Change in Programme-Tuesday 14th April is now Antartic bound

Apologies for the late change, but next Tuesday's talk on the shipping trade has been postponed to the 23rd of June. Instead the subject will now be:

The Industrial Archeology of South Georgia- by John Manley.
14th April 7:30PM in the Long Room Liskeard. Please pass on the change.
JM

East Cornwall Branch Programme April 2015

Here is an update to the East Cornwall Branch programme. A mixture of walks and talks. Keep following this blog to catch the Winter/Autumn events. JM

 

14th April:7:30pm Liskeard Public Hall(Long Room)
The Cornish Connection-The shipping trade between Cornwall and South Wales.
A talk by Dr. Tregidga of the Cornish Studies Institute, Exeter University.

16^th  May
Walk- Exploring the Luxulyan Valley-By the friends of the Luxulyan Valley
Meet at Ponts Mill Car Park. 11am. Bring packed lunch. Walk will be about 2½ to 3 hours long. 

 

16^th May

Trevithick Society AGM (late afternoon) and meal (Evening)- Camborne. Times to be confirmed.

 

17^th May

Trevithick Society AGM field trips-Camborne area. Details to be confirmed.

 

June 23^rd 7:30pm Liskeard Public Hall(Long Room)
Industrial Archaeology of South Georgia – The remains of the whaling industry at Grytvikn.  A talk by John Manley

Saturday 18th July 11:00am
An Exploration of The Northern Quarries of Kit Hill
A walk by Steve Docksey. Meet at the northern incline car park.

SX375 724-bring a pack lunch.

 

September:  Date to be confirmed

Film Night or field visit (tbc)

October
Date to be confirmed- Visit to Hemerdon Mine.

Arsenic- A facinating talk about a facinating subject- 17th March 2015 at Liskeard

Arsenic its production and use.  

A talk by Kingsley Rickard about this fascinating mineral

Tuesday 17th  March 2015 : 7:30pm Liskeard Public Hall(Long Room)

Come along to learn more about the history of arsenic and its production in Cornwall and Devon. Non-members welcome (£2 door donation), tea, refreshments and nibbles available for the post talk mingle. 

Image from Hydropure website

The Road to Messines-Underground warfare on the Western front 1915-1917

17th February: 7:30pm at the  Liskeard Public Hall (in the Long Room)

A talk by the author Rick Stewart on World War 1 tunnels and trenches.

This months talk is a completely new topic area for the East Cornwall Trevithick Society Branch; the amazing story of underground warfare in the Great War. So if you are interested in mining history, or military history this will be a fascinating evening.

Non members welcome (£2 Door donation).

Tea, coffee and the normal array of biccys will be available

JM

Festive Fun- Christmas Quiz at Liskeard- 16th December.

Merry Meerkat Down a mine shaft
A must for all good Christmas posters!

Come along for an evening of pre-Christmas fun with the East Cornwall Branch of the Trevithick Society . A quiz (with a Cornish history slant), composed and hosted by Richard Humphrey. 

You are welcome to bring along a friend (or two), and if you wish, a supply of nibbles and refreshments. 

7:30pm Liskeard Public Hall (Long Room) on Tuesday 16th December.

Non members are welcome-£2 donation at the door

Talk on 11th November -Pensilva, A history

November's East Cornwall Branch event will be a talk by Angus Holland about the history of Pensilva, a village whose history is intertwined with that of mining around Caradon Hill.

Tuesday 11th November: 7:30pm Liskeard Public hall (Long Room)

Pensilva-A history

Non members are welcome. Tea, coffee, and of course biscuits will be available. Do not forget to pencil in your diary our Christmas quiz night, 16th of December....now with surprise prizes for the winning team.

Bearah Tor Granite Quarry Talk-Tuesday 14th October

This month's East Cornwall Branch event  is a talk about a fascinating mixture of history and modern industry-Bearah Tor Granite Quarry. The talk is by Quarry's operator, Ian Piper.
Bearah Tor Quarry is cut into the slopes of the Tor on the eastern edge of Bodmin Moor. It was once served by a branch of the the Liskeard and Caradon Railway, whose trackbed can still be traced on either side of the Tor. This should be a fascinating presentation, a rare mixture of past and present.
All are welcome-(Non members two pound donation).

Event details
 Tuesday 14th October: 7:30pm Liskeard Public Hall (The Long Room). Tea and biccys will be available.

JM