DEHWELANS LOOE 2008

Type: Festival

THE CORNISH HAVE ARRIVED!!

It’s here! Dehwelans 2008 in Looe.

Cousin Jacks’ and Jennies’ from around the World will be descending on Looe and South East Cornwall during the first week of September 2008 for the third Dehwelans Festival. Dehwelans means the Homecoming in Cornish and it is estimated that there may be over six million people worldwide that are of Cornish descent.

The Festival is organised by the Keskerdth Kernow group, with local board member Ron Overd overseeing. The group wants to provide a platform for developing future links with visitors from these oversees communities that will not only spread the richness and diversity of Cornish culture but also bring lasting economic benefits to South East Cornwall.

Festival programme - Millpool Marquee, West Looe

Tuesday 2nd September7pm-10pm £5.50 & £3.50. An intriging yarn about the Smuggling in Polperro told through dance.

Wednesday 3rd September
Children’s Pirate Party Sheilas School of Dancing
Meet the Pirates of Looe, prizes for the best dressed Pirate, refreshments Games and learn new dances
Nos Lowen 5pm-7pm £2
LICENSED BAR Cornish Orchards & Purely Cornish Deli

Thursday 4th September
Cornish Lads Musical Theatre
The story of hard rock mining and the men and women who helpd shape it.
LICENSED BAR Cornish Orchards & Purely Cornish Deli, Cornwall Songwriters 8pm-9.3pm £5.50 & £3.50

Friday 5th September
Dehwelans Gala
Looe Brownies - Cornish songs, Polperro Drama Group, Jim Wearne - Songs and yarns
Hevva Traditional Cornish music & dance, Looe Valley Singers, Sheila School of Dancing - Dance around the diaspora, Heather Dale - Canadian Celtic folk singer, Looe Youth Theatre - Return to the Forbidden Mine, musical drama, Will Coleman Brave Tales LICENSED BAR Cornish Orchards & Purely Cornish Deli
7pm-10pm Compere Wally Scarah £8.00 & £4

Saturday 6th September
Kernow Rocks
LICENSED BAR Cornish Orchards & Purely Cornish Deli Black Friday & Anenaza
www.myspace.com/kernowrock
contemporary Cornish music 7pm-11pm £5

Sunday 7th September
Grazing on the Riverside food tastings
Barcaly House Hotel and Restaurant, Bocaddon Farm, Treleaven Ice Cream, Squid Ink Restaurant, Purely Cornish, Cornish Orchards, Couchs Restaurant Polperro, Larssons Cafe, Ginger Lily, Julian Clements.

Dates

. 02/09/2008 - 07/09/2008

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