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Camelford & District Old Cornwall Society News Page

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Camelford Dialect & Sayings

If you click on the above link you will hear Chris Blount, who was for many years with the BBC, in conversation with Ken Phillips on the subject of dialect words and sayings. In this clip they are discussing words used in the Camelford area.

My thanks go to Chris for allowing me to use this clip. If you would like to hear more then go to his web site by clicking here using your back button to return.

 

 

 

The officers of the Camelford & District Society are:-

President : Mrs Ethel Broad

Chairman: Mr Peter Ascott

Vice Chairman:  Mr Rod Keat

Hon. Treasurer Mr. Peter Broad

Hon. Secretary: Mr. Denis Lusby. Tel. 01208 850260

e-mail: denis.lusby(at)virgin.net  replace (at) with @

Booking Secretary: Mrs Ethel Broad. Tel 01726 882798

 

 

 

All indoor meetings are held on the second Monday of the Month in the Camelford Hall, The Clease, Camelford  at 7.30 pm 

The annual subscription is £5; visitors £1 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.

 

25th Anniverary Season  2010 

 
     

March 8th 

 “Journeys through Cornwall.”

Mac Waters, a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedd will give us a talk,

April 12th

“The Passmore Edwards Legacy”

An Illustrated Talk by Dean Richards of Falmouth

Summer Visits 2010 

Meet in Church Car Park, Camelford at 7-00pm.

May 10th A visit to Boscastle

June 14th Our 25th Anniversary Dinner

July 12th A visit to Stannon & De Lank, St Breward

 

Winter 2010

 

September 13th

 AGM

 “Old Photographs of Cornwall.”

Margaret Thompson

October 11th 

“Lanhydrock House.”

Paul Holden of The National Trust will give an Illustrated Talk on

November 8th

“Humour is a Funny Thing”

A Talk by that well known Farmer 

John Bennallick

December 13th

“The Riverside” in Camelford

Once again we celebrate with a dinner at

 

Federation Events

 

2010

Saturday 6th March 2010

Federation Spring Meeting  County Hall, Truro

Saturday 3rd July 2010

Summer Festival Par

2nd October 2010

Annual General Meeting County Hall, Truro 2.pm

13th November 2.pm

Winter Festival TBA

Federation Journal published twice a year also newsletter to read on-line

Other Events

September 2010 Esethvos Kernow. 

Eisteddfod of Cornwall. 

St IVES

September 2010 Gorsedd

St IVES

Other Dates
5th March St Piran's Day  

 

 

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