A CORNISH CHRISTMAS by Les Rendell
Remember your childhood Christmas in Kernow years ago?When simple things were treasured gifts and how we loved them so;When a Christmas tree was a holly
Category: Memories
“Big Al Hodge” – A Tribute
I am so lucky to have seen Al perform many times and considered him a friend. I photographed him lots of times whilst he was
FROM AN EXILE by Les Rendell
Where do I live?The question begs an answer in perplexity,For if my body works and bides in EnglandThe heart that pumps the bloodstream giving breathCan
A Short History of West End Stores, Redruth by Charles Sibthorpe
The West End Stores, originally a drapery store was started by my great grandfather, William Henry Sarra who was usually know as W H Sarra.
How A Cornish Village Community Organised Its Leisure Some Sixty Years Ago
Swing High, Swing Low by Eve Northey So what is everyone doing during this lockdown? Why not email admin@cornwallyesteryear.com and tell us what your community
A Bit of Chat with Maid Lowenna more about Feythurr
Feythurr ubbum bin zackly since tha awld lecksuns, tha chap ee vawted fun dedun git in saw ee bin taisy uz a snaake ever since,
Bit Of Chat With Maid Lowenna – Feythur’s In Tha Village Band
Now, Feythur dedun zackly blaw in tha village band, knaw, ee banged tha great drum. Uz you da knaw ee idden very big, ees like
Stroll Through Launceston With Rob Tremain – Eaten By Cannibals
Cornwall’s churches are a wonderful source of material for the local historian, and the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Launceston is no exception. A
CORNISH RUGBY ONCE A WAY OF LIFE BY MICHAEL TANGYE
There are two occasions when you can guarantee that the Cornish will gather in great numbers – at a concert by a good male voice
Dolly Pentreath by Dulcie Wing
Dulcie Wing who is now sadly deceased, was a descendant of the Pentreath & Jeffery Families. Dulcie was a wonderful lady who was proud to
The Tea Treat by Phyllis Manning
Each week as I walk into the local baker to buy my school treat saffron bun, as it is still called, I am reminded of
An Island Beat by R.H. Peters
In November 1950 as a very young constable I was sent to the _Isles of Scilly to become the junior half of the entire police
“Aber-Jabber” by Craig Weatherhill
This article was written back in the 1990s by the late great and sometimes controversial Cornishman Craig Weatherill. It is still relevant today and I