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The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies

 "Cuntelleugh an brewyon us gesys na vo kellys travyth"

(Gather up the fragments that are left that nothing be lost.)

The Organisation for those who love Cornwall.

 

What's New

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2nd November 2011 1. Goonhavern programme added

1. Carols of the Stratton Hundred

2. Federation sponsor a Carol category at the Cornish Music Festival

24th October 2011 1. News clippings added to the Press cuttings page
23rd October 2011 1. Winter Festival Programme added Click here

2 Mawnan Programme on-line click here

3 changes to St Gerrans & Porthscatho programme added

18th October 2011

1. Presidents 2010 / 11 Report added click here

2. Ludgvan Programme added

3. Porthleven programme added 

4. added a link the liks page to The Capital Scots A Washington D.C. based web site for Scots and others with a interest in all things Celtic.

27th June 2011

1. St Austell OCS programme added to their web page

2. Kea OCS programme added to their web site

3.Cornish Association of NSW Newsletter No. 333 - June / July 2011 Now online

10th June 2011

1. A PDF version of Cornish National Minority Report 2 has been added to the site.

2. Gerrans & Porthscatho 2011 / 12 programme added to their web page

18th May 2011

1. May Newsletter for the Cornish Association of  Victoria is now on-line

2. List of Mid-summer bonfires with details on-line.

31st March 2011

1. The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies "Smugglers, Coast Guard , Revenue Men of Cornwall Web Site" is now on line. 

25th March 2011 1. The April / May. Newsletter for the Cornish Association of South Australia is now on-line
22nd of March 2011 Update to the "Latest News" page
19th March 2011 1. St Just and St Mawes Heritage Group (Roseland) added to the Community web page.

2. Details of our latest project, "Recording of Finger posts in Cornwall" are now on the Web Site. Please join in and help.

17th February 2011

1. The Feb./Mar. Newsletter for the Cornish Association of South Australia is now on-line

2.More added to the St Piran events calendar

3. Mullion O.C.S. Programme added to their web page.

12th February 2011

1 Newsletter for the Cornish Association of Victoria, Australia is now on line

2. Old Cornwall Journal Spring 2011 is available for purchase on the shop site.

3. Added Jacobstow and Padstow to the  Wassail page . We now have 11 different ones on line including the music, some are on video.

4. The St Piran events calendar is now on-line with lots of events taking place.

25th January 2011

1. The date of Joan's funeral has now been announced.

2. The 2011 Calendar web site is now on line and the theme is the buildings of John Passmore Edwards. This year marks the centenary of his death and there will be lots of events throughout Cornwall which you will find listed on the calendar. You can also have fun doing jigsaws of the pictures of his buildings plus the Societies banners.

3. The winter edition of  the newsletter is now on-line. We hope you Find it informative.

4. The programme for the Summer Festival is now on-line. Please book early

17th January 2011

1. News of Inquest on Joan Rendell

2. St Buryan OCS programme added.

15th January 2011

1. Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall, proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Exeter, 1532-1800 Volumes 1 & 2 added to the Genealogy section  of the E-Book page

14th January 2011

1. The January newsletter of the Cornish Association of New South Wales is now on-line Here

5th January 2011

1 "History of the post-office packet service between the years 1793-1815" By Arthur H. Norway  and  "An illustrated postal directory with map and historical notices, of twenty parishes in East Cornwall, for the new century. From A.D. 449 to 1901" added to the History section on our E-Book page

2. Lostwithiel OCS 2011 Programme added

4th January 2011

1. New piece added to Merv's Folk Music Recorders page.

2. Added Camborne and Truro to the Wassail page

1st January 2011

1. All Society pages now have a photo of their banner displayed.

28th December 2010

1. All of our Cornwall related e-books are now downloadable to Kindle.

2. Added message from Alan Kent Re. "A Mere Interlude" which will be hitting the radio waves on BBC Radio Cornwall as a 2 part version of the play and will be a little different in its presentation on the 31st Dec and 1st Jan between 1pm - 2pm. You can still here both programmes by clicking here

20th December 2010

1. Wassail words and music added to the Wassail page for Redruth, Lostwithiel, Grampound, Fowey, Malpas, Bodmin and West Cornwall. Also added the Carol for the Twelfth Day.

2. Added 50 books to our e-book library.

17th December 2010

1. Report and photographs on Paul churchyard crosses added to the Restoration page of the Cornish Crosses site

13th December 2010

1. St Just Research Group of Victoria, Australia newsletter added to Diaspora page

2. St Agnes 2011 programme added

3. Major update to the Old Cornwall Christmas site

4. Changes made to the Carnon Downs programme

5 Volumes 1 & 3 of Bottrell's Folk lore books added 

1st December

1. Ladock added to the map on home page

2. 2011 Programme added to St Ladoca (Ladock) page

3. 2011 Programme added to St Just in Penwith page

30th November 2010

1. The Cornish Coast North by Charles G. Harper added to the e-book page

29th November 2010

1. The Federation's on-line shop updated

2. New Zealand Cornwall Association Newsletter added. see link on the Diaspora page

3. Another piece added to the "Bit's and Pieces" page

4.Cornish Catches And Other Verses by Bernard Moore added to the e-book page

21st November 2010

1. Mary Quick of St Ives OCS has sent in a report for 2010.

2 More Press Cuttings added

3.Report of the Winter Festival has been placed on the Events page

19th November 2010

1. Autobiography of James Silk Buckingham; added to the e-book page

2. Three pieces added to the "Bit's and Pieces" page

3. Poem on the Wheal Owles disaster added to the Poetry page.

9th November 2010

 Programme for the "Come and Sing Carols", at Bude added to the Bude page.

1st November 2010

 updated news page.

29th October 2010

 Start made on loading press cuttings

28th October 2010

1. The Malc. McCarthy collection of photographs and documents has been added.

2. A second "Do you know Cornwall" quiz added.

3. Three issues of the "Cornish Association of  New South Wales" Newsletter have been added see our 

Diaspora page for links

 

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