Sally Thomas

It is with great sadness that we are reporting the tragic loss of Richard Winfrey who was laid to rest at Mawnan Church on Saturday.  Richard was a huge character who will leave an indelible mark on this community – in Mawnan Smith, within the shooting fraternity and on the Helford as a rower, sailor and drinker….

1936-2020 It is with much sadness that we heard of the death of David today. Our thoughts are with Jane, Christopher, Irena, Jennifer and Nicola; Michael, Caroline, Jasmine and Louise. David was a man of many parts and gave so freely of his time, knowledge and skills to the community. The Garden Society, History Society…

Fiona Beale arrived in Port Navas in 1965 on her beloved yacht Devon Maid.  She lived aboard while work was completed on the former garage, bought from Sally Thomas’s father, which was to be her home for the next 45 years. …more

3 February 1931 – 27 March 2009 Tom Cross lived in this part of Cornwall for more than 30 years. He was known to many, not only through his teaching as Head of Falmouth School of Art and his writing on the history of art in Cornwall, but also for his own distinctive paintings of…

1 November 1913 – 29 March 2009

Arthur was born in Port Navas on November 1st, 1913 the youngest, together with his twin sister Marjorie, of a family of seven. He went to school, first in Constantine and then in Ponjeravah, and on leaving school he was apprenticed to a carpenter, Moss of Falmouth.

Unusually, he also served a second apprenticeship as an engineer under Mr Thomas of Port Navas (Sally’s and Robin’s father). These skills served him well during the 2nd World War when he was required to service and maintain secret naval vessels, belonging to the SOE, based in the Helford River.  …more

We just wanted to let everyone know that after a valiant fight with Motor Neurone disease, John Ford died on 17th April. He is buried in Constantine Church. Our thoughts are with his wife Teresa, their three lovely children Hannah, Ed and Ellie and the whole Ford family. John loved The Helford and was looking forward…