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London Cornish Newsletter Cowethas Kernewek Loundres www.londoncornish.co.uk The gardens are hinting that it is summer, least our speaker – had to use trains for at but the weatherman seems to forget this at least part of their journey into London. times. I however am not complaining as I We encourage you to attend the AGM and am not a fan of hot weather (despite grow- what promises to be a most interesting ing up in South Africa and Australia!) so I Trelawny Lecture on 23rd July. The meet- say, let this lovely mild summer continue! ing is a good chance for you to hear news The summer newsletter always carries the of the LCA and to have the opportunity to reports which have been prepared for the meet your Council, ask questions, make Mid-Summer Lunch AGM. This year is no different except that suggestions, offer support. Please remem- 11th July - 12 noon on this occasion, they will be published ber though that whether you are coming or Penderel’s Oak before they have been presented. This not, we would like to hear from you. If you means that you will be able to see them are coming, it will ensure that you get a before the meeting and have a chance to pasty for your lunch and if not, we will Rescheduled AGM think up questions. ensure that your apologies are recorded. 23 July - 1pm That brings up the matter of the AGM. You You should contact our Chairman, Francis Dunstan whose contact details are listed Bloomsbury Baptist will be aware that this event has had to be Chirch rescheduled, thanks to the threat of a rail further down this page. strike on 10th June. By the time the unions All that now remains is for me to wish ‘One had decided to cancel the strike, we had and All’ a good summer break. I hope you had to make a decision about whether to go have a relaxing time and come back re- Rosyer Lecture ahead. We do apologise for any inconven- freshed and ready to join in the Associa- ience this has caused, but it seemed the tion’s programme for the coming year. right and fair thing to do considering that Kernow bys Vyken Further details of many of those who wanted to attend – not these events can be found on page 2 Rescheduled AGM and Trelawny Lecture The AGM and Trelawny Lecture have been fence, Home Guard, Miners etc) and indeed rescheduled to Thursday 23rd July 2015. those who arrived home to tell the tale, etc This change was made necessary because I invite you to come and hear Ann: her of the threat of a rail strike which would information is always being refreshed and have affected our Speaker and those mem- I'm sure she will give us a very interesting bers who have to travel by train. lecture. The meeting on 23rd July will be held at Booking is essential both for your attend- Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church and will ance (for BCBC security, and my peace of follow the original programme timings: mind) and to indicate if you will join us for the pasty Lunch. The deadline for both is 1 pm - lunch, 2 pm - AGM, 3 pm - Trelawny noon of Monday 20 July, but of course, Lecture, 4 pm - tea and biscuits, 4.30 pm - the sooner the better! Close. You may book by email Deadline for Our Trelawny lecturer this year is Mrs Ann ([email protected]) or by the Autumn Hicks, Chairman of Cornwall Family History telephone (01494 531703) (There will be Newsletter Society, who also leads its team recording an answering machine until June 24th). To is Monumental Inscriptions for all of Corn- help us in our planning, apologies for ab- wall's burial grounds. From this well estab- sence would also be gratefully received. lished ongoing project, Ann has developed 5th August ‘Cornwall's War History project’ with its own The cost of the day, including pasty lunch, website: www.cornwallswarhistory.co.uk . is only £10, payable on the day. Please send all It gives a fascinating account of the part that I apologise that that our AGM/Trelawny contributions to Cornish people played in the many conflicts Lecture had to be postponed, but I look The Editor at the since the start of the Great War in 1914. It forward to your support on July 23rd. address on the includes not only those who died, but also Francis Dunstan back page those who played other roles (Civil De- Chairman 1 A warm welcome is extended to non-members who would like to attend any of the London Cornish Association events. Midsummer lunch – 11th July – 12 noon News of Past Events Venue: Penderel’s Oak – 283-288 High Holborn, London (Nearest tube: Holborn or Chancery Lane – on the Central th Line) The 129 Annual Dinner Contact: Liz Broekmann – Tel: 020 3638 6817 (Leave a On a crisp March evening, 46 mem- message) bers and guests descended on the Thistle Hotel at Marble Arch for the LCA’s 129th Annual Dinner. The Re-scheduled AGM and Trelawny Lecture – 23rd evening began with drinks and chat, July – From 1pm after which the party moved through 1pm - Pasty lunch for dinner. 2pm - AGM Guests were in for a real treat when 3pm - Trelawny Lecture they entered the dining room as they 4pm - Tea and biscuits were greeted by an impressive floral Trelawny Lecture: Ann Hicks, Chairman of Cornwall- display - there were daffodils in abun- Family History Society will tell us about the Cornish War dance, thanks to the generosity of the Project. Cornish flower growers. Their wonder- ful smell and bright yellow colour were Venue: Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, reminders of the beauty of a Cornish spring. 235 Shaftesbury Avenue. London WC2H 8EP (Nearest tube stations: Holborn or Tottenham Court Road - NB: Waiting on each seat was a ‘goodie’ bag which had been Central line is not stopping at Tottenham Court Road) kindly brought by our Principal Speaker, Mr Malcolm Bell who is Head of Tourism at Visit Cornwall. Cost: £10 which include a pasty lunch as well as tea and biscuits after the lecture. After a delicious dinner, elegantly served, we had the privilege of hearing Malcolm Bell’s most entertaining Booking is essential whether you require a pasty speech. This was most interesting and was greatly en- lunch or not. joyed. Please RSVP to the Chairman, Francis Dunstan by lunch time on 20th July. For the past few years, we have enhanced the Cornish (Tel: 01494 531703 or Email: ‘feel’ of the event by giving the tables Cornish names. This [email protected]) year we opted for Cornish saints, something which fea- tured in our Chairman’s reply to the Principal Speaker’s toast. This is what he said… 26th Rosyer Lecture - 18th July - 2.30pm You will see that the tables have all been named after some Cornish saints. The official top two Saints of Corn- wall are the Patron Saints St Michael and St Petroc. (St Kowethas Kernewek City Lit/ City Lit Cornish Society Petroc, said to be the Captain of the Cornish Saints). The third, but in many people’s minds, the actual number one Presents th Cornish saint is St Piran, (or as some of us say St Pyran) The 26 Rosyer Lecture who was originally the patron saint of Tinners (and sin- ners?) of Cornwall and whose black and white flags we see all around us this evening. That is why the top table bears his name. You may be aware that the BBC Songs of Praise on Sunday 22 March will be coming from St Piran country i.e. Perranzabuloe celebrating one of the oldest Christian buildings in the UK. Of course St Piran is also remembered in Perranwell and Perran Ar Worthal as well as my maternal Perranuthnoe. Perhaps I should say at this point that on a recent modern road map of Cornwall there are 67 place names beginning with the word Saint, Those 67 do not include all the old Cornish saints names themselves , St Non, St Breaca, St juliot, St Stediana, St Lallulow, St Gundred, St Credan, 2.30 for 3.00pm, Saturday, 18th July 2015 and many more. Room 122 The fourth saint your Committee chose is St Endellion City Lit who was named after a Prime Minister’s daughter, (or Keeley Street should that be that the other way round), anyway, She is London WC2B 4BA looking after one of our distinguished guests tonight who was born in that region. 2 Finally is St Just (and we have two of them on the Map i.e., Family History Day in Penwith and in Roseland. The former is associated with our Editor whose ancestors owned a large house near The convenors of the Family History Day Conferences Cape Cornwall. achieved an amazing scoop when it managed to book Dr Nick Barratt as a speaker for the April conference. Nick is So where did all these Saints come from: well, many were a medieval historian and is currently Head of the Medieval, the children of King Brechan originally from Breconshire in Early Modern and Legal team at The National Archives. Wales. He must have been a bit of a lad because he However he is probably better known to the general public married three times and had numerous children ranging in for his role as consultant on the TV programme ‘Who Do number from 12 to 63! depending on which book you read. You Think You Are? His entertaining (and informative) talk The favoured number is 24, (boys and maids, as we say provided us with a wonderful insight into what really goes in Cornwall) St Endelenta was one, Menfre at St Minver on behind the scenes in the making of a programme like was another, many ended up in North Cornwall.
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