Notice is hereby given that the 35th AGM of the Cornwall Heritage Trust will take place by Zoom on Thursday November 19th 2020, starting at 2.00pm. With the current restrictions we have reluctantly made the decision that the Annual General Meeting will be unable to go ahead in its usual format. Instead, Trustees have decided […]
Introducing the Cornwall Heritage Trust Calendar for 2021, starring the winners from our 2020 Photography Competition: “Special Places in Cornwall”. In August our Trustees had the unenviable task of selecting the top 12 photographs from over 100 competition entries, all of which were of a very impressive standard. The overall winner was then chosen by […]
Thanks to a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund we are seeking a talented filmmaker or videographer to help us produce short films of three of our historic sites for use on our website. The films will be aimed at schools and each film will focus on an individual site. It is intended that […]
Calendar 2021 “Special Places in Cornwall” Photography Competition. Voting for the Front Cover and First Place. If you are viewing this page on a phone or tablet, you might find it easier to complete the form here Loading…
The Cornish National Music Archive (www.cornishnationalmusicarchive.co.uk) has recently been launched. It is an online resource about music in Cornwall, featuring all kinds of music – from brass bands to choirs, pub songs to rock bands, and orchestral to pop. Funded by the Cornwall Heritage Trust, Gorsedh Kernow and the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies, the […]
Every year Cornwall Heritage Trust awards bursaries to post-graduate students at the Institute of Cornish Studies to assist in study costs for one or more students producing a dissertation/thesis centred on any aspect of Cornwall’s Heritage. Kensa Broadhurst is currently studying for her PhD and sent us an update on her work and how she […]
Calendar 2021 – Photo Competition – “Special Places in Cornwall” We’re looking for photos for our 2021 Calendar. If you have photos of new places you’ve discovered close to home during your lockdown walks or of your special places in Cornwall you were pleased to get back to when lockdown was eased we would love […]
Following the latest advice from the Government regarding the outbreak of Cornonavirus we have reviewed our working practises and most of our staff will now be working from home. We are in the fortunate position that we are able to complete the vast majority of our usual work remotely and this will not impact on […]
We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting applications for grants ahead of our first deadline, which will be 1st of May 2020, for consideration at our Trustees meeting in June. Our grants are aimed at Cornish community groups, charities and not for profit organisations working on projects with outcomes which preserve and […]
Delayed slightly by the very wet weather leading to an overflow into the aqueduct, the investigatory works at Treffry Viaduct have now commenced. The tramway has been opened up in two places along the length of the viaduct, with three granite sleepers lifted in each section; work is now starting on a third location. The […]
Last weekend Cornwall Heritage Trust took over the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro for the day and held two events to “Celebrate Cornwall’s Heritage”. During the day the Museum was free for visitors to come and explore and enjoy the additional activities organised by the Trust. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to enter the Christmas card […]
Weather permitting it is planned to undertake investigatory works at Treffry Viaduct, starting this week. For public safety the viaduct will therefore be closed for a period of 5 weeks from Wednesday 6th November 2019. If you are planning to visit Luxulyan Valley all of the footpaths and walks will be open, with the exception […]
