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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.
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Click on photos to see a larger image. Kernow (Cornwall) A service for St Piran Sunday at St James the Great, Kilkhampton Kilkhampton
is proud of its position at the northern entrance to Cornwall and
several St Perran’s flags were flying in the village as people
turned up at St James’ church for the annual St Perran’s Day
service and were joined by members of the Bude-Stratton and District
Old Cornwall Society. It
was tremendous fun and yet strangely moving.
Gloria Street the Reader led the service and received the
Banner paraded by Gerald Fry. Owen
May read the first lesson. Gloria
Street revealed some Cornish secrets and said that anyone who had
sense enough to live in Cornwall counted as Cornish. Then
Mollie Rose the retiring President read an amusing poem about St
Perran becoming the patron saint of Tinners
Jenny Balsdon gave an interesting account of St Perran’s
life and Raymond Shaddick was applauded after his reading of
“Perran’s People.” The
readings were interspersed with hymn singing to the normal high
standard expected in Cornwall and all the hymns had been especially
chosen by Mike Richardson the organist to reflect the pride we all
feel in this beautiful Duchy. The
climax came at the end with an emotional rendering of the Cornish
‘national anthem’-Trelawney after which most people stayed to
enjoy chatting over coffee and talking eagerly about plans for next
year. Callington
Old Cornwall Society St. Piran’s Day Luncheon Callington Old Cornwall Society members held their seventh St. Piran’s Luncheon in the Tamar Valley at Sleepy Hollow Farm Restaurant Harrowbarrow on Wednesday, 3rd March, 2010. The President, Keith Shaw, Kaswydh, was delighted to welcome the Portreeve, Cllr. Richard Lumley, accompanied by the Portreveen, Mrs. Sue Lumley, and the Presidents of neighbouring societies, together with their wives and close friends from Liskeard, Saltash and Torpoint. Cllr. Lumley, who has been actively involved with the Twinning movement for many years, and his wife Sue, who is chairperson of the local group and the all-embracing Cornish Twinning Association, have fostered links with Guipavas in Brittany, Barsbüttel (Hamburg) and Keila in Estonia, with particular emphasis on cultural links involving the choirs and alternating annual Youth Projects in each country. During two terms of office the Portreeve has been keen to introduce several films and Alan Kent’s latest play to audiences in the Town Hall, and has supported the work of the Old Cornwall Society via the Federation’s Summer Festival in the town, the 8oth Anniversary Mid-summer Bonfire and the launch of “The Cornish Witchfinder” by our first secretary William Henry Paynter, who was born in the town, after which we enjoyed a celebratory 80th Anniversary Luncheon. In his address the Portreeve praised the work of Callington Old Cornwall Society, as he pointed out that it was just as important ‘to gather up the fragments that are left that nothing be lost’ as it is to plan for the future. The Secretary, Barbara Shaw (Mentenor a’n Ertach) drew attention to the wider links with the Diaspora, stressing continuous contact with the Copper Coast area of South Australia where hundreds of Cornish families established a Copper Mining Community 150 years ago this year. Beth Vane (Awhesyth Byasen) who keeps in touch told us that “there will be much going on and that Cornish Associations are proceeding and growing well and, of course, ‘Trelawny’ is always sung with much gusto!” There will be a St. Piran’s Day Luncheon, followed by Songs of Praise in Cornish and English, as there will be in Adelaide where we attended a Supper in 2008 and also in Ballarat and Melbourne, which we also visited. Finally we enjoyed a traditional Cornish luncheon – accompanied by much hilarious chatter at times – and concluding with ‘Bro Goth Agan Taves’ in Cornish and a splendid rendition of ‘Trelawny’ – to the delight of the staff, one of whom said that we had “made their day to be serving such a happy group!”
Australia
New Zealand
The Christchurch Branch of the New Zealand Cornish
Association gathered in
the Durham Street Methodist Church Lounge on Saturday 6th
March to celebrate St Piran’s Day.
Attendance was a little less than last year as several
members had other commitments which they had to attend.
However, those who did attend all agreed that the
Branch committee had done a wonderful job in preparing cooked
meats and salads for the lunch and there was enough for several
members to have a second helping. The members sang "Hail to the Homeland" and then The Grace in Cornish before lunch began and concluded with with a rousing rendition of "Trelawny" including "Oggie, Oggie, Oggie, Oi, Oi, Oi." This was only the third year that the lunch had been held, but the idea has been so successful that members want it to be held every year. " The lunch was followed by the Branch Annual General Meeting with reports given by the President, Val Moore, and the Treasurer, Jeanette Beaumont. Election of officers was a swift procedure as the hardworking incumbents volunteered to continue for another year. Two new committee members, Mac Reynolds and Sue Gilbert were proposed and duly elected and were soon put to work with the clearing up at the meeting’s close. United States of America Cornish/Welsh Heritage Society of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. A Dance was held
on Friday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. as part of the
Illowa Community Dance Series. The event took place at the Singing
Bird Nature Center, Black Hawk State Historic Site, 15th St. Off of
Black Hawk Rd., 5Rock Island. |
