19 May 2018

Cornwall Air Ambulance Collects 2017 Wishing Well Donations

We welcomed Ken from Cornwall Air Ambulance last week to collect the donations from our wishing well…

Visitors have dropped their wishing coins into our moon-faced well since April 2017, and this is the first time the proceeds – which all go to Cornwall Air Ambulance – have been collected.  The well is fed by a natural cascade of water which runs down the hillside and also fills up the shrine in the Museum.  A charm, taken from a traditional source and modified, can be said when dropping your coins in:

 

There were three bucketfuls of coins – we don’t know the total yet – and there is a wager on about how much has been collected…

 

Plants around the well are doing well – especially Cuckoo Flower (or Lady’s Smock) and Water Avens (pictured)

The only downside to the well is that the coins get abit mucky – but Ken doesn’t care – he’s used to it and will use a pressure washer to clean them all when he gets back to base!

Ken in front of our lovely Delabole sign…