It’s just over two weeks until we light up the Beacons at Sancreed and Castle an Dinas to officially launch our £49,832 community history project and celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – and we can’t wait!
Everyone is invited to the lightings which are taking place from 7pm at Sancreed Beacon, Penzance and 8.30pm at Castle an Dinas, St Columb Major on Thursday 2 June 2022.
The events are entirely free and open to all members of the public. Free pasties and refreshments will be served.
To book your free pasty and for full details of timings, head here
www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/community/platinum-jubilee-beacon-lighting-celebrations/
The lightings mark the official launch of a landmark two-year project, which will see us creating and growing community engagement and volunteering opportunities across our sites, with a particular focus on Sancreed and Castle an Dinas.
We are so excited to launch this project, which will involve creating dedicated community groups at these two sites, as well as school visits, workshops, volunteering opportunities, guided walks and outreach events to gather more information about the history of these localities and to enable people to find out more about the heritage in their local landscape.
Huge thanks go to the National Lottery Community Fund for making this project possible, as part of its Platinum Jubilee funding. In honour of this, the Beacon lightings will also mark the 70 years of Her Majesty the Queen’s reign, as part of the Jubilee’s official programme of celebrations.
The Beacons will be lit by people nominated by local communities for the amazing things they have done to preserve and strengthen heritage in Cornwall.
A huge thank you to everyone who is making this wonderful night possible.
Looking forward to celebrating with you all there!