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Cornwall's First Golden Age

Eminent Cornish academic and historian Dr. Bernard Deacon's book is released at a special launch price.

A refreshing antidote to the nonsense put out by the arrogant & less than transparent English Heritage/Historic England charity cum quango who really know very little of Cornish history!

Website & orders at special price here:

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

The Gorsedh Kernow Esedhvos Festival of Cornish Culture promotes and celebrates Cornwall’s distinctive cultural identity and Celtic heritage. 

The Cornish equivalent of the Welsh Eisteddfod and Breton Gorsedd, it is held in Cornwall every year in the days surrounding the annual Gorsedh Kernow bardic ceremony. 

The range of events is wide, open to the public and mostly free of charge, taking place in locations close to the current Gorsedh ceremony site.

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

Glasney 1549 Cornish Massacre Memorial And Penryn Fair Day - Saturday 27th August, 2016 11.30AM

Glasney Stone, junction of Quay Hill with Commercial Road, bottom of Penryn by the traffic lights (TR10 8GU)

Bring Piran flags etc. Hoping as many as possible can be there this year!

News from the Celtic League:

This report (see link) from the Daily Post says Welsh language campaign group Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg want the Government to emulate steps taken in the Basque Country and create business parks where the native tongue is spoken.

According to Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg the move would boost Welsh, attract thousands of jobs and stop young Welsh workers from leaving the country.

News from Yr Undeb Geltaidd - Cangen Cymru Wales Branch Celtic League

HEDD WYN

Our colleagues at Yr Undeb Geltaidd - Cangen Cymru Wales Branch Celtic League have an interesting post (lifted from History Wales) about the biopic on Welsh writer and poet ‘Hedd Wyn’ (Ellis Humphrey Evans) who was killed in WW1. He was posthumously awarded the bard's chair at the 1917 National Eisteddfod.

The film premiered twenty years ago today and eventually was the first Welsh language film nominated for an Academy award.

News from the Celtic League:

Britain’s nuclear waste pile s set to get a whole lot bigger as 800 tonnes from the Wylfa nuclear plant in Anglesey which is being commissioned are trundled around Liverpool bay over the next few years to the waste repository.

Sellafield 30 miles from the Manx coast is now the home to arguably the largest aggregation of nuclear waste on the planet.

Wales (Cymru) are through to the semi-finals of the 2016 UEFA European Championship (the international men's football championship of Europe). They secured a well deserved 3 - 1 victory over Belgium last night. 

Belgium started well and took an early lead after a spectacular long-range shot from Radja Nainggolan. But Wales equalised before half-time through an Ashley Williams header. In the second half Hal Robson-Kanu's skillful footwork put Wales ahead. The third goal for Wales was scored by substitute Sam Vokes who headed home a well passed cross from Chris Gunter.

News from Kernow Maters To Us:

"a name perpetual and a fame permanent and immortal"

On this day in 1497, Michael Joseph (An Gof) and Thomas Flamank of Bodmin, were hung drawn and quartered for leading a Cornish army against the English government of the day.

People forget the reasons why this happened. The primary cause was the response by the impoverished Cornish population to the raising of war taxes by King Henry VII to raise money for his campaign against Scotland.

Wales secured their place in the quarter finals of Euro 2016 with a 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland in Paris yesterday. The breakthrough for Wales came with 15 minutes left to play as Bale’s cross was turned into his own net by Gareth McAuley. The next match for Wales at the 2016 UEFA European Championship (the international men's football championship of Europe) will now be played on Friday 1st July at Lille. For more information see the The Football Association of Wales (Welsh: Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru) website.

News From Kernow Matters To Us:

KMTU members with other organisations have battled those who wish to concrete over Kernow.

With our membership growing on a daily basis as a sense of unease grips the people of Cornwall over so many issues, we pay tribute to those members who have fought hard to slow the concreting over of Cornwall.