BACK in February the Boscastle & Crackington Gig, Torrent was badly damaged on the beach at Crackington.

It was the group's first, and as it turned out, last, training row in her before heading off for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames, London. Master boat builder from St-Giles-on-the-Heath Brian Nobbs took on fixing her, but none of the team knew if it would be achievable before June.

After months of his careful work, replacing 24 ribs and 13 major planks, she was nearly ready — there was just the minor matter of scraping off all the paint, getting her re-painted and varnished and fitting her new Jubilee flag pole.

For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, please see this week's edition of the 'Post'.