to the harbour master ideally by email to harbourmaster@mouseholeharbour.co.uk

If you prefer to complete the form in hard copy, please download it, complete it and return it to the Harbour Master, Harbour Office, Fore Street, Mousehole TR19 6PG.

Priority will be given to those applicants that previously stored kayaks in the harbour who also meet the qualification criteria of permanently living within the immediate area. Provided these criteria are met and the appropriate fee of £50 is paid to the Harbour Authority permission will be granted to store your kayak(s)within the harbour. There will be a limit on the number of kayaks allowed to be stored so an early application is advised. Once returned your application will be determined and if successful you will be notified together with information on payment options.

Kayak storage application form.  

Click on “Kayak storage application form” (above) to download