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WHAT’S YOUR SENSE OF YOUR PLACE?

The historic mining towns and villages of West Cornwall have changed dramatically throughout the centuries. It’s made them very different from other places. But how are they special and what do they mean to YOU?



If you live in the Redruth/Camborne/St Day area, you can enter a new competition to capture what’s special about your home ground. There are three different categories to the competition - art, writing and photography.

The competition – launched on 31 March 2007 and linked to a “Visit the Villages” campaign as part of this year’s Mineral Tramways Festival (4-12 August) – is split into three different age groups - under 11s, 12s-18s and adults - and there will be prizes for winners in each of the villages and towns taking part, plus major cash prizes for overall winners.

Whether it’s the past or the present, the people you know or tales that have been told, things you can do, places you can go, buildings you can see, or the landscape around you - have a go at expressing what means most to you about living where you do.



Want to know more? Visit www.cornwall.gov.uk/mineral-tramways to download full details and entry forms.






FREE CREATIVE WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
To help get you started in the Sense of Place competition Cornwall County Council’s Mineral Tramways Project is funding free creative workshops led by professional artists, writers and photographers at different places throughout the Project area. They will all run from 10am to 4pm with an hour’s break at lunch time (local shops and pubs available for snacks or bring a packed lunch).
Booking at least one week in advance is essential on 01872 323468 (week days 9am-5pm to give an idea of numbers and confirm each session). Bring your own equipment (eg cameras, pen and paper) but materials will also be supplied. If you’re aged up to 16, please come with a parent/guardian.

Saturday 31 March ST DAY
Heritage artist Diane Spiers at St Day Methodist Church, North Corner, Telegraph Hill.
Do you have ideas about your locality and your community? Local artists will be invited to bring their work along to show and inspire others and the day will include three workshops directed at different age ranges and levels of ability. 10am-12.30pm – St Day walking art for families and young children; 1.30-2.30pm – develop creative ideas based on stories & journeys; 2.45-4pm – fun but challenging workshop for all.

Saturday 14 April CARNKIE AND FOUR LANES
Poet and painter Bob Devereux at Carnkie Village Hall (behind Chapel).
Draw, paint and write growing out of experiencing the Great Flat Lode trail with Bob. All ages and abilities welcome. Bring watercolours, paper and no 8 brushes if you have them. Pencils and paper to be supplied.

Saturday 14 April PORTREATH
Artist Peter Skinner at the Millennium Hall
Local artists will be invited to bring their work along to show and inspire others and the day will include three workshops led by artist Peter Skinner and directed at different age ranges and levels of ability, from young children and families in the morning to a workshop challenging enough for all in the afternoon.

Saturday April 21 REDRUTH/POOL/CAMBORNE
Photographer Colin Bradbury at Cornish Mines and Engines, Pool (behind Morrisons)
See enormous beam engines, engine house buildings and lots more in a new and creative light. Colin will help you look at this extraordinary site in different ways and help you take truly creative photos. Bring your own digital or other cameras to work with him on site.

Saturday 21 April LANNER
Artist Stacey Righton at Lanner Village Hall
Create something 2D or 3D representing your favourite thing about the area, with inspiration from local photos, stories and other interesting materials supplied by Stacey who will also offer examples of what could be done in a range of media. Please bring any photos or stories you might have to help you develop your creation.

Saturday 21 April CARHARRACK
Local artist Yvonne Carter at Mills Hall
Bring photographs (past or present, people or the local environment) and learn how to transform them into different creations using watercolours. All materials supplied. For all aged 10+


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SPECIAL EXTRA WRITING WORKSHOP, PORTREATH
Friday 13 April at the Millennium Hall, Penberthy Road (10am-4pm)
Acclaimed author Rosemary Aitken will be running writing workshop at a cost of £10 per person.
Rosemary Aitken is Cornish born and bred and a widely published author of English teaching texts and Cornish historical sagas. She also has a popular series of sleuth novels based in Romano Britain under her maiden name of Rosemary Rowe and is in demand nationally for writing workshops in both genres.

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COMPETITION ENTRIES & DISPLAYS
If successful, the Sense of Place competition will result in displays of entries at The Cornwall Centre, Redruth and in all the villages taking part in “Visit the Villages” during the Mineral Tramways Festival. This is the programme for workshops, entry delivery and displays:

REDRUTH/POOL/CAMBORNE (and all other villages not listed below)
Competition entry delivery The Cornwall Centre, Alma Place, Redruth, TR15 2AT from the end of July.
Display 8 – 14 August at The Cornwall Centre, Alma Place, Redruth in conjunction with Trevithick Society exhibition.
01209 216760; kcooper@cornwall.gov.uk

ST DAY
Competition entry delivery Make Do and Mend, 3 Church Street, St. Day TR16 5JY from the end of July
Village display Sat 12 Aug 10am-7pm. As part of “St Day past, present and future” displays and activities. Methodist Chapel, North Corner, Telegraph Hill.
01209 820446 RobPhili@aol.com

CARNKIE AND FOUR LANES
Competition entry delivery Saturday 4 August 10am to 4pm Carnkie and Four Lanes History Forum exhibitions at Four Lanes Fun Day, playing field, Four Lanes (left of the main road from Pool to Four Lanes; 50 yards before the centre cross roads in the village).
Village display 6 -11 August - Carnkie History Forum and Four Lanes History Forum exhibitions and school reunion at the old Piece School. Refreshments available.
01209 216579 royrj@tiscali.co.uk

PORTREATH
Competition entry delivery Douglas Coates, 3 Kingsley Terrace, Portreath 01209 842618 (please phone before delivering entries)
Village display – 10, 11 and 12 August, 10am – 4pm at Millennium Hall.
Exhibition of photographs of old Portreath, displays illustrating the history of Portreath and paintings by professional artists. Also see how Portreath could develop in the future by viewing the results of the Portreath harbour feasibility study on stands at the harbour.
douglas.coates7@tiscali.co.uk 01209 842618


LANNER
Competition entry delivery Friday 3 August 4-7pm, Lanner Village Hall
Village display Saturday 4 August as part of Our Village - places, people, activities.
Further details Elaine Youlton, 31 Highland Park, Redruth TR15 2EX Tel: 01209 217802 lannerpc@ruralnet.org.uk


CARHARRACK
Competition entry delivery Alma House 7 Alma Terrace, Carharrack, Redruth TR16 5RT
Village display As part of display on Carharrack’s Mining Environment run by Carharrack Action Group at Mills Hall tbc
Further details Richard Carter richard.carter@cornwall.ac.uk; 01209 822079


The Sense of Place competition is funded by the Mineral Tramways Heritage Project (managed by Cornwall County Council and Kerrier District Council) and organised by the Project in partnership with the Cornwall Centre in Redruth and historic mining villages taking part in “Visit the Villages” as part of the 2007 Mineral Tramways Festival.



SENSE OF PLACE COMPETITION RULES & REGS

1) How can I take part in the Sense of Place competition?
For the Sense of Place competitions there are three categories –
up to 11 years;12-18 years; 19 years and over.
You must live or go to school within the Mineral Tramways Project area, i.e. in Redruth, Camborne, Pool or the following villages/schools:
Beacon, Brea, Carn Brea, Carnkie, Chacewater, Cusgarne, Devoran, Four Lanes, Illogan, Kehelland, Lanner, Pencoys, Pennoweth, Penponds, Perran-ar-Worthal, Portreath, Rosemellin, roskear, St Day and Carharrack, St Meriadoc, Stithians, Treleigh, Treloweth, Trevithick, Trewirgie, Troon, Weeth.

Please complete an entry form (available at the workshops and from schools and libraries throughout the area) for each entry and may submit up to three entries – i.e. one in each category or three in one. If you can’t find entry forms in your town or village, please download them from www.cornwall.gov.uk/mineral-tramways or phone 01872 323468 to request them. Please see where and when to deliver entries depending on the area you live in (see Workshop and Delivery Programme).

2) How should I present my entry?
All entries should be the original work of the entrant.
Paintings should be unmounted and preferably not too large.
Photographs may be taken on traditional or digital cameras. Prints (either colour or black and white) should be unmounted and preferably not too large. Model release permission should be obtained where images include posed subject. Access to original negatives or files may be required for winning entries.
Poetry and essays (two copies of each entry) should fit onto no more than 2 A4 pages, preferably one for poems, and be handwritten in clear, large handwriting or printed out in an easily readable font and point size (eg Arial 14pt).

3) What if I win?
During the Mineral Tramways Festival (4-12 August) local residents and visitors to the village and Cornwall Centre displays will be asked to nominate their favourite competition entries. If you come first in any of the three age categories you will win free family entry tickets to mining heritage sites in the area. You will be contacted and your work will go on to the next round of the competition to be displayed with all other winning entries at the Cornwall Centre, Redruth from 15 -31 August. A celebrity judge will select the winning entry in each age category and winners will receive a cheque or prize to the value of £50 (up to 11 years), £100 (12-18 years), and £200 (19 years and over) at a prize-giving ceremony during the exhibition.

4) What if I go to a local school?
Schools and colleges may deliver their entries as a group before the end of the summer term if they contact their local village/display organiser to arrange delivery. Otherwise a school representative should deliver all entries from the school as indicated in the Display and Delivery Programme. Each individual entry must be accompanied by an entry form.

5) Do I own my entry?
You will retain copyright and ownership of your entry. Winning entries – or copies of them – may be used in a mobile exhibition and other material planned for the 2008 launch of new mining trails created by the Mineral Tramways Project. Winners will be consulted about the details.

6) Will my work be protected?
Work will be handled as carefully as possible but we can not be held responsible for any damage caused to it. Entries submitted on paper may have some form of adhesive put on the reverse for display purposes - please protect by laminating or sealing in a transparent cover if required.

7) Can I get my entry back if I don’t win?
We are not able to return entries but you may collect them if you wish. With the exception of winning entries (see above), you can collect entries from the appropriate display location as soon as the display ends (typically 4-5pm 11 or 12 August). Please label your entry with a sticker saying “This entry will be collected at the end of the display” so that it can be separated from those that do not need to be collected. If the collection date is inconvenient, please contact the appropriate display coordinator to arrange an alternative collection date.

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Sense of Place competition 2007 ENTRY FORM

Entry number (for official use only) ……………

Closing dates Aug 13 or see entry delivery details for your nearest village
One form per entry
Maximum 3 entries

Name …………………………………………………………………………………

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Email ………………………………………….

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Age category of entrant (please tick)

Up to 11 years ………

12-18 years ………

19 years and over ………

Signature …………………………………………………………….
(Parent, teacher or guardian for entrants aged under 16)

Model release signature if applicable ………………………………………………………………………………………

Cut off and attach to the reverse of your entry and deliver to the appropriate place (see Entry and Display Programme for details)