“Pillas”—wrote Morton Nance in 1930— “sometimes called “pill-corn” or “naked oats, smaller than oats and without husk, was formerly a common crop in Cornwall, but seems now to have become quite extinct.” In earlier centuries, adventurers and botanists described this intriguing grain as cultivated in abundance near Land’s End, where it thrived on marginal […]
Vicks Harrison started the Embroidered Bees Project in 2019 to raise awareness of the loss of biodiversity. The project will create a huge art quilt to help people develop their embroidery skills and learn more about the nearly 300 kinds of bees we have in this country and. It is a long term project and […]
This event is now fully booked. Please get in touch if you wish to add your name to the waiting list. Join us for the launch of Andrew Lanyon's new book, 'Rabelais and Cervantes on the Road to Cornwall'. On Saturday 23rd September from 2.30-3.30, Andrew Lanyon, local writer, painter, photographer & film-maker, will launch […]
Join Jessica Cornish for a course in using Tarot as a transformational tool to support self development and spiritual connection. Drawing from historical texts, belief structures and personal experience, the course commences on Friday 26th May from 10.30-12.30 and runs on the last Friday of each month. Contact Jessica directly at jessicat.cornish@gmail.com or WhatsApp 07312 […]
CREATIVE SESSIONS THAT FOCUS ON THE PROCESS, JOY AND CONNECTION FOUND THROUGH MAKING TOGETHER. All materials are included for these 1.5 hour sessions with guidance by artist in residence Faye Dobinson. There will be structured exercises or you may want to bring something you are already working on and work alongside others. No activity […]
CREATIVE SESSIONS THAT FOCUS ON THE PROCESS, JOY AND CONNECTION FOUND THROUGH MAKING TOGETHER. All materials are included for these 1.5 hour sessions with guidance by artist in residence Faye Dobinson. There will be structured exercises or you may want to bring something you are already working on and work alongside others. No activity […]
Our next Library talk comes from former university lecturer turned eco-adventurer, Kate Rawles. Kate cycled the length of South America on a bike made of bamboo from the Eden Project she built herself. En route she explored biodiversity: what it is, what’s happening to it and why losing it amounts to as great a threat […]
Join Darren Harper for another fascinating philosophy workshop. Much of the world’s philosophy has historically been ignored by the West. Yet, if philosophy is the love of wisdom, there is no doubt that the philosophy of other cultures can enrich us further still. This half-day course will explore two religions which emerged in opposition to Hinduism: […]
Join Darren Harper for this afternoon workshop. Women philosophers are often overlooked due to the patriarchal dominance of ideas over the last two millennia. This course will celebrate the contributions made by female philosophers in the ancient world, including Ban Zhao and Hypatia. This is the first in a series of half-day courses on Great […]
This event is now fully booked Mark Cottle is returning to the library to run another Study Day at the Library on Saturday 14th October, from 10.15-1.30pm. This workshop will focus on Sutton Hoo and the Lindisfarne Gospels. Sutton Hoo and the Lindisfarne Gospels provide remarkable insights into the England of the 7th century. Early in […]