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Fire and Ice Challenge Team set off

SIX CORNISH FIRE FIGHTERS SET OFF FOR PEAK ENDURANCE A group of fearless fire fighters from Cornwall have set off to conquer ‘Island Peak’ in Tibet’s Himalayas and raise thousands of pounds for three worthy charities. James Marks, Phil Hoare and Mark Smith from Bodmin are being joined by Falmouth’s Justin Smith and Simon Martyn. [...]
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“How To Defy The Economic Squeeze.”

Cornwall Brand has had a ‘Brand Ambassadors’ breakfast briefing at Trelissick Gardens on the topic of how to beat the downturn. It was delivered by Anthony Edwards, Director of Communications Planning & Integration, Euro RSCG London: His career began as a media planner in a creative agency, and his subsequent experience over the past 15 years [...]
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Endangered languages can be saved by social media

As a Cornish business and a Cornish speaker, I work very closely with the Cornish language and social media in several ways. I have a part-funded podcast radio service in Kernewek which goes out every week. Radyo an Gernewegva is not only published on its own website, but also on twitter @Kernewegva and through Facebook. [...]
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Enterprise Facilitation Celebration

16/2/2012 A celebration event was held in Scorrier, Cornwall to look back on the Enterprise Facilitation project that has been running in the former districts of Penwith and Kerrier. It has been run by Bryn Hackland and Rubina Khan, based on methods of working developed by Ernesto Sirolli of the Sirolli Institute. Here is Bryn [...]
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Two Cornish Audio Tours

Mevagissey is a small harbour on the south coast of Cornwall. Despite its many visitor attractions, it is still a working fishing harbour. We meet the harbour master, a fisherman, a gallery owner and the man who runs the village’s model railway: Presenter: Matthew Clarke Music: Matthew Clarke Poet: Bert Biscoe Cornwall’s only city and [...]
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Remembering my family in Cornwall.

Everytime I return to Liskeard, my memory is drawn back to my great gran and great aunt who used to live in the town. The Spiers clan used to own the Hotel Nebula up until the mid 1980s. It was (and still is) a small hotel up one of the back streets of this East [...]
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Funding Briefing with Bishop Fleming

Accountancy firm Bishop Fleming hosted an event at Kingsley Village focusing on funding alternatives to high-street banks on 18th January 2012. It featured presentations from funding and business support organisations, including providers of grants, loans, equity investment, and asset-backed lending. If you could not make it to the event, but still want to find out [...]
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Learning Cornish: Questions and Answers

A yll’ta dos dhe’n kevywi haneth? Gallav. My a yll dos. Na allav. Ny allav dos soweth.   A wre’ta dos omma yn fenowgh? Gwrav. My a wra dos omma yn fenowgh. Na wrav. Ny wrav dos omma yn fenowgh.   A vynn’ta prena an desenn joklat ma? Mynnav. My a vynn hy frena. Na [...]
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Collaborate Cornwall 2012

The Collaborate Cornwall Conference 2012 was held at the Lighthouse Cinema in Newquay on 19th January. Follow this page for podcasts from the event: You can find the full agenda HERE. HERE IS THE OVERVIEW PODCAST: BELOW ARE INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS AND DELEGATE FEEDBACK. Tim Bryant of Partner to Succeed opens Collaborate Cornwall 2012… Nick Jankel [...]
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Vince Cable in Cornwall talking about apprenticeships

Nineteen thousand apprenticeships are being created across Britain by the government in an attempt to reverse the slide into a double-dip recession. Vince Cable wants the positions to be taken up by youngsters struggling to get work in construction, finance and other industries. The business secretary has been in Cornwall launching the plan to Cornish [...]
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