We are two rural communities still very dependent on our agriculture, In the past this was mixed farming growing, potatoes, cauliflower known locally as broccla, cabbage Cornish field turnips (Swede) and often marrow stem kale for the cattle along with mangels. We raised beef and good Channel Island including Ayrshire dairy cattle as well as sheep and pigs. Today the farming is much more specialised. Gunwalloe also in the past had its fishing industry based on Fishing Cove, a valuable pilchard industry. Cury fishing was a much more leisurely but no less economically important,. This was an evening “pastime” for the men of the village when on suitable nights after their tea they would all cycle off to Poldhu to fish from the rocks for bass. Between them every house in the village would have fresh fish on the table at least once a week.
Our colours are blue, yellow and green. On the banner the two different blues represent the sea and the sky which surrounds our parishes. The yellow is for the sun and the corn we grow. The green represents our pastures.
The symbols on our banner therefore represent our two villages both named for their Saint, the iconic church for St Winwalloe at Gunwalloe and the Wayside Cross of St Corantyn of Cury. The chough represents Our Old Cornwall Society and our future. The sheaf of corn for our farms, and our pilchards for the past importance of fish.