Grand Bard of Gorseth Kernow Speaks Out in Truro on St Piran's Day

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To cheers and huge applause in Truro on St. Piran's Day and subsequently much shared on social media drawing widespread support, here are the words of Cornwall's Grand Bard:

’The Cornish are an open-hearted people, but we will not be taken for granted. It’s now almost two years since we gained recognition of our National Minority status and we must continue to consolidate and assert this identity.

’We must learn to rise above petty definitions of Cornishness and encourage and support all those who feel that indefinable sense of place and longing to embrace our Celtic culture and play a full part.

’We have a long history of welcoming people into our culture and we applaud all those who cherish Cornish and Celtic culture as we do, but to those who are not so bothered about our heritage we say loud and clear, “handle Cornwall with care”.

Grand Bard of Cornwall, Merv Davey, Telynor an Weryn