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Cornwall's rich historic, cultural and environmental heritage together with its own language, Kernewek, sets it apart from English counties as one of Britain's Celtic nations.
At Association for Cornish Heritage we are passionate about Cornwall. We aim to raise interest and encourage growth in knowledge and education amongst a wide range of people about Cornwall's diverse historic, cultural, and environmental heritage.
There is a huge range of organisations and people, many of them voluntary working within Cornwall's heritage sector. We work to promote and support their work and activities, encouraging others to take an interest in and supporting them, perhaps by actively volunteering or sharing information about their aims and goals.
Please come and visit us at Newquay Heritage Archive & Museum, run by Newquay Old Cornwall Society and Association for Cornish Heritage
Our entrance is opposite the bottom of the St Georges Road car park and adjacent to Newquay Bus Station and the Piazza.
We are open Wednesday to Friday 10.30am to 3.30pm and Saturday morning 10.00 to 12.00 noon.
Please contact us via Email associationcornishheritage@gmail.com
Checkout our Facebook page for ongoing messages, opening times and sharing Cornwall and Cornish related information
Cornish Place Names
Each week in the Voice newspapers we will be sharing four Cornish place names in Kernewek to encouraging greater use of these place names in everyday life.
To help with pronunciation the link below will take you to previous weeks place names on place name webpage this has an audio file provided by a Cornish speaker and a poster can be downloaded to share or use to teach a variety of Cornish place names.
To access this weeks Cornish Place Names page including audio file, poster and pdf poster download Click the link below or the poster.
Link to access latest Cornish place names audio file and poster
All our audio files will be available to listen to as well as download posters. Click the link below to access the full page
Link to access Cornish place names with all published posters and audio
We are seeking sponsors for this Cornish cultural heritage project. Sponsors name will appear on posters shared across many social media sites etc., For more information please click this link to access our sponsorship page
Cornwall - Heritage Open Days
Properties and events in Cornwall 2021
There are some 25 events and sites in Cornwall that are part of the annual Heritage Open Days event. These create an opportunity to visit these sites at no charge and often with added events or exhibitions included.
You may need to book in advance for some of these due to any ongoing COVID restrictions or limitation to space. Please check these out by either going to the Heritage Open Days website page for Cornwall or downloading the detailed information in a pdf format.
Click for here for Cornwall events - detailed information website
Click to view and download detailed pdf
Click the image to access the Voice newspaper article with additional links straight to information websites where these are available
We hope that you find something of interest amongst these
Heritage in the News
Promoting Cornwall's heritage groups, activities & Projects
Each week the column next to the main Ertach Kernow article is devoted to sharing news about Cornish heritage and organisations, societies and groups as well as new projects in Cornwall's heritage sector. many will have clickable links below to those articles as published in the Voice newspapers. Also shared via social media and on this website.
15th September 2021 - A Cornish hero for our times - Rick Rescorla remembered
8th September 2021 - Remembering Brenda (Brenda Wootton exhibition) Report of Gorsedh Kernow Bardic Ceremony at Bude
1st September 2021 - Sharing our heritage (Gorsedh Kernow, bards and what they do for Cornish cultural heritage)
25th August 2021 - Art exhibition, music and fun (Tracey Thorne Art & Cornwall Folk Festival)
18th August 2021 - Something for everyone (Cornwall Association Local Historians & Morvleydh The Cornish Dark Age Warband
11th August 2021 - The Prayer Book Rebellion commemoration 2021
4th August 2021 - The shadows of yesterday are the...light of tomorrow (Photographic exhibition with guest speakers - Bodmin Moor FREE talks at Eventbrite)
28th July 2021 - Crying the Neck (Harvest celebration- Corn Dollies & how to make them - Download)
21st July 2021 - Breakout Day News (activities & events planned and opening)
14th July 2021 - Podcasts on Cornwall a voice to the world
7th July 2021 - Lets share your news (for heritage groups and organisations)
For earlier news stories click - Heritage in the News
Could we help promote your society, group or organisation? See how we could help by clicking the image link above
Association for Cornish Heritage is on social media
Learn about our new Podcast site the links and podcasts can be reached via our YouTube & Social Media webpage at ErtachKernowPodcast
Our first podcast covers gig rowing and featuring Newquay Rowing Club, marking the centenary of Newquay Rowing Club. A Newquay Museum collaboration project with Karen Pirie of Cornish Woman
We're on TikTok with Ertach Kernow in a minute.
Meet Govynn, his uncle Skians and grandfather Furneth as they time travel to our time and share places throughout Kernow's history. Find out why we're doing this and what we do to try and share Cornwall's heritage and the work of the organisations, voluntary groups and societies within our heritage sector at Association for Cornish Heritage Social Media
Check out our weekly Ertach Kernow articles published in Cornwall's Voice newspapers
Check out our Ertach Kernow articles published in the Voice newspapers each week at the following link.
Ertach Kernow - Cornish Historic, Cultural & Environmental Blogs
Celtic Interests
Cornwall or in Kernewek the Cornish language, Kernow, is one of the six Celtic nations. Association for Cornish Heritage supports the work of the International Celtic Congress and The Cornish Branch of the Celtic Congress. Check out the link below
We are adding further information and links to other organisations from throughout the Celtic nations here on this site to encourage greater interest and knowledge about the culture, including the languages and heritage of the six Celtic language nations. These will develop further over the coming weeks.
Links are below to 'Kernow a Celtic Nation' and 'The Celtic Nations' webpages
Cornish Groups & Organisations
We are pleased to be able to share the monthly newsletters from an increasing number of Cornish groups within Cornwall and beyond from the overseas Cornish Diaspora. These can be found on our journals page and we hope you may find these of interest and consider joining one of these groups. A website link is available adjacent to the newsletters so more can be found out about their activities.
Click the LOGO below to go straight to that society's newsletter list.
Why devolution matters: the case of Cornwall
An in-depth paper by the UK’s pre-eminent progressive think tank, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called for more devolution of powers to Cornwall.
Included here as part of the ongoing discussion relating to Cornwall and its status. Click on the link right for the paper.
More information about Cornwall's status on our page Cornwall a Celtic Nation Click the blue link to be taken to that page
Check out our Celtic themed coffee shop Gwerthji Koffi Keltek
Our Gallery Room at the museum is open from 2.00pm to 7.00pm many days of the week and 12.00 to 7.00pm Saturday and Sunday. This is open in conjunction with our in house Urban Kelt - Celtic Coffee Shop. Check out more information by clicking Gwerthji Koffi Keltek or one of the images below.
Gwerthji Koffi Keltek is now open Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Plus Wednesday & Thursday from 21st July.
A nation's heritage and culture is its soul and the language is at the heart of what makes it a nation.
For those that love and care about Cornwall and its culture please click the images above to find out more about supporting An Mis, Cornwall's monthly online Cornish language TV Programme. Also links to 'Kowethas an yeth Kernewek' who support education and promotion of Kernewek, Cornwall's Celtic language. Meur ras / Thank you
Truro College - Higher Education
History, Heritage & Culture FdSc Degree and Archaeology BSc Degree
Take a tour round the Fal building where these courses take place by clicking the image on the right
For more information about these Truro College higher education courses that offer opportunities to gain qualifications that will improve prospects for employment in a wide range of heritage and tourism related careers.
Click the link for information and links to Truro College History Heritage & Culture and the Archaeology courses
Cornwall's National 'St Piran's' Day
Association for Cornish heritage was very pleased to have been involved in the successful Newquay St Piran's Festival, coordinating the material and sharing the output online through the Newquay St Piran's website, Facebook page and the Association for Cornish Heritage YouTube Channel.
Most of the video events will continue to be available and this can be found at the Newquay St Piran's Festival website at by clicking right hand image under the past events 2021 tab.
