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Looe Old Cornwall Society
Welcome to Looe Old Cornwall Society.
Founded: 1927
Colours: Red, White & Green
We also have a Facebook page with our latest news and posts.
We meet at St Martin’s Hall, St Martin’s Rd, Looe PL13 1FA, where there is ample free parking. Meetings start at 2.30 pm and end around 4.30 pm after tea and home-made cake.
Annual membership subscription is £10; non-members are very welcome, at a charge of £2 per meeting.
Additional social activities will include a lunch at a Looe hotel, boat trips to Polperro and up the West Looe River, a train ride on the Looe Valley line, with a walk round Liskeard guided by Brian Oldham. These are usually only open to members, but there may be spaces available.
You don’t have to be old or Cornish to join or attend!
Officers
President: John Little
Speaker Secretary: Marilyn King
Minutes and Membership Secretary: Norma Dobinson
Social Secretary: Judy Lewis
Treasurer and Membership: Peter King
Recorder & Archivist: Mark Camp (From March 2025)
Committee Members: Peter King, Carole Day, Molly Boxall
Events from this organiser
“Porfell Wildlife Park”, by Joy Palmer
St Martin's Hall St Martin's Road, Looe, Cornwall, United KingdomLooe OCS: Walk 1, Sand & Smuggling
Frogmore car park Cornwall, United KingdomLeader - Mark Camp Sand & Smuggling: start 2pm Frogmore carpark (NT) SX1574 5166 East of Polruan. Discover hidden coves and trackways on this walk on the coast between Fowey and Polperro. Local guide Mark Camp will dig deep into the areas past history whilst trying to divert your attention away from the stunning views. […]
Looe OCS: Walk 2
St Nicholas Church 4 Hannafore Lane, West Looe, Cornwall, United KingdomLeader Mark Camp A Walk around Looe, easy walking on hard surfaces. Start St Nicholas Church, finish at the museum Contact details - walkaboutwest@btinternet.com Tel 01503 273060
Looe OCS: ‘Georgian Looe’ Walk
Leader – John Little “Georgian Looe” meet at 11.00 am at the bus shelter at Hannafore, West Looe. The walk lasts approximately two hours, and looks at Looe as it would have appeared to Thomas Bond, who published a history of the town in 1823. There are some hills, and inevitably parts of more modern […]
“The Life and Activities of Ast-Tayef-Nakht at the Royal Cornwall Museum”, by Jason Semmens
St Martin's Hall St Martin's Road, Looe, Cornwall, United Kingdom
“Civil War in Plymouth”, by Philip Photiou
St Martin's Hall St Martin's Road, Looe, Cornwall, United KingdomPhoto: By Original author unknown, fl 17th century. Scanned by me 2008-07-05. - A 17th century map, reproduced in Bracken: A History of Plymouth, 1931, opp. p126., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4329096
Cornwall Memory Game, from Merryn Threadgould
St Martin's Hall St Martin's Road, Looe, Cornwall, United KingdomChristmas Party, Looe OCS
St Martin's Hall St Martin's Road, Looe, Cornwall, United KingdomDetails TBC
“The Looe Cenotaph: Local People Who Gave Their Lives”, Louis Portman
St Martin's Hall St Martin's Road, Looe, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Talk: The Big Bang, the Herodsfoot Explosives Disaster by Carole Vivian
St Martin's Hall St Martin's Road, Looe, Cornwall, United Kingdom