Luxulyan and District Old Cornwall Society and the Rescorla Centre invite you to a Celebration with Christmas tea, carols and storytelling from Keith Wallis. Keith is host of The Piskie Trap - a podcast series exploring the folklore, history and legends from across Cornwall, he will be telling our own Picrous story.
Led by Dr Garry Tregidga, followed by optional lunch at the King's Arms Luxulyan
Join Alison Davey as she takes us through the story of traditional costume in Cornwall and its depiction in a variety of visual settings including paintings, early photographs, and carvings. Alison Davey developed an interest in traditional costume alongside her research into Cornish dance traditions. She was a founder member of the dance team Cam […]
In this session Kim Hopewell and Diana Trudgeon will be looking at the demise and the revival of the Cornish language starting in 1600 with William Scawen up to the present day. Kim Hopewell and Diana Trudgeon have been studying the Cornish language since 2017 and having passed four examinations in the language were invited […]
By 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 […]
There is a lot of talk these days about ‘Cornish Identity’ but different people mean different things by the phrase. Richard Pearce’s session will look at how place identity operates in our minds and affects our behaviour, and sees several different ways in which we may claim Cornish identity. Dr Richard Pearce comes from a […]
From “Pen Glas”, the horse skull hobby horse of West Penwith and the dragons of Helston’s Hal An Tow to Padstow’s “Obby Oss” and the “Beast of Bodmin” Cornwall is rich in mystical beasts. Dr Merv Davey will show that these beasts are part of Cornish Guize Dance tradition and have been well documented since […]
Film can be a useful way of studying both external and internal representations of Cornwall. Bob Keys will introduce us to the work of the Documentary Film Movement in relation to Cornwall during the middle decades of the twentieth century, Participants will be introduced to old film on media platforms and shown how to do […]
Emily Cunningham will talk about the history of knitting in Cornwall. This will include the practical everyday side of knitting (e.g., types of garments made, how they are constructed). The latter half of the session will teach some basic stitches and invite attendees to produce a small square of knitting that can be used collaboratively […]
The first session with Tracy Pithie will look at literature with a focus on how Du Maurier creates a sense of place in three of her novels: Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel and Frenchman’s Creek. In all three cases the landscape and coast of Cornwall play important roles – often reflecting and enhancing the moods of […]