Royal Cornwall Hospital nurse films Cornwall

Keen filmmaker Peter Jacob, who attended our photography workshops for international nurses in Cornwall, has been creating videos of his travels around Cornwall. Peter arrived in the county at the end of last year to work at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. He is originally from the Phillipines – and his video diaries record his […]

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THROUGH MY LENS: International nurses photograph Falmouth

A cold but inspiring afternoon in Falmouth on Thursday 26 January when international nurses from the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, joined us for a photography workshop led by Mike Newman. Stills of the photographers in action by Caleb Giddens.  This is part of our project I PACKED THIS MYSELF, funded by Cornwall Council and aimed […]

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Cristingle messages with a difference

We were delighted to work with Penlee Cluster to develop Cristingle materials with a difference this year. The cut-out birds carrying messages of peace and goodwill in different languages – welcoming people from overseas to Cornwall – were created by children in schools in Penzance, west Cornwall, and surrounding areas this past Christmas (2022).  

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THROUGH MY LENS – Snow for the first time

Very happy to showcase the work of keen filmmaker Peter Jacob, who has been attending our photography workshops for international nurses in Cornwall. Peter arrived in Cornwall at the end of last year to work at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. He is originally from the Phillipines – and keeps video diaries of his thoughts […]

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Nine different postcards – nine different languages

Our language postcards are now available in nine different languages – Polish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Russian, Bulgarian, Mandarin, Arabic and Romanian.  We’ve been using these in schools to teach children just a few basic phrases to welcome newcomers. Click here to read more.

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Learning about Syria – and Arabic – in Falmouth

A valuable morning at Falmouth Primary School in west Cornwall this morning (10 November 2022) with the wonderful Rawda Alater, who spoke about her life in Syria and her subsequent experience living in the UK in Truro. She answered children’s questions – and even taught a bit of Arabic. In at least two classes there […]

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