This October, our team will be heading to the EXPO Ertach Kernow 2025 | Cornish Heritage EXPO 2025 to showcase the vital work we do protecting Cornwall’s unique heritage and all the ways you can get involved. 

Location: Pendennis Castle, Castle Drive, Falmouth, TR11 4LP – What3Words: ///drank.flops.fills

Price: FREE

The theme this year is ‘Conservation in Action’ and there will be a huge range of organisations and heritage practitioners, from basket-makers to architects, for you to meet, as well as tours, demonstrations and activities. 

Careers in Heritage Day

Date: Friday 3rd October
Time: 10am – 4pm

The first day of the Cornish Heritage EXPO 2025 is focused on careers in heritage and the historic environment, including landscape conservation, traditional crafts, museums and archives, building restoration and architecture.

This is a great opportunity for young people, or those considering a change of career, to find out more about opportunities within the heritage sector as well as information on work experience, apprenticeships, training and volunteering.

The day is aimed at secondary schools, colleges and universities, but we also welcome members of the public.

Conservation in Action Day

Date: Saturday 4th October
Time: 10am – 3pm

The second day of the Heritage EXPO 2025 is focused on conservation in action across the heritage and historic environment, offering opportunities to meet organisations and find out more about their work, as well as take part in a range of hands-on activities for people of all ages.

There will be demonstrations of basket-making, stone carving, Cornish hedging, primitive firefighting using Prehistoric methods, pottery, withy pot making, corn dolly making, archaeology and equipment used in carrying out surveys, including a robot dog, drones and 3D laser scanners.

English Heritage will be providing tours of Pendennis Castle and their Conservation in Action activities will be providing creative hands-on activities about how historic buildings and objects are looked after and information on their conservation plans.