Maritime Memory Day @ Calstock

Maritime Memory Day @ Calstock

Join us from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday 15th August at Calstock Village Hall for a relaxed and friendly Maritime Memory Day. Hosted by Callington Old Cornwall Society, Calstock Parish Archive, and Calstock Local History Group, the event offers free entry, refreshments, and an exhibition of historic photographs and documents celebrating life along the Tamar.

Everyone is invited to come along, share memories, stories, and observations about the river, and bring any photographs or artefacts connected to Calstock or the Tamar’s maritime past. A welcoming community event as part of Tales of the Tides: Voices of the Sea.

Natural Beauty & The Beast – Poetry Workshop for Children

Natural Beauty & The Beast – Poetry Workshop for Children

This workshop will be led by Laura Kestrel a performance poet and author. It will draw on the archaeology of Bodmin Moor and the history of St Nonna’s Church which has some fantastic medieval carved bench ends. This will be a lovely opportunity to explore archaeology through the lens of poetry, in fantastically atmospheric and historic surroundings.

No Booking Required

All Welcome

Event: Natural Beauty & The Beast

Event: Natural Beauty & The Beast

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.

Music & Story Telling: 13th Century Pipers of the Earls of Cornwall

Music & Story Telling: 13th Century Pipers of the Earls of Cornwall

Afternoon tea meeting with Merv & Alison Davey, music & story telling – an illustrated talk / presentation whereby they take on the persona of Henric and Johanna to create a window into the world of the 13th century Earls of Cornwall. Henric and Johanna are recorded in the Earldom Accounts as The Piper and his wife. With the aid of medieval bagpipes, drums and dancing dolls Merv & Alison explore the pageants and entertainments of the time.