CREST Cornish hedging training dates announced
Our friends at the Cornwall Rural Education and Skills Trust, known as CREST, have released their first series of Cornish hedging training dates. CREST was founded this year to address the need for training in the endangered craft of Cornish hedging and raise awareness of the rich value of hedges in the landscape. It has […]
Want to gain a new perspective?
We’re hosting workshops offering people the chance to explore Cornwall’s heritage through the five ways of wellbeing – connect, get active, take notice, learn and give. Delivered by Ruth Purdy MA from Make It Better CIC, these free sessions offer the chance to gain a new perspective on the historic landscape of Cornwall and our […]
Cornwall Heritage Trust takes on care of Lammana Chapel, near Looe
We’re excited to announce that we’re now protecting the foundations of a chapel near Looe thought to date back to the 13th century for future generations. Cornwall Heritage Trust has taken ownership of Lammana Chapel – an important historic site on the mainland near West Looe containing the stone foundations of a chapel, which was […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Carl Roberts at Penrice Hospital on Tuesday 25th July 2023 at the age of 96. Carl was a founder member of Cornwall Heritage Trust; a long-serving trustee; our first Treasurer; Honorary Vice Chairman; Life Member; Member Emeritus; and latterly Honorary Life Vice President. But […]
Colours of the Landscape workshops prove big hit!
We’re so pleased to see and hear how much the schoolchildren involved in our Colours of the Landscape workshops enjoyed their days at Castle an Dinas and Sancreed Beacon. These free sessions saw local primary schoolchildren exploring the flora, fauna, and heritage features of these historic sites and the ways in which our ancestors lived […]
New organisation to bring back Cornish hedging from brink of extinction launched
A new organisation has been launched to bring the ancient craft of Cornish hedging back from the brink of extinction. The Cornwall Rural Education and Skills Trust, known as CREST, has been founded to address the need for training in the craft of Cornish hedging and raise awareness of the rich value of hedges in the landscape. The […]
Could you be the Cornwall Rural Education and Skills Trust’s volunteer secretary?
Our friends at CREST, the Cornwall Rural Education and Skills Trust, are looking for a volunteer secretary with experience working for a charity or company to join their Trustee board. The Cornwall Rural Education and Skills Trust, known as CREST, is a new organisation founded to address the need for training in the craft of […]
Cornwall Heritage Trust Treffry Viaduct film earns prize at Gorsedh Kernow Awards
A short film about Treffry Viaduct produced by Cornwall Heritage Trust has earned a Certificate of Recognition at this year’s Gorsedh Kernow Awards. One of only nine pieces to be recognised in the Creative Work category, the 20-minute film sees historian and archaeologist John Smith tell the story of Treffry Viaduct, a 19th-century architectural wonder […]
Calling all photographers… Deadline for our Photography Competition approaching
We hope many of you are enjoying snapping your entries for our annual photography competition! Thank you to everyone who has already entered and we’re looking forward to seeing many more entries as the competition deadline – Monday 24th July 2023 – approaches. If you want to be in with a chance to have […]
