Heroes of Hayle: World War One stories from home and the Western Front is looking at various aspects of life in the town during 1914-18. For details of talks and a walk that we’ve held so far – click here. Next up: acclaimed local author Jenny Alexander is running poetry workshops in September and October to create […]
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We’re delighted to have received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to take work forward in Hayle to look at World War One history there in this centenary year of the end of the war. This is part of our project, Heart of Conflict, looking at Cornwall during World War One. Heroes of Hayle: […]
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Really impressed to see a booklet by local historian Chris Berry in Phillack Church, Hayle – with lots of information regarding the deaths of two young women in 1916, during World War One. May Stoneman and Cissie Rogers died in a huge explosion at the National Explosives Factory on Hayle sand dunes. The factory at […]
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