Kowethas Ertach Kernow through their partnership in Newquay Museum have worked with Blystra Arts on various projects. These included the very successful ‘Tide & Time project’ in 2017/2018 and in 2019 the ‘Faces of Newquay’ project.

'Time and Tide' was a collaborative project between Blystra Arts and the Newquay Museum, to create a range of creative activities that encourage engagement in heritage. These included a historically accurate play with choreographed dance sequences and original music.

It looked at aspects of Newquay’s history through the life of one woman, Mary Sheppard from her childhood in the 1850’s through her marriage to William, subsequent widowhood and remarriage and events that she would have seen during this period. Mary [Right] lived for 89 years and saw the largest change that Newquay would probably ever experience. From a small fishing village of some few hundred people through to the beginnings of Newquay’s tourist boom in the 1930’s and a population of several thousand.

The 'Time & Tide' project was widely shared through live performances including at the Lowender Peran Celtic Festival and the 2018 Gorsedh Kernow Esedhvos Festival [Below] in Newquay.  The display was exhibited at a number of venues at different times throughout Newquay including at the museum.