Nearly 106 years after her death,  a photo has been discovered of Maybelle Stoneman – one of the two young women who were killed in a factory in the National Explosives Factory, Hayle, on 20 December 1916. The factory at the time was producing munitions for the Front and was one of the largest in […]

Great to be back at St John’s Catholic Primary School in Camborne, west Cornwall, to teach a few phrases of Romanian – so that children could welcome any newcomers to the school who spoke no English. Mirabela from Bucharest, who has been working with us since before the pandemic, led the assembly. And she had […]

A brand new song composed for our project I PACKED THIS MYSELF – breaking down prejudice and welcoming people from overseas who play such a vital role in the Cornish economy. This song, written by Cornish composer Lindsay Eddy, is sung here by children at a summer camp in Paul, west Cornwall, in August 2022. […]

A damp but exciting afternoon in Truro, west Cornwall, on Wednesday 24 August. Overseas nurses from the Royal Cornwall Hospital met up with Penzance-based photographer Mike Newman for a photography workshop with a difference. The nurses – here to provide an essential boost to hospital staff – had a unique and much-needed chance to meet […]

Bridging Arts exhibition Heart of Conflict was staged at the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, from December 2016 to June 2017 and marked the centenary of World War One by presenting local stories that had perviously not been told. For more, visit www.heartofconflcit.org.uk

PLAYING FOR CAMBORNE: MUSIC AND RUGBY IN WORLD WAR ONE AND NOW An exhibition funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, originally staged at Heartlands, Pool. Click on the images below to view.