Posts Tagged ‘community’

Encountering the Clay Country: A Day of Study in Rescorla

Posted on: 4th February 2016 2 Comments

Over the past year, we have been busy running workshops, conducting oral history interviews and holding a variety of events for the ‘Landmark Travels’ project. A recent event hosted by the Institute of Cornish Studies was a Clay Study Day. A big thank you to one of our current volunteers, Tomas van den Heuvel, for this brilliant […]

‘A Visit to Luxulyan Valley’ FREE event

Posted on: 9th November 2015 No Comments

It’s not long now until ‘A Visit to Luxulyan Valley- A day of exploration & discovery for all ages at Treffry Viaduct.’ Spread the word and come and join us rain or shine!  

Story Explorers on the loose- Story collection boxes pop up in Praze

Posted on: 23rd October 2015 No Comments

As the ‘Linking Lifetimes’ project continues, children from Crenver class (year 5&6) at Crowan Primary School have been exploring different ways of collecting and sharing stories. In our last workshop we wrote the following press release as a class, and delivered some very special story- collection boxes around the community… STOP PRESS! Story Explorers need you stories Children […]

Come & explore with us at Carn Euny…

Posted on: 4th August 2015 1 Comment

Our next event for the ‘Landmark Travels- Our past in a suitcase’ project is at Carn Euny. Specifically designed for families, this day will be packed with activities that engage with the heritage of the site.

The ‘Linking Lifetimes’ project begins…

Posted on: 22nd July 2015 1 Comment

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

Posted on: 16th July 2015 No Comments

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 […]

‘Linking Lifetimes’ project begins in Praze-an-Beeble

Posted on: 3rd July 2015 No Comments

We are excited to announce that, with thanks to an ‘Awards for All’ grant from the Big Lottery, we are now embarking on a new pilot project, ‘Linking Lifetimes.’ This exciting Storylines project will explore how primary schools can benefit from a deeper involvement with the wider community, providing new opportunities to enrich the lives […]

The suitcase travels to Luxulyan Valley

Posted on: 15th June 2014 No Comments

What a brilliant 3 days we had recently with Luxulyan school children as part of the project ‘Landmark Travels; Your past in a suitcase.‘ After learning about the history of the valley and viaduct, we walked the old tramway from Ponts Mill, stopping to draw, discuss and collect. The weather was glorious and the walk through the […]