St Ives Old Cornwall Society

St Ives

Welcome to the St Ives Old Cornwall Society webpage.

We usually meet on the first Monday in the month at Carbis Bay Memorial Hall with a 7.00pm start. There is lots of parking at the hall and easy access to inside toilets. Refreshments will be served prior to the meeting.

Subscription: £10.00 annual membership, £2.00 for casual attendance to meetings.

Officers

President: Mrs Elizabeth Veal

Chairman: Margaret Stevens

Secretary: Valerie Thomas [01736] 794845 - click here for email

Treasurer: Raymond Perkins

Recorder: Tony Mason

Programme Secretaries: Margaret Stevens & Valerie Thomas

Place-name Recorder: Dee Brotherton

Dialect Recorder: Vacant

St Ives OCS [Banner]

Founded: 1920

Colours: Purple

Programme 2026

Monday 13th April - Talk: Inns & Taverns of Old St Ives pt.1 by Margaret Stevens
[Note: Change of date to avoiding Easter Monday]

Monday 4th May - May Day in St Ives

Monday 11th May - Talk: St Ives Events & Happenings by Tony Mason
[Note: Change of date to avoid Bank Holiday] (Tony, our Recorder, will show a montage of his videos.)

Monday 1st June - Visit: St Agnes Museum & Guided Walk of Harbour. Car share.

Tuesday 23rd June - Midsummer Bonfire @ Carnstabba Hill.
(This celebration is courtesy of Vaughan * Tristan Bennett of Penhalwyn Trekking Stables.)

August - 'Crying the Neck' (YBC)
(The Mann family host this event on Trewey Farm)

Saturday 5th September - Gorsedh Kernow