Heritage Day @ Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church of St Mary the Virgin St Blazey Gate, St Austell, Cornwall, United KingdomHeritage Day - Honouring G. E. Street the church architect. George Edmund Street (1824-1881) was the architect who was commissioned to build St Mary the Virgin church in Par at the age of 22 and it was his first commission. He went on to become a famous architect renovating many churches in Cornwall, and among […]
Exhibition: St. Just & Pendeen Diaspora
Womens Institute Hall Church Street, St Just, Cornwall, United KingdomSt Just Lafrowda Day. The exhibition this year features accounts of people who went all over the world from St Just and Pendeen. The material is gathered from our archives. Everyone welcome. The exhibition will be open from 10am to 4pm.
Display & Informal Talk: Work of the Newquay Old Cornwall Archaeological Group
Newquay Library Marcus Hill, Newquay, Cornwall, United KingdomThe leader of the group, Sheila Harper, will be holding a display which will include a number of artefacts from prehistoric times as well as those from later periods. Come along and have a chat and hold some of the items made by prehistoric man thousands of years ago. Learn something about Newquay and Cornwall […]
FOCS/ICS Cornish Study Day: Food in Cornish History
The Rescorla Centre Rescorla, St Austell, Cornwall, United KingdomBy studying the relationship between food and cultural identity we can obtain greater insight into local and national histories. Garry Tregidga looks at the cultural associations of everyday products like the pasty and saffron cake to explore both wider themes in Cornish history and the different ways of studying the past. Garry Tregidga was awarded […]
Visit to the Cornwall at War Museum, Davidstow
Cornwall at War Museum Nottles Park, Davidstow, Cornwall, United KingdomCost £9.00 will include a visit to the museum, a homemade pasty and light refreshments. Meet at the Museum at 10.00 a.m. Car Share may be available Book by 20th July through Lyn on 07724088707 or Email: lynmay707@gmail.com
A Murderous Midsummer
Feniton Village Hall Feniton, Honiton, Devon, United KingdomCommemoration of 475th Anniversary of Prayer Book Rebellion @ Feniton, Devon near the battlefield at Fenny Bridges
Walk: Dragonfly Discovery on Goss Moor – Jamie Purves
Goss Moor Domelick Car Park, St Dennis, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Exhibition: St Goran in Photos 1880s-1970s
Gorran Haven Memorial Village Hall Gorran Haven, Cornwall, United KingdomEXHIBITION OF OLD PHOTOGRAPHS This year we will be focusing the exhibition on photos from 1880s to 1970s All Welcome - Free Entry
Bude and Stratton Old Cornwall Society Annual Lunch
Provisional time & venue 12.00 for 12.30 pm at The Brendon Arms, Bude.
Bude and Stratton OCS AGM
The Parkhouse Centre Ergue-Gaberic Way, Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom‘Annual General Meeting’ and ‘Membership Subscription Renewal’. Also, a Display of Society Archives from 2.00 pm and during the evening. Subscriptions taken between 2.00pm & 5.00 pm and from 7.00 pm.
Memorial Service: Bodmin Bombing
Dennison Road Dennison Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, United KingdomOn Wednesday 7th August a Memorial Service will be held by the plaque on Dennison Road in memory of the nine people who all perished when a bomb was dropped on Mill Street (now Dennison road) on 7th August 1942 at 1.30 pm. All are welcome to join us in Remembrance