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Truro Old Cornwall Society News Page

 

Founded 1922

Colours Beige, Silver & Pale Blue

For Cornish Genealogy please see the Genuki Link at the bottom of the page.

 

President : Mrs Joan Biscoe

 

Hon. Secretary

Contact: Mrs Christine Parnell.


Address: Bosperro, Crescent Gardens, TRURO, TR1 3ET.

Tel: +44 (0)1872 242464. 

 

Hon. Treasurer  

Mrs C Jones

Hon. Recorder

Mrs Christine Parnell

 

 

LIST  OF  SPEAKERS  FOR  THE  2006 - 2007  MEETINGS

Meetings held in Royal British Legion, St. Mary's Street, Truro at 7.30pm
September to April, second Tuesday of every month.

Membership £5 per year. Visitors £1 per meeting.

 

2007 / 2008  

 
November 13th Sailing Barges on the Fal Mike Grose
December 3rd Christmas Lunch - Carlton Hotel Speaker Mr Phil Davey
January 8th 2008 A talk by Simon or Samantha from the Royal Cornwall Museum  
February 12th The Saints Way - From Padstow to Fowey Peter Robinson
March 11th Images of Old Cornwall David Thomas of the Cornwall Record Office
April 8th Newlyn Copper Mr F. J. Tonkin
Summer Break

Outdoor Events

Pilgrimages / Summer Visits by Coach

June 2008

The Midsummer Bonfire 

Venue be arranged so watch this space.

 August 2008

Crying the Neck Ceremony

watch this space for details.

 

Federation Events

5th July

Summer Festival Programme

Callington
1st November 2.pm Winter Festival Bodmin

Federation Journal published twice a year 

Other Events

August 2008 Esethvos Kernow. 

Eisteddfod of Cornwall. 

Looe
September 2008 Gorsedd Looe

 

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November 13th

Sailing Barges on the Fal

Mike Grose

Following his entertaining after lunch speech at our Christmas meal last year Mike will be speaking about the boats that used to work on the River Fal. 

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December 3rd

Christmas Lunch - Carlton Hotel

Speaker Mr Phil Davey

Web Site

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January 8th 2008

 

A talk by Simon or Samantha from the Royal Cornwall Museum

Web Site

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February 12th

The Saints Way - From Padstow to Fowey

Peter Robinson

Web Site

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March 11th

Click play to make the picture a jigsaw.

Images of Old Cornwall

David Thomas 

of the Cornwall Record Office

Web Site

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April 8th

Newlyn Copper

Mr F. J. Tonkin

Web Site

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Friday the 23rd June 2007

Venue be arranged so watch this space.

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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