Kernow: In Memoriam - Donald Rawe

With huge sadness, we hear of the passing of Cornish Patriot, Donald Rawe.

Born in Padstow in 1930 of a very longstanding Padstow family, Donald became a Bard of Gorseth Kernow in 1970 with the Bardic name of Scryfer Lanwednoc ('Writer of Padstow') 

He was a hugely influential in Cornish culture, politics, heritage and publishing. 

Donald was a driving force behind the Cornish Literary Guild.

A campaigner, scholar, poet, novelist and patriot his entire life and with a very Cornish sense of dry humour and understatement, his departure leaves a huge gap in our Cornish community.

We shall miss you Donald.

Our sympathies are certainly now with his dear wife, Helen and his family and friends at this difficult time.

Cusk yn ta Scryfer Lanwednoc

Kernow bys vyken!