Cornwall B&B this month.

Ten relay teams and nearly 90 solo runners are already confirmed for the event that began three years ago as a way of raising money for Cornwall Hospice Care at St Julia's Hospice in Hayle, which provides care for patients with debilitating illnesses, reports the Western Morning News.

This year, groups are being invited to enter relay teams to the competition so that individuals will have less ground to cover across the course.

Fundraising manager Sarah Snell said: "The event itself is not for the faint-hearted and takes a huge amount of training and effort to participate as well as a lot of hard work to raise the funds. We wish all the endurance athletes the very best of luck for the Classic Quarter on June 27th."

Meanwhile, people staying in a Cornwall B&B recently may have visited the Falmouth 'Pulpo' festival, which the Falmouth Packet reported was a successful celebration of local seafood.
]]> Cumbria B&B could choose to follow the advice of a new guide book that details notable food and drink across the county.

Christian Dymond spent 18 months travelling around the county sampling the best culinary treats that were on offer and the results have been published in his new book, which features over 300 entries and 350 photographs, reports the Times and Star.

As well as showcasing restaurants, cafes and speciality food venues, the guide also offers advice on the best cookery courses available in the region.

To add to that, relevant events such as food festivals and farmers' markets, as well as breweries and other local producers, also get their share of attention from the former television presenter.

Some of the smaller businesses mentioned in the guide include Cockermouth's Quince and Medlar, Bassenthwaite's Pheasant Inn and the George and Dragon in Clifton.

In other regional news, Cumbria B&B guests might be interested in a News and Star report that a range of businesses in Carlisle are calling for carnival events to be held in the city centre to attract more people.
]]> Cumbria B&B guests, reports the News and Star.

The Botchergate Promotions Group comprises businesses Party Party, Terminal 1 and Lloyds Bar, all of which are based on the Golden Mile in Carlisle and are keen to encourage more people to visit the city centre.

They are eager to capitalise on a 23 per cent drop in crime in the area and have met with marketing experts, council officials and the police to think of ways to attract more people.

Chris Langhorn, managing director of the firms that run Terminal 1 and Party Party, told the paper: "There is the bigger idea for a carnival on Botchergate with floats. We want to give something back and we want to work together."

He added that businesses could benefit from showing that the area has something to offer people of all ages, rather than just the young.

In other local news that could interest Cumbria B&B guests, the Times and Star recently reported that 90 people of organisation Xtreme 13 helped orchestrate a house move in Workington last week to raise money for charity.
]]> Cumbria B&B last week may have caught sight of 90 people helping out in a charity house move in Maryport.

Xtreme 13 is a local body that arranges regular charity events to raise money for a wide range of organisations, with all activities centred around the number 13, reports the Times and Star.

The most recent event involved 90 people carrying the contents of a home in a 13km house move starting from Workington's Moorclose pub and raising money for the Pride of Cumbria Air Ambulance.

Events organised in recent years have included swimming 13 lochs, a biggest liar competition that got the support of 13 businesses and a project that involved raising money for 13 football strips for use in the Gambia.

Nearly £13,000 has been raised over the years as a result of the various charitable events.

Cumbria B&B guests may also have taken part in an Ale Trail that the Whitehaven News recently reported was due to be held in Cockermouth over the weekend.
]]> Cornwall B&B might have visited the 'Pulpo' festival in Falmouth last weekend, which may be held again next year due to its success.

As a celebration of Cornish seafood, it took its name from the Spanish word for local octopus and took place at the town's Bowly and Provedore Deli and Cafe, where visitors could enjoy a selection of less common fish such as wrasse, ling and crab, reports the Falmouth Packet.

The intention was to draw attention to some of the seafood available in the area, as much of the region's fish menu can rival the Mediterranean.

David Pollard, Falmouth's town manager, told the paper: "Clearly the Pulpo festival had the wow factor and shows just what can be achieved with community involvement. Events do not get much better than this."

A crowd of several hundred people, many of whom may have been staying in a Cornwall B&B, visited the event.

In other news, Hibiscus Surf School recently held a surfing charity day on Fistral Beach.
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