Festival of Fears - Jamaica Inn

Try your hand at creating beautiful, vintage filet crochet. In the morning you will practice the pattern with DK yarn and a 4mm hook. In the afternoon refine your skills using size 10 crochet cotton and a 2mm hook which will both be supplied. Date: Monday 3rd October, 10am-4pm Tutor: Sioux Legg Suitable for: Anyone […]

Monday 3rd October, 7.30pm Talk by Kingsley Rickard at the Public Hall in the Wheal Phoenix Room  

This workshop is now FULLY BOOKED Do you want to learn how to knit stranded colour work (Fair Isle) or do you already know the technique but need more practice? This class is perfect for you. You will learn to knit with one colour in each hand, how to strand the colours correctly, achieve perfect […]

Come and join me to learn about preparing fleece and fibre, try some carding and learn to make your own yarn using a top whorl drop spindle. This is a fun, low-cost and portable way to spin. Date: Tuesday 4th October, 1.30-4pm Tutor: Eileen McTague Suitable for: Beginners Materials: Wool fibre will be provided. Spare […]

The fair has been running annually since 1267 until the 1940's and was brought back to life in 1978. The last two years have been virtual events for obvious reasons but this traditional event with around 100 stalls and 2000 to 3000 visitors is back for 2022 Crafts, gifts, children's activities, petting animals, music and […]

This course has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Explanation of the differences between the two spinning extremes.  Hand carding for perfect rolags and spinning them with an English woollen longdraw. Hand combing and spinning worsted. Date: Wednesday 5th October, 10am-4pm Tutor: Amanda Hannaford Suitable for: intermediate spinners Materials: Each student will need a spinning […]

This course has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. In this workshop you will learn how to knit my Squares bag and also how to use mitred squares to knit cushions and blankets or other items. Learn how to knit single mitred squares and how to add mitred squares to an existing square (including how […]

Aimed at beginners, Kay will teach you the basics of using types of wool and tools and their applications. You'll make one or more small animals to take home. Date: Thursday 6th October, 1.30-4pm Tutor: Kay Walker Suitable for: Everyone Materials: All provided. Kay will also have kits/supply bags to purchase.  Please don’t wear best clothes […]

This course has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We will be working with combed tops dyed -locks and drumcarded batts. Core-spun yarn is the perfect technique to show off the luscious colours in striped or space-dyed top, locks and art batts, and those same tops with just a bit of extra know-how can create […]

October's film is Parallel Mothers - a Spanish film by Pedro Almodovar starring Penelope Cruz,  the story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day. We’re really pleased to be bringing the community cinema back! As before, it is first Friday of the month so it is easy to remember. […]

If you’re a complete beginner and would like to have a go or need help with a project come along for a friendly session of help and advice. Date: Saturday 8th October, 10am-12.30pm Suitable for: Everyone Materials: All provided, or bring a project you need help with. Cost: £5 All our workshops are at the […]

37 Plays This year, the RSC is launching a national playwrighting project called 37 Plays. In collaboration with their Associate Regional Theatres (of which the Hall for Cornwall is one), 37 Plays is a call to get the nation writing in order to create an ambitious volume of contemporary dramatic works which respond to the […]

Come along and support this great cause.  You will get to eat brunch in a bap and eat cake! Cash donations for refreshments. Donations of tinned food for the foodbank welcome. Darite Village Hall. 10.30-1pm

Open Day, Saturday Oct. 8th, where they will share a new permaculture initiative. Visitors can tour the abbey and grounds, enjoy light refreshments, gain helpful pointers for gardeners, and more, a great day out!

Come and join me to learn the skills of sock making. You will learn how to knit in the round, turn a heel and graft the toe with Kitchener stitch. We will be making a sock to fit a baby. Date: Saturday 8th October, 1.30-4pm Tutor: Eileen McTague Suitable for: Intermediate knitters Materials: 4ply sock […]

Head to St Martin's Church on Saturday October 8th at 7.30pm for a brilliantly varied evening of music from Nick Hart and Canoryon Lowen Choir! "... a wonderful programme of music...the audience were spellbound by the quality of the singing and the richness of the sound...sheer professionalism..." (Cornish Guardian) Tickets £10 (£5 under 18 and […]

Carlton and Maggie present a concert of traditional contemporary and new Cornish music. Tickets £7 to include tea/coffee and cake available from Stuart House.