​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

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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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Jack the Ripper

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Presented by Jess Marlton Bodmin Jail

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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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