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Tuesday 18th April, 6.30pm meeting starts. Talk 7.00pm – 9.00pm. RNLI Station, East Looe (Upstairs in Crew Room). All welcome! Whether you’re already a member or just interested in finding out more about marine conservation and getting involved, you will be very welcome to

A joint, annual Looe and Fowey VMCA social event. Lerryn, Sunday 21st May 2017, 10.30am – 2.00pm approx. This event is for Looe Marine Conservation Group Members – join us now to take part Details: Meet 10.30am in Lerryn Car Park by the stepping stones. Finish 2pm ish. 3-4 hour event.

  Sunday 28th May. 1.30pm – 3pm. Hannafore, West Looe. Meet below the Coastguard Station at Hannafore, West Looe – look for the Looe Marine Conservation Group sailflags! If you’ve never experienced the rocky shore close up, or it’s been a while since you’ve done it, now is the ti

Sunday 4th June, All Day on the Seafront, Beach, Quayside & Rose Garden Join the Fun and Learn About Marine Conservation and Sustainable Seafood at The Festival of the Sea For full details visit: http://www.looe-festival-of-the-sea.com/ A one day fun-filled programme of activities

Tuesday 20th June, 6.30pm. RNLI Station, East Looe (Meet upstairs in the crew room) All welcome at our meetings! Whether you’re already a member or just interested in finding out more about marine conservation and getting involved, you will be very welcome to join our friendly m

Tuesday 18th July, 6.30pm. Millendreath Meeting Room. All welcome at our meetings! Whether you’re already a member or just interested in finding out more about marine conservation and getting involved, you will be very welcome to join our friendly meetings. We meet on the third

Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 2nd August, Fieldhead Hotel, Hannafore, West Looe, 12.00 – 2.00pm Time to turn off the computer games, unplug the internet and leave your phone at home! Looe’s Carnival Week is a great time to get the kids into being ‘Seaside Crafty’ wit

Friday 11th August, 2.00 – 4.oopm, Hannafore Point, Looe. A YourShore Beach Rangers event for local 8-24 year olds. An extreme form of rockpooling mixing snorkelling and coasteering in gullies and around beaches and cliffs. Ideal for the young and adventurous. The YourShore Beac

Saturday 12th August. 2.30pm – 4pm. Hannafore, West Looe. Meet below the Coastguard Station at Hannafore, West Looe – look for the Looe Marine Conservation Group sailflags! Get Wet and Wild during National Marine Week. If you can’t make it to our Radical Rockpool event on the Friday 1

Come to a free yellow fish willow workshop June 17 and 24 in Looe and Liskeard. You’ll make a willow yellow fish to make a splash at the Liskeard Carnival & Show and the Looe Yellow Fish Day in the Looe Valley. All materials will be provided at these free workshops which are

Hannafore Beach, West Looe, Friday 28 October 10.30am til 12 noon On our October rockpool ramble in Looe, expert trained volunteers from Looe Marine Conservation Group will escort you down to the rocky shore.  We’ll help you find and identify multiple species of crabs, starfish,

Tuesday 18 October 8pm RNLI Station, East Looe *Preceded by LMCG monthly meeting at 6.30 pm Lisa Woollett is writer, photographer and designer of two award-winning books: Sea and Shore Cornwall and Sea Journal.   Join us for a fascinating photography talk and learn a few tips on how t

Friday 5 August 1.45 pm, Hannafore Beach, West Looe Meet below the Coastguard station – look out for our sail flags. Join expert volunteers from Looe Marine Conservation Group on a rock pool ramble to explore the hidden world of the rocky shore.  Discover a world full of incredi

Saturday 4th June, 11.15am – 12.45pm, Hannfore Beach, West Looe. Pack a spare change of clothes and some hot chocolate because this half term we’re going to be holding another one of our rockpool rambles! Come along for a day out exploring the marine ecosystem at your door

Saturday 11th June, the Quay, East Looe.   Go Plastic Free with Looe MCG by taking part in our new #PlasticPledge campaign. We’re encouraging as many people as possible to pledge to reduce their plastic consumption. The #PlasticPledge campaign sets out to tackle the current

Tuesday 17th May 7.30 pm RNLI Crew Room East Looe Guest Speaker, Samantha Davis (IFCA) Chief Officer at Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority, gives us a talk about the rapidly changing face of fisheries and environmental management and how this will affect Cornwall’s

Catch the spirit of the Festival in our photo competition! We have the most amazing marine environment in Looe, from the tidal reaches of the estuary to the rocky foreshore and Looe Island… This is your chance to capture the town celebrating its relationship with the sea. Be ins

The search is now on to find the winning recipe in Cornwall’s Junior Master Fish (under 16) and Cornish Master Fish (over 16) Competition, launched by the Cornwall Good Seafood Guide. The competition is open until early September with the winner to be announced at the Looe Music

Rock pool finds on a low low tide On Friday 8th April over 50 rock poolers met on Hannafore Beach for the Looe MCG Easter Rock Pool. We had especially good conditions with a very low spring tide exposing the lower rocky shore, kelp and eel grass beds. So low in fact, that many intrepi

Sunday 8th May, 1-3pm, Hannafore, West Looe. Sue Pybus, a dedicated LMCG volunteer will be giving an introductory training session on seaweed and its many beneficial uses. Learn about its uses in nutrition, biofuel and hygiene. This talk will highlight why it’s so important to p