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SUMMARY:Landmarks and Legends - a talk by Linda Camidge
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin writer\, performer\, historian and library volunteer Linda Camidge for what will be a fascinating talk. \nSince moving into Penzance and starting to research the history of the town 30 years ago\, Linda has amassed a million words. She plans to use the information – much of which was gathered from the Morrab Library – to produce a short series of books: ‘Histories of Penzance’. Each published chapter will have a digital ‘companion text’\, giving further information\, updates and links. \nThe first volume\, Landmarks and Legends\, has recently been published. It looks in detail at some of the sites and stories that have made Penzance what it is: expect Sir Humphry and his various legacies\, the ‘Battlefields’ – and how St. Anthony got his own\, special Gardens. \nThis is a second chance to enjoy the presentation given on July 2nd as part of Penzance Literary Festival. Copies of the book will be available to buy at the special discounted price of £15 (cash or cheque) . \nTickets are allocated by a ballot system. Please email enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or call 01736 364474 to be entered into the ballot for a ticket. The ballot closes on Wednesday 30 July.  \nEntry to this event is free but donations are welcomed to help support The Morrab Library (suggested £5). Refreshments will be provided after the talk.
URL:https://morrablibrary.org.uk/event/landmarks-and-legends-a-talk-by-linda-camidge/
LOCATION:Morrab Library
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250826T100000
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SUMMARY:A Philosophy of Nature - with Darren Harper
DESCRIPTION:A Philosophy of Nature – a day course with Darren Harper\nTuesday 26th August 2025 \n10am until 3pm £60 \nPart of a two-day Philosophy Summer School\, this workshop delivers a contemplative day of nature\, philosophy\, and stillness — walking with Thoreau\, Daoism\, and Deep Ecology. \nBook both days for £100. \nEmail hello@wanderingsage.net to book.
URL:https://morrablibrary.org.uk/event/a-philosophy-of-nature-with-darren-harper/
LOCATION:Morrab Library
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Darren Harper":MAILTO:darrenharper.esq@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250827T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250827T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T194005
CREATED:20250705T091415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250705T091415Z
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SUMMARY:Stoicism and the Tranquil Mind - with Darren Harper
DESCRIPTION:Stoicism and the Tranquil Mind  – a day course with Darren Harper\nWednesday 27th August 2025 \n10am until 3pm £60 \nPart of a two-day Philosophy Summer School\, this workshop explores Stoic calm with Seneca—learn tools for serenity\, resilience & peace in a day of reflection\, insight & practical wisdom. \nBook both days for £100. \nEmail hello@wanderingsage.net to book.
URL:https://morrablibrary.org.uk/event/stoicism-and-the-tranquil-mind-with-darren-harper/
LOCATION:Morrab Library
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Darren Harper":MAILTO:darrenharper.esq@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T194005
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T091012Z
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SUMMARY:In My Element - a talk by Claire Lucas
DESCRIPTION:  \nOur next Library talk will be with Claire Lucas presenting\, “In My Element” – Stories and Images From the Library. This will take place in the Reading Room from 2pm-3pm on Saturday 18th October. \nClaire  will reflect on her time as Artist in Residence at The Morrab Library. She will talk about her project “In My Element”\, where she spent time with her sketchbook and journal\, collecting stories and images from members\, visitors\, staff and volunteers. \nClaire sought insight into what the library means to them\, how it provides a safe haven to those seeking to deepen their connection to their creative self\, and finding their way back home to themselves through books\, memories\, community and creative pursuits. Claire will share stories and images from the people she met throughout her residency\, highlighting what makes our library such a special place. \nTickets are allocated by a ballot system. Please email enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or call 01736 364474 to be entered into the ballot for a ticket. The ballot closes on Wednesday 8th October. \nEntry to this event is free but donations are welcomed to help support The Morrab Library (suggested £5). \nRefreshments will be provided after the talk.
URL:https://morrablibrary.org.uk/event/in-my-element-a-talk-by-claire-lucas/
LOCATION:Morrab Library
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251122T140000
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SUMMARY:The Morrab Library Christmas Fair 2025
DESCRIPTION:  \nYes\, it’s that time already! \nWe hope you can join us for the annual Morrab Library Christmas Fair on Saturday 22nd November\, 10.00am – 2.00pm. \nThe Fair will feature lots of stalls from West Cornwall’s local makers – a perfect opportunity to start your Christmas shopping and support your library at the same time. There will be second-hand books and historic photographs for sale\, and our wonderful refreshments room with delicious homemade treats. And try your luck with our raffle\, which will feature some wonderful prizes. \nSome stalls will only be able to accept cash so please bring some along with you. Members and non-members alike are welcome\, so please spread the word! \nWe look forward to seeing you there.
URL:https://morrablibrary.org.uk/event/the-morrab-library-christmas-fair-2025/
LOCATION:Morrab Library
CATEGORIES:Event,Fairs
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SUMMARY:FULLY BOOKED Library Talks | Mrs Dalloway\, The Centenary Year: ‘Art\, Modernism & War’
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: This talk is fully booked. \nOur next Library talk comes from returning speaker\, Sarah Latham-Phillips\, MA. On Wednesday 10th December (2pm-3pm) she will be speaking about Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway in the centenary year of the novel. \nSarah’s illustrated talk will place Virginia Woolf in the context of Modernism and the contemporary art and literature scene\, explaining briefly the key changes from Victorian to Modernist literature. \nShe will then highlight these new modernist ideas in Woolf’s writing of Mrs Dalloway: stream of consciousness\, rhythm\, time\, multiple viewpoints\, fragmentation\, perspective\, psychology and light and reflection. She will also consider  the subjects of war\, shell shock and London. \nIllustrating her talk\, Sarah will use the ideas of Roger Fry\, Clive Bell and the Post Impressionist Exhibitions in London of 1910 and 1912\, the influences particularly of Picasso\, Matisse and Cezanne and will add some stunning First World War paintings by CRW Nevinson and Paul Nash\, amongst others. \nSarah Latham Phillips\, MA is a member of the executive council of the Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain\, a freelance lecturer in Art History and English Literature\, and has published on Virginia Woolf as a Cubist Writer. \nTickets are allocated by a ballot system. Please email enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or call 01736 364474 to be entered into the ballot for a ticket. The ballot closed on Monday 18th August. Entry to this event is free but donations are welcomed to help support The Morrab Library (suggested £5). Refreshments will be provided after the talk.
URL:https://morrablibrary.org.uk/event/12487/
LOCATION:Morrab Library
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260219T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260219T120000
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SUMMARY:Super Spring Storytime with Jak Stringer
DESCRIPTION:Spring sunshine is nature’s alarm clock\, telling wildlife to wake up after winter. You can see\, hear\, and smell the signs of newness as the season arrives with a rush of energy. The session will include garden weaving\, vegetable sewing and flower collage. \nJak will be reading Sean Taylor & Alex Morss’ story ‘Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up’. This beautifully illustrated book offers an engaging introduction to spring\, perfect for young nature enthusiasts. \nContact us at enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or telephone 01736 364474 to book a place. \nEntry to this event is free but donations are welcomed to help support The Morrab Library (suggested £5).
URL:https://morrablibrary.org.uk/event/super-storytime-with-jak-stringer/
LOCATION:Morrab Library
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T150000
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SUMMARY:Library Talk: ‘Dartmoor Elements – the ecological poems and play extracts of Mark Beeson’ by Tom Greeves
DESCRIPTION:Mark Beeson (1954-2022) was trained as a classicist and primatologist. From 1989-2022 he was artistic director of Manaton & East Dartmoor Theatre (MED Theatre) which he founded. Mark’s greatest legacy is his creative and ecological writing of poetry and plays relating to Dartmoor. As long ago as 1980 his epic poem – The Walk – won a prize in an international poetry competition\, where it was admired by Ted Hughes\, Seamus Heaney\, Charles Causley and Philip Larkin. \nDartmoor Elements (published in 2025) brings together 133 of Mark’s poems and poetic play extracts\, which are intimate reflections on his familiar environment of Dartmoor\, drawing on decades of keen observation of his surroundings and of the creatures (both animal and human) who inhabit it\, as well as on his deep knowledge of the moor’s folklore and culture. With Gillian Webster\, Tom Greeves edited Dartmoor Elements\, which forms the most significant collection of Dartmoor poetry ever published. The poems are accessible and often deeply moving\, and contain much ecological wisdom.   \nTICKETS \nTickets are allocated by a ballot system. Please email enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or telephone 01736 364474 to be entered into the ballot.The balot closes on Monday 9th March. \nEntery to this event is free but donations are welcomed to help support the library (suggested £5). \nRefrehments will be provided after the talk.
URL:https://morrablibrary.org.uk/event/library-talk-dartmoor-elements-the-ecological-poems-and-play-extracts-of-mark-beeson-by-tom-greeves/
LOCATION:Morrab Library
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260321T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260321T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T194005
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T112922Z
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SUMMARY:The Morrab Library Spring Fair
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe hope you can join us for the Morrab Library Spring Fair\, taking place on Saturday 21st March from 10am until 2pm. \nAs ever\, there will be stalls throughout the Library (inside and out!) featuring local makers showcasing their crafts\, as well as many plants\, second-hand books and historic photos for sale\, alongside our raffle. The much-loved refreshments room will return with delicious homemade cakes. \nSome of the stalls will be cash only\, so please bring some change along with you to help support your library. \nMembers and non-members alike are all welcome\, so please bring friends and family along too. \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://morrablibrary.org.uk/event/its-the-morrab-library-spring-fair/
LOCATION:morrab gardens
CATEGORIES:Event,Fairs
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260415T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260415T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T194005
CREATED:20260331T130522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T130610Z
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SUMMARY:Kernow to the Crystal Palace: Mary Kelynack’s Extraordinary Journey - a talk from Pamela Vass.
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nIn August 1851 a curiously dressed\, elderly woman was seen trudging along Southampton High Street. Passers by couldn’t fail to notice her\, she wore a huge beaver bonnet and carried a corracle-like basket on her back. She was a Cornish fisherwoman\, she said\, in her 84th year\, and was walking to London from the Land’s End to see the Great Exhibition. \n\n\nMary Kelynack spent her entire life in the small community of Newlyn in the far west of Cornwall. Yet she became so inspired by the wonders of the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace that she resolved to go. Travelling by steamer\, coach or train was beyond her means but there was one thing she could do – walk. \n\n\nBefore long she had become quite a celebrity – noticed at the Great Exhibition\, taking tea with the Lord Mayor\, interviewed by the Illustrated London News\, modelled by a famous sculptor\, having a song and a polka named after her… and even greeting the Queen. \n\n\n\n\nThis illustrated presentation reveals the truth behind the Cornish legend that is Mary Kelynack\, covering her extraordinary journey\, her adventures in London and her final\, and previously unreported\, adventure. \nTICKETS \n\n\n\nTickets are allocated by a ballot system. \n\n\nPlease email enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or call 01736 364474 to be entered into the ballot for a ticket. The ballot closes on Monday 6th April. \n\n\nEntry to this event is free but donations are welcomed to help support The Morrab Library (suggested £5). \n\n\nRefreshments will be provided after the talk. \n\n\nCopies of Pamela’s book will be sold at the talk.
URL:https://morrablibrary.org.uk/event/kernow-to-the-crystal-palace-mary-kelynacks-extraordinary-journey-a-talk-from-pamela-vass-wednesday-15th-april/
LOCATION:Morrab Library
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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