The Frank Pascoe Cup
The Frank Pascoe Cup award is given to a young person for courage and determination in the face of handicap.In 2004 the Gorsedd council awarded it to Matthew Clewes from Pelynt, Looe.
Demonstration video clips can be seen online
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Breton Gorsedd 2004
This year as usual two bards from the Cornish Gorseth attended the Breton Gorsedd. To read their full report to the Council of Gorseth Kernow, please click here.
Welsh Gorsedd 2004
Cornish Bards Visit Wales
Eighteen Bards from Cornwall visited the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Casnewydd (Newport), Gwent in August 2004. For a report from the Secretary of Gorseth Kernow and a group photograph please click here.
Open Gorseth
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Truro, Saturday 4th September 2004
This year the Gorseth Ceremony was held on Lemon Quay in the City of Truro.† After donning their robes, the Bards, along with the dignitaries,††processed from Truro Methodist Church†along King Street, Boscawen Street and Lemon Street on to Lemon Quay, where they were addressed by Bard and the Mayor of the City, Armorel Carlyon (Nedhores Lyn). In addition to delegates from Wales and Brittany, around 300 Bards attended the ceremony, in their midst 29 new Bards.
The ceremony was followed by a Bardic Tea in Lemon Street Market, and in the evening there was a marvellous concert in the Hall for Cornwall. This Gorseth was a great success, and we look forward to that of 2005†, which will be held at Wadebridge.
1. Picture Gallery
2. Truro History
3. New Bards
The Strategy for the Cornish Language
The Strategy for the Cornish Language has now been published. It spells out the steps to be taken for Cornish to re-establish itself as a widely used community language, including the appointment of a Language Development Officer. Copies are available from County Hall, Truro, in English and the commonest forms of Cornish, or on the Council website at www.cornwall.gov.uk. For details, click here
New Fibreglass Stones
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Gorsedd y Beirdd (in Wales) always have their Monday and Friday morning Gorsedd ceremonies in a stone circle. If a stone circle doesn't exist the Gorsedd Architect builds one and it is left behind as monument.
Now the Welsh Gorsedd Board have agreed to buy 17 "stones" made on a steel frame and covered in jazmonite. Each one costs £450 and will last for 50 years.
The Architect of Gorsedd y Beirdd, Ifan LLoyd Williams (Ifan Eryri), is asking Welsh people if they would like to donate a stone.
Installation of Grand Bard
Demonstration video clips can be seen online
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Entries are now being sought for the Holyer an Gof Awards for 2005, for a Cornish publication produced during the calendar year of 2004. There is a printed entry form. The closing date for the receipt of all entries is Saturday 26th February 2005. The Award Evening is on Thursday 7th July 2005, and from those winners the overall Holyer an Gof Trophy will be chosen, and the top award presented on Saturday 3rd September at the Gorsedd in Wadebridge.
This year there are seven categories: small presses for books costing less than £12, from publishers producing 3 titles or fewer; larger presses for books retailing for less than £12 from larger publishing houses; books retailing at more than £12; Cornish language books, fiction or non-fiction; A children's book, fiction or non-fiction (new category); books which are illustrative rather than textual (new category); and books of outstanding literary merit.
For full details and an application form, please ring Ann Trevenen Jenkin, chair of Holyer an Gof 2005, on or .
