​2026

 

​​​Tuesday 6th January 2026​

 

 Cornish Midwinter Customs

 

Presented by Kathy Wallis

 

Tuesday 3rd February 

 

Bodmin Keep 

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Presented by James Inglish

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Tuesday 3rd March 2026 

 

Smuggling; Fact or Fiction?: Was Jamaica Inn ever a smugglers haunt?  Was

Ross Poldark guilty? How much do we really know about smuggling?

 

Presented By Mark Camp 

 

Tuesday 7th April 2026 

 

Cornish Saints

 

Dr Jo Mattingly

 

Tuesday 5th May 2026

 

Jack the Ripper

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Presented by Jess Marlton Bodmin Jail

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Tuesday 2nd June 2026

 

History of Boat Building, including Mevagissy Area

 

Presented by Gary Mitchell

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​​Tuesday 7th July 2026  

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Churchill’s Secret Army

 

Presented By Adrian Wilton

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 August - NO TALK 

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Tuesday 1st September 2026 

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'The Life and Afterlives of Ast-Tayef-Nakht: An Ancient Egyptian in Cornwall

 

Presented By Jason Semmens

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Tuesday 6th October 2026

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​TBC 

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Tuesday 3rd November  2026 

Lantern Crosses – Their Biblical figure Sculpture & Symbolism

 

Presented by Andrew Langdon

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Tuesday 1st December 2026 

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Weirdest Buildings of the West Country

Zoom talk by Robert Hesketh

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