• Exhibition – Nature Recovery in Cornwall

    Penrose National Trust The Stables, Penrose, Helston

    On a single day in summer, one acre of wildflower meadow can contain 3 million flowers, producing 1kg of nectar sugar. That's enough to support nearly 96,000 honeybees per day. 97% of species-rich grassland has been lost...

    Free
  • Helston Spring Thing 2026

    Helston , United Kingdom

    A wondrous weekend including free drop-in workshops at CAST on Saturday 21 March – Grow a Spring Thing and Make a Clay Dragon. Helston Spring Thing returns for another vibrant weekend of making and doing in venues across Helston, organised by...

    Free
  • Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run

    Wellbeing: Penrose Park Run
    Penrose National Trust The Stables, Penrose, Helston

    What is Penrose parkrun? A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! When is it? Every Saturday at 9:00am. Where is it? The event takes...

  • Incredible Edible Session

    Incredible Edible Session
    Incredible Edible Helston Garden Helston, United Kingdom

    Every third Saturday 10:00 – 13:00 Incredible Edible Helston Garden, Helston TR13 0SR, UK (map) Incredible Edible Helston meets on the third Saturday of each month, with the focus of each session being decided nearer the time. There...

    Free
  • Screening – Manifesto

    Screening – Manifesto
    CAST Cornwall Cornubian Arts & Science Trust, 3 Penrose Road, Helston Cornwall, Helston, United Kingdom

    Ane Hjort Guttu’s film Manifesto, 2020, (27 min) speculates on the aims and purposes of institutional art education. Newly migrated into a university and an open-plan campus building, an art school feels cornered by a suffocating culture of surveillance and...

    Free
  • Interactive Science Exhibition

    Interactive Science Exhibition
    Trevow Old Chapel Meneage Road, Helston

    About the event Discovering 42: Interactive Science Exhibition Back by popular demand — part of Helston Spring Thing Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd March 2026 | 10am–4pm Book your arrival time — just £3 per person Last...

    £3.00
  • Grow a Spring Thing

    CAST Cornwall Cornubian Arts & Science Trust, 3 Penrose Road, Helston Cornwall, Helston, United Kingdom

    Join CAST’s learning team to make your own potted plant. Then bring it to life in a spring garden with help from animator Mae Voogd. Participants of all ages are welcome. This workshop is part of Helston...

    Free
  • Make A Clay Dragon

    CAST Cornwall Cornubian Arts & Science Trust, 3 Penrose Road, Helston Cornwall, Helston, United Kingdom

    Join members of the Clay Trap team to make your own dragon out of terracotta clay. If you would like to keep your creation you will have the option to have it fired, at a cost of...

    Free
  • Literary Flower Making Workshop

    Literary Flower Making Workshop
    The Bookshop in Helston 77 Meneage Street, Helston, United Kingdom

    As part of Helston Spring Thing, join us in the Bookshop for an activity that links Spring and Books  - a Literary Flower Making Workshop! We'll be making beautiful paper flowers from the pages of old books....

    £5.00
  • Spring Prints Workshop

    Museum of Cornish Life Market Place, Helston, United Kingdom

    On Saturday, we will be carrying on with the printing. You can have a go at making your own spring prints, between 11 am and 3 pm in the Drill Yard. There are events happening across Helston,...

    Free
  • Literary Flower Making Workshop

    Literary Flower Making Workshop
    The Bookshop in Helston 77 Meneage Street, Helston, United Kingdom

    As part of Helston Spring Thing, join us in the Bookshop for an activity that links Spring and Books  - a Literary Flower Making Workshop! We'll be making beautiful paper flowers from the pages of old books....

    £5.00