E. G. Retallack Hooper (Talek)

E.G. Retallack Hooper qualified in Horticulture at Kew and used to write the gardening column in the West Briton. He worked in Spain.

In later years he ran a school which pioneered the teaching of Cornish. For many years he edited the Cornish language newsletter An Lef Kernewek. He worked on many language issues with Caradar (A.S.D. Smith).

During his time as Grand Bard he maintained close links with the Gorseddau of Wales and Brittany, as he was a member of both. He was responsible for introducing the children's flower dance as part of the colourful Gorseth spectacle. He favoured the black Cornish kilt.