Kresen Kernow

Do you remember your school class photographs? 📷

We’ve recently received a wonderful album of school photographs from Clare Terrace County Primary School in Falmouth. The photographs are undated, but likely to be from the 1940s. It has since been converted into housing!

#falmouth

Gool Peran Lowen! Happy St Piran’s Day! 🏴🏳️〓〓

Today we are sharing this beautifully coloured, illustrated postcard from the 1920s — part of the Perranzabuloe parish church collection — depicting the legendary arrival of St Piran in Cornwall.

Kernow bys vyken! 🖤🤍

#StPiransDay #GoolPeran #Kernow

Valentine's poem 1723 from Benjamin Pender to Kate @kresenkernow.bsky.social

Thank you! 😍

Celebrate St Piran’s on Saturday 7 March with storyteller Alasdair Hoswell! Enjoy family friendly tales inspired by Cornwall, The Land You Can Count On. Drop in 10–12 or 1–3; storytelling sessions at 11am, 1.30pm & 2.30pm. Free for all ages. #stpiransday

Our 1947 festival syllabus reveals an extraordinary detail: composer Dr Herbert Howells served as adjudicator that year.
A reminder of how the festival has drawn notable musical figures while remaining a cherished local institution. 💛

✨ Spotlight on the Wadebridge Festival of Music and Speech.
First held in 1925, this long‑running Cornish festival has brought musicians, choirs and speakers together for a century, sustained entirely by dedicated volunteers. A remarkable legacy of community and culture.

Weekly Reads continues with our Cornwall in Print series!
This week we explore United Writers revived novel ‘Wait for the Wagon’ by Richard Nettell - set in 18th‑century west Cornwall and inspired by real people and places around Mount’s Bay.

Both of these activities are free and there’s no need to book – just drop in!

#stpiransday @discoverredruth #redruthevents #storytelling @alihoswell #familycrafts #kresenkernow #linoprinting #familycrafts #kresenkernow

Perfect for families who love stories, creativity and Cornish traditions! There will be lots of imaginative play and the chance to explore the legend of St Piran. Open from 10am-12pm or 1-3pm with scheduled storytelling sessions at 11am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm.

This activity is for all ages.

Plus, celebrate Cornwall’s heritage with author and storyteller Alasdair Hoswell. Join in with a storytelling adventure inspired by his book ‘Cornwall, The Land You Can Count On’.

Come and celebrate St Piran’s Day with us on Saturday 7 March!

Join us for Cornish-inspired lino printing between 10am-12pm or 1-3pm. Choose your favourite pre-cut lino carving - from daffodils and Celtic crosses to engine houses or St Piran - then make a colourful print!

Our latest exhibition, ‘Cornwall in Print’ is OPEN! 🥳🎉

Explore Cornwall’s historic letterpress printing industry, including stories about its community of printers. Discover what letterpress is, why its invention was so far reaching and why it is such an important part of our history.

Celebrate Cornwall’s heritage with author and storyteller Alasdair Hoswell, on Saturday 7 March for St Piran’s Day!

Open from 10-12 or 1-3 with scheduled storytelling sessions at 11, 1.30 and 2.30.

This activity is free and there’s no need to book – just drop in!
@discoverredruth @alihoswell

Come and celebrate St Piran’s Day with us on Saturday 7 March.

Our popular Cornish inspired lino printing is BACK!

Join us between 10am-12pm or 1-3pm and print using carvings inspired by the story of St Piran! Just drop in.

#stpiransday @discoverredruth #redruthevents #familycrafts #kresenkernow

🌊 February pop up exhibition ‘Water Bodies’ by Alice Mahoney. Explore Camborne’s waterways past and present with community made ceramics, drawings, and historic maps and books from our collections. Ends Wednesday 25 February!

It’s Manorial Monday! 🗺️🎉

We the love the hand drawn details of the water course (which looks a bit like a chain) going to Roskear Engine on this map of part of the Manor of Tehidy in Illogan.

#nationalarchives #manors #manorialmonday #manormap #oldmap @nationalarchivesuk @cornishmining

Join us on Saturday 28 Feb, 10am–12pm, for Storytale Studio! 🎨 This month we’re exploring playful fonts & letterforms through painting, print and collage. Create a poster or phrase to take home! Free, drop‑in, all ages welcome. With Sophie Stanley‑Butcher #popuppaintpot 💛 #redruthlibrary

🌈 Join us for an LGBT+ History Month DIY T‑Shirt Printing Workshop with artist James Frost! Sat 21 Feb, 10am–3pm. Queer joy, slogans, vinyl lettering + heat‑press printing. Sliding‑scale from £2.88—bring a tee if you can. Ages 16+. Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-joy-...

Family story weaving at Kresen Kernow! 🌿 Join Cornwall National Landscape on Sat 21 Feb for free drop‑in sessions at 10:00, 10:45 & 11:30. Meet Drolla the storytelling bench - create myths & legends with Elizabeth Dale. Perfect for families—no booking! #cornwallnationallandscape

Get creative this half‑term! Make your own letterpress‑inspired design with foam letters and shapes on Thu 19 Feb, 10–12. Print in bright colours, explore Cornwall in Print, and see letterpress pieces. Free, drop‑in, all ages! #HalfTermFun #CreativeKids #WhatsOnCornwall

This week’s #WeeklyRead is Our Oaken Bones by Merlin Hanbury‑Tenison. 🌿 A powerful blend of memoir & nature writing, it follows his return to Cabilla on Bodmin Moor and the discovery of rare Atlantic temperate rainforest — and the challenge of restoring it. #kresenkernow #cornwallsarchives

Discover letterpress with artist Emily Juniper on Wed 18 Feb, 10–12 or 1–3! Try printing with moveable type and explore real letterpress equipment. Free, drop‑in, no need to book.
#Printmaking #Cornwall

Our new exhibition ‘Cornwall in Print’ is NOW OPEN! 🥳🎉 Explore Cornwall’s historic letterpress industry, discover how type was made, and uncover stories of printers, newspapers + the women who kept the presses running. Free to visit during our usual opening hours. #cornwallinprint #letterpress

It’s #ManorialMonday! 🥳 We’re loving the detail on this beautiful cartouche from plans for the Manor of Penpoll, once owned by John Coryton. Recently cleaned + waiting for digitisation! Surveyor James Blackmore clearly had artistic flair. 💖
#manors #oldmap #digitisationprojects

On Sat 21 Feb, 10am–12pm, enjoy story weaving with Cornwall National Landscape!
Meet Drolla, their storytelling bench, and hear tales from Elizabeth Dale (The Cornish Bird Blog). Story sessions: 10:00, 10:45, 11:30. #familycrafts #kresenkernow

On Wed 18 Feb, join artist Emily Juniper (@utter_and_press) for Introduction to Letterpress, 10am–12pm or 1–3pm. Explore tools, type + techniques, and make a print.
For older children (with adults) & adults. #letterpress #cornwallinprint ⬇️

Join us this February half-term for creative family fun at Kresen Kernow! ✨
Inspired by Cornwall in Print, drop in for Word Art foam printing on Tue 17 & Thu 19 Feb, 10am–12pm. Design and print using foam letters, shapes + paints! #februaryhalfterm #wordart ⬇️

We’ve been busy this past week installing our new exhibition ‘Cornwall in Print’, which opens on Tuesday 17 February.

Explore Cornwall’s historic letterpress printing industry, including stories about its community of printers. Free to view during our usual opening hours!

Celebrated on 13 February, Palentine’s Day is all about recognising the friends who support us, make us laugh and enrich our lives. The name blends pal with valentine, meaning “love for friends”.

Let’s celebrate the people who make life brighter – happy Palentine’s Day to all the pals out there!