Programme of Events
Celebrating 350 years of Falmouth’s Royal Charter 1661—2011 Sept 20th 1.00pm Falmouth v Helston Falmouth Bowling Club. Free All welcome.
Sept 24th to (10 - 5 Monday - Saturday) Falmouth Art Gallery Exhibition October 8th Historical Falmouth -Artist’s Views”.Free All welcome
October 2nd - 29th (10 - 5) Pendennis Castle Education Centre .Exhibition of the Siege October 2nd - 8th 10.00 am Come and join in to help build two Heritage boats. Events Square. October 2nd 3.00 pm Band of the H.M.Royal Marines on the Moor Free 3.30 pm Civic parade to Falmouth Parish Church. 4.00 pm Church Service 5.00 pm Parade to Events Square. 6.00 pm Civic reception by invitation.
October 3rd 12.30 pm at NMMC Lunchtime lecture “Then and Now” by David Barnicoat. 7.30 pm VIP reception at the World Premiere of the play “Remember”
October 4th 12.00 - 3.00 pm Falmouth Water Sports Centre „Bar-b-Que’. 7.30 pm second performance of the play “Remember” at the Poly price £3.00
October 5th 350TH ANNIVERSARY DAY of the signing of the Town Charter by King Charles II 10.00 am & 1.00 pm “For King and Kernow” an enactment of street theatre between the Royalists and Parliamentarians through the town from the Moor and Prince of Wales Pier to Events Square. Free October 5th 10 - 5) Pendennis Castle open Free to residents of TR10 & TR11 October 5th 12.30 Falmouth Methodist Church Free Paupers lunch (dress reflecting 1661) October 5th 7.00 pm Charter Dinner Lia Ditton & Falmouth’s around the world. (sold out)
October 6th 7.30 pm Last chance to see the play “Remember” October 6th 7.30 pm Atheneum Club - Falmouth Camera Club. Free All welcome . October 6th - 29th (1000 hrs - 1700 hrs Mon - Sat) Time Line Exhibition. The Poly Free
October 7th 4.30 pm Princess Pavilion “Blues in the Bay” Price £20 October 7th 7.00 pm Falmouth Karate & Sandoki Club Free self-defence lessons (aged 16+) at Falmouth Sports club. October 7th 8.00 pm - 2.00 am Falmouth Rugby Club “Skank n Stomp” presents Kormac Electric Swing
October 8th 11.00 am - 3.00 pm Tours of Arwenack House grounds (Charity donation) October 8th 12.00 - 9.00 pm Skinners 350 Shanty Saturday (details below) 12.00 - 4.00 pm The Front Roger Bryant with Rum & Shrub 5.00 pm - 6.00 pm Shipwrights Falmouth Shout 5.00 pm - 6.00 pm The Front Aberfal Oggymen 8.00 pm - 9.00 pm Shipwrights Aberfal Oggymen 8.00 pm - 9.00 pm The Front Falmouth Shout October 8th 2.30 pm Falmouth v Liskeard Falmouth Rugby Ground. October 8th 3.00 pm Princess Pavilion “Blues in the Bay” Price £25 October 8th 4.00 pm Launch and race of the two Heritage boats (sponsored by Tim Light) October 8th 7,00 pm The “BIG SING” “All the Kings Men”, Cornish songs & Hallelujah Chorus. Falmouth .Methodist Church Price £6 (children Free with adult)
October 9th 2.00 pm - 8.00 pm Falmouth Rugby Club Jive-a-Thon Charity dance event
October 10th 7.00 pm Falmouth Poetry Group. The Poly library. Free All welcome
October 14th 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Falmouth & District Philatelic Society . WI Hall. Exhibition. Free. October 14th 8.00 pm “From Squirearchy to Digital Democracy” - 350 years of Parliamentary representation in Falmouth” Sarah Newton MP at the Poly £3.00
October 15th 10.30 am - 3.30 pm Family fun day. Story telling and activities at the Poly Free October 16th 10.30 am - 3.00 pm. Dracaena Centre. Family Fun Day .Free
October 17th to “On the Waterfront” tapestry NMMC June10th 2012 October 22nd & 23rd NMMC Children’s workshops celebrating Falmouth
October 24th - 28th NMMC “Pirates and Packets” Exhibition.
October 26th 6.30 pm “Falmouth Then and Now” David Barnicoat.
November 9th to “Falmouth Days of Sail” Exhibition March 25th 2012
Spring 2012 Falmouth Football Club special 350 event 24th September to the 8th October
Falmouth Art Gallery
Historic Falmouth Artists‟ Views exhibition and Original Charter Display
Sunday 2nd October
3:00pm Royal Marine Band on The Moor
3:30pm Civic Parade to Parish Church
4:00pm Church Service
5:00pm Civic Parade to Events Square
5:15pm Salute—Trago Mills
6:00pm Civic Reception at NMMC Picture courtesy of the West Briton Sunday 2nd October
Events Square 10:00am
Help !
Rory MacPhee needs help to build two boats to be launched on Saturday 8th October
Monday 3rd October
Falmouth Then and Now 12:30pm
Join Falmouth‟s senior pilot David Barnicoat as he traces the town‟s history from Tudor times to the present day. Through historic photographs compare „then and now‟ and see how Falmouth has developed into a major port. Relive the memories of Falmouth‟s role in the Flying Enterprise incident, Robert Manry‟s crossing of the Atlantic and Sir Robin Knox-Johnson‟s and Dame Ellen MacArthur‟s solo circum- navigations of the globe.
Set lunch and lecture £14.50 (members £12.50) 3rd, 4th and 6th October
At the RCPS „The Poly‟
World Premiere
by Steph Haxton Tickets £3
4th, 5th and 6th October
Pendennis Castle Exhibition of the Siege (from Sunday 2nd through October Free Quiz Trail 5th Free Entry for Residents of TR10 & TR11
Tuesday 4th October
Falmouth Water Sports Centre
12:00pm to 3:00pm
BBQ
Wednesday 5th October
Charter 350
Anniversary Day Anniversary Day Wednesday 5th October Falmouth Methodists Church Paupers Feast @ 12:30pm
F r eDress e to reflect 1661
On Wednesday 5th October 2011 entry to the National Maritime Museum is reduced to only £3.50 for the whole day.....
Charter 350
Celebratory Dinner
Falmouth Hotel
from 7:00pm Sold Out Talk by Lia Ditton Artist and Adventurer ‘Falmouth’s around the world’
Thursday 6th October
6th to the 29th October
The Gallery Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Church Street
Major Time-Line Exhibition
F R E E
Last Chance Falmouth Camera Atheneum Club Club
7:30pm ALL WELCOME
Friday 7th October
Falmouth Karate and Sandoki Club
FREE self defence lessons (aged 16+)
7:00pm at Falmouth Sport Club Friday 7th October
Princess Pavilion 4:30pm Tickets £20 Wilko Johnson plus Ian Siegal, Louis Elliot and Blues Connection.
Wilko Johnson, the phenomenal guitarist and founding member of Dr. Feelgood, who has influenced everyone from Joe Strummer, Mick Jones to Steve Albini, brings his solo band featuring Blockheads‟ Norman Watt-Roy (bass guitar), and Dylan Howe (drums). With very special guests including, Ian Siegel, rated by Mojo magazine as “the cleverest writer and most magnetic performer of Blues in the UK.” In 2009, Mojo commended Siegal for recording the blues album of the year. Last year Siegal won Band of the Year at the 2010 British Blues Awards
Armed to the teeth with Falmouth Rugby Club AV DJ technology, his Skank n Stomp patented blend of junk- Presents jive, Charleston-funk KORMAC and lindy-drop beats Electro Swing swept audiences into an ecstatic frenzy at Fancy Dress Glastonbury and 8:00pm to 2:00am Electric Picnic and this night will be no exception. Join us to celebrate the start of the 2011/12 Skank n Stomop rosta with our monochrome, bass-drop riot.
“Taking the best 1930‟s and 1940s Bebop and Swing and fattening it up for the floor with crunching hip hop and breakbeats.” Club Pick of the Week, The Guardian.
Support form Skank n Stomp DJ‟s A show to remember from TRIFLE GATHERING www.djkormac.com Saturday 8th October
Picture courtesy of the West Briton
Arwenack House and Gardens As part of the Falmouth 350 celebrations, residents have agreed to open the gardens to the public on October 8. On that day, be- tween 11am and 3pm, there will be several guided tours of the garden and people can just turn up - no pre-booking is necessary.
SKINNERS 350 Shanty Saturday
Midday to The Front Roger Bryant with 4pm Rum and Shrub 5—6 pm Shipwrights Falmouth Shout 5—6 pm The Front Aberful Oggymen 8—9 pm Shipwrights Aberful Oggymen 8—9 pm The Front Falmouth Shout
Falmouth Rugby Club
Falmouth -v- Liskeard—Looe
Kick Off 2:30pm Saturday 8th October
Princess Pavilion 3:00pm Tickets £25
Robin Trower plus The Hamsters, Larry Miller, Bucket Boys and Blue on Black.
Formely of Truce, (featuring Jack Bruce) Procol Harum and the Fender Stratocaster's best friend Robin Trower, one of the greatest blues & rock guitarists, is headlining Saturday. Joined by a medley of talents including crowd favourites, The Hamsters for their final ever gig at the Pavilion after much success on the road (they're retiring!).
Events Square 4:00pm
„ Race On „
The Launch and Race of the two boats built earlier in the week
THE BIG SING Falmouth Methodists Church 7:00pm £6 (children free with adult) “ All the King’s Men “ Plus Community Singing of Popular Cornish Songs and the HALLELUJAH Chorus 9th, 10th and 13th October
Sunday 9th October 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm Falmouth Rugby Club
JIVE-A-THON
Charity Dance in aid of Neonatal Ward 6 hours of sponsored live dance
Monday 10th October 7:00pm Free The Poly Library
Poetry Group
ALL WELCOME
14th October
14th October The Poly 7:30pm 10:00am to 4:00pm
Free WI Hall
Exhibition of Stamps
And Postcards SARAH NEWTON M.P
“From Squirearchy to Digital Democracy”
350 Years of Parliamentary Representation
Everyone Welcome Tickets £3 Sunday16th October
Ongoing Events
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Programme Design: Ruth Thomas Falmouth Town Council With Thanks to Anthony Robinson Thanks to Our Partners
Falmouth Town Council Falmouth Art Gallery
National Maritime Museum Sarah Newton MP(Con) Cornwall English Heritage at Rory MacFee Pendennis Castle Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Falmouth Karate Society Falmouth Ambassadors All Falmouth Schools
Falmouth Methodists Parish Church of Church King Charles the Martyr Rotary Club of Falmouth Falmouth Town Centre Forum Dracaena Centre Falmouth Rugby Club
Transition Falmouth King Harry Ferry Co.
Xgraphica Skinners Brewery
Falmouth Water West Briton Sports Centre
Tim Light Killigrew Singers