Programme
Our programme of monthly talks covers a wide range of historical topics, from the people and places of St Breward to the wider history of Cornwall and beyond. Meetings are informal, friendly and well attended, with guest speakers bringing fresh insights and stories to share. Free refreshments are served and there is a draw. Below you’ll find details of our upcoming events, along with a full archive of past meetings.
All Meetings are 6:30 for a 7pm start – No meetings in August and December
Programme 2026
| Wed 28 January | The History of Bodmin Keep Cornwall’s Regimental Museum | James Inglis
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Wed 25 February
| Every Picture Tells a Story (Part 1) Argall Photographers | Frank Argall |
| Wed 25 March | The History of Cornwall Air Ambulance | Speaker TBC |
| Wed 29 April | The Romans in Cornwall | Carl Thorpe |
Wed 27 May AGM to Follow Monthly Meeting | The History of Cornish Wrestling | Gerry Cawley |
| June Visit | To Be Arranged | |
| Wed 29 July | Talking Rubbish – Bottle Collecting *Bring in Your Antique Bottles* | Richard Jones |
| August – NO MEETING | – | – |
| Wed 30 September | The Camera Never Lies (Part 2) Argall Photographers | Frank Argall |
| Wed 28 October | St Breward Archive Photos | The History Boys |
| Wed 25 November | The Biblical Figure & Symbolism of Lantern Crosses | Andrew Langdon |
Programme 2025
| Wed 29 January 7pm | Boscarne to Wenford – The Railway, the places it served | Phil Nance |
| Wed 26 February 7pm | Rillaton – 2 farms, 7 houses, 2 black dogs, 1 ghost story & 3 living traditions | Kathy Wallis |
| Wed 26 March 7pm | The Inequality of Women in History | Mike Haywood |
| Wed 30 April 7pm | Glynn House – the family that lived there and matters related thereto 1764-2024 | Jim Lewis |
| Wed 28 May 7pm | Prehistoric Bodmin Moor – Part 2 | Pete Herring |
| June Visit | To be arranged | |
| Wed 30 July 7pm | Cornish Small Holdings – small farms & outbuildings | Emma Trevarthan |
| August – no meeting | – | – |
| Wed 24 September 7pm | Bodmin Moor’s Industrial Past | Mark Camp |
| Wed 29 October 7pm | Cornish Railways 1970-1980s | Howard Sprenger |
| Wed 26 November 7pm | Pick & Mix – photos from our archives | The History Boys |
Programme 2024
| Wed 31st January 7pm | The GWR’s Lost Resort | Jim Lewis |
| Wed 28th February 7pm | Monumental Improvements Projects on Bodmin Moor | Iain Rowe |
| Wed 27th March 7pm | The Remarkable Daniel Gumb | Brian Oldham |
| Wed 24th April 7pm | Cardinham Church – a walk back in time | Ann Kerridge |
| Wed 29th May 7pm | The Droll Tellers – some Cornish Tales | Terry Faull |
| June Visit | To be arranged | |
| Wed 31st July 7pm | The History of Forensic Science | Simon Dell MBE |
| August – no meeting | – | – |
| Wed 25th September 7pm | The History of Fraternal and Friendly Societies | Barry Cole |
| Wed 30th October 7pm | The Rev. Densham – eccentric priest of Warleggan | John Keast |
| Wed 27th November 7pm | The History of St Austell Brewery | Paul Holden |
Programme 2023
| Wed 25th January 7pm | The History of the NHS | John Stansfield |
| Wed 22nd February 7pm | The History of the song Trelawny | Garry Tregidga |
| Wed 29th March 7pm | Touching the Past with Metal Detection | Davis Vickery |
| Wed 26th April 7pm | Princes Chula and Bira | Reg Shepherd |
| Wed 31st May 7pm | Members Night | 4 members x 10 minute talks |
| June Visit | To be arranged | |
| Wed 26th July 7pm | The History of Bodmin & Wenford Railway | Jimmy James (Press & Publicity Officer) |
| August – no meeting | – | – |
| Wed 27th September 7pm | The Voyage of the Mayflower – The Myths & the Reality. | Mike Hayward |
| Wed 25th October 7pm | Civil War Battle at Stratton | Phil Nance |
| Wed 29th November 7pm | Pick-n-Mix Photos from the Archives | Jon & Brian The History Boys |
Programme 2022
| 26th January | Bodmin Spy School | Reg Shepherd |
| 23rd February | Quakers in Cornwall | Terry Faull |
| 30th March | Prehistoric St. Breward Parish | Peter Herring |
| 27th April | Frightful Ship Wreck – awful loss of life | Nicola Wills |
| 25th May | The Robartes Truro Town House | Ray Hingston |
| June Visit | Walking tour of Charlestown followed by tea at Trevor and Pam’s | Led by Lyndon Allen |
| 27th July | The Dartmoor Conchies | Simon Dell MBE |
| August – no meeting | – | – |
| 28th September | Richard Trevithick – His place in the History of Steam | Kingsley Rickard |
| 26th October | The Life of Charles Causley and his poetry | Malcolm Wright |
| 30th November | Brief History of English Law | Ted Raynham |
Speakers at previous meetings
| Nov-2021 | Pick-n-Mix – Photos from Archives | Jon Arnold and Brian Hill |
| Oct-2021 | Smuggling – Fact or Fiction? | Mark Camp |
| Sep-2021 | Tintagel Castle – update on Excavations | Win Scutt |
| Sep-2021 | Hantergantick Quarry | VISIT |
| January 21 to August 21 – Indoor Meetings cancelled due to Pandemic | ||
| March 20 to Nov 20 – Indoor Meetings cancelled due to Pandemic | ||
| Sep-2020 | South Penquite Farm | VISIT |
| Feb-2020 | Cornish Bards and Gorsedh Kernow | Dr. Merv Davey |
| Jan-2020 | History of the Police Force | Simon Dell MBE |
| Nov-2019 | Christmas Past with the Trelawny Family | Carole Vivian |
| Oct-2019 | Delving into the Archives – Slide Show | Jon Arnold and Brian Hill |
| Sep-2019 | When is a Village not a Village? | Dr. Jo Mattingly |
| Jul-2019 | Trelawne Manor | VISIT |
| Jul-2019 | Historical Aspects of Trees | Ann Reynolds |
| Jun-2019 | Temple Village | VISIT |
| May-2019 | Two St. Tudy Admirals and the Royal Navy | Ian Whitehouse |
| Apr-2019 | Poldark Mining in the Heartlands | Terry Faull |
| Mar-2019 | Cornwall Asylum | Hazel Harradence |
| Feb-2019 | The Story of Roddas Cream | Phil Rodda |
| Jan-2019 | Yesterdays Transport | Carole Vivian |
| Nov-2018 | History of Padstow Life Boat | Josie Cole |
| Oct-2018 | North Cornwall Crosses | Andrew Langdon |
| Sep-2018 | Imaginary Lands | Mark Camp |
| Aug-2018 | Temple Church | VISIT |
| Jul-2018 | The History of China Clay | Ivor Bowditch |
| May-2018 | The Great War | Maj. Hugo White |
| Apr-2018 | The History of Education | Jacky Casson |
| Mar-2018 | History of St. Breward Church | Caroline Hooper |
| Mar-2018 | History of the Royal Cornwall Show | Chris Riddle |
| Feb-2018 | Cancelled due to Snow | |
| Jan-2018 | Customs and Celebrations | Judith and Peter Hewitt |
| Nov-2017 | Goldsworthy Gurney – Bude Canal | Anne and Alan Cox |
| Oct-2017 | Life and Work of Silvanus Trevail | Hazel Harradence |
| Sep-2017 | Cornish Hedges and Field System | Ann Reynolds |
| Jul-2017 | Archaeology on Bodmin Moor | Arthur Welch |
| Jun-2017 | Bodmin Nursery and Mill | VISIT |
| May-2017 | History of the Magic Lantern Slides | David and Pene Manford |
| Apr-2017 | The Last Stannary Court | John Romary |
| Mar-2017 | Tre Project – Film | |
| Feb-2017 | Great North Cornwall Flood of 1847 | Andrew Langdon |
| Jan-2017 | History of Witchcraft and Magic | Judith and Peter Hewitt |
| Nov-2016 | Tintagel and Arthur | Rob Tremain |
| Oct-2016 | Animals on the Farm – History | Carole Vivian |
| Sep-2016 | Pilchard Fishing at Port Isaac | Geoff Provis |
| Aug-2016 | Walk around Lostwithiel | WALK |
| Jul-2016 | Pharmacy in the Past | Kitty Chanter-Menendez |
| Jun-2016 | CANCELLED | |
| May-2016 | Britains Maritime Stratergy in 1914 | John Stansfield |
| Apr-2016 | Growing up at Penvorder | Trevor Ternouth |
| Mar-2016 | Starting Your Family Tree | Jacky Casson |
| Feb-2016 | History of the Olympics | Rev. Kev. McGaranan |
| Jan-2016 | Lanhydrock – House and Family | John Romary |
| Nov-2015 | London Transport | Nigel Mitchell |
| Oct-2015 | The Western Front | John Stansfield |
| Sep-2015 | Smuggling in Cornwall | Carole Vivian |
| Jul-2015 | Chimney Sweeping | Ryan Metters |
| Jun-2015 | Battle of Waterloo | Phil Nance |
Victorian letterbox in wall of house opposite the Church. This type of box was installed from 1881-1904
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