The Linking Lifetimes project is now in full flow and we have been busy collecting stories from both adults and children in Praze. After a whole day exploring stories, in all their forms, year 5 & 6 children from Crowan school have been granted the status of Story Explorers! Armed with their Story-Explorer packs and […]
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Exchanging stories at Wadebridge Memory Day
Earlier this week we held a Memory Day in Wadebridge as part of the ‘Landmark Travels’ project. Wadebridge & District Museum had put together a wonderful display of local photographs and research, and there was a constant chatter of memories over the afternoon. Here are a few photographs… We now have a lovely long list of people […]
Discovering the past at Carn Euny Families Day
Well, weren’t we lucky with the weather on Sunday for our families day at Carn Euny?! By some miracle (the weather forecast was showing heavy rain all day!) we stayed dry all day and even had some spells on glorious sunshine! We had a brilliant day, with a steady stream of families coming to explore […]
The ‘Linking Lifetimes’ project begins…
Yesterday we had our first taster session for the ‘Linking Lifetimes’ project in Praze-an-Beeble. Thank you to those who came long to find out more, it was a pleasure to meet you all and hear some stories. Over the next few months we will be running a series of workshops with adults in Praze, looking at […]
Storylines on show at Praze Fair Show
What a pleasure it was to be part of the Praze Fair Show last weekend. We met some lovely people of all ages and heard a few stories too! Our suitcase with its new legs took pride of place, and we were happily set-up next to a lady selling homemade cakes… dangerous and delicious! Thank […]
Suitcases continue their journey around Cornwall
We are very happy to announce that ‘Landmark Travels; Our past in a suitcase‘ will be visiting more communities and schools, thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Cornwall Heritage Trust. This project will unearth the stories, traditions and histories connected with landmarks throughout Cornwall. It follows on from a pilot project […]
‘Tallys an Tir’ Education Resources now online…
We are excited to launch a new online platform, containing a series of digital farming stories, and corresponding activities for children aged between 7-11 years old. These resources are all FREE and have been devised by artists Ali Roscoe, Kim Pilgrim and Sarah Chapman, with the support of the charity Farming and Countryside Education (FACE). […]
“Anything to keep us out!” Memories of St.Mawes castle
Earlier this year we organised a memory walk at St.Mawes castle, exploring the castle and recording peoples memories as we went around. We chose a beautiful Spring day and there were some fantastic local stories of the castle, some of which are within this short film: "Anything to keep us out!" Memories of St.Mawes Castle […]
Women of the land
This weekend was ‘Myrhes Kernow- Daughters of Cornwall,’ a conference led by the Institute of Cornish Studies and held at Penryn. There were some really interesting talks over the day, and some great stories of inspirational women. Farming is often depicted as a masculine industry, however women have played a key role in the running of […]
