Cheesewring ponies
Ponies grazing on Bodmin Moors, the famous rock formation “The Cheesewring” can be spotted in the backgound.
Today is St Piran’s day in Kernow (Cornwall)…
…In Liskeard the Cornish flag of St Piran fly’s high above the town and the bells ring out in celebration. What glorious weather for the Parade’s that are taking place all over Cornwall today, many pasties will be eaten. Kernow bys vyken
At the top of Castle Hill is a park, trees now stand in the place Liskeard castle once stood, below the trees is an ancient bull stone from the traditional markets of the past.
Looking across from the top of the park, Caradon Hill on the vast expanse of Bodmin Moor can be seen in the background.
Pirantide Charity Concert
Pirantide charity Concert
There is a concert at Camborne Rugby club
Satirday 27th February 7:30
Performers – Trelawney singers – Merv & Alison Davey – Tab Ha Dowr – Keith & Clarinda Truscott.
Entry £4.00 inc full size Philp’s Pasty
Charities to benefit – Cornish Celtic Congress & Shelterbox
Other events on in Cornwall Piran day 2010 HERE
Polruan
Polruan or Porthruan in Cornish is a small fishing village on the South East coast of Cornwall (Kernow). Bound by water on three sides, Pont Creek to the North, River Fowey to the West and by the English Channel (British channel as it used to be known) to the South.
Polruan is also know for its boat building.
St Pirans 2010
The Cornish colours of black & gold line the streets of Penzance.
Each year celebrations are held in Cornwall to celebrate the Cornish patron saint of St Piran. Celebrations begin with a parade in Penzance, school children join musicians as hundreds of people take to the streets in celebration. See here
The National flag of Cornwall is the flag of St Piran, it is said to represent the white tin on the black ore, and some say St Piran is the saint of tinners.
The Tinners town of Redruth, the flag of St Piran flying high above the town
Legend has it that in the fifth century St Piran was thrown from a cliff in Ireland with a stone around his neck, he landed on the beach in Perranporth.
Since then people have made pilgrimage to the oratory he built in the sand dunes high on the cliffs at Perranporth. He also built a small chapel on the beach which still stands today called chapel rock.
Chapel Rock Perranporth
Today's Perran on the dunes Perranporth
Slide show of the Piran play when thousands of people take to the dunes in celebration of St Piran!
For Cornish goods visit Cornish Heritage
Campaign Kernow – Cornwall in the Commonwealth Games
Following the refusal of application for membership in December 2004, by the Commonwealth Games Federation ( CGF ), the former Cornwall Commonwealth Games Association will continue it’s fight under the new name of Campaign Kernow. A financial target of approximately £50,000 is sought to legally prove that Cornwall has a legitimate right to recognition, and representation, as a Commonwealth Nation.
The campaign will seek a judicial review on the CGF’s decision as soon as is possible and have great confidence in their legal position headed by solicitor, Notary Public Mr.John Kirkhope, who at present is a taking a Ph.D. at Plymouth University into the Laws of the Duchy of Cornwall. Mr Kirkhope is regarded by many as the expert on the Laws and Constitution of Cornwall.
Some of Cornwall’s most famous sportsmen have thrown their weight behind the campaign – led by campaign manager Graham Hart, a well known campaigner, musician and himself a prominent sportsman – and the campaign team now have a Commonwealth Games ‘Committee in waiting’ ready to take the campaign all the way should the legal fight work out in their favour.
Brian ‘Stack’ Stevens – President in waiting.
Brian Lessiter – Vice President in waiting.
Dave Buzza – Chairman in waiting.
The campaign’s new website launched by FTI Cornwall features a long list of reasons why Cornwall is legally and constitutionally eligible for entry in the games; with the campaign legal fight being led by one of the world’s experts in Cornish Law and constitutional matters the future looks bright for Cornish sports men and women.
A Trust Fund has been set up with the aim to raise £50,000 to cover the legal costs – you can donate to the fund at the campaign web site.
Holmans in its Heyday – Holman Climax – Film Show
HOLMANS IN ITS HEYDAY – HOLMAN CLIMAX – FILM SHOW
CAMBORNE WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH – FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2010
7PM START, DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM
FREE ADMISSION, REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
CORNWALL CENTRE, REDRUTH MON 15TH FEB 7:30PM
OPIE BULIDING CORNWALL COLLEGE, POOL WED 17TH FEB 7:30PM
OTHER SCREENINGS: D O O R S O P E N AT 7PM
FOR BOOKINGS CALL 0845 0509 429
TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR
EMAIL: contact@azook.org.uk
MEMORY SHOP:
CAMBORNE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
18TH, 19TH AND 20TH FEB
BETWEEN 10AM – 4PM
A Digital Film Archive Fund Project presented by the Trevithick Society in partnership with Azook, assisted by Cornwall Heritage Trust, Cornwall Record Office, Camborne Town Council, Camborne Old Cornwall Society, Grassroots, Southwest Film & Television Archive and Cornwall 100.
By showing these films the Trevithick Society hopes to meet as many people as possible who are willing to contribute their memories of Holman Bros and Climax in order to create an industrial and community record of one of Cornwall’s great joint companies. The idea is to get as many people as possible along to the Holman Memory Shop at Camborne Council Chambers on the 18th, 19th & 20th February between 10 am and 4 pm.
Cornish Language Weekend
PENSEYTHEN GERNEWEK
- CORNISH LANGUAGE WEEKEND
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th/Monday 8th February 2010
The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2ND
Agan Tavas will be hosting a small scale Cornish Language weekend for anyone interested in speaking the Cornish Language Kernewek. The weekend will cater for complete beginners and more experienced speakers and will include all meals (except Friday evening), entertainment and a trip to Tate St Ives.
The venue will be the Western Hotel, right in the heart of St Ives and very close to all the facilities of this beautiful West Cornwall town. All rooms have en-suite facilities. There are 2 bars, one of which has a dance floor which we will use on the Saturday evening. Residents can check in after 2pm on Friday.
The residential cost is £80 per person for 2 nights full board in an en-suite room to include breakfast, morning and afternoon tea/coffee, light lunch and evening buffet on Saturday/carvery lunch and cream tea on Sunday. There is also a special rate of £25 bed & breakfast available if you wish to stay for the Sunday night, giving a total 3 night all inclusive package price of £105.
The cost for day visitors is £15 per person per day to include morning and afternoon tea/coffee, light lunch and evening buffet on Saturday/carvery lunch and cream tea on Sunday, giving a 2 day cost of just £30. Partners who do not wish to participate in the language weekend may take advantage of these special inclusive rates but there is a minimum booking requirement for everyone of 2 nights (Friday and Saturday) for residential guests and 2 days (Saturday and Sunday) for day visitors.
The daytime programme at the hotel will cater for complete beginners in one group and those with some Kernewek plus more experienced speakers in the second group. The trip to Tate St Ives will be in English with some translation in Kernewek.
This weekend is immediately prior to St Ives Feast Day which falls on Monday 8th February. On Feast Eve, Sunday 7th February, members of St Ives Guisers go out round the town, usually ending up in the Western Hotel’s Kettle’n'Wink bar playing traditional Cornish music with dancing, poetry and storytelling. Feast Day Monday 8th February is officially celebrated by the town and begins at 9am with a civic procession, with children from local schools and other organisations. The procession goes from St Ives Guildhall through town to the Venton Ia well and back to the Parish Church gardens where the ancient hurling of the silver ball is re-enacted. The annual distribution of pennies takes place after the return of the silver ball at noon and there is a local rugby match in the evening. Participants of the language weekend are most welcome to join in all the festivities, especially with the Guisers and the civic procession.
If you would like to book a place on the Agan Tavas Penseythen Gernewek please complete and print form and send it with full payment (please make cheques payable to The Western Hotel) to the address on the booking form
If you wish to pay by credit/debit card please contact the hotel direct as follows…
email : alan@westernhotel-stives.co.uk or
telephone : 01736 795277 or mob 07855 792270
but please send a copy of your booking form to Mrs Brotherton.
The hotel is not large so early booking is advised to ensure you have a room.
More detailed information about the programme will follow in due course but this is a wonderful opportunity to learn or practice some Kernewek. We are a friendly bunch and your participation in this good value weekend will help protect and promote the Cornish language and its part in our cultural wealth.
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- CORNISH LANGUAGE WEEKEND
BOOKING FORM
I wish to book for the Cornish Language weekend Friday 5th to Sunday 7th February 2010 at the Western Hotel, Gabriel Street, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2ND
as a RESIDENT / DAY VISITOR (please delete as appropriate).
Name/Hanow
Ability in Cornish/Gallos yn Kernewek
(Indicate if not taking part in language weekend)
Address/Trygva
Telephone/Pellgowser Email/ryfbost
I enclose a cheque for the full amount, made payable to The Western Hotel, as follows (please delete as appropriate)
Resident – Friday 5th to Sunday 7th February 2010 £80 or
Resident – Friday 5th to Monday 8th February 2010 £105 or
Day visitor – Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th February 2010 £30
Please indicate here any special dietary requirements.
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Please complete and return this form, with full payment, by Monday 25th January 2010 to
Mrs D E Brotherton
Rozteag
Higher Tregenna Road
St Ives
Cornwall
TR26 2AU
(If you wish to pay by credit/debit card please contact the hotel direct but send a copy of this form to Mrs Brotherton.)
