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• Free Health & Safety Workshops 10 February, 2012
  

  You are probably well aware that agriculture now has the highest number of fatalities and serious injuries of any industry in the UK. As an insurance company with our roots in farming and an interest in the welfare of rural communities throughout the South West, we take health and safety issues very seriously and would like to encourage the...More

• Searching for skills 19 October, 2011

  I have long held the view that there is a shortage of skilled professionals looking to work in the insurance industry - yes, it might not be the most glamorous career choice, but I do think that more can be done to make our sector more attractive. I think we need to educate people, particularly graduates who may be weighing up their options, that...More

• How Cornish Mutual have supported the rural community in 2011 30 September, 2011
  

  As an insurer of people living and working in the countryside, Cornish Mutual likes to support activities that it considers to be part of the farming or rural community. This often takes the form of sponsorship and we support a range of events throughout the year, from the Cornwall Farm Business Awards - this year sponsoring their Victor Ludorum...More

• Can you help us reach our Cookbook target? 19 August, 2011

  Our charity cookbook, Come Together, Eat Together, has been on sale for 3 months now, and already we have sold more than 1,000 copies - so a massive thank you to everyone who has bought one!  Food fans across the region have been showing their support for the campaign by ordering their copies online, and our Inspectors have been out and about...More

• Stithians, Devon County, Liskeard… have you visited us at a show yet this year? 03 August, 2011

  Who can believe it's August already; the summer months seem to be flying by! Here at Cornish Mutual we've been very busy this summer, attending agricultural shows all over the South West. Our show season started way back in March, when we attended the Westcountry Game and Equine Show at Shepton Mallet. Since then we've been to Devon County Show,...More

• Chiefs, Pirates and Cherries support Dig Down South West…. 03 August, 2010
  

  Sounds ominous doesn't it? Chiefs, Pirates and Cherries, I'm talking of course about the Exeter Chiefs, Cornish Pirates and Bournemouth football club. It's great that all three clubs have come out in support of the Dig Down South West We had a great day with the children at Topsham School near Exeter and some of the players from the Exeter Chiefs ...More

• Popping out and planting up… 17 June, 2010

  So, now the gardens have been delivered, our region's primary schools have been busy planting up and tending their baby vegetables. The Dig Down South West campaign continues to be a tremendous success with both children and adults alike. We're reliably informed by some of the teachers involved in this project that there was much excitement when...More