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A big thank you to Cornwall's Town & Parish Councils!

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

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During October, 2016, 'Kernow Matters To Us' (KMTU) wrote to all 213 Town and Parish Councils in Cornwall asking them to join with us in the stand against the unlawful imposition of a cross border Westminster parliamentary constituency on Cornwall, a silly proposal made by the unelected quango, the Boundary Commission and now widely referred to as 'Devonwall'.

Audrey Randle Pool, cusk yn cres (sleep in peace)

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

We mourn the passing of Audrey Randle Pool, Cornish speaker, who was active in the long running campaign to save and promote our Cornish language. A Bard of Gorsedh Kernow, longstanding officer and member of Agan Tavas (The Society for the Protection and Promotion of the Cornish Language), member of An Guntelles Keltek - Scoren Kernewek (The Cornish Branch of the Celtic Congress) and other Cornish organisations.

Her late husband, Peter (P.A.S.) Pool was a renowned historian, Cornish linguist and author.

Cusk yn cres Audrey.

Announcements in Manx Gaelic to be broadcast on Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster. As part of the Channel’s Voices of Four Project the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh and the Manx language will be used to introduce some of the channel’s programmes over the next few weeks. Bunscoill Ghaelgagh is a Manx-language primary school in St John's, Isle of Man (Manx: Balley Keeill Eoin, Mannin). At the present time it is the only school in the world where children are taught their lessons solely in Manx and which allows children to learn the language fluently.

Scotland works to harness the power of the sea

A tidal power scheme in the Inner Sound of Scotland's Pentland Firth has begun to generate electricity. The Pentland Firth (Scottish Gaelic: An Caol Arcach) is a strait which separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland. The Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, is the water that runs between the north Scottish mainland and Stroma Island. The Atlantis MeyGen project's single turbine, the first of four 1.5MW tidal stream turbines that are to be installed in the Inner Sound, has been exporting electricity.

Stunning Support For the Irish Language Revealed by Poll

A new research report into the attitudes of the residents of Ireland towards the Gaelic tongue has disclosed a stunning level of support for the Celtic tongue.  The report, which is entitled “Céard é an Scéal? Public Opinions Towards the Irish-Language – Annual Analysis 2”, shows over 60% people in the South endorse the provision of all State Services in the Irish Language.

The poll also shows significant levels of support for Gaelic in Ulster with 41% endorsing increased opportunities for daily use of the Celtic tongue outside formal educational settings.

More support against Devonwall nonsense!

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

Kernow

14 Mis Du 2016

A why agas oll wheg,

Steve Double MP

Please find a link to Steve Double MP's website which very importantly contains his official response to the Devonwall nonsense. We recommend to one and all that it be read and we thank Mr. Double for drawing this to our attention:

The Boundary Commission visit to Kernow is over - news

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

Kernow

12 Mis Du 2016

Devonwall

The unelected civil servants have gone and what a message they take with them! Speaker after speaker, some 50 of them, many of them our members, bravely walked to that lectern and whilst being filmed in conditions resembling a criminal trial, passionately argued for Cornwall, some speaking in our Cornish language - while only three speakers, all Conservatives, failed to speak out against a cross-Tamar seat

So what now?

Isle of Man: Vote for Rachel Hair in the Trad Music Awards

Deemed the most prestigious awards ceremony in the traditional music calendar, sixteen awards will be presented to the best Scottish trad talent at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in a televised ceremony on the 3rd December, and amongst them will be a nomination with a Manx connection.

The Irishman who saved Barcelona FC from Franco

News from the Celtic League:

Not often we delve into the world of sport or soccer in particular but I came across this interesting item about an Irishman who was the first (Irishman) to captain Manchester United and who also and more significantly saved Barcelona football club from the attention of the fascist General Franco in 1936/37.

You could say Patrick O’Connell left his mark on the world of International football and up to now has been almost forgotten.

French Navy welcome but Greenpeace given the cold shoulder

News from the Celtic League:

A petition has been started following a decision by Forth Ports to block a Greenpeace ship from berthing in the Port of Leith instead the vessel has had to anchor offshore.

The Esperanza, a former Soviet navy ship, which is the largest in the Greenpeace fleet, arrived in the Firth of Forth on Wednesday – it is believed its crew plans to stay in the estuary for one week.

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