Newsletter Hwevrer/February 2011
In this issue:
MERRY PARTY!
KEEP CORNWALL WHOLE
RESERVE NOW FOR GATHERING
From previous issues:
QUIZ ON CORNISH GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGY
NATIONAL GATHERING AUGUST 2011
CORNISH WORLD HERITAGE SITE
DOC MARTIN, A TV SHOW SET IN CORNWALL!
UPCOMING WORLDWIDE EVENTS
MINACK REBUILDING
KEEP CORNWALL WHOLE
WEBSITES TO VISIT
BLEDHEN NOWETH DA!
What a great time we had at our Cornish D’reckly
Christmas party! We missed those of you who could not
come, but it was a joy to welcome some new members or
unmet members-by-email. Suzette’s Creperie proved a
congenial place with mouthwatering tea sandwiches,
yummy scones and clotted cream, marvelous desserts, and
a range of teas.
We conducted a bit of business –besides collecting dues
for the coming year. If you were not there and/or have not
paid, send $15 per household, check made out to Illinois
Cornish Society, to Brian Treglown [address below].
Several people volunteered to make Christmas decorations
mini-flags and shiny bezants! If you too could offer to
contribute your talent to these, which ICS will offer for
sale at the Gathering in August, hit the Reply button or call
Sue Pellowe at 773-248-5774. So leave a message if you
get her answering machine.
KEEP CORNWALL WHOLE
The principal reason for sending this February issue in
January is to inform you of an e-letter to please write
IMMEDIATELY. Not d’reckly! On checking the website
www.keepcornwallwhole.org, [go browse] it posts this
Update:
Dear all,
I am told by contacts in the House of Lords that the section
of the Bill dealing with Cornwall is likely to be discussed
on Monday or Tuesday. Various efforts are afoot to try and
persuade both the government leadership and individual
members of the Lords to back us.
In the meantime fingers crossed and feel free to email
Nick Cleggg cleggn@parliament.uk
David Cameron camerond@parliament.uk
Lord McNally mcnallyt@parliament.uk
Lord Wallace wallacej@parliament.uk
to reemphasise your views at this crucial point…
Yours, Adam
On behalf of Keep Cornwall Whole
They could also be contacted by regular mail, but there is
likely only time for email to get there.
Of course we know that what we want to say is along the
lines of respecting the centuries-old recognition of the
Tamar being Cornwall’s boundary to the east. And here is
something posted a while ago:
The Cornish cause got probably one its most sympathetic
ever hearings from the BBC yesterday. On the BBC2 Daily
Politics Show, as well as using us as their example of how
the boundaries bill creates big problems, in their
discussions afterwards their special guest actually said
‘The Cornish have the right…it is about democracy. How
can the Cornish have the English in their constituency – it
doesn’t work. More than anything they probably want their
own assembly!’
…Later Cornish MPs were meeting the Prime Minister
who promised to ‘look again’ at the issue and to do “all
[he] could to ensure that the Cornish Question is debated at
the Report Stage of the Bill ...”
So this is crucial. PLEASE write urging them to protect
Cornwall’s boundaries and show that Cornish issues are
taken seriously.
GATHERING OF CORNISH AMERICAN HERITAGE
SOCIETY
AUGUST 10-14, MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW TO
SAVE $$$
The 16th bi-annual Gathering of Cornish cousins from
North America, Cornwall, and hopefully round-the-world
will take place at convenient Mineral Point, Wisconsin this
year. If you mail in your Registration form by February 1,
you save money for the events. We reviewed some of these
events at our Christmas party, particularly THE CRY OF
TIN (a not-to-be-missed folk song and story of tin and
miners) and an evening of feature films made in Cornwall
that are mesmerizing and star the Homeland! There will
also be other entertainment and lots of super workshops
and talks. There are also tempting bus tours to be had.
Download the attachment to print off your registration form.
[If you get this by mail, you’ll have one enclosed.]
Word from CAHS re motel if you want to book that soon:
There have been some instances of individuals attempting
to take advantage of the Discounted rate for lodging at the
Quality Inn in Mineral Point for the time of the Gathering in
August phoning the 'corporate' 1-800 number to make
reservations. The response received was: no
availability.
ALL rooms are 'blocked' for participants. Do NOT contact
the 800 number for the motel chain or Choice Hotels.
You can contact the motel directly by phoning (608) 987-
4747, OR FAX (608) 987-4545, OR e-mailing
qualityinnmp@gmail.com
Immediately indicate you are coming for the Cornish
Cousins Gathering!
The discount applies to reservations made for August 9 -
14th and made before July 10, 2011.
QUIZ ON CORNISH GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY
from The Cornwall Quiz Book
Answers at end of this page
"Any landscape is a condition of the spirit."
1 Where is Cornwall's highest coastal point?
2 Falmouth has the third largest natural harbour in the
world. Which are larger?
3 Where was the first National Trust coastal acquisition
in England?
4 (a) How far from Land's End are the Isles of Scilly?
(b) How many islands and islets make up the Isles of
Scilly?
(c) What is the main island of the Isles of Scilly?
(d) Name two of the other larger islands.
(e) What is the name of the warm waters which temper the
climate of the Isles?
5 Which village is reputed to have the mildest climate in
the whole of England?
6 Goonhilly Earth Satellite Station is not only sited
within a nature reserve, but is also an SSSI. What is this?
7 How many miles of coastline does Cornwall have?
8 What are Bedruthan Steps?
9 (a) The Lizard Peninsula is made up of a large number
of different rock types that are found nowhere else in
Cornwall but what is the type of rock which is considered
to be amongst the oldest rocks on earth?
(b) What did Queen Victoria order to be made from this
rock when she visited the Lizard in 1846?
10 Where is the Cornwall Geological Museum?
NATIONAL GATHERING OF CORNISH, MINERAL
POINT, WISCONSIN
August 10—14, 2011
What could be handier than having this Gathering so
close?! Did you happen to see the Sunday Chicago Tribune
November 7, with the travel section featuring a full page on
Mineral Point, “where art and history are really the point…
A town of surprises, voted ‘the most beautiful town’ and
‘best historic town’ by the Wonders of Wisconsin website.
It is Cornish!!
Wednesday August 10 opens with Registration, bus trips to
other Cornish settlements nearby, and an evening of
Cornish films in the refurbished gorgeous historic Opera
House.
Thursday through Saturday will feature more tours,
workshops, teas, pasty supper, further Cornish
entertainment, a Bardic ceremony, time to visit Mineral
Point museums, galleries, and shops. Sunday highlights a
memorable Farewell Brunch.
More than a National Gathering, but International, as
Cornish American Heritage Society includes Canada and
Mexico, of course. There will also be Cornish from
Cornwall! Do not pass up this opportunity to get to know
others, learn of the Cornish heritage and its vital
contributions to the world.
The registration form is attached. There is a discount for
returning that by February 1 to the national organization.
You may sign up for events, meals, bus tours according to
what you want. Hotel reservations are not included; see
website for suggestions: www.cousinjack.org or http:
//cornishfest.org.
You may also download the registration form from the
former, at end of Home Page paragraph about the Gathering
where it says Click Here.
CORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Letter from Karen Willows to Illinois Cornish Society:
I am writing to introduce the Cornish Mining World
Heritage Site which has been UNESCO inscribed in
recognition of our outstanding metalliferous mining
heritage. One of the aims and objectives of our
Management Plan is to foster links with Cornish mining
related sites internationally.
If you would like to know more about our World Heritage
Site then please log on to our website www.cornishmining.
org.uk
You can also download all our newsletters from our
website at the following link: www.cornish-mining.org.
uk/newsletters/newsletters.htm
If you have any specific Cornish mining related stories
which you feel we should know about then I would be most
grateful if you could get in touch. Karen Willows
*******
Do have a look at the current issue. Stories of the mine of
Hooe (ever heard of Hooe?) and of Cornish miners
emigrating to South America, Australia, US and South
Africa, but to spots in Europe such as Norway!
Recommended!
DOC MARTIN, A TV SHOW SET IN CORNWALL!
from Channel 11
"We’re excited to announce that the British comedy drama
starring Martin Clunes “Doc Martin” will be coming to
WTTW11 this October! Clunes plays (fictional)
Portwenn's local doc, Martin Ellingham, a brilliant and
highly successful London surgeon until he developed a
phobia of blood that prevented him conducting operations.
After retraining as a General Practitioner, he applied for a
post in the sleepy Cornish village of Portwenn where he
spent childhood holidays. Much of the show's humor
revolves around Ellingham's interactions with the local
Cornish villagers… his abrasive personality doesn’t mesh
with the pace of life in Cornwall."
It begins October 15, to play Fridays at 9:00pm. If you like
it, let us know and let WTTW know, encouraging them to
schedule other Cornish programs!
UPCOMING WORLDWIDE EVENTS
KERNEWEK LOWENDER, the World’s largest Cornish
Festival, will be held next year in the Yorke Peninsula in
South Australia, May 9 to 15, 2011. Plan your trip now!
Web address: http://www.kernewek.org/
CORNISH AMERICAN HERITAGE SOCIETY’s
GATHERING 2011 will be held “next door” in Mineral
Point, Wisconsin. How handy can it get?! Dates are August
10-11, 2011.
If you would like to make a presentation at the Gathering,
check the attached Call for Presenters. Submit your idea
very soon, not waiting for the deadline, as they are already
committing a sizeable portion of schedule. It would be
great to have a couple of our members participating at this
level. You might also like to know the Jim Wearne is on the
planning committee and in charge of entertainment. Sue
Pellowe has submitted a proposal that is smiled on for a
couple of showings of Cornish films, some of them in the
newly refurbished gorgeous Mineral Point Opera House.
Better write this on your calendar and plan now to be there!
MINACK REBUILDING
We know many of our Cornish travelers have gloried in the
Minack Theatre. So, from their website, this news:
THE WINTER PROJECT
Sadly, the life of the existing Minack dressing rooms has
come to its natural end. Rowena Cade began construction
in 1955 and an extra floor was added in 1974. The
structure is no longer safe and demolition will commence
in a few weeks time, the building to be replaced by a new
construction which, although visually similar will provide
enhanced facilities for the acting companies. Local builders
S.J. Quick have won the contract and work is about to
begin. We will soon add an extra webcam to our site so
that you can watch progress throughout the winter.
KEEP CORNWALL WHOLE
A follow-up to the special notice sent out a while ago –
and thanks to those of you who responded by going online
and signing the petition. The Mayor of Saltash, the first
town in Cornwall when you cross the Tamar River on the
south coast, is organizing an event to call attention to a bill
in Parliament with the potential to affect all of Cornwall
for the worse [his words]. Likely none of us can get there
to participate [!], but we can follow events on the website
www.keepcornwallwhole.org.
Dear all,
Keep Cornwall Whole rally to ‘Respect the Tamar’
2pm, Jubilee Green, Saltash, Sunday 10th October
Please encourage as many people as possible to attend, and
come yourselves if you can: this is an effort to get regional
and possibly national press coverage before the bill goes
back to Parliament the following week. A big crowd is key!
There is a bill before Parliament that would set new rules
for constituency size. This would mean an absolute
certainty of at last one ‘cross-border’ seat between Devon
and Cornwall. … We have support from all 6 Cornish
MPs, Cornwall Council [unanimously], dozens of towns
and parishes and other Cornish organizations, thousands of
residents.
The plan is to have a small group, who have travelled the
length of the border on the Saturday, arrive by boat, to be
greeted by a large crowd, music, speeches and the like.
Adam Killeya
Town Mayor of Saltash
Convenor of Keep Cornwall Whole
NO CHANGE TO CORNWALL'S HISTORIC BOUNDARY
WEBSITES TO VISIT
Illinois Cornish Society: www.illinoiscornishsociety.org
Cornish American Heritage Society: www.cousinjack.org
CONTACT INFORMATION for the Directors of ICS
Sue Pellowe, spellowe7@gmail.com,
5415 N Sheridan Rd #408, Chicago IL 60640,
773-248-5774
Brian Treglown, btreglown@aol.com,
6236 N Wayne St, Chicago IL 60660,
773-764-3313
Jim Wearne, j.wearne@comcast.net,
2521 Spring St #2906, Woodridge IL 60517,
630-910-1634
Feel free to contact any of us for information.
ANSWERS TO QUIZ
1 Crackington Haven, with magnificent cliff walks 400
feet above the sea.
2 Sydney and Rio.
3 Barras Nose at Tintagel, in 1895, just two years after
the Trust's foundation. The land was bought by public
subscription as a response to the proposal to build the
gigantic King Arthur's Castle Hotel on it.
4 (a) 28 miles
(b) Almost 200, of which over 50 are islands though only
the larger are inhabited
(c) St. Mary's
(d) St. Martin's, St. Agnes, Bryher, St. Helen's, Tresco
(e) The Gulf Stream.
5 Flushing.
6 A Site of Special Scientific Interest.
7 350 miles.
8 Giant stacks of rock in front of the eroded cliff.
9 (a) The Serpentine rocks found on the coast between
Mullion and Kynance Cove and from Kennack to Cadgwith
are some of the oldest on earth -inland this formation
results in the flat, plateau-like scenery across Goonhilly,
Lizard and Predennack Downs.
(b) Serpentine has been quarried for hundreds of years and
can be polished to make ornaments of an unusual green
colour. Queen Victoria ordered a Serpentine table, giving
the industry the royal seal of approval, after which the
stone became fashionable among the rich and famous.
10. St. John’s Hall, Penzance, with one of the best displays
in Europe, as befits a town at the historical center of
Cornish mineral mining.
KERNOW BYS VYKEN!
In this issue:
MERRY PARTY!
KEEP CORNWALL WHOLE
RESERVE NOW FOR GATHERING
From previous issues:
QUIZ ON CORNISH GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGY
NATIONAL GATHERING AUGUST 2011
CORNISH WORLD HERITAGE SITE
DOC MARTIN, A TV SHOW SET IN CORNWALL!
UPCOMING WORLDWIDE EVENTS
MINACK REBUILDING
KEEP CORNWALL WHOLE
WEBSITES TO VISIT
BLEDHEN NOWETH DA!
What a great time we had at our Cornish D’reckly
Christmas party! We missed those of you who could not
come, but it was a joy to welcome some new members or
unmet members-by-email. Suzette’s Creperie proved a
congenial place with mouthwatering tea sandwiches,
yummy scones and clotted cream, marvelous desserts, and
a range of teas.
We conducted a bit of business –besides collecting dues
for the coming year. If you were not there and/or have not
paid, send $15 per household, check made out to Illinois
Cornish Society, to Brian Treglown [address below].
Several people volunteered to make Christmas decorations
mini-flags and shiny bezants! If you too could offer to
contribute your talent to these, which ICS will offer for
sale at the Gathering in August, hit the Reply button or call
Sue Pellowe at 773-248-5774. So leave a message if you
get her answering machine.
KEEP CORNWALL WHOLE
The principal reason for sending this February issue in
January is to inform you of an e-letter to please write
IMMEDIATELY. Not d’reckly! On checking the website
www.keepcornwallwhole.org, [go browse] it posts this
Update:
Dear all,
I am told by contacts in the House of Lords that the section
of the Bill dealing with Cornwall is likely to be discussed
on Monday or Tuesday. Various efforts are afoot to try and
persuade both the government leadership and individual
members of the Lords to back us.
In the meantime fingers crossed and feel free to email
Nick Cleggg cleggn@parliament.uk
David Cameron camerond@parliament.uk
Lord McNally mcnallyt@parliament.uk
Lord Wallace wallacej@parliament.uk
to reemphasise your views at this crucial point…
Yours, Adam
On behalf of Keep Cornwall Whole
They could also be contacted by regular mail, but there is
likely only time for email to get there.
Of course we know that what we want to say is along the
lines of respecting the centuries-old recognition of the
Tamar being Cornwall’s boundary to the east. And here is
something posted a while ago:
The Cornish cause got probably one its most sympathetic
ever hearings from the BBC yesterday. On the BBC2 Daily
Politics Show, as well as using us as their example of how
the boundaries bill creates big problems, in their
discussions afterwards their special guest actually said
‘The Cornish have the right…it is about democracy. How
can the Cornish have the English in their constituency – it
doesn’t work. More than anything they probably want their
own assembly!’
…Later Cornish MPs were meeting the Prime Minister
who promised to ‘look again’ at the issue and to do “all
[he] could to ensure that the Cornish Question is debated at
the Report Stage of the Bill ...”
So this is crucial. PLEASE write urging them to protect
Cornwall’s boundaries and show that Cornish issues are
taken seriously.
GATHERING OF CORNISH AMERICAN HERITAGE
SOCIETY
AUGUST 10-14, MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW TO
SAVE $$$
The 16th bi-annual Gathering of Cornish cousins from
North America, Cornwall, and hopefully round-the-world
will take place at convenient Mineral Point, Wisconsin this
year. If you mail in your Registration form by February 1,
you save money for the events. We reviewed some of these
events at our Christmas party, particularly THE CRY OF
TIN (a not-to-be-missed folk song and story of tin and
miners) and an evening of feature films made in Cornwall
that are mesmerizing and star the Homeland! There will
also be other entertainment and lots of super workshops
and talks. There are also tempting bus tours to be had.
Download the attachment to print off your registration form.
[If you get this by mail, you’ll have one enclosed.]
Word from CAHS re motel if you want to book that soon:
There have been some instances of individuals attempting
to take advantage of the Discounted rate for lodging at the
Quality Inn in Mineral Point for the time of the Gathering in
August phoning the 'corporate' 1-800 number to make
reservations. The response received was: no
availability.
ALL rooms are 'blocked' for participants. Do NOT contact
the 800 number for the motel chain or Choice Hotels.
You can contact the motel directly by phoning (608) 987-
4747, OR FAX (608) 987-4545, OR e-mailing
qualityinnmp@gmail.com
Immediately indicate you are coming for the Cornish
Cousins Gathering!
The discount applies to reservations made for August 9 -
14th and made before July 10, 2011.
QUIZ ON CORNISH GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY
from The Cornwall Quiz Book
Answers at end of this page
"Any landscape is a condition of the spirit."
1 Where is Cornwall's highest coastal point?
2 Falmouth has the third largest natural harbour in the
world. Which are larger?
3 Where was the first National Trust coastal acquisition
in England?
4 (a) How far from Land's End are the Isles of Scilly?
(b) How many islands and islets make up the Isles of
Scilly?
(c) What is the main island of the Isles of Scilly?
(d) Name two of the other larger islands.
(e) What is the name of the warm waters which temper the
climate of the Isles?
5 Which village is reputed to have the mildest climate in
the whole of England?
6 Goonhilly Earth Satellite Station is not only sited
within a nature reserve, but is also an SSSI. What is this?
7 How many miles of coastline does Cornwall have?
8 What are Bedruthan Steps?
9 (a) The Lizard Peninsula is made up of a large number
of different rock types that are found nowhere else in
Cornwall but what is the type of rock which is considered
to be amongst the oldest rocks on earth?
(b) What did Queen Victoria order to be made from this
rock when she visited the Lizard in 1846?
10 Where is the Cornwall Geological Museum?
NATIONAL GATHERING OF CORNISH, MINERAL
POINT, WISCONSIN
August 10—14, 2011
What could be handier than having this Gathering so
close?! Did you happen to see the Sunday Chicago Tribune
November 7, with the travel section featuring a full page on
Mineral Point, “where art and history are really the point…
A town of surprises, voted ‘the most beautiful town’ and
‘best historic town’ by the Wonders of Wisconsin website.
It is Cornish!!
Wednesday August 10 opens with Registration, bus trips to
other Cornish settlements nearby, and an evening of
Cornish films in the refurbished gorgeous historic Opera
House.
Thursday through Saturday will feature more tours,
workshops, teas, pasty supper, further Cornish
entertainment, a Bardic ceremony, time to visit Mineral
Point museums, galleries, and shops. Sunday highlights a
memorable Farewell Brunch.
More than a National Gathering, but International, as
Cornish American Heritage Society includes Canada and
Mexico, of course. There will also be Cornish from
Cornwall! Do not pass up this opportunity to get to know
others, learn of the Cornish heritage and its vital
contributions to the world.
The registration form is attached. There is a discount for
returning that by February 1 to the national organization.
You may sign up for events, meals, bus tours according to
what you want. Hotel reservations are not included; see
website for suggestions: www.cousinjack.org or http:
//cornishfest.org.
You may also download the registration form from the
former, at end of Home Page paragraph about the Gathering
where it says Click Here.
CORNISH MINING WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Letter from Karen Willows to Illinois Cornish Society:
I am writing to introduce the Cornish Mining World
Heritage Site which has been UNESCO inscribed in
recognition of our outstanding metalliferous mining
heritage. One of the aims and objectives of our
Management Plan is to foster links with Cornish mining
related sites internationally.
If you would like to know more about our World Heritage
Site then please log on to our website www.cornishmining.
org.uk
You can also download all our newsletters from our
website at the following link: www.cornish-mining.org.
uk/newsletters/newsletters.htm
If you have any specific Cornish mining related stories
which you feel we should know about then I would be most
grateful if you could get in touch. Karen Willows
*******
Do have a look at the current issue. Stories of the mine of
Hooe (ever heard of Hooe?) and of Cornish miners
emigrating to South America, Australia, US and South
Africa, but to spots in Europe such as Norway!
Recommended!
DOC MARTIN, A TV SHOW SET IN CORNWALL!
from Channel 11
"We’re excited to announce that the British comedy drama
starring Martin Clunes “Doc Martin” will be coming to
WTTW11 this October! Clunes plays (fictional)
Portwenn's local doc, Martin Ellingham, a brilliant and
highly successful London surgeon until he developed a
phobia of blood that prevented him conducting operations.
After retraining as a General Practitioner, he applied for a
post in the sleepy Cornish village of Portwenn where he
spent childhood holidays. Much of the show's humor
revolves around Ellingham's interactions with the local
Cornish villagers… his abrasive personality doesn’t mesh
with the pace of life in Cornwall."
It begins October 15, to play Fridays at 9:00pm. If you like
it, let us know and let WTTW know, encouraging them to
schedule other Cornish programs!
UPCOMING WORLDWIDE EVENTS
KERNEWEK LOWENDER, the World’s largest Cornish
Festival, will be held next year in the Yorke Peninsula in
South Australia, May 9 to 15, 2011. Plan your trip now!
Web address: http://www.kernewek.org/
CORNISH AMERICAN HERITAGE SOCIETY’s
GATHERING 2011 will be held “next door” in Mineral
Point, Wisconsin. How handy can it get?! Dates are August
10-11, 2011.
If you would like to make a presentation at the Gathering,
check the attached Call for Presenters. Submit your idea
very soon, not waiting for the deadline, as they are already
committing a sizeable portion of schedule. It would be
great to have a couple of our members participating at this
level. You might also like to know the Jim Wearne is on the
planning committee and in charge of entertainment. Sue
Pellowe has submitted a proposal that is smiled on for a
couple of showings of Cornish films, some of them in the
newly refurbished gorgeous Mineral Point Opera House.
Better write this on your calendar and plan now to be there!
MINACK REBUILDING
We know many of our Cornish travelers have gloried in the
Minack Theatre. So, from their website, this news:
THE WINTER PROJECT
Sadly, the life of the existing Minack dressing rooms has
come to its natural end. Rowena Cade began construction
in 1955 and an extra floor was added in 1974. The
structure is no longer safe and demolition will commence
in a few weeks time, the building to be replaced by a new
construction which, although visually similar will provide
enhanced facilities for the acting companies. Local builders
S.J. Quick have won the contract and work is about to
begin. We will soon add an extra webcam to our site so
that you can watch progress throughout the winter.
KEEP CORNWALL WHOLE
A follow-up to the special notice sent out a while ago –
and thanks to those of you who responded by going online
and signing the petition. The Mayor of Saltash, the first
town in Cornwall when you cross the Tamar River on the
south coast, is organizing an event to call attention to a bill
in Parliament with the potential to affect all of Cornwall
for the worse [his words]. Likely none of us can get there
to participate [!], but we can follow events on the website
www.keepcornwallwhole.org.
Dear all,
Keep Cornwall Whole rally to ‘Respect the Tamar’
2pm, Jubilee Green, Saltash, Sunday 10th October
Please encourage as many people as possible to attend, and
come yourselves if you can: this is an effort to get regional
and possibly national press coverage before the bill goes
back to Parliament the following week. A big crowd is key!
There is a bill before Parliament that would set new rules
for constituency size. This would mean an absolute
certainty of at last one ‘cross-border’ seat between Devon
and Cornwall. … We have support from all 6 Cornish
MPs, Cornwall Council [unanimously], dozens of towns
and parishes and other Cornish organizations, thousands of
residents.
The plan is to have a small group, who have travelled the
length of the border on the Saturday, arrive by boat, to be
greeted by a large crowd, music, speeches and the like.
Adam Killeya
Town Mayor of Saltash
Convenor of Keep Cornwall Whole
NO CHANGE TO CORNWALL'S HISTORIC BOUNDARY
WEBSITES TO VISIT
Illinois Cornish Society: www.illinoiscornishsociety.org
Cornish American Heritage Society: www.cousinjack.org
CONTACT INFORMATION for the Directors of ICS
Sue Pellowe, spellowe7@gmail.com,
5415 N Sheridan Rd #408, Chicago IL 60640,
773-248-5774
Brian Treglown, btreglown@aol.com,
6236 N Wayne St, Chicago IL 60660,
773-764-3313
Jim Wearne, j.wearne@comcast.net,
2521 Spring St #2906, Woodridge IL 60517,
630-910-1634
Feel free to contact any of us for information.
ANSWERS TO QUIZ
1 Crackington Haven, with magnificent cliff walks 400
feet above the sea.
2 Sydney and Rio.
3 Barras Nose at Tintagel, in 1895, just two years after
the Trust's foundation. The land was bought by public
subscription as a response to the proposal to build the
gigantic King Arthur's Castle Hotel on it.
4 (a) 28 miles
(b) Almost 200, of which over 50 are islands though only
the larger are inhabited
(c) St. Mary's
(d) St. Martin's, St. Agnes, Bryher, St. Helen's, Tresco
(e) The Gulf Stream.
5 Flushing.
6 A Site of Special Scientific Interest.
7 350 miles.
8 Giant stacks of rock in front of the eroded cliff.
9 (a) The Serpentine rocks found on the coast between
Mullion and Kynance Cove and from Kennack to Cadgwith
are some of the oldest on earth -inland this formation
results in the flat, plateau-like scenery across Goonhilly,
Lizard and Predennack Downs.
(b) Serpentine has been quarried for hundreds of years and
can be polished to make ornaments of an unusual green
colour. Queen Victoria ordered a Serpentine table, giving
the industry the royal seal of approval, after which the
stone became fashionable among the rich and famous.
10. St. John’s Hall, Penzance, with one of the best displays
in Europe, as befits a town at the historical center of
Cornish mineral mining.
KERNOW BYS VYKEN!
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