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Liskeard Old Cornwall Society News Page

Founded : 1928

Colours : Blue, gold and red

 

President : Mr. D.P. Mathews

Chairman  :

 

Hon. Secretary

Contact: Mrs S Hooppell.
Address: "Golitha House", St Cleer, LISKEARD,, PL14 5RS.
Tel: +44 (0)1579 320394. 

 

Hon. Treasurer

Mrs Ruth Breen

Also Publications Secretary

Hon. Recorder

      Mr. John Rapson

Tel.   01579 343595

 

Membership if the Liskeard OCS is open to anyone; the only prerequisite being a interest in Cornwall and a willingness to help 'gather the fragments'.

If you are interested in becoming a member, why not come along to one of the meetings, or call Committee Member Dave Howard on 01579 347958

 

 

 

A quick list of some of the archives held by the Liskeard Old Cornwall Society

    Our Recorder, John Rapson on 01579 343595, is always willing to answer questions
    or receive information

1851 and 1861 Census for the Borough of Liskeard.

List of miners working in East Cornwall extracted from the Census.

Information Books

Over 1250 newspaper cuttings relating to Liskeard.

Large Photographic collection, all indexed.

Society Minutes from its inception in 1928.

Legal Papers relating to the purchase of The Hurlers, King Donierts Stone,
 Dupath Well, and Trethevy Quoit in the 1930’s, 
 and disposal to the then Ministry of Works. 

St Keyne Well,

Listing  of the burial records in  the Methodist Chapels cemeteries in the 
 Liskeard Looe Circuit, Liskeard Quaker burial ground, St Keyne Church,
 Morval Church,, St Pinnock Church,  Braddoc Church.

Packer notes on Water Mills in East Cornwall. And his Drawings.

Collection of books relating to Cornish Subjects.

Files of information on properties and businesses, by street.

People around town, files of hundreds of Locals by John Rapson.
Liskeard OCS has an extensive collection of archives which are held at:
Stuart House Arts and Heritage Centre, Liskeard 
and the Society works closely with the 
Liskeard and District Museum 

      

 

 

LIST  OF  SPEAKERS  FOR  THE  MEETINGS

Meetings: are held, from November to April, in St. Martin's Church Hall at 7.00pm usually on the second Friday in the month.

Subscriptions : Liskeard OCS membership costs just £5.00 a year, with a £1.00 donation at each meeting

 

Meetings take place in St. Martin’s Church Hall at 7.00pm
(Second Friday in the month)

Friday 9th October 2009

81st A.G.M. Subscriptions now due £7.00
  Followed by a talk by the President

Wednesday 21st October 2009

Coffee Morning at Stuart House 10.00 - 12.00 noon.

Friday 13th November 2009

Talk and Slides on Passmore Edwards
  Speaker – D. Evans, Falmouth

Saturday 14th November 2009

Federation Winter Festival at Wadebridge Town Hall 2.00 p.m

Friday 11th December 2009

Hear the Music and See the Sound, “Postcard Collection”
  Speaker - D and A Lawer, Plymouth

   

Friday 8th January 2010

Prince Charles’s gift to Cornwall - Kit Hill
  Speaker - Miss le Marchant

Friday 12th February 2010

Experiences during past service as Mayor of Liskeard
  Speaker - Ann Purdon

Friday 5th March 2010

St Piran’s Day. Fly the Flag

Friday 12th March 2010

Talk & Slides on Goldsworthy Gurney
  Speaker - Alan Cox, Falmouth

Thursday 18th March 2010

Coffee Morning in the Long Room, Liskeard Public Hall
  from 10.00 – 12.00 noon

Friday 9th April 2010

SOCIAL – Slide show by Graham Whiting,
  with an interval for a pasty supper

Saturday 4th September 2010

Gorsedd –St. Ives

Friday 8th October 2010

82nd A.G.M.

Pilgrimages / Summer Visits by Coach

During the Summer months there are 'pilgrimages' and events, often in the company of other OCS Federation members 

June 2010
  -date to be arranged

St. Keyne Well cleaning. Weather permitting 6.30pm
 

 Helpers needed to tidy around the well
      -bring tools and a mug for tea

June 2010
  -date to be arranged

Midsummer Bonfire, Kit Hill.
 

 Members to make own arrangements

Wednesday 30th June 2010

Trelawny Day, Pelynt.
 

 Details nearer the time – see Cornish Times

July 2010
  -date to be announced

Federation Summer Festival at Par

 

August/September 2010

“Crying the Neck”. Details T.B.A.

 

 
 

Federation Events

   

2010

Saturday 6th March 2010

Federation Spring Meeting    County Hall, Truro

Saturday 3rd July 2010

Summer Festival   Par

2nd October 2010

Annual General Meeting   County Hall, Truro 2.pm

13th November 2.pm

Winter Festival   TBA

Federation Journal published twice a year also newsletter to read on-line

Other Events

September 2010 Esethvos Kernow. 

Eisteddfod of Cornwall. 

 

St IVES

September 2010 Gorsedd  

St IVES

Other Dates
5th March St Piran's Day    

 

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Friday the 23rd June 2007

Kit Hill. Members to make own arrangements

The Midsummer Bonfire 

For more information on the ceremony see pamphlet

 

 

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Madron 2006 photo Sandra Pritchard

Crying the Neck Ceremony

Last week in August watch this space for details.

See here for more photos and details of ceremony

 

 

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