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CHACEWATER OLD CORNWALL SOCIETY

Founded

Colours : Green, yellow and red

The Square, Chacewater, by S. J. Govier based at Chacewater from 1906 - 1967

 

President  :  Prebendary  Jim  Vincent        Chairman  :  Dr  John  Chesterfield

 

Secretary

Mrs  Carol  Heathcote

St Mounts, Creegbrawse

Chacewater

01209  821279

Treasurer

Mrs  Mavis  Whitaker

Recorder

Mr  Peter  Mitchell

Seasons, Station Road

Chacewater

01872  560237

 

LIST  OF  SPEAKERS  FOR  THE  2007  MEETINGS

Our meetings are held in the Killifreth Room of Chacewater Village Hall. The entire building is wheelchair-friendly.  Killifreth Room is upstairs, but there is a lift available.

Meetings begin at 7.30 pm   -  visitors always welcome  ( £1 )  

Indoor Meetings Programme.

 

2007 / 2008

 
MONDAY  10  SEPTEMBER  2007

"Shipwrecks around The Lizard”

Mr Brian Sherriff

MONDAY   8  OCTOBER  2007

“Stories in stained glass”

Mr Michael Swift

MONDAY  12  NOVEMBER  2007

"Princes of the Working Valley”

Mr Allen Buckley

MONDAY  10  DECEMBER  2007

“Jericho to Cligga”

Mr Clive Benney

MONDAY  14  JANUARY  2008  A.G.M.

NB  -  meeting will be held in the W I Hall  

( car park )

No Guest Speaker 
MONDAY  28  JANUARY  2008 “An evening with Chris Blount” Visitors £3 ( in Main Hall )

MONDAY  11  FEBRUARY  2008

"Painting in West Cornwall"  an illustrated talk by Mr Jonathan Holmes
MONDAY  10  MARCH  2008 “The work of the Truro Harbour Master” Capt Andy Brigden
MONDAY  14  APRIL  2008 "Nine Cornish VCs Mr Alan Sanders
MONDAY  19  MAY  2008 "Guy Gibson VC”  ( film ) Mr Vic Strike
Summer Break

Outdoor Events

 

Although we do not host a Crying the Neck ceremony, we always support Redruth's celebration

 

Midsummer Bonfire

 
 

Crying the Neck

 
 

Federation Events

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

Federation Journal published twice a year 

 

Other Events

August 2008 Esethvos Kernow. 

Eisteddfod of Cornwall. Penzance

LOOE
September 2008 Gorsedd LOOE

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MONDAY  10  SEPTEMBER  2007

"Shipwrecks around The Lizard”

A Talk by 

Mr Brian Sherriff

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MONDAY   8  OCTOBER  2007

“Stories in stained glass”

 Mr Michael Swift

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MONDAY  12  NOVEMBER  2007

"Princes of the Working Valley”

Mr Allen Buckley 

Web Site

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MONDAY  10  DECEMBER  2007

“Jericho to Cligga”

Covers the area just along the coast north of St Agnes, an area steeped in the history of smuggling and mining and the ways of "old" Cornwall. Numerous historic photographs.

Mr Clive Benney 

Web Site

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MONDAY  14  JANUARY  2008 

A.G.M.

No Guest Speaker    NB  -  meeting will be held in the W I Hall ( car park )

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MONDAY  28  JANUARY  2008

“An evening with Chris Blount”

( in Main Hall )  Visitors £3

Chris's Web Site

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MONDAY  11  FEBRUARY  2008

Lamorna by Denys Laws

"Painting in West Cornwall" 

an illustrated talk by 

Mr Jonathan Holmes, 

the curator of Penlee House Art Gallery and Museum, Morrab Road, Penzance

Web Site

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MONDAY  10  MARCH  2008

“The work of the Truro Harbour Master”

 Capt Andy Brigden 

Top

 

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MONDAY  14  APRIL  2008

 "Nine Cornish VCs”

 Mr Alan Sanders

Top

 

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MONDAY  19  MAY  2008

 "Guy Gibson VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar”  ( film )

 Mr Vic Strike 

Web Site

Top

 

 

Although we do not host a Crying the Neck ceremony, we always support Redruth's celebration and members try to attend other events, such as the summer and winter festivals and the Gorsedd.  We are delighted to proclaim that our Chairman - Dr John Chesterfield - is a past Grand Bard.

 

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