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.
Madron OCS – Christmas Entertainment
Featuring:-
Cornish Stories from Trevor Smitheram
Carols & Music from Bridgit England
Quiz hosted by Peter Curnow
+ Raffle & refreshments
Roseland Carols – Rehearsal
In association with the Cornish National Music Archive, and Roseland Music Society
South East Cornwall Heritage Day
S. E. Cornwall Heritage Day – St John Nr Millbrook – Sunday 30th June 2024 – 1000hrs – 1500hrs
St John will be the location for our second Heritage Day of the year. It will be a fantastic day of music, song, and Cornish Dialect. There will be stalls and displays from local OCSs and history groups. Plenty of time has been allowed for a “dish -o-tay” and a drop of saffron cake, not to mention the pasties for lunch, so please come along and enjoy a good yarn with friends. All welcome.
Our heritage days are a joint venture with the Institute of Cornish Studies, and have been funded by Cornwall Council under a Pathways to Intangible Cultural Heritage grant. During the day we will be exploring the pronunciation of Cornish place-names, and our Dialect Recorder, Chris Trevena will be capturing Cornish Dialect for inclusion in our Cornish Voices Dialect Project.
Padstow Carol Tradition Celebrated at Truro Cathedral
On Monday the 18th of December, the Padstow carollers filled Truro Cathedral with the sounds of their traditional songs in a service supported by the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies.