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Re-formed 1985

Colours :- Pink Yellow and Camel

 

Camelford Dialect & Sayings

If you click on the above link you will hear Chris Blount, who was for many years with the BBC, in conversation with Ken Phillips on the subject of dialect words and sayings. In this clip they are discussing words used in the Camelford area.

My thanks go to Chris for allowing me to use this clip. If you would like to hear more then go to his web site by clicking here using your back button to return.

 

 

 

The officers of the Camelford & District Society are:-

President : Mrs Ethel Broad

Chairman: Mr Peter Ascott

Vice Chairman : Mr. Rod Keat

Hon. Treasurer Mr. Peter Broad

Hon. Secretary: Mrs Grace Keat, email: grace@keat.co.uk

Booking Secretary: Mrs Ethel Broad. Tel 01726 882798

Recorder: Susan J Theobald.
Tolcarne, Trebarwith Road, Delabole. PL33 9DB.
01840 213558 or 01840 211790. Mob: 07967 937002.

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All indoor meetings are held on the second Monday of the Month in the Camelford Hall, The Clease, Camelford  at 7.30 pm 

The annual subscription is £5; visitors £1 each meeting.

All are welcome so why not come and join us. All talks are followed by a chat over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits.

Indoor Meetings Programme. 2012

Date Talk/Visit Speaker
January 9 The Pentewan Railway
illustrated talk
Robert Evans
February 13 The Fishermen of Port Isaac
illustrated talk
Geoff Provis
March 12 A North Cornwall Parish - Jacobstow
illustrated talk
Carole Vivian
May 14 A visit to Poundstock Gildhouse and Church
directions to follow
June 11 Visit to Padstow - the Harbour directions to follow
July 9 Visit to Jabobstow
Follow up to Carole Vivian's talk
directions to follow
September 10 AGM, followed by
A Family Business - Rodda's Creamery
Philip Rodda
October 8 Old Cornish Photographs featuring People and Places Frank Grigg
November 12 The Office of Town Crier Rob Tremain
December 10 Annual Dinner
venue to be decided
 


 

Federation Events

 

Federation Events 2012

Saturday 10th March

Federation Spring Meeting  County Hall, Truro

Saturday 14thJuly

Summer Festival Truro

Saturday 6th  October 

Annual General Meeting County Hall, Truro 2.pm

November 2011

Winter Festival T.B.A.

Federation Journal published twice a year 

Other Events

September 2012 Esethvos Kernow. 

Eisteddfod of Cornwall. 

Camelford

1st September 2012 Gorsedd

Camelford

Other Dates
5th March St Piran's Day  

 

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