Everything you want to know about the history of St Agnes Parish
Stay up to date with what’s happening at St Agnes Museum – and look forward to what’s coming next!
Here are this year’s key dates – watch out for the Pub Quiz in April!
AGM: Wednesday 24 February 2016 at 7.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall
Spring Coffee Morning: Saturday 12 March 2016 from 10 til 12 at the Church Hall.
Opening: Good Friday 25 March 2016 – The Museum opens for the season
Pub Quiz: Tuesday 5 April 2016 at 7.30 for 8.00pm at the St Agnes Hotel
Winter Coffee Morning: Saturday 19 November 2016 from 10 til 12 at the Church Hall
Despite a bitterly cold morning, gale force winds and heavy showers which thankfully gave way to later sunshine, Museum friends came in large numbers to our busy and happy Winter Coffee Morning. It was good to have John Branfield with us advertising the Tony Giles exhibition which he has curated at the Falmouth Art Gallery.
All the stalls did well, but the Museum Shop stall was outstanding, raising £122.
We raised a very pleasing £450 and Mary Wilson took £300 in subscriptions. Thank you to everyone who helped in any way to make it such a success.
On Thursday 18 June our Chairman, Roger Radcliffe, welcomed two Japanese reporters, Ayaka and Etsuyo, (one fortunately speaking perfect English!) and an Australian cameraman, Brett, from the Japanese company, Fuji TV, who were making a news feature about how smaller attractions like our museum promote themselves within the context of a World Heritage Site.
Twenty-three industrial sites from the Meiji Industrial Revolution in Japan are expected to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. The news feature will focus on one industrial site in the Shizuoka region which, despite its historical significance, receives fewer visitors than other sites.
The cameraman, Brett, filmed inside and outside the Museum and Ayaka interviewed Roger – in English – about how the Museum is run, the importance of our volunteers, the benefits of being part of a World Heritage Site, and what improvements we would like to make in the future.
Our Stewards, Jean Bunt and Diana Good Dixon, were also filmed, as were Liz and Tom Thompson pretending to be visitors.
Roger then led the Japanese team to Wheal Coates to finish filming, on a beautiful sunny day.
The crew has kindly agreed to send us a copy of whatever they film – in Japanese!
Our latest visitors, on 23 June, were a group of French journalists who had travelled to Cornwall after a trip to the Isle of Man, and who were especially interested in our mining heritage. The visit was organised by “Cornwall 365”, a two year programme designed to build a network of cultural and tourism businesses across the County. The group was given a tour of the Museum by Roger Radcliffe and Liz Thompson, and were really impressed by the Museum’s care of its heritage and the number of volunteers we have. After many questions and photos, the group went to see the harbour remains at Trevaunance Cove, and some took advantage of the beautiful weather to have a swim.
Two very enjoyable and interesting visits, and hopefully the Museum has showcased St Agnes at its best.
We were delighted to welcome 35 adults from English Link, a language school in La Spezia, Italy, as part of their visit to Cornwall.
Shown around by Education Officer, Liz Thompson, the group was fascinated by the displays and asked many questions. They loved the Museum shop and took home many souvenirs of their visit. We hope the school will return!
