International Celtic Congress 2019 in Kernow

The International Celtic Congress 2019 will be held at the Hotel Bristol at Newquay. Thursday 25th. April - Tuesday 30th. April.
The International Celtic Congress is an educational and cultural registered charity. We work to promote and perpetuate the mutual ideals, cultures and languages of the Celtic people’s of Europe. Each Celtic country has its own branch who meet as old (and new) friends at our Annual International Conference to share common interests and concerns.
The Cornish Branch of the Celtic Congress supports the promotion and development of the Cornish language and Cornish cultural traditions and Cornish economic sustainability. We create links with fellow Celts in Brittany, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man and Ireland. We support partner organisations with similar aims in Cornwall, Britain and Europe and share the aims of the International Celtic Congress.
The Celtic Congress Cornwall is a non-political and non sectarian organisation. Membership is open to everyone who shares our aims.

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Story of Henry Jenner video

Story of Henry Jenner video, with some footage of last year’s Kescan Lowender concert at Lowender Peran - featuring Oll an Gwella, Camborne Town Band and Kemysk. A short documentary film in Cornish about Henry Jenner (1848-1934) who campaigned to get Cornwall recognised as a Celtic nation and prove Cornish is a living language. This film was funded by the HLF.

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Eiris Llywelyn, 68, refuses to pay in bid for broadcasting powers to be devolved to Cardiff

A 68-year-old woman from west Wales is facing prison after telling a court she would not pay for her television licence as part of a campaign to try to force broadcasting powers to be devolved from London to Cardiff.
Eiris Llywelyn, from the village of Ffostrasol in Ceredigion, appeared in court in Aberystwyth, where she was ordered to pay costs of £220. But she immediately said she would still not pay either the licence fee or the costs, a move that could lead to her being imprisoned.
Llywelyn spent time on remand in the 1970s during the campaign that preceded the creation of the Welsh-language broadcaster S4C in 1982 and, asked by the Guardian if she was prepared to go to jail now, she said: “I am aware of the implications of breaking the law in the name of our language and culture.”

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Fest Kernewek, a festival of Cornish language on June 15th

A festival of Cornish language music, poetry and storytelling. The line-up of bands includes to date: Tir ha Tavas, Mammvro, Teyr, Tom O'Reilly and The Swaggers, Legest Frankenstein, Desperate Measures and Skwardya. Cornish rock legends Hanterhir headline the evening along with The Rowan Tree, winners of the 2018 Kan rag Kernow competition and of the Liet International Song competition and local band Black Eyed Nancy who have just won the 2019 Kan rag Kernow and will representing Cornwall at the Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland at Easter.. Entrance to the day and evening music programme by ticket. Free entrance to the outside busking stage (programme to be announced), stalls and other activities.

And if you don't speak Cornish? Don't worry - there will be bilingual introductions, the music is great and you can learn a bit along the way. The event is organised as part of the 2019 Speak Cornish event organised by Rosweyth. Tickets £10 in advance and £12 on the door.

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