A highlight of 2018 was Camborne Youth Band’s trip to France and Belgium. The young musicians took a 100-year-old bugle back to the Western Front belonging to Fred Negus, a Cornishman who signed up in 1914. His great great grandson is in the Band. This was part of our Heritage Lottery funded project, Heart of […]
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We have produced two learning resources during Heart of Conflict, our work on World War One in Cornwall. Both are for use with groups of all ages. Cornwall’s War 1914-18 focusses on life in the county during those years:click here to download. We have also produced a Heart of Conflict Education Pack for schools and youth groups. For more […]
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It was (literally) freezing on 17 March at Camborne Rugby ground – snow started to fall half way through the match against Ding Crusaders. But Camborne Youth Band played before and during the match – raising money for their August trip to the Menin Gate. There was a collection at half time…. It’s a great […]
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A fantastic auction last Saturday night at the St Michael’s Mount Inn, Barriper, Cornwall, in aid of Camborne Youth Band. Ralph and Tina Williams, whose son Corey is in the band, assembled a real treasure trove of items to bid for – and raised £1,200, a really great result. It was such a fun evening […]
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We’re currently working with Camborne Youth Band on a trip to France and Belgium this August as part of Heart of Conflict. At the moment, everyone is raising funds to make sure that all the players will be able to go. Ralph Williams of Barriper, father of Corey Williams who plays in Camborne Youth Band, […]
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