Gorseth Kernow- the Open Gorseth
at Looe, 6th September 2008
Despite the terrible weather throughout August and in the previous week, the long procession started from Looe School, with more than two hundred bards, civic dignitaries, officers of the Gorseth and the Grand Bard , as far as the Men Omborth on the Sports Field, and all of them led by Merv Davey (Telynor an Weryn) playing the bagpipes. You could see the beautiful coast nearly up to Plymouth and the sun was shining at last.
Ron Overd, the Mayor of Looe warmly welcomed the Gorseth hoping that it would come back again in the future.
The Grand Bard, Vanessa Beeman (Gwenenen), thanked both the Mayor and the people of Looe for their brilliant welcome both to Dehwelans and to the Gorseth itself. She carried on by speaking of the advancements in the recognition of Cornish language and culture and also of our vision of it in the future.
The two Welsh delegates Mr and Mrs Treferfyr delivered a short speech in Cornish on the links between Wales and Cornwall.
Per- Vari Kerloc’h (Morgan),the New Grand Druid of the Breton Gorsedd spoke about the agreement between Cornish speakers about the form of the language saying it was a very good example for his own country to follow.
The Deputy Grand Bard read the names of the deceased bards and then 18 new bards were initiated.
The weather was fairly good, somewhat sunny,somewhat windy, but with a short shower amidst the prize giving but into each life a little rain must fall.
With the sun shining again we sang Bro Goth and the bards returned to the school for their tea and the evening concert. What a brilliant day that was.
Mick Paynter (Skogynn Pryv)
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