Upton Towans beach in Gwithian was sold at auction yesterday for £80,000. The proceeds from the sale will go to the Hall for Cornwall as the owner, Dennis Arbon, wanted the sale to benefit the people of Cornwall. The buyer is said to be keen to keep the beech totally unspoilt, which is another positive outcome from the sale. Without any chance of planning being granted now or in the future, you may ask what the buyer got from the sale. It is believed to be a literary trophy associated with one Virginia Woolf, as the beach is thought to be the inspiration for her 1927 novel To the Lighthouse. Tim Brinkman of the Hall for Cornwall said: "I'm absolutely delighted. It's a great fillip for the theatre." And were inclined to agree with him. We just hope that the Jack’s Cows project raises just as much if not more money for Cornwall’s premiere theatre.