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"The Incredible Balti Celtic Carpet Ride"

Cornwall's renowned academic and playwright, Dr. Alan Kent has written an exciting and remarkable new play, the trailer for which is below.

TOURING CORNWALL THROUGHOUT APRIL 2018

Friday 30 March Probus Village Hall Tour Launch Night

Sat 31 March Hall for Gwinear. TR27 5JL. Tel. 01736 850 781

"A Dying Language Spoken Fluently By Fewer Than 1000 People"

 ....well that's according to a review of 'Le Kov', newly released album of fabulous musical talent, Cornish speaking Gwenno,  carried by the widely read newspaper, 'The London Evening Standard'.

We have just received official notification of the death of Dr James Whetter.

Dr James Whetter, founder of The CNP died earlier this week. James worked hard over the years for his beloved Kernow and organised the Thomas Flamank commemoration for many years.

His daughters Talwyn and Esyld were with him when he died.

James C. A. Whetter born 1935 at St Austell was a noted Cornish historian and editor of The Cornish Banner (An Baner Kernewek). He has contested elections for two Cornish independence parties.

According to legend, St Piran was born in Ireland in the 6thcentury.

He was renowned for his miraculous deeds but a group of tribal kings grew afraid of his powers and jealous of his influence. They put a millstone around his neck and threw him off the top of a high cliff into the sea.

As Piran fell, lightening and thunder raged, but as he reached the sea the storm ceased and the Irish watched St Piran float on the millstone towards the Cornish shore.

The Institute of Cornish Studies, based at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus will be running a free public event on St. Piran’s Day (5th March) showcasing the research that some of its postgraduate cohort are presently working on.

Pirantide Events - Fly the unsullied flag of Piran & Cornwall high in the run up to our National Day (March 5th)

Seasonal events all over listed here, more than ever:

https://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/stpirans.html

and here:

Its not just us Cornish and our friends - all over Europe there are small language groups being swamped by unthinking national governments.

Let’s support people who are fighting for their local cultures and languages, as they support us - and they DO support us!

A classic sign of ignorance is shown in the embarrassing Tweet attached which was aimed at our KMTU Twitter account!

Please have a read and we invite you to sign the following petition:

Resolution CM/ResCMN(2018)1 on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by the United Kingdom at the 1306 meeting of the Ministers Deputies adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 7 February 2018 reminds the distant, arrogant, discredited and uncaring Westminster Government of the following in respect of the Cornish:

Here's the full programme: (click link) 

http://www.visitredruth.co.uk/_UserFiles/Files/Redruth%20Town%20Council%20St%20Piran.pdf

According to legend, St Piran was born in Ireland in the 6th century. 

A letter published in the most recent issue has caused a storm of protest and our social media accounts went into meltdown!

In just over an hour, the Facebook sites administered by KM received well over 20,000 views and drew hundreds of comments and shares. These numbers continue to grow and many are writing that they will not be buying the West Briton newspaper as a result.

In the letter which the West Briton headlined 'The People of Cornwall are English', a recent incomer from Essex who purchased a home in Truro wrote the following: