Talk: The Origins and Foundations of the National Health Service by John Stansfield + AGM
2026-05-06 07:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Padstow Social Club, The Lawns, Senders Hill, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8DT, United Kingdom

Talk: A Cornish Miscellany by John Little
2026-05-09 14:30 - 16:30 | St Martin’s Hall, St Martin's Road, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1FA, United Kingdom

Talk: St Ives Amateur Operatic Society 1946-2006 by Tony Mason (Recorder) + AGM
2026-05-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Carbis Bay Memorial Hall, 7 Trencrom Lane, Carbis Bay,, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2TA, United Kingdom

St Buryan AGM with Ian Groves
2026-05-11 19:30 - 21:00 | St Buryan Parish Rooms, St Buryan, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Truro Houses
2026-05-12 14:00 - 17:00 | Kea Community Centre, 47 Old Coach Rd, Playing Place, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6ET, United Kingdom

Talk: Farm Industries by Phil Hosken
2026-05-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Zafiros, New Bridge Street, Truro TR1 2AA

Talk: Market House, Penzance by Val Thomas
2026-05-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Age Concern Centre, 7 Fore Street, St Just, Cornwall, TR19 7LJ, United Kingdom

Talk: E.A. Wallis Budge by Richard Mason
2026-05-13 14:30 - 16:00 | The Shire House Suite, Priory Park, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2DQ, United Kingdom

Talk: The Nanfans by Priscilla Oates
2026-05-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Cury Village Hall, Cury, Helston, Cornwall, TR12 7BH, United Kingdom

Talk: The History of Bodmin Railway by John Burden
2026-05-18 19:00 - 20:30 | St Nicholas & St Faith Church Rooms, Station Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6JX, United Kingdom
*Come on a journey with us to learn more about Cornwall’s hidden gem which provided a regular railway service three years before Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837… and two years before Londoners had any rail service at all!

* Discover how Sir William Molesworth of Pencarrow started it all just five years after the opening of the Stockton to Darlington, the first steam passenger line

* Marvel at one of the longest railway restoration projects in history, and how it in involved a world famous opera singer, a romantic castle and a Royal connection!

John will also have his wonderful full colour and glossy book on sale that has been highly acclaimed and recommended by the National Magazine ‘Steam Railway’ – ‘Something Special’ (proceeds from book sales to Bodmin Steam Railway Charity)

Talk: Introduction to the Cornish Language by Emma Jenkin
2026-05-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Callington Town Hall, New Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7BD, United Kingdom

Talk: Forged in Tin by Jean Charman
2026-05-19 19:30 | The Wesley Centre, Chapel Street, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8EG, United Kingdom

Talk: St Agnes Coast Part II by Roger Radcliffe
2026-05-26 14:30 - 17:00 | Porthleven Methodist Church, Fore Street, Porthleven, Cornwall, TR13 9HL, United Kingdom

Talk: The Poetry and Life of C19th Miner John Harris by Duncan Yeates
2026-05-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Lostwithiel Methodist Church, Taprell House, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0BL, United Kingdom

Talk: Lithium Mining and Its Uses by John Vine
2026-05-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Charlestown Village Hall, Cornwall, United Kingdom

St Germans and the Cornish Saints in History
2026-05-30 10:30 - 17:00 | St Germans Priory, St Germans, Cornwall, PL12 5NP, United Kingdom
A fundraising event for St Germans Priory, supported by St Germans OCS
Set within this wonderful building, a fascinating day where esteemed speakers explore the saints of medieval Cornwall, and the many lives of St Germans Priory, including the building’s mosaic of architecture that has emerged over time, and how St Germans was subsequently remembered, connecting to the Celtic Revival of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The event includes a guided tour of St Germans Priory, described by Cornwall Historic Churches Trust as ‘one finest, oldest and most historic parish churches in Cornwall.’
Ticket information:
£9.50 (includes tea/coffee), concession £5.00 (students and under 18s)
Ticketing: What’s On | South East Cornwall
Programme:
10.30am Doors open (tea/coffee available)
10.55 Welcome by Richard Laugharne, Chair of St Germans Priory Trust
11.00am: Professor Nicholas Orme: ‘The Saints of Cornwall’.
Who were the saints venerated in medieval Cornwall? While some like Mary and Michael are international ones, what of the many who were known only in Brittany, Cornwall, and Wales, or even Cornwall alone? What can their legends tell us about religion more widely in medieval Cornwall?
11.45 Q&A
Midday: John Allan: ‘The architecture of St Germans church before 1350’
An exploration of the two earliest phases of the standing building, which are examples of the Norman and Decorated styles. With its richly carved west doorway and flanking towers, is perhaps the most important survival of Norman church architecture in Cornwall. Its dating and parallels will be considered. The work in the Decorated style forms one of a group of church building programmes dating from c. 1330-40, which display the refinements of the late Decorated style and show close stylistic links to Exeter Cathedral.
12.45 Q&A
Lunch: 1-2.15pm
Bring your own lunch or visit one of the many eateries in, or around St Germans. Tour of the Priory church during lunch (optional).
2.15pm Dr Jo Mattingly: ‘The architecture of St Germans after 1350’
This talk will look at the construction of the impressive south aisle and stonevaulted porch built for parishioners in the new Perpendicular style. Made 6 feet wider than the nave, windows were badged by local gentry and Bishop Lacy of Exeter, 1420-55. Work may have begun in the 1420s, but no specifically Perpendicular style piers were introduced, as the south clerestory of the Norman church was retained in contrast to Cornwall’s many Perpendicular churches. The introduction of the large 1520s window in the south chapel and the rood loft, and the 1802 demolition and replacement of the Norman north aisle will also be considered.
3.00pm Q&A
3.15pm Dr Garry Tregidga: ‘Remembering St Germans through time’
How St Germans was subsequently remembered. This will be particularly the case in regard to the emerging Celtic Revival of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when the cultural and religious history of Cornwall started to be interpreted and explored in greater detail. The role of antiquarians along with different texts from books to newspapers will be considered.
4pm Q&A
4.15pm Guided tour of the Priory church
5pm: Finish.

CANCELLED - Walk, Talk, & Tidy: Fox Tor & Nine Stones Stone Circle - CANCELLED
2026-05-31 09:30 - 13:00 | Nine Stones Stone Circle, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Deepest Apologies – But due to unforseen circumstances this event has had to be CANCELLED

Talk: The Glynn Family by Jim Lewis
2026-06-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Wadebridge Town Hall, The Platt, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7AQ, United Kingdom

Talk: Steam Ferries on the Fal by Bob Richards
2026-06-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Zafiros, New Bridge Street, Truro TR1 2AA

Talk: John Harris - 19th Century Miner by Duncan Yeates
2026-06-10 14:30 - 16:00 | The Shire House Suite, Priory Park, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2DQ, United Kingdom

Event: Natural Beauty & The Beast
2026-06-13 12:30 - 22:00 | St Nonna’s Church, Altarnun, Cornwall, PL15 7SJ, United Kingdom
An afternoon and evening of events celebrating the wonderful Fowey Moor (aka Bodmin Moor)
1245hrs – 1345hrs Guided Walk of Village with Peter Allen
Booking Required: https://buytickets.at/federationofoldcornwallsocieties1/2174759
1400hrs – 1445hrs Poetry Workshop (children) – Laura Kestrel – No Booking Required – All Welcome
1500hrs – 1600hrs Poetry Workshop (adults) – Laura Kestrel
Booking Required: https://buytickets.at/federationofoldcornwallsocieties1/2175805
1600hrs Break
1630hrs – 1700hrs – Levow Kesson (St Neot Choir). Music inspired by Cornwall and nature.
1700hrs Break
1715hrs – 1745hrs – Levow Kesson (St Neot Choir). New composition inspired by Bodmin Moor
1800hrs Break – Please make own arrangements for food.
1930hrs Music – Pipers of Trigg with Merv & Alison.
2010hrs Poetry – Laua Kestrel
2025hrs Break
2040hrs Part 1 – Music & Stories of Bodmin Moor with Mike O’Connor & Barbara Grigg
2110hrs Break
2130hrs Part 2 – Music & Stories of Bodmin Moor with Mike O’Connor & Barbara Grigg
2200 Finish
This event is funded by Cornwall National Landscapes, under their Natural Beauty and the Beast project.

Walk, Talk, & Tidy - From Horses to World Heritage! The Mineral Railway in Highwood & Moorswater, Liskeard
2026-06-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Cornwall
In association with CAS & Caradon Archaeology
Sunday 14 June 2026 : From Horses to World Heritage! The Mineral Railway in Highwood & Moorswater, Liskeard
Join us in our continuing push to look after our amazing scheduled monuments.
Booking is essential.
For further information, please contact Iain Rowe: volunteering@cornisharchaeology.org.uk

Talk: The late Richard (Dick) Coombes of Antony Passage by Sue Hooper MBE
2026-06-22 19:00 - 21:00 | St Nicholas & St Faith Church Rooms, Station Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6JX, United Kingdom
His remarkable story during WW2 as a Special Agent for the Special Operations Executive – (SOE) set up by Winston Churchill.

Talk: Pentewan Tea Treat Railway by Rob Evans
2026-06-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Gorran Old School Room, Gorran Haven, Cornwall, PL26 6AB, United Kingdom

St Agnes OCS - Evening Walk/Talk by Roger Radcliffe
2026-06-30 19:00 - 21:00 | St Agnes Methodist Church Hall, British Road, St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0UA, United Kingdom
Participants should meet at the Jubilee Garden overlooking Trevaunance Cove around 5 mins before the start (there are 3 car parks to choose from, all within close walking distance of the cove). Numbers are not limited and no booking is required, though we do make a nominal charge (usually £2) for non-members. Roger (Radcliffe) will be leading us up the coombe, detailing its history; the gradient is uphill but very shallow and we will be stopping frequently for Roger to talk.

Talk: More than Deeds and Wills - Surprises from a Solicitors Office by Lesley Trotter
2026-06-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Lostwithiel Methodist Church, Taprell House, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0BL, United Kingdom

Talk: The Natural History of the River Camel from Source to Sea by Adrian Langdon
2026-07-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Wadebridge Town Hall, The Platt, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7AQ, United Kingdom

Pilgrimage: Wheal Martyn
2026-07-08 10:15 - 16:00 | Wheal Martyn, Carthew, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 8XG, United Kingdom

Talk: Anglo-Saxon Charters in Cornwall by Ben Sumpter
2026-07-08 14:30 - 16:00 | The Shire House Suite, Priory Park, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2DQ, United Kingdom

Talk: Sets and Spells Pt.5 by Roger Radcliffe
2026-07-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Zafiros, New Bridge Street, Truro TR1 2AA
