Students at the College du Sacre Coeur, Estaires, presenting an exhibition of correspondence between Cornish miner Leslie Pentecost and the Smagghue family who billeted him in the town during World War One. Leslie was one of a group of miners from Dolcoath who joined the 25th Field Ambulance when war broke out in 1914. They […]

‘Dancercise’ is hard to say…. but the name says it all. Here are photos of a recent session at the Masbro Centre, Hammersmith, London. Dancer Simone Sistarelli is working with the Elders’ group. The idea was to teach people a few simple movements that they could practice at home daily. They could practice the movements […]

It was a real privilege to be in Estaires, northern France, to mark the centenary of World War One. Students at the College du Sacre-Coeur helped us to bring together the French descendants of the family that billeted a young Cornish soldier in 1914-15 with his granddaughters Alison Pooley and Carmen Saunders.  Leslie was one of […]

Sunday 4 November 2018 – Cornishwoman Alison Pooley​ talks on BBC Radio Cornwall​ about her grandfather Leslie Pentecost in World War One, his long distance love affair with his sweetheart Lillie Uren back in Cagmborne, Cornwall, and his friendship with the Smagghue family in Estaires, northern France, during the war years. Alison is travelling out […]