On Wednesday 3rd August 2022 members of Agan Tavas and others visited Reens Rock near Troon. This is thought to be the place imagined in the play Bewnans Meryasek where Meryasek hid himself from the evil tyrant Teudar. The relevant extract from the play was read out in Cornish and English by some of those […]
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Arlo wins its class Holyer an Gof 2022
Arlo the lion who could not sleep wins the Books for Children class at the Holyer an Gof awards 2022.
Speak Cornish Week 2022
Cornish language Sea Shanty singers at the Tyacks Hotel Camborne. Monday 27th June Al Fresco Yeth an Weryn at the Tyacks Hotel Camborne Wednesday 29th June
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Christmas Lunch 2021
Kyn ve agan nyver le an vledhen ma, awos bos Covid heb mar, Prys Ly Nadelek dhe’n Tavern Pons Resulyan a ve mar lowen avel usyes. An bos o da dres ehen del yw gwaytyas lemmyn hag y whrussyn gorfenna an dohajeth gans nebes canow Nadelek dhyworth an lyver gorrys warbarth gans Hilary Shaw us […]
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Speak Cornish Week – 2021
Al Fresco Yeth an Weryn Wednesday 23 June at the Tyacks Hotel, Camborne.
The Gruffalo in Cornish
Coming soon. Agan Tavas are pleased to anounce the forthcoming publication of The Gruffalo in Cornish. The Cornish edition will join 105 other translations of this wonderful book. It will be sold at a price for one and all.
Passing of a Great Cornishman
It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of our former Chairman and honorary life member Craig Weatherhill. Craig had been suffering from poor health for a few years but in spite of this he continued with his work and research and his publications. His death will be a great loss […]
Beanie Hats
Beanie Hats, 3 captions various colours £7.00. Please state colour and caption when ordering.
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Dedh Tregedna
Everone who came agreed that the Tregedna type day organised by Agan Tavas was a great success. About 20 people altogether came and were engaged in various activities all through the medium of Cornish. The Art demonstration given by Jan Lobb was very challenging with variable results. This was followed by a cheese tasting competition […]
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Performance of Sylvester and the Dragon
Members of Agan Tavas recently performed a play within a play from Bewnans Meryasek, (The Life of Meriasek). This was the part about Pope Sylvester driving away a dragon which was terrorising the population around Rome. The performance took place in The St Ives Arts Club as part of the St Ives Literary Festival. The […]
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Cheques in Cornish
In early February 2019, Agan Tavas had a problem paying cheques into its own branch of Lloyds Bank plc because the cheques were written in Cornish only. The matter was taken up with the bank’s complaints department. There seems to be no problem with other banks in Cornwall and further afield in England. Those wishing […]