Falmouth Gig Club win the men's world title 🥇
They've ended Looe's six year steak as world champions on the Isles of Scilly
Looe finished second and Caradon came third
Listen to the winning Falmouth crew here @BBCCornwall 👇
https://t.co/L1V6792xRV
Back to back champions 🥇
Helford Gig Club claim the women's title at the World Pilot Gig Championships
Fowey were second and Truro came third
Listen to the victorious crew from Helford here @BBCCornwall 👇
https://t.co/MfLoH8pTME
Something extra to look forward to this Bank Holiday Monday! ⚽️🏉
If you’re on Scilly and keen to get involved, please do get in touch
Good luck everyone involved in the World Pilot Gig Championships this weekend 🙌
The Isles of Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall, boast just two clubs who play each other 20 times a year.
For their season opener, one had a very dodgy right-back…
This might just be the most unique league I’ve ever seen, writes @danielstorey85
https://t.co/IKb4LEWW9Z
A big thank you to @danielstorey85 of the @TheiPaperSport for covering the league 🤝
Great performance at right back in the opening game of the season 👏
A brilliant read on football and life on Scilly, which is well worth checking out ⬇️
The Wanderers are ready for the first game of the season!
Garrison Gunners 🆚 Woolpack Wanderers
🏆 Charity Shield
⏰ 10:30am
🏟️ Garrison Field
📍St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly
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It was a close contest but the @Maldemers were able to get over the line and grind out a narrow victory on Sunday evening 👏
St. Mary’s win 4 - 1 on aggregate over both legs, but victory in the second leg means the Mals win the overall sporting series against Scilly 12.5 - 10.5
Pre-season starts in just under 2 weeks with the inaugural Chas Wood Memorial Trophy 🏆
Please see details below ⬇️
We look forward to seeing as many people there as possible
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If swimming between Land’s End and Scilly wasn’t hard enough, one group of fundraisers had to swim through “thousands and thousands” of jellyfish 😮🪼
The five swimmers were eventually forced to stop due to the high winds.
Full story below 👇🎧
https://t.co/AYkj3ZjS0b
Following news earlier this week we can announce the Scillonian III is now operating at full power. However, we will continue to follow the amended schedule, with earlier departures from St. Mary’s, until Saturday 7th September 2024 whilst we continue to monitor.
The Isles of Scilly have a 'Men's Shed' thanks to founder Simon Nicholls 🔨
They've been nominated as a Community Group finalist for the #BBCMakeADifference Awards. Listen about the project here ➡️ https://t.co/8kfBnseMcX
The first of two road closures will be in place from Mon 5 Aug 2024 until 30 Jun 2026 to enable the construction of the site compound for the development of the Isles of Scilly Cultural Centre and Museum. Read full details at the following link:
https://t.co/h417idrZq3