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You have a right in law to declare Cornish as your National Identity!

On 4th June, 2018, Steve Double MP for St Austell & Newquay said in a letter written to the Grand Bard of Gorseth Kernow, Dr. Merv Davey:

“The Cornish identity and language are indeed distinct from other identities and languages in the UK, and I am glad that the Council of Europe paved the way towards proper recognition of Cornish cultural identity and linguistic distinctiveness.

The National Library of Scotland (Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba) has the largest collection of Scottish Gaelic manuscripts in the world from a period between the 14th and 18th century. Now these early Gaelic manuscripts have been recognised for their historical and linguistic significance and are being inscribed in the Unesco Memory of the World Register, which highlights archive and library items of outstanding historical value.

This unique publication was recently launched at the Masonic Hall in Peel as part of a weekend of workshops organised by Island based Ellan Vannin Pipes and Drums.

Entertainment during the evening was provided by members of the Ellan Vannin Pipe Band, visiting piper Finlay MacDonald and Island based Scottish guitarist Malcolm Stitt.

Produced by Culture Vannin, Piob Vooar - Manx Music for Bagpipes, features thirty local songs and tunes and is seen as a useful addition to the repertoire of both solo pipers and pipe-bands.

The last races of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy (TT) 2018 were completed today. Results of the races can be viewed on the Isle of Man TT website.  From the date the qualifying rounds commenced on 26th May until the races ended on 8th June, the island has enjoyed brilliant dry and sunny conditions. This has allowed for some of the fastest times ever recorded in one of the world's greatest motorsport events. The International Isle of Man TT Race was first held on the Island in 1907.

Great Blasket (An Blascaod Mór in Irish) is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland (Na Blascaodaí, Contae Chiarraí, Éire). The islands were inhabited until 1953 by a completely Irish-speaking population, and are part of the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region in Ireland). The inhabitants were evacuated by the government to the mainland of Ireland on 17 November 1953. 

The Scottish National Party (SNP) 2018 Conference is taking place from Friday 8th June - Saturday 9th June 2018 in the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC). The gathering comes at a time of a remarkable eleven years of SNP government in Scotland. About 2,000 delegates are expected to attend the two-day conference in Aberdeen and the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the party's leader, will speak on Saturday afternoon. In her welcome notes in the conference guide, she says the event "marks the start of a new chapter in Scotland's road to independence".

Manx Radio has at last acknowledged that when it comes to the TT there are ‘a few voices off’ with this item - that surfaced briefly with even a link across to Tranceltic sharing billing with NBC and the Washington Post...wow:

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/tt-danger-has-world-watc...

All around the world people participate or are spectators at Scottish Highland Games. Seen as a way of celebrating Scottish customs it is one of Scotland’s biggest cultural exports. Features of the Games include competitions in piping and drumming, dancing, heavy athletics, as well all kinds entertainment and exhibits related to many aspects of Scottish and Gaelic culture.

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6 mis Metheven 2018

Contained in the inspection report of National Minorities published following the publication of the fourth opinion on the United Kingdom by the Council of Europe on 27 February, 2017 following their visit and fact taking tour, the following was said of the BBC:

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6 mis Metheven 2018

The call for increased rights for Cornish people continues.

There has been much inaccurate reportage instigated by the BBC following a recent You Gov survey. Small numbers of people were asked misleading questions and of this organisation’s many hundreds of members, many subscribe to YouGov but not one has been involved in this survey. The results of this survey has been interpreted incorrectly by a number of mainstream media outlets and English extremists in an attempt to declare Cornish identity subsumed by England.