On Tuesday 3rd November we are holding a board games evening, all welcome. Play Scrabble, Cluedo, Mouse Trap and many more including simple games like Snakes and Ladders for beginners. Venue: The Bridge Inn, Bridge, nr. Redruth, TR16 4QW. Time: 7.30pm.
Author: Ray Chubb
Dolly Pentreath and the Cornish Language
“This book was a delight to read” is how Dolly Pentreath and the Cornish Language, recently published by Agan Tavas, was described in a rare five-star review for the national book shop, Foyles. The same review has since appeared on the Waterstone’s website. The book was in popular demand at this year’s annual Gorsedh in […]
Bilingual Road Signs
Agan Tavas, The Campaign for the Cornish Language, welcomes the request of Cornwall Council to the Department of Transport for Cornish as well as the usual name on road signs. This would only be applied when a sign is due for replacement. The late Craig Weatherhill. Craig, before his death, was considered by many […]
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Agan Tavas group wins its class at Camborne Music Festival
The shanty group, Kemysk Warbarth won the Song in Cornish Class at Camborne Music Festival 24. This group was formed after an initiative by the Committee of Agan Tavas. The song that they decided to perform, in Cornish of Course, was The Farewell Shanty. A new cup for this class was presented which had been […]
Gruffalo’s Child in Cornish
Agan Tavas are pleased to launch the sequel to The Gruffalo in Cornish. We were delighted to work with Macmillan Children’s Books in order to see this translation join those of many other languages. The story has all the charm of the original.
Agan Tavas Open Day
In spite of the illness of a speaker the day was considered to be a success and should be repeated. Thanks are due to Matt Blewett whose technical assistance enabled the day to proceed as planned.
Agan Tavas Library
Agan Tavas has an extensive library of Cornish language books for reference only. To view these please use the contact form on this website. The list of the books held is here
Sea Shanty Boat Trip a Great Success
On Saturday 23rd September 2023 members of Agan Tavas and others had a great time travelling around Falmouth harbour while singing sea shanties. The sea was too rough to go further but nevertheless great fun was had in singing well know sea shanties in Cornish. It was also a great social occasion with a chance […]
Vyaj Lester Dowr an Fala
On Saturday 23rd September Agan Tavas is organising a boat trip on the River Fal. While we are sailing there will be a chance to sing sea shanties in Cornish. You need to be at Custom House Quay, Falmouth at 6.00pm for a 2 hour trip. Do come with friends and family members. The cost […]
Meriasek’s Rock
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 […]
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.
Language classes start in Camborne
The Camborne Cornish Language Fellowship will be starting classes at Centenary Methodist Church for beginners and more advanced on Thursday 10th September time 7.00pm. We aim to teach Cornish in a friendly atmosphere, at the same time teaching about the meaning of Cornish place-names and surnames and the history of the language and its revival. […]
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 […]
The Charter Fragment and Pascon Agan Arluth
THE CHARTER FRAGMENT AND PASCON AGAN ARLUTH gans Williams, Everson, Kent The first fully comprehensive examination of these historical Cornish texts including a palaeographic transcription of the handwriting of the original scribes. h.b. K.S. 978-1-78201-182-8 […]
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 […]
Agan Tavas at FOCS Winter Festival
Denise and Ray took the Agan Tavas book stall to the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies’ Winter Festival at Torpoint. A good chance to talk about Cornish and sell a few books, caps etc.
Games Evening
On Friday 25th October we are holding a board games evening, all welcome. Play Scrabble, Cluedo, Mouse Trap and many more including simple games like Snakes and Ladders for beginners. Venue: The Liberal Party Hall, Vivian Street, Camborne. Time: 7.00pm, £2.00 on the door, tea and light refreshments.
Agan Tavas wins award at Holyer an Gof
On Wednesday 10th July 2019 at the Holyer an Gof ceremony held at the RIC Truro the Agan Tavas publication Bewnans Meryasek won the award for its class ‘Cornish for Adults’. Secretary Ray Chubb, who accepted the award, thanked all those who had helped with the publication of the book and he explained that the […]
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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 […]
Day out at Moseley Museum
Agan Tavas members enjoying a train ride behind a mineral tramways engine at Moseley Museum, Redruth as part of an Agan Tavas fun day on Monday 6th May. The quiz in Cornish was won by Matt Blewett.
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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 […]
Agan Tavas Christmas 2018
The dinner for members at the Bridge Inn near Redruth was up to the usual high standard. Fun was had attempting to translate Christmas Cracker jokes into Cornish and the evening was rounded off by the singing of carols, in Cornish of course!
Kescows Nebes Moy
Kescows Nebes Moy gans Ian Jackson Publisher: Agan Tavas This is a follow on dictionary from Gerlyver Kescows but with words allocated to categories of use. For example Agriculture, Emotion, Finance/Economics and many, many more. Ian has ensured that the 5000 additional words to be found in this dictionary are not repetition of those found […]