Following the success of their 2015 book Shout Kernow, which won the Waterstones’ Holyer an Gof Award, Sally Burley and Hilary Coleman turned their attention to exploring the continuity and revival of the Cornish carolling tradition. During 2016 they travelled around Cornwall, recording stories, memories and local versions of carols. Cornish carols are special and […]
Last week our Story Cafe Trethevy Quoit with Andy Jones took place via Zoom and live streamed to our Facebook page. If you missed it, or would like to watch it again, we have now uploaded a recording onto the CHT Youtube Channel. Andy is the Principal Archaeologist with the Cornwall Archaeological Unit, and gave […]
We have been working on a short film – The Costume Project – which looks at the way, miners, fishermen, fishwives and Bal maidens were dressed and the way in which this evolved. Our thanks to Merv and Alison Davey for their hard work researching the content of this resource which will be freely available […]
On Thursday 21st October at 7.30pm we will be hosting our October Story Cafe ‘Trethevy Quoit’ with Andy Jones via Zoom and live on our Facebook page. In our free virtual Story Cafe, Andy Jones will provide a summary of the findings of the 2019 excavations and the ongoing research. Trethevy quoit, an impressive Neolithic […]
Our judging panel of trustees have chosen the winning 12 photos, they had the very difficult task choosing from just under 150 fabulous entries. Congratulations to the 12 winners! The theme for our 2022 Calendar is “Heritage in our Landscape”, and will be available for sale on our website in September. 1st Prize: Trethevy Quoit, […]
Dynamite! The History of the Dynamite Works at Hayle, a story cafe by Peter Channon. About this event Join us at Hayle Rugby Club on Wednesday 8th Sept at 6.30pm for a talk about the History of the Dynamite Works at Hayle (Upton Towans). This is also a briefing for a dynamite walk to see […]
Treffry Viaduct received a spring clean last week and it was no easy task! Standing at 90 feet high and 670 feet long the iconic aqueduct, which nestles in the beautiful Luxulyan Valley, was due to receive some attention last year however the routine maintenance was delayed due to the Coronavirus restrictions. The viaduct is […]
We were very grateful to Kensa Broadhurst for the excellent Virtual Story Cafe she presented on Thursday, which was live streamed to our Facebook page and via Zoom. If you missed the opportunity to catch the event live, we have now uploaded the recording of the story cafe onto our Youtube Channel.
We were delighted to have received a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to commission educational films on three of our sites. Idenna Creative did a wonderful job, incorporating drone footage, some Cornish phrases and packed with interesting information on Castle an Dinas, Carn Euny and The Hurlers. Through our popular Schools Transport Grants […]
Calendar 2022 – Photo Competition – “Heritage in our Landscape” It’s that time of year we start looking for photos for the Cornwall Heritage Trust 2022 Calendar. Cornwall has an abundance of heritage and stunning landscape so let’s capture that to make our increasingly popular calendar more spectacular than ever. To enter the competition, please […]
Cornwall Heritage Trust presents… A Virtual Story Cafe with Kensa Broadhurst, who will talk about her research into the Cornish Language. Kensa Broadhurst is currently studying for her PhD and hopes that not only will the research she carries out help our understanding of the use of Cornish during the nineteenth century and give more […]
Last Thursday we had an informative and lively virtual Story Cafe with Laura Garcia and Richard Trethewey from The Rowan Tree, who gave a fascinating talk about Kolar’s Gold, their multimedia project on the Cornish diaspora in India. Through their music and stories and their collaborative work with Indian musicians, Cornish choirs and brass bands, […]
