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A mural in Callington

Packed Esedhvos festival for Callington September 2024

The Esedhvos Kernow Festival of Cornish Culture takes place this year in Callington from Saturday 31st August to Sunday 8th September, 2024 Opening with a Nos Lowen Cornish dance evening…

Gorsedh 2023 in Padstow

Gorsedh Kernow announces Padstow host town for 2023 Ceremony

Gorsedh Kernow and Padstow Town Council are pleased to announce that Padstow will be the host town for the annual Esedhvos and Gorsedh ceremony in September 2023. “On behalf of…

Gorsedh Bude

Gorsedh Kernow announces host town for 2022

Gorsedh Kernow and Hayle Town Council are pleased to announce that Hayle will be the host town for the Esedhvos and Open Gorsedh ceremony in September 2022 “On behalf of…

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CORNISH NATIONAL MINORITY REPORT NO. 5

CORNISH NATIONAL MINORITY REPORT NO. 5 THE UNITED KINGDOM’S 5th REPORT TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE UNDER THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES EXTRACT Cornwall and Cornish …

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NEW BOOK: ‘Commotion Time’ ‘The Anglo-Cornish War

‘Commotion Time’ ‘The Anglo-Cornish War of June – August 1549’ A new book by the late Craig Weatherhill From his extensive writings and research, yet another book has been identified…

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Gorsedh Kernow names 13 new Bards for 2021

Thirteen new bards will be welcomed into the College of Bards of Gorsedh Kernow at Bude Castle on 4th September 2021 by the Grand Bard of Cornwall Elizabeth Carne, Melennek,…

Historic ‘Open’ Gorsedh ceremony held in the pandemic and streamed live

Gorsedh Kernow was very pleased that although the Esedhvos and Bardic Ceremony planned for Bude-Stratton has been postponed until 2021, they were able to hold a small outdoor Bardic ceremony…

Gorsedh Kernow names 22 new Bards for 2020

Gorsedh Kernow was established with the aim of celebrating and promoting Cornwall’s distinctive Celtic culture, and continues this year with announcing new bards as usual (although we are in a…

We must control our own destiny!

“We must control our own destiny” said the outgoing Grand Bard of Cornwall to the assembled Bards and public at the Open Gorsedh in Newquay on Saturday 1st September, 2018…

Treachery and irregularity!

– The truth over Cornish language funding loss finally revealed! Following a protracted two year legal battle with the Department for Communities & Local Government (DCLG), the Information Commissioners Office…