NEW WEBSITE

The Caradon Hill Website www.caradonhill.org is now on-line and active so this Blog will no longer be updated.  

Future news and lots of information and documents relating to the Project including news and events for the CHAHP sponsored Parish Groups will be available to view or download from the website.

HEDGE WEEK - Free activities

     Free Activities for HEDGE WEEK     

29^th October to 4^th November 2012

Monday 29^th    Family Art workshop

Liskerrett Centre, Liskeard.  (accompanied children only)

To book please contact the centre on 01579 340307

Tuesday 30^th Habitat Management for Dormice Workshop       10.30 -3pm Venue –Sterts Centre, Upton Cross

Wednesday 31^st   10-12.30  Guided walk at Pensilva

Thursday 1^st   9.30-12.30 Lets make hedge Cup Cakes

Children (4-11yrs)        Venue–Sterts, Upton Cross

To book a place please phone: 07980900624

Thursday 1^st 2pm Guided walk at Pensilva

Friday 2^nd                Willow Weaving             

Morning & Afternoon sessions 9.30-12.30 & 1.30-4.30pm  Come and make a stick platter by weaving willow and hedgerow material.  Accompanied children only Venue – Upton Cross Hall

Sat/Sun 3^rd & 4^th        Hedge Laying Course     

9-4 pm Venue – Upton Cross playing field –only 1 space left

Booking essential for all workshops.

For more details please Contact Jane or Iain: 01579 362350

Autumn/Winter 2012 Walks, Talks & Events

Saturday 8th September 2012

Liskeard Show and the last chance to see the Village People Exhibition.

Saturday 8th September 2012

6-10pm Creatures of the Night in Stara Woods.  Booking required by contacting Jen Bousfield on 01566 782261 or email jenbousfield@gmail.com

Warm clothing & sensible footwear essential and also torches & anti-midge cream.  Please bring food if you wish to join in with the supper.

Thursday 13^th September 2012

Weathering, Erosion and the Shape of our Landscape pt 1 - Stuart House, Liskeard 7:30pm - Calum Beeson.

Saturday 15^th September 2012

Weathering, Erosion and the Shape of our Landscape pt 2 – Golitha National Nature Reserve car park, 11:30am - Calum Beeson. Please bring a packed lunch.

Tuesday 18^th September 2012

CHAHP Orchard Group -1^st meeting. Treovis Cross Farm, Contact Jane Uglow for more details: juglow@cornwall.gov.uk  078145 17089

Wednesday 19^th September 2012*

South Caradon Mine with CHAHP Project Officer Iain Rowe (in association with the Southeast Cornwall Walking Festival). Find out about this fascinating site which has more legal protection than Stonehenge due to a unique ecology that has been shaped by what was once one of Cornwall’s greatest mines.  Learn also about the CHAHP funded stabilisation work. Wear stout footwear & bring waterproofs, some steep and slippery traverses.  10am until around 1pm. Meet outside Minions Post Office.

* Thank You!  All walks on the moor are held with the kind co-operation of: The Duchy of Cornwall, The Manor of Roscraddoc, The Hooper and Bolitho Families and St. Cleer & District Commoners.

 

These next 2 events below are being organised by Tamar Valley AONB, Cordial Project and are free to all. 

21st September 5-9.30pm BioBlitz at Pentilly, near Saltash.  An evening bug hunt, moth trapping and bat walks. 

22nd September 10am-3pm Bioblitz at Pentilly, near Saltash Bird spotting, pond dipping, bug hunting, wildflower walks and fun for all .

 

Events Diary - July 2012

Sorry no pretty pictures (again) but please make full use of these planned events - come along and join in.
**Please note the change of meeting place for the East Moor Walk on the 28th July.**

Walking For Health Meeting

Pensilva Health Centre, Wednesday 18^th July, 7:30pm. Come along whatever your walking ability & help Pensilva & Liskeard Health Centres, who working with CHAHP are looking to set-up Walking for Health Events locally for all ages and abilities. Free training may also be available for those who wish to lead walks and/or organise their own events.

Caradon Archaeology - Inaugural AGM

Stuart House, Thursday 19^th July 7:30pm. In partnership with CHAHP and Cornwall Archaeological Society, a group will be formed to monitor the condition of Scheduled Ancient Monuments, as well as organise a series of events, including family and child friendly ones, organise training days and carry out archaeological and historic research in and around the old Caradon Council district. Everyone welcome!

Village People – St. Cleer Parish

Exhibition in the Dissenters Cemetery Chapel (next to the primary school), St. Cleer Saturday 21st July – A great opportunity to have a peek inside the Chapel and the history of this fascinating cemetery founded during the mining boom by, and for, those who attended the multitude of chapels in the area.

Village People – St. Ive Parish

Exhibition in Millennium House Reception, Pensilva, between Monday 23^rd July and Friday 27^th July

Pensilva History Group - Village Walk – St. Ive Parish

Walk round the older parts of Pensilva with the village history group.  The walk will last about and hour and a half and will take in some of the lanes in the Middle Hill area.  We will stop at times along the way to learn some of the village history.   Meet in the foyer of Millenium House at 7.15pm on Wendesday 25th July 2012

Village People  - Linkinhorne Parish

Exhibition in Rilla Mill Village Hall - Saturday 28^th & Sunday 29^th July

Caradon Archaeology / Festival of British Archaeology Event – North Hill Parish

Saturday 28th July 2012 - East Moor.  Spend a day in this beautiful, remote and unfrequented part of Bodmin Moor.   The East Moor is rich in Bronze Age and Medieval History and contains one of the most attractive stone circles on the entire Moor.   Join Angus Holland for a day's hike amongst stunning scenery.

Meet at 9:15am at the Heritage Centre Car Park, to car share to the start point.  Walk will last approx 5 hours.

Bring a packed lunch and wear suitable footwear and clothing for sometimes rough and uneven terrain.

Rilla Mill & Rillaton Walk

Sunday 29^th July 2012, Rilla Mill Village Hall – Sunday 29^th July 2pm -4:40pm. Join Mike Todd on a stroll around and about these historical settlements on the River Lyhner, please wear suitable footwear and clothing for sometimes rough and uneven terrain.

Village People @ Liskeard Show

Saturday 8^th September 2012

For any queries or confirmation of events please contact the Project Team

Village People Exhibition on tour

   VILLAGE PEOPLE

   Exhibitions about communities past and

   present within the Caradon Hill area

  CaradonHill.org.uk     StuartHouse.org.uk      Liskerrett.co.uk  

Liskeard.gov.uk/Museum  PensilvaHistoryGroup.org   Darite.org.uk

St. Neot Historians    Linkinhorne History Group    North Hill History Group

TheDissentersGeneralChapel.co.uk     Liskeard Old Cornwall Society      

Caradon Mines & Miners Group       Caradon Archaeology

Village People – Liskeard Parish

Stuart House, The Liskerrett Centre, Liskeard & District Museum

26th June – 6th July 2012

Exhibitions by the village and parish historians who live or work within the Caradon Hill area about their own settlements.

There will be exhibits about the past lives, industries and associated structures of those who lived in and around Darite, Linkinhorne, Moorswater, North Hill, Pensilva and St. Neot

There will also be an exhibition at The Liskerrett Centre, by those who live and work in the area, about how they interpret these locations today.

Digital  Moorswater

John Rapson’s collection of Moorswater pictures taken before the Liskeard by-pass was started in the 1970’s are a unique reminder of what approaching Liskeard from the west was like. These and many other photographs from the collection have been added to History Pin, a new an exciting way to share, view or comment upon images of Britain. This collection can be viewed online in the reception of Stuart House during the stay of the exhibition or can be viewed at home at:  www.historypin.com & click on “EXPLORE THE MAP” & in the “Search For Place” box enter Liskeard.

The History of Moorswater  - Liskeard Parish

(In association with Caradon Hill Area Heritage Project)

Saturday 30th June 10:00am to 1:00pm (approx)

A guided walk to look at what is left of this fascinating and historic area. From Medieval, pilgrimage shrine and baptistery, through to virtually every aspect of the industrial revolution this often-overlooked settlement had it all!

Meet & return to Stuart House.

Those who wish to join the walk, but would like to meet us at the bottom of the valley, meet us at 10:30 by the entrance to Moorswater Lodge at the bottom of Old Road.

Organised by: Stuart House Heritage Group and open to all.

Moorswater Memories  - Liskeard Parish

Saturday 30th June 10:00am to 4:00pm (approx)

Come in to Stuart House and have a chat about your memories of Moorswater, maybe you grew up there, played in the football team, or just remember driving through.

Village People - Darite Village Hall

Open from 10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday 7th/8th July

   
Village People @ Liskeard Show

Exhibition at Liskeard Show on Saturday 14th July – come along, have a look & say hello!

Caradon Archaeology / Festival of British Archaeology Event – St. Cleer Parish

18th July 2012 Meet 10am Outside Minions Post Office

‘An Introduction to South Caradon'  Once the greatest mine east of Truro, the remains of South Caradon still offer plenty to see. Join Blue Badge Guide Mark Camp for a walk amongst the ruins, scratching at the surface rather than delving deep into the technical stuff. Walk will last approx 3 hours, please bring a drink

Wear suitable footwear and clothing for uneven terrain.

Village People – St. Cleer Parish

Exhibition plus Graveyard Bash in the Dissenters Cemetery Chapel, St. Cleer Saturday 21st July. Come and have a look at the Exhibition and if you can bring along a pair of secateurs or clippers and give a few minutes of your time to help make the older graves more accesable.

Village People – St. Ive Parish

Exhibition in Millennium House Reception, Pensilva, from Monday 23rd July until Friday 27th July

Pensilva History Group - Village Walk – St. Ive Parish

Walk round the older parts of Pensilva with the village history group.  The walk will last about and hour and a half and will take in some of the lanes in the Middle Hill area.   We will stop at times along the way to learn some of the village history.   Meet in the foyer of Millenium House at 7.15pm on Wendesday 25th July 2012

Village People  - Linkinhorne Parish

Exhibition in Rilla Mill Village Hall - Saturday 28th July

Caradon Archaeology / Festival of British Archaeology Event – North Hill Parish

Saturday 28th July 2012

'The East Moor'.  Spend a day in this beautiful, remote and unfrequented part of Bodmin Moor.   The East Moor is rich in Bronze Age and Medieval History and contains one of the most attractive stone circles on the entire Moor.   Join Angus Holland for a days hike amongst stunning scenery.

Meet at 10am on the road south of 'The Ridge' and just west of North Bowda Farm at Grid Reference SX 2450 7740.

Walk will last approx 5 hours.

Bring a packed lunch and wear suitable footwear and clothing for sometimes rough and uneven terrain.

Village People  - Linkinhorne Parish

Walk – date TBA

Village People  - St. Neot Parish

Walk & Exhibition – date TBA

Dormouse volunteer day



Members of the 30-strong volunteer group installing dormouse boxes


200 dormouse boxes were installed across 8 sites within the Project area on 5th March by 30 volunteers who spent a busy day wiring the boxes to suitable trees.
Over the next few years the boxes will be monitored by local nature groups promoted by the Project and it is to be hoped that the dormice will find and benefit from their new homes.