The Tales of John Kneebone by Jim Wearne, Bard of Gorseth Kernow

Looking for something different for that special someone? This stocking filler is a thrill ride through Cornwall's eighteenth century, spinning yarns about the title character, but based on well researched history.

Even better - proceeds from the sale of this book will support Cornwall Heritage Trust!
Buy it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tales-John-Kneebone-James-Wearne/dp/1086891465

Christmas is fast approaching and this is always a good opportunity to use Cornish in your cards and on your gift labels!

Here we go:

Seasons greetings (to you) - Gorhemmynadow an Seson (re 'gas bo)

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year (to you) - Nadelek Lowen ha Bledhen Noweth da (re 'gas bo)

With Christmas greetings - Gans gorhemmynadow Nadelek

(with) Every good wish for the Season - (gans) pup bolunjeth da rag an Seson

Merry Christmas from ... - Nadelek Lowen dhyworth

With love... - Gans kerensa

Why not use Cornish this Christmas and get writing?

Here are a few words to use over the coming Christmas season:

Christmas tree ............... gwedhen Nadelek
Christmas card ...............carten Nadelek
Christmas cake.............. tesen Nadelek
Father Christmas .......... Tasyk Nadelek
mince pie.........................pasty brewvos
Turkey..............................yar Gyny
stuffing.............................stofyas
mulled wine......................gwyn tom
Christmas carol................can Nadelek
Twelfth Day of Christmas..Degol Stul
Twelfth Night.....................Gol an Steren
Wreath............................. garlont Nadelek or torgh Nadelek
Mistletoe............................uhelvar
Holly...................................Kelynen
Ivy......................................Ydhyowen

We have received the following from our friends at 'Cornish Solidarity' - nearly 10,200 have signed the petition!

" Councillor Dulcie Tudor joins list of those who blindly follow Cornwall Council officers' commands for "growth"

Link: https://www.change.org/p/cornwall-council-council-s-planning-officers-have-failed-cornwall-and-must-fight-to-better-protect-cornwall-or-resign/u/25418275

The petition: https://www.change.org/p/cornwall-council-council-s-planning-officers-have-failed-cornwall-and-must-fight-to-better-protect-cornwall-or-resign

Dear Supporter,

I wanted to share with you a 2018 comment by a Cornish town councillor re. his Cornwall Council colleagues:

“Generally I think that online petitions are pretty ineffective and a bit of a waste of time. However, this petition has content which is of overwhelming importance if you believe in preserving Cornwall’s green fields and even its culture and way of life. Please sign if this is important to you too. It goes way beyond protesting about building houses which will encourage inward migration rather than solving Cornwall’s internal housing needs. It inherently addresses local democracy and questions whether people who have been appointed to public office should serve the people of the community that they are making decisions about or whether they should serve an establishment that is based 300 miles away and which either has little understanding of the effect of their impositions - or has a full understanding and is determined to serve its own purpose anyway.”

He was referring to this petition. Over 10,000 people have now signed! - https://www.change.org/p/cornwall-council-council-s-planning-officers-have-failed-cornwall-and-must-fight-to-better-protect-cornwall-or-resign

Despite Cornwall Council policy saying that organisers of petitions with 5,000 signatures can request the subject matter to be debated by full Council, they refuse to do so. The Council can now be in no doubt that, right across the whole of Cornwall, and beyond, people are dismayed, shocked and increasingly angry at the devastation that is being visited upon Cornwall by Phil Mason and the Council's travesty of planning. The word 'planning' suggests a carefully considered process, including the intelligent and responsible analysis of its consequences. The ravages of unfettered hyper-development that Cornwall has been subjected to since Mr Mason and the Unitary authority were inflicted upon us does not meet any sane, rational definition of 'planning'.

The damning comments made by people signing this petition cannot be brushed aside any longer and are irrefutable evidence that the Council's approach to the custodianship of Cornwall and its communities is held in contempt from the Tamar to Land's End.

We are very grateful to, and encouraged by, all those that have taken the time and trouble to sign this petition and help it gather momentum. We will be keeping you all informed of the next steps in this campaign and inviting you to join us in further action. In the meantime, please keep promoting this campaign in any way that you can, and continue to encourage others to sign - we intend to increase signatures well beyond 10,000 as more and more people grow increasingly angry and horrified at the desecration unfolding around us daily.

From Facebook:

"I see Cornwall Council has achieved fame in Private Eye "Rotten Boroughs" with their £12 million into Newquay Spaceport - in effect subsidising tax exile Branson who's only chipping in £2.5m!"