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Wadebridge Old Cornwall Society News Page

Founded 1932

Colours : Argent & Azure 

For Cornish Genealogy please see the Genuki Link at the bottom of the page.

 

 

President : Mrs Margaret Thompson

Chairman: Mr Mark Hawken, Farthings Egloshayle 01208813318

 

Hon. Secretary

Mrs. Margarett Bartlett

Address: 44A Bridge View, WADEBRIDGE, PL27 6BZ.
Tel: +44 (0)1208 816307. 

 

Hon. Treasurer 

 Mrs Margaret Thompson.

Hon. Recorder

Mr. David Bartlett

 

Wadebridge Old Cornwall Society

The Old refers to our interest in the past history of Cornwall, its Arts, Culture and Language and nothing at all with age!

Join us for a social evening of activities and a cup of tea and biscuits. New members and visitors always made welcome.

 

 

 

LIST  OF  SPEAKERS  FOR  THE MEETINGS

Annual membership £6.00 Visitors £1.00

Meetings held first Tuesday of the month (except March 2009) in the main hall of Wadebridge Town Hall 7.30 p.m.

 

 

2009  

 
Tuesday 3rd February 2009 The History of Bodmin  Mr Peter Davies 
Thursday 5th March  Our Cornish Mining Heritage Ms Deborah Boden 
Tuesday 7th April Cornish Lighthouses Mr Alan Cox – 
Saturday 4th April  Coffee morning 

10 -12noon  

Family history, bric a brac, cakes, tombola. Display of clothes and interesting documents relating to Wadebridge history.

Wadebridge Town Hall,
Saturday 15th August  Coffee morning 

10 – 12 noon 

Wadebridge Town Hall
Tuesday 6th October AGM 

followed by Cornish Slide show.

 
Summer Break

Outdoor Events

Pilgrimages / Summer Visits by Coach

All times quoted are from the Bus Station Wadebridge.  If you give in your name, you are responsible for the fare unless you cancel at least four weeks before the visit date. If by the week before the trip there is not enough support we may have to cancel.

 
Wednesday 6th May 1p.m.  Charlotte Dymond Trial and cream tea
Saturday 18th July 5.30p.m Mystery trip and fish and chip supper.
Saturday 5th September 10a.m.  Cornish Gorseth at Saltash. Opportunity to visit Town museums, Mary Newmans Cottage and Gorseth in the afternoon.

June 2008

The Midsummer Bonfire 

 

 August 2008

Crying the Neck Ceremony

 
 

Federation Events

     
Saturday 7th March 2009 Federation Spring Meeting  County Hall, Truro
4th July Summer Festival  
3th October Annual General Meeting County Hall, Truro 2.pm
14th November 2.pm Winter Festival Wadebridge Town Hall

Federation Journal published twice a year 

Other Events

August 2008 Esethvos Kernow. 

Eisteddfod of Cornwall. 

SALTASH
5th September 2009 Gorsedd SALTASH

 

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Tuesday 23rd June 

Castle an Dinas (not St Breock longstone)

The Midsummer Bonfire 

For more information on the ceremony see pamphlet

 

 

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Madron 2006 photo Sandra Pritchard

Crying the Neck Ceremony

Treblethick Farm St Mabyn 

last week in August date to be confirmed.

See here for more photos and details of ceremony

 

 

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