Events
Tinners’ Festival: Ancient Jewellery Making
Trevow Old Chapel Meneage Road, HelstonCome join us at The Old Chapel for a hands-on workshop with renowned silversmith Anna Pope. Learn about casting using mould making from kinetic sand and molten pewter to create your own unique piece to take home....
Family Fun Day
Museum of Cornish Life Market Place, Helston, United KingdomFamily Fun Day (21 September, 11am-3pm) Join us with all the family and have a go at a range of FREE activities that celebrate the museums collection. Poster Pop Up is our fun craft activity inspired by our...
Workshop: A Dressmaker’s Tale
Workshop: A Dressmaker’s Tale (23 September, 12.30-3pm) Join PhD Researcher Vicki Aimers to create an heirloom piece inspired by the ancestral story of one of the Museum’s stitched samplers. Elizabeth Ann Bartle (1875-1926) from the Helston area...
Penrose Social Walks with National Trust
Penrose National Trust The Stables, Penrose, HelstonEveryone is welcome to join us for a gentle walk at Penrose, as part of our social walk series. The walks are led by volunteer walk leaders and offer the opportunity for anybody to spend time in...
Talk: Trade Through Helston’s History
Join Patrick Carroll as he delves into the vibrant history of trades such as metal manufacturers, leather workers and watch and clock makers in Helston. It will last for about 30 minutes and is a drop-in event,...
South Kerrier Heritage Trust AGM
Museum of Cornish Life Market Place, Helston, United KingdomEveryone is invited along to our AGM from 4.30pm for a cup of tea and the meeting will begin at 5pm. At the meeting you will find out about the work of the trust over the year...
Discover Nature’s Bounty: Foraging Walks
Coronation Park Coronation Park, HelstonEmbark on a journey through the hidden treasures of Coronation Park! Join Sally Bowers, an experienced herbalist, forager, and mycophile, for an enchanting exploration of local flora and fungi. “As a herbalist, forager, and mycophile, I’m excited...
Demonstration: Cornwall Wood Carvers
Museum of Cornish Life Market Place, Helston, United KingdomCornwall Wood Carvers join us to demonstrate the skills of wood carving and share their knowledge of this ancient art form. There will be an opportunity to ‘have a go’ at whittling or carving for adults. This is...
Demonstration: Serpentine Sculptor
Museum of Cornish Life Market Place, Helston, United KingdomDon Taylor will demonstrate his skills in working with serpentine. He will talk about the techniques, the history of this uniquely Cornish craft and answer your questions. You also have the opportunity to make a pendant (cost £10,...
