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Bude Stratton & District Old Cornwall Society News Page

Founded 1961

Society Colours are Red and Yellow.  (Chosen for the Lifeguard flags on the beaches

Bude Canal                                                                       Stratton Village

Photos from the collection of Raymond Bale of the Bude & Stratton Old Cornwall Society.

The officers of the Bude Stratton & District Society are:-

President        Mrs Molly Rose

Chairman        Barrie Rose, 14c Whitecroft Way, Kilkhampton, Bude, Cornwall EX23 9RD

Hon Secretary Owen May, 23 Broadclose Hill, Bude, Cornwall EX23 8EQ

Hon Treasurer  Alan McIntosh, Cedars, Stamford Hill, Stratton,Bude Cornwall EX23 9EY

Recorder         Audrey Aylmer, 37 Ocean View Road, Bude, Cornwall EX23 8NH

 

 

  

Bude Stratton & District Old Cornwall Society

Our society covers the parishes of Morwenstow, Kilkhampton, Launcells, Poundstock,  Week St. Mary, Warbstow, Whitestone, St. Gennys, Poughill and of course Bude & Stratton

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All indoor meetings are held on the last Monday of the Month at the Parkhouse Centre

Bude at 7-30pm.

The annual subscription is £5; visitors £1.50 each meeting.  

All are welcome so why not come and join us. All talks are followed by a chat over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits.

Indoor Meetings Programme.

 

2008 / 2009  

 
Monday 29th September 2008 at 7-30p.m.

Trelawney - Bishop and Gentleman

Carol Vivian

Monday 27th October 2008 at 7-30p.m. The Civil War - Battle of Stamford Hill James Hollingshead
Monday 1st December 2008 Carols of North Cornwall Michael Richardson & George Rowe
Monday 26th January 2009 at 2.30p.m. A Postman in NorthCornwall

It is hoped to arrange the Annual Luncheon prior to the meeting

Luke Francis
Monday 23rd of February 2009 7-30p.m. Annual General Meeting  
Monday 30th March 2009 at 7-30p.m.  The Blanchminster Trust Owen May
Monday 27th April 2009 at 7-30p.m. The Work of Cornish Charity "Shelterbox" Robin Blake

Summer Break

Outdoor Events

For more information and prices of trips contact Mr Owen May.
Address: 23 Broad Close Hill, BUDE, EX23 8EQ.
Tel: 01288 354972. 

Saturday 5th July 2008

Summer Festival, Callington.

Coach Trip

Saturday 13th September 2008

Tall Ships at Falmouth

Coach Trip

Saturday 18th October 2008

Helston & Godolphin House

Coach Trip

To be announced shortly

Federation Events

Saturday 5th July 2008  2.pm Summer Festival Programme Callington
1st November 2.pm Winter Festival Bodmin

Federation Journal published twice yearly

Other Events

August Esethvos Kernow. 

Eisteddfod of Cornwall. Penzance

 
September Gorsedd  

 

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Monday 29th September 2008

Trelawney - Bishop and Gentleman

A talk by Carol Vivian

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Monday 27th October 2008

The Civil War - Battle of Stamford Hill

James Hollingshead

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Carols of North Cornwall

The following notes refer to carols in the programme.

The late Andrew Jewell,  who was the son of our former President Ethel (Saunders) Jewell, donated a collection of carols to our society for us to ensure that a record of a local tradition would survive.These had been sung by generations of his family at Stratton.   In addition, Mike Richardson, organist of Kilkhampton church, has researched and revived many carols known in our area.

'Glory, Glory in the Highest'  and 'We'll Never Say Goodbye' are two of the many versions of 'While Shepherds' and take their titles from the words of the choruses. 

'Whence Those Sounds Symphonious' is known locally as the Kilkhampton Carol and up until recently the words and tune were thought to be from the North Cornwall region, but Mike Richardson has found a pamphlet indicating that the words were written by Thomas Kelly 1769-1855, an Irish Anglican priest-----so maybe the tune is from N.Cornwall

'Behold the Grace Appears' known locally as the Morwenstow Carol was sung regularly by the Chowill/Tape family of Coombe Mill who were the core of Morwenstow Band

 'Welcome That Star' words by Rev Stephen Hawker and music by Thomas Faithful Ash who was choirmaster at Stratton Church in the early 19th century

'Modrep Maria' (Aunt Mary)  words by  Hawker again, recently set to music by one of our members Rev George Rowe (Jori)

'Flaming Seraphs' ie  'Hark the Music of the Cherubs' seems to be well known throughout the West Country

These are some of the carols from our Records.

Audrey E Aylmer

Recorder

Michael Richardson and George Rowe invite you to sing!

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Monday 26th January 2009 at 2.30p.m.

A Postman in NorthCornwall

It is hoped to arrange the Annual Luncheon prior to the meeting

Luke Francis

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Monday 27th April 2009 at 7-30p.m.

The Work of Cornish Charity "Shelterbox"

Robin Blake

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Monday 30th March 2009 at 7-30p.m.

 The Blanchminster Trust

Owen May

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Saturday 5th July 2008

Society banners at the 2006 Summer Gathering  at Penzance

Federation Summer Festival, Callington.

A major annual event for the Federation and a chance to meet other Society members from Cornwall and beyond.

Coach leaves Crescent Car Park Bude at 9am (other pick up points by prior arrangement) and departs Callington at 5.15pm.

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Saturday 13th September 2008

Tall Ships at Falmouth

A chance to see the Tall Ships sail from Falmouth or 'do your own thing'.

Coach leaves Crescent Car Park Bude at 8-30am (other pick up points by prior arrangement) and departs Falmouth at 6pm.

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Saturday 18th October 2008

Helston Old Cornwall Society at Godolphin Manor House, June 1925

Helston Old Cornwall Society at Godolphin Manor House, June 1925

Real photographic - A H Hawke, Helston (not numbered) Courtesy of David Thomas of Camborne Old Cornwall Society.

Helston & Godolphin House

A rare opportunity to look around te historic town of Helston which has a wonderful museum. Arrival time at 11am and depart 1-20pm. Then on to Godophpin House for 2pm and a special conducted tour of the house ta has been filmed many times for such as "Poldark", "Frenchman's Creek" and "Wycliffe". The House is being especially for our group but National Trust members please note tat you will still have to pay! The £4 cost of the tour has been included in the price of a seat.   

Coach leaves Crescent Car Park Bude at 9am (other pick up points by prior arrangement) and departs Godolphin House at 4-15 pm.

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