Paul Lewis, organiser of the increasingly successful Camel Rock Festival, is having a meeting on 10 February in order to decide the future of the event.

The problem comes from the fundraising, which has caused problems in the past. Mr Lewis is saying that he alone cannot handle the amount of fundraising required to organise the event.

He said he wishes to continue the event, but he required volunteers to aid fundraising for the spectacle. The meeting on 10 February will hopefully prove others wish to assist.

Local farmers have left many fields of narcissi unpicked, due to the early season. A patch of mild weather caused the Islands’ flower farms to go into bloom too early last year, before the demand was there.

Some farmers are thinking of quitting flower farming due to the uncertanty and the poor prices that have been becoming all too familiar in recent years.

Andrew Penman is going to take over the helm as headteacher at the Five Islands’ School. Mr Penman is currently the deputy headteacher at West of England School for the Blind in Exeter. He headed 21 applicants and 3 interviewees.

The Five Islands’ School is still under ’special measures’.

Mr Guthrie, one of the governers who was present at the interviews, expressed to ThisIsCornwall his enthusiasm and approval of the new appointment that, it is hoped, will conclude a difficult period - and take the school into calmer waters.

Pier House, near the quay on St Mary’s, is to have a resturant and a few rooms for accommodation. This was recently approved by Isles of Scilly planning officers.

Liskeard ICAS opened in October 2003 and has provided support and information to over 270 NHS patients who had a complaint about their treatment.

Working with patients, we have written letters and attended meetings to resolve problems and secure explanations and apologies for our clients. Complaints are generally welcomed as an opportunity to learn from mistakes and improve services to NHS patients and in some cases NHS Trusts have changed their procedures or offered to retrain their staff. Those complaints that cannot be resolved locally are referred to the Healthcare Commission for independent investigation.

We also gather information that can be used by the local Patient Forums, the Healthcare Commission and the Department of Health to highlight problem areas for review, which will hopefully result in changes to procedures and improvements in the future.

ICAS continues to provide free information and advocacy support to people who wish to pursue a NHS complaint. This includes Hospital Services, GPs, Dentists, Opticians, Pharmacists, District Nurses, Ambulance Services, Physiotherapists etc. (ICAS is not part of the NHS). Patients wishing to complain about their NHS treatment have six months from the event, or from the time they became aware of cause for complaint, and can be assured that details of their complaint will be kept separately from their medical records. ICAS can only offer advocacy to individuals with an NHS complaint and cannot deal with compensation claims.

Phone lines are open from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. We are able to meet with people who wish to make a complaint either at our office at Liskeard Citizens Advice Bureau or at their local Citizens Advice Bureau. We can also make home visits to those unable to travel.

Contact ICAS on 01579 346500 or 0845 1203782.

— Press release, ICAS Liskeard

According to an article on the ThisIsCornwall website, Scillonians have raised over ?17 000 in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami. This works out at around ?8 per person.

The total raised by the DEC across the nation on 13 January was predicted to reach ?200 million. This means an approximate national average for individuals donating ?3 each to the DEC. So the Islands are doing well with their fundraising so far…

The article mentioned auctions, Sue Humphries’ coffee mornings, the Rotary Club, Park House and others.

Kevin Pender, crewman on the Meridian, was rescued from the sea after suffering a severe head injury.

After being spotted floating face down in the water off St Agnes quay, Mr Pender was rescued from the water by Declan Ridsdale. Later aided by Truan Hick, Mr Pender was recovered from the water and promptly attended by a couple of nurses on St Agnes, and later joined by the ambulance. He was then flown to Treliske, where he went into intensive care. He was out of intensive care on Friday 7.

On Monday the skipper of the Meridian, Jeremy Phillips, told Alison Rowe of ThisIsCornwall of those who had helped to get Kevin safely out of the water: “They were absolutely fantastic and without them things could have been worse.”

Such an incident demonstrates the value of the Air Ambulance to the Isles of Scilly.

Julian Pitchard, a Scillonian now living in Dubai, will be running in the Dubai Marathon on Saturday to raise money for the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Air Ambulance. The following week he plans a 500km cycle from Thailand to Cambodia.

Mr Pitchard now works in Dubai as area manager for Degussa Construction Systems.

He aims to raise ?10,000 for the air ambulance during the four-and-a-half hour marathon in the Dubai heat. His cycle will raise money for abandoned children on the streets of Bangkok and Cambodia.

Andreya Wharry, who broke a World Record kitesurfing from Scilly to Cornwall will be representing Cornwall at the January Schroders London Boat Show.