Bridging Arts Trustee Liz Hutchinson

We’re delighted to have Liz Hutchinson, Director of Communications at the British Academy, as a Trustee of Bridging Arts. Liz has led marketing and communications for a number of organisations in the public and charitable sectors. She brings her expertise in communications – particularly new media – to the board. “This is a fantastic charity […]

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A wreath for Thomas Penhorwood, Cornish policeman

A Cornish policeman who was killed on the Western Front will be honoured this August by Camborne Youth Band who will lay a wreath on his grave at Sailly-sur-la-Lys, northern France. Thomas Penhorwood was serving in the 25th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, when he was killed in 1915.   He was one of a […]

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Links between northern France and Plymouth

  A great surprise… When we visited Estaires in northern France as part of our project Heart of Conflict (looking at World War One in Cornwall) we found that there were links between the town and Plymouth. Many men from the West Country were stationed at Estaires in the early years of the war.  The town provided emergency support, […]

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Sequins, decoupage and PVA glue

A great workshop today (Tuesday 22 May 2018) with the Elders’ Group at the Masbro Centre, Hammermith, London. This followed on from our visit to the Wallace Collection last month when we created boxes from gold cardboard. This time, led by Bridging Arts volunteer Katrina Williams, the group created decoupage wooden boxes.  The results were […]

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Chester Trelease – a global traveller

Chester Trelease travelled many thousands of miles in his short life: Chester’s story is one of those featured in our World War One project, Heart of Conflict. He was born in Michigan in 1889 where his father was working as a miner. By the age of eight he had returned with his family to Cornwall […]

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Camborne Youth Band to travel to the Menin Gate

We are delighted to have received Heritage Lottery funding so we can work with Camborne Youth Band on plans to travel to the Menin Gate, Belgium, in August . This is part of our project, Heart of Conflict, marking the centenary of World War One in Cornwall. The Band has been invited to play at […]

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