St Gerrans & Porthscatho Old Cornwall Society

St Just feast was a real community occasion with representatives of the wide range of local groups and societies. We were honoured to attend.

📜 On this day in 1820, John Harris FRHS - miner, poet and proud Cornishman - was born at Bolenowe Carn, near Camborne.

2/2 We want to build our membership so please come along and bring a friend. If you’re on you’re own, don’t worry, we’re a friendly bunch. And, if you’re a lapsed member, the start of the new season is a great time to re-join - we would love to see you.

1/2 Many thanks for supporting our first talk of the season last week. It was great to hear Martin Brockman again and to listen to his fascinating talk on Iron Men in Wooden Boats
Next month we have a talk on Medieval Church Wall Paintings by Laura Miucci, a lively and enthusiastic archaeologist.

Lanyon Quoit in Penwith, Cornwall, is the remains of a prehistoric chamber tomb with a mound some 30m long. The monument consists of a huge capstone, 5.3m long, supported on four upright stones, standing about 3m high. It collapsed in 1815 and was re-erected. #StandingStoneSunday

Falmouth Oyster Festival back to celebrate industry Organisers say the festival celebrates a "unique and wonderful" industry.

Oyster festival returns after one-year hiatus

#Cornwall #Kernow

🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...

Cornish Archaeology Online – Finds in Cornwall 2024 with Laura Miucci

November 26, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The lecture will begin at 7PM with access from 6:50PM. No registration will be required for this session. Joining details below:

Join Zoom Meeting: us02web.zoom.us/j/89736764353

I need some help from a proficient Cornish language speaker please! I paint landscapes & when my work is based on my homeland I always use the Cornish language as titles. The trouble is I don't speak it. Literal translations from English don't always work poetically so a little conversation 1/2

Monster is the theme for this month’s Explore Your Archives, whether it’s folklore, maps or pantomime, we’ll be exploring our collections for wonderous documents for this spooky-inspired theme!

If you attended the first meeting of the season last night, you missed a real treat.
Our next meeting is at 7.30 on Wednesday 12 November. Laura Miucci will give a talk (with a difference) about archaeology.
Details in the pinned tweet.

Autumn Mist. Pendennis Castle Falmouth, built 1539-1545 during the reign of Henry VIII.
Photo credit Aerial Cornwall.
#Cornwall #Falmouth #kernow #history #heritage #sky
#photography #autumn 🍁

Don’t forget. Have an early supper tonight then head out to enjoy the marvellous Martin Brockman talking about the early days of lifeboats.

Among the seaweed and salt spray, there’s a hidden world waiting to be discovered - but only if you take the time to slow down and look. 🐚🌊

Rockpooling invites you to pause, to observe, and to reconnect with nature.

#rockpool #cornwall

1/2 Our new programme starts on Wednesday 8 October. Please join us

Sadly, the weather has forced the cancellation of today’s event.

On Wednesday 8 October it’s our (usually very short) AGM followed by a talk by the excellent Martin Brockman on Iron Men in Wooden boats. Details on the programme below. Do join us. Everyone welcome.

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3/4 On Saturday 18 October, 10am–2pm at Market Hall & The Buttermarket Redruth for there’ll be a Celebration of Cornwall’s Living Heritage as part of the wider plan to produce a national inventory of living heritage.

2/4 What is living heritage? It’s the everyday cultural knowledge and practices that make Cornwall unique — from pasty-making and gig-rowing, to Mayday dancing, Christmas carolling, withy-pot making, net mending, and so much more.

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Don’t forget…
The Federation at Bord Ertach Kernow Expo – Celebrating Living Heritage at Pendennis Castle
Friday 3 & Saturday 4 October
The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies is taking part in the Bord Ertach Kernow Expo at Pendennis Castle celebrating Cornwall’s rich and diverse cultural heritage

Rick Rescorla Commemorated in Hayle
On 11th September, the people of Hayle held a short ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and honour Rick Rescorla, who was born in the town in 1939.