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Events Archive

New Premises for the Cornwall Record Office
November 9, 2018
On October 15, 2018 Richard Cockram, Ron Hogg and Brian Newton visited the new location to which the Cornwall Record Office will be transferring in 2019. The photo on …Read More »
Open Day Report: ‘Families that were the Backbone of Newlyn’, 13 October 2018
October 18, 2018
On the weekend that brought us Storm Callum, the Archive held its final Open Day of 2018, representing 15 families with varying histories and occupations. There were 91 visitors, …Read More »
The Tidal Observatory Book Makes its Mark
October 15, 2018
Historic England and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) recently visited the Newlyn Tidal Observatory to make a preliminary assessment of the building’s case to be …Read More »
Open Day, October 13 2018: Families that were the Backbone of the Town.
October 6, 2018
The Basket Maker, June Hicks It has been very difficult to select material to feature in this Newlyn Archive Open Day Exhibition because so many families have been the …Read More »
Sylvia Ruth Simpson MBE
October 2, 2018
Ruth Simpson welcoming Elizabeth Bolitho to the Open Day ‘Fishing at Newlyn’, 11th February 2010 We are very sad to announce the death of Ruth Simpson, MBE, who …Read More »
Newlyn Fish Festival 2018
September 1, 2018
It was fitting that one-time Ordnance Survey man Ray Lloyd represented the Newlyn Fish Festival in 2018, the year the festival was cancelled due to major renovation work in …Read More »
The Newlyn Tidal Observatory
August 15, 2018
The Newlyn Tidal Observatory Compiled by Richard Cockram, Linda Holmes, Ron Hogg and Frank Iddiols Edited by P Lomax Published by Newlyn Archive 2018 ISBN 978-0-9567528-4-0 40 pages …Read More »
Thank you Wherrytown Co-op
July 2, 2018
On Friday 22 June 2018 the Wherrytown Co-op hosted a fund raising event selling cakes and running a tombola to raise awareness of the three local charities they are …Read More »
Open Day 16 June 2018
June 19, 2018
There were 138 visitors to this open day, ‘Getting There and Getting Back’, and it was very enthusiastically received. Many conversations could be heard of people remembering times gone …Read More »
Open Day, Saturday 16 June 2018 10 am to 3 pm: Getting There and Back, transporting goods and people.
June 10, 2018
This Open Day looks at the role of transport in enabling business to progress. How did the fish that was landed get to people’s tables? ‘From Luggers to …Read More »