Sea shanty and storytelling events to raise money for shipwrecked sailor’s headstone
We are part of an exciting series of events coming up in Padstow this October exploring the discovery of the skeletal remains of a shipwrecked sailor on the cliffs near Trevone and raising funds to commemorate them. In November 2022, skeletal remains were found on a cliff above Newtrain Bay, Trevone, following a storm. Radiocarbon […]
A project which aims to connect communities surrounding the Treffry Viaduct near St Austell with their unique industrial history has received a £8,105 grant from Great Western Railway. Built between 1839 and 1842, Treffry Viaduct was designed to carry trucks and water across the Luxulyan Valley for local mining entrepreneur, Joseph Thomas Treffry. The first […]
NFU Mutual donation to help grow Cornwall Heritage Trust education programme
A project to enable more schoolchildren and young people to learn at Cornwall Heritage Trust’s historic sites is set to become a reality thanks to a £6509 donation to the charity via NFU Mutual’s ‘Agency Giving Fund’. The project will see the charity create a moveable outdoor classroom space to allow more students to take […]