St. Gerrans & Porthscatho Old Cornwall Society
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Founded 1976
Colours : saffron, black& white
For Cornish Genealogy please see the Genuki Link at the bottom of the page.
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Officers:
- Chairman and Recorder – Mrs Hilary Thompson
Treasurer - Mrs . Margaret George
Secretary - Peter Messer-Bennetts 36 Treventon Road, Portscatho, Truro TR2 5DX Tel. 01872 580540 e-mail peter.mb@virgin.net |
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Wednesday 13th December 2006,30th BIRTHDAY SOCIAL EVENING REPORT
Photo L to R: Pol Hodge, Bert Biscoe, Chairman Hilary Thompson and Ian Maxwell, who is a founder member and President,
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Wednesday 13 December the Gerrans & Porthscatho Old Cornwall Society
celebrated in style its thirtieth anniversary. Fifty members and friends
were joined by the Deputy President of the Federation of Old Cornwall
Societies, Mr Terry Knight, to enjoy a splendid buffet supper, which was
followed by a truly Cornish entertainment in song and poetry by
inimitable bards Bert Biscoe and Pol Hodge. The Chairman recalled that in its thirty years not only had members listened to talks on many aspects of Cornish history and made memorable pilgrimages; they had joined in projects which reflected the movement’s aim to ‘gather up the fragments that are left, that nothing be lost.’ These have included re-planting of an ancient avenue of trees, the re-siting of a medieval stone coffin, reclamation of a roadside pond, the preservation of an ancient lane, spot listing of old directions posts and recording of stiles in the four Roseland parishes. ‘Trelawney’ was sung with great gusto to round off a memorable evening.
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LIST OF SPEAKERS FOR THE MEETINGS A very small group formed St Gerrans & Porthscatho Old Cornwall Society in 1976, but since that time the Society has grown considerably. We have undertaken studies of the stiles of various parishes in Roseland click for details.
The Society meets at Gerrans Parish Memorial Hall, Porthscatho at 7 30pm on the second Wednesday of each month (from October to May) when a speaker, sometimes with slides/power point, talks on a Cornish subject.
In the summer a “pilgrimage” is made to a place of “Old Cornwall” interest.
Membership for the season is £7.50. Visitors are welcome at any meeting for a small fee (£2.50).
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Winter Programme 2009 / 10 |
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| All meetings are held at The Gerrans Parish Memorial Hall, Portscatho, starting at 1930. | ||
| OCTOBER 14th 2009 |
JOHN OPIE – THE CORNISH PORTRAIT PAINTER |
Viv Hendra |
| NOVEMBER 11th 2009 | RICHARD TREVITHICK – HIS PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF STEAM |
Kingsley Rickard |
| DECEMBER 9th 2009 | SIR HUMPHRY DAVY – A CORNISH COLOSSUS |
Maurice Smelt |
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JANUARY 13th 2010 |
BISHOP JONATHAN TRELAWNY |
Carole Vivian |
| FEBRUARY 10th 2010 | SIR ARTHUR QUILLER COUCH ‘Q’ – A GREAT CORNISHMAN |
David Fryer |
| MARCH 10th 2010 | SILVANUS TREVAIL – CORNISH ARCHITECT |
Hazel Harradence |
| APRIL 14th 2010 | JOHN PENHALLOW PETERS OF PHILLEIGH, FARMER/REFORMER 1762-1846 |
Hilary Thompson |
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Evening Visit, Wednesday 13th May 2009
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Visit and guided tour of Tremough Campus | Mini bus booked |
| Wednesday 10th June 2009 |
Pilgrimage
to & Guided Walk of Launceston & Cullicott Manor
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Coach Booked |
| 2010 | ||
| MAY12th 2010 | EVENING VISIT – ST PIRAN’S ORATORY (Guided Walk) |
Eileen Carter |
| JUNE 9th 2010 | PILGRIMAGE | TBA |
| WEDNESDAY 8TH JULY 2009 | EVENING VISIT & GUIDED WALK TO DODMAN POINT - | MINIBUS BOOKED |
| Saturday 7th March 2009 | Federation Spring Meeting | County Hall, Truro |
| 4th July at 10.am | Summer Festival | Redruth |
| 3th October 2.pm | Annual General Meeting | County Hall, Truro |
| 14th November 2.pm | Winter Festival | Wadebridge Town Hall |
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Federation Journal published twice a year |
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| September 2009 | Esethvos
Kernow.
Eisteddfod of Cornwall. Penzance |
SALTASH |
| 5th September 2009 | Gorsedd |
SALTASH |
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Gerrans and Porthscatho Old Cornwall Society have undertaken studies of
the stiles of various parishes in Roseland. Volume I. Cornish Stiles in the Roseland - St Gerrans, 1997 SOLD OUT
Volume II is still available from the Secretary: priced £3 + p&p Peter Messer-Bennetts 36 Treventon Road, Portscatho, Truro TR2 5DX Tel. 01872 580540 e-mail peter.mb@virgin.net
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The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies is a Registered Charity. No. 247283