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STRATEJI AN YETH KERNEWEK TOWL OBERANSEK 2020/21

CORNISH LANGUAGE STRATEGY

OPERATIONAL PLAN 2020/21

Mis Ebrel 2020 / April 2020

Tevyans ha Displegyans Erbysek / Economic Growth & Development

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Contents

1. Introduction

2. Delivery of the Cornish Language Strategy 2015-2025

3. Operational Plan for 2020-21

4. Resources

Towl Oberansek an Yeth Kernewek 2020/21

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1. Introduction

The adoption of the Cornish Language Strategy 2015-25 on 20th

March 2015 marked a significant change in the delivery of the

Cornish language programme. The new delivery structure was put in

place in 2015/16 so that Cornwall Council leads the Cornish language

programme and provides official status, but the language remains

reliant on the voluntary sector for many areas of delivery, particularly

teaching and corpus work.

Each year, Cornwall Council publishes an Operational Plan, setting

out priorities and tasks for the year ahead that work towards the

longer-term achievement of the 2015 Strategy. This is the fifth

annual Operational Plan, and there is a separate end of year report

setting out progress against last year’s Operational Plan.

Cornwall Council continues to fund the Cornish language programme,

in order to provide continuity as language planning can only be

effective over the longer term. This is intended to ensure the

protection of our endangered language and support its continued use

and contribution to economic and social life in Cornwall today. In

2019, further funding for Cornish language was secured from the UK

Government (MHCLG) and from the Erasmus+ programme and

Cornwall Council will try to secure more Government funding for

2020/21 to develop use of the language, using any such funding to

invest in Cornish organisations.

Cornwall Council provides strategic leadership for the programme,

promotes official use of Cornish and puts in place core infrastructure

to support the network of volunteers and community groups.




2. Delivery of the Cornish Language Strategy 2015-2025

The delivery structure for Cornish language policy and planning is set

out in the diagram on page 5.

The Cornish Language Lead is the Cornwall Council officer responsible

for overseeing the language programme and for developing use of

Cornish within the Council itself. The Cornish Language Lead also

provides a central point for enquiries about the language, translation

requests and other services.

The Cornish Language Lead is a member of the Culture and Creative

Industries Team which promotes use of Cornish language throughout

the creative sector in Cornwall, and the Language Lead provides input

on Cornish language and culture to the strategies of the team and to

the Cornish National Minority Working Group. The Culture and

Creative Industries Team is a part of the Economic Growth Service

where the creative/cultural sector is seen as an important part of

Cornwall’s economy and the language is integral to modernCornwall’s distinctiveness.

Cornwall Council will work with its partners to increase official and

public use of Cornish language and its own three-year Cornish

Language Plan was agreed by Cabinet in May 2019.

Akademi Kernewek is the body responsible for corpus planning –

researching and publishing information about the language itself.

This includes the online dictionary, place names and examples of use.

The Akademi brings together research and language expertise and

was approved as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in

2019. The Akademi has set up online databases for most areas of its

work, and publishes its work on its website, including the online

dictionary, and place name map and directory. The Akademi will

complete migration to online databases for all its work in 2020.

Golden Tree’s work on the contract for Cornish Language Learning

and Communications has established two clusters of language

learning with a number of schools teaching Cornish in the Penzance

and Liskeard areas. A third cluster was trialled in Camborne in 2019

and a fourth was to be started in summer 2020. The priority for the

contract is to extend teaching in schools and, while the cluster

concept will continue, Golden Tree will also look to work with multi-

academy trusts in order to maximise use of training resources. The




GoCornish website, published early in 2019 has succeeded in raising

the profile of Cornish language resources and further resources will

be added in 2020/21. Grant funding from MHCLG in 2019 enabled

investment in a number of new resources which will be completed for

publication after the Covid19 lockdown, including resources for 6

beginner classes to support WJEC assessments, apps and games for

young children, a 1-day immersion course for beginners, and a

children’s video programme in Cornish.

There are also four projects aimed at encouraging use of Cornish in

the community through media and social innovation projects. One

project will continue Fylm K, a short film competition run in

partnership with Screen Cornwall and Falmouth University School of

Television and Film. The project provides more content for Cornish

speakers and invests in developing local film making talent. The

three other projects develop work with musicians and performers

using Cornish, an online radio service and a series of community

events for using Cornish.




3. Operational Plan for 2020/21

In order to take forward the Cornish Language Strategy, priorities for

2020/21 will be:

• To secure a long-term funding agreement for Cornish language

and culture with MHCLG for investment in Cornish companies

and organisations in the creative and culture sector

• To advance strategic infrastructure for Cornish language and

culture, including building the case for a public service

broadcaster for Cornwall and supporting Cornwall Heritage

Trust in creating a new community cultural centre in Redruth

• To support the Cornish language community groups in

developing skills, capacity and resilience in order to become

self-sufficient delivery partners

• To develop a new language learning app (Erasmus+ funded)

for publication in 2021

• To develop training for Cornish translators

• To further raise the profile of the language through online

resources, bi-lingual signage, bi-lingual marketing and general

promotion and through work with partner organisations.

• To contribute to the development of the Culture and Creative

Industries Team’s new cultural manifesto

• To support and maximise the impact of the Ordinalia

programme in 2020/21

The following table sets out the key tasks that make up the Operational Plan for 2020/21.

Task Outputs Who

A - Acquisition

To promote and maintain the GoCornish website

• Maximise the impact of the GoCornish website (for promotion and education) by

working with businesses and the media

Golden Tree/ CC

Develop online

learning resources

• Complete and publish Say

Something in Cornish – online aural course

• Complete and publish the

Magi Ann 2 app for pre-school children.

• Complete and publish series of app games for young

Golden Tree /

CC


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children with S4C • Complete and publish the

beginners WJEC course resources (set of 6 class and

video resources)

Develop and deliver sustainable Cornish language teaching in

schools

• Cornish language sessions in at least one pre-school

• Engage with and deliver

Cornish language teaching in 40 primary schools

• Recruit 2 pilot schools to develop Cornish language curriculum

• Deliver Cornish in at least one secondary school and 10

students achieve WJEC Level 1

Golden Tree

Facilitate intensive learning opportunities

• Complete development of intensive course and trial in at

least two locations

CC / GT

Maintain and promote

the present provision of Cornish for Adults.

• Ongoing coordination and

promotion by Ros Dyski.

Ros Dyski / CC

/ GT

Develop a nationally accredited Cornish

language assessment for schools and adults

• Train 5 more teachers able to deliver WJEC Entry level

Spoken Cornish • Enter at least 30 candidates

to WJEC Entry level Spoken

Cornish • Develop assessment material

for Level 2 for delivery in 2020/21 academic year

CC / Ros Dyski

CC/Ros Dyski

CC/Ros Dyski

B - Use of Cornish

Identify and develop geographical hubs to support community

and business use of Cornish

• Deliver 4 participatory Cornish Language events targeting young people and families and

1 business engagement initiative

Golden Tree




Social innovation fund - to support initiatives

that increase the number, variety and

location of settings where Cornish can be spoken socially

• Lowender Peran – pilot mentoring programme for

musicians to use Cornish, talent development

programme for traditional Cornish music, community events with two community

orchard projects, resource development of

Breton/Cornish songs for joint community events including Aberfest, and developing

Kernewek element of Cornish National Music Archive.

• Rosweyth – developing online activities using Cornish and

promotional activity for Speak Cornish Week in June 2020.

Development of activities using Cornish throughout the

year, capacity development of the voluntary groups and partner working with

environmental charities to support conservation projects

and with theatre groups as part of the Ordinalia programme.

Lowender Peran

Rosweyth

Media and technology

fund – to increase and develops the use of

Cornish on broadcast and social media platforms

• Radyo an Gernewegva –

continued development of weekly online radio

programmes, and to work with young musicians to create more Cornish language

music and support them in performing in Cornish.

• Film commission –open competition managed by

Screen Cornwall in partnership with Falmouth

University for a short contemporary film in Cornish for submission to Cornwall

Film Festival and Celtic Media Festival 2021.

Radyo an

Gernewegva

Screen Cornwall /

Falmouth University




C - Status

To implement the 3

year Cornish Language Plan for Cornwall

Council and increase the use of Cornish by Cornwall Council and

its partners

• Apply CC Brand Guidelines to

new projects and update guidance on the use of

Cornish language on streets, highways and developments.

• Support and encourage the use of Cornish by partners

• Provide in-house training and develop online training

resources.

• Develop use of the Cornish language in publications and communications.

• Seek opportunities for

interactive use of Cornish as part of digital services

CC

To maintain a lobbying and awareness-raising

function in support of the wider use of

Cornish within relevant partnerships and networks

• Ongoing CC

To arrange external language planning

expertise for leaders and stakeholders in

Cornwall (either through a language planning advisory

group or specific events and visits)

• Arrange language planning meeting for leaders and key

stakeholders using a key note speaker from a partner event

such as Skians (language research), Lowender (culture investment programme) or

IndyLan app (evaluation of language planning impact)

CC

To develop, implement and maintain a general

marketing plan for Cornish.

• Promote the language through the GoCornish

website • Work with Rosweyth

(voluntary groups) to promote

social and community opportunities to use Cornish

• Work with cultural organisations in Cornwall to

promote Cornish in creative new ways

Golden Tree / CC




• Regular positive postings on social media.

• Coverage in and about Cornish language on various

media

To develop, implement and maintain a general advisory and

information service in relation to Cornish.

• Ongoing • Continue to act as the central

point for enquiries but work

with Akademi Kernewek to provide information about the

language online, and with Rosweyth to provide information about classes and

events.

CC

D - Corpus planning

To establish Akademi

Kernewek as the definitive body responsible for corpus

planning for the Cornish language,

setting standards for the language, developing the

dictionary and carrying out research.

• Complete governance papers

for Akademi Kernewek and publish online

• Develop links with the higher

education sector. • Priorities for the four Panels

will be: o Dictionary: extend the

number of entries in the

online dictionary and add sound recordings for 1000

words o Terminology: publish terms

for 4 specialist areas and host

2 technical talks o Place names: provide

research for Bude/Stratton, and develop street name

database to enable online working

o Research: agree framework

for making texts searchable and publish papers from

previous Skians conferences

Akademi

Kernewek

Develop digital

strategy

• Publish online corpus search –

partner project with Bangor University.

• Identify a programme of

priority texts covering different registers

• Identify further tools for development of use of Cornish and ensure maximum use of

Akademi

Kernewek




Cornish language data

To maintain an appropriate translation

service for Cornwall Council and its

external partners.

• Provide translations to Cornwall Council and in

response to public enquiries • Provide training for existing

and new translators in order to meet demand for more complex, technical

translations and ensure succession for the head

translator.

Gonis Treylya




4. Resources

The proposed budget for the Cornish language programme in

2020/21 is as follows:

Cornish language programme 2020/21

Project/work area Budget

Expenditure

Cornish Language Office

Staff, on-costs, premises, travel, design and publications 75,000

IndyLan app Development of app 19,260

Grants:

Corpus Akademi Kernewek 5,000

Learning and Communications Golden Tree

50,000

Use of Cornish Social Innovation Fund 10,000

Media and Technology 10,000

Total Gross Expenditure 169,260

Income

CC 150,000

Erasmus+ 19,260

Language planning requires long term stability and annual allocations

make it difficult for the Council, local business and the voluntary

sector to plan ahead. Cornwall Council will therefore work with the

UK Government to secure central government funding and to achieve

a multi-year agreement to allow longer-term planning and

investment. The Council will also continue to seek alternative funding

opportunities, such as match funding through specific projects and

through partnership working.



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CORNISH CULTURE AND LANGUAGE PROJECTS - MCHLG FUNDING 2019/20

OVERVIEW OF OUTPUTS - JUNE 2020

• A summary of project deliver is set out below. Inevitably, several projects have been impacted by the Covid-19 restrictions but these are being rearranged for delivery either online or another format by September 2020. All projects are commissioned and committed.

• Detail for each project is set out in Appendix A. • (Green – complete. Amber – final stage to be completed after lockdown, or commissioned and adapted

to be delivered during lockdown. Red – not committed).

CORNISH LANGUAGE PROJECTS

Delivery partner Output

Language 1 – Resilience and Capacity Development

These are new projects working with the voluntary sector. With no spare capacity, these projects took time to mobilise and were then impacted by the Covid19 lockdown. Each has been commissioned and adapted for delivery by the end of September 2020.

1A - Capacity development programme for community groups

Kowethas / Rosweyth

• Kowethas (Cornish Language Partnership) preparing application for CIO status & aiming to complete summer 2020

• Phase 2 business development workshop for voluntary groups by Counterculture in summer 2020.

1B - Community group project support

Rosweyth • Programme of activities and events by voluntary groups. These have had to be reorganised for summer 2020 due to lockdown, with a focus on online activity and general development of the voluntary sector.

• Event for 20 fluent Cornish speakers delivered in Illogan in February 20 , with 15 hours of activities entirely in Cornish.

• The project will include work with youth theatre groups linked to the Ordinalia project to develop pop-up performances when this is possible postlockdown. An alternative will be worked up in case the restrictions continue..

1C - Translator training Kesva (Cornish Language Board) / Translation Service

• The Cornish Language Board commissioned to deliver 3 online training sessions over summer 2020 and to consider how to formalise a training programme, possibly with Association of Welsh Translators – reporting in September 2020.

• First training session on 4 July 2020.

1D – Agan Lev Rosweyth • 3 workshops and consultation arranged for March are now being reprovided online for June/July.

• A fourth workshop to discuss results with the Rosweyth network of groups will then be used to

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formulate a draft project bank for publication.

Language 2: Cornish Language Education for Young People

Preparation of Cornish language content for these projects is complete, but final completion was not possible due to the lockdown preventing delivery of classes or public events, or partners in Wales not fully functioning during the lockdown and unable to complete apps.

2A - Expansion of Go Golden Tree • Preparation completed for 4th cluster in Bodmin in Cornish to fourth cluster Spring 2020, teaching in schools, running

community activities and working with the main cultural event in the town – Bodmin Ridings.

• The programme has been banked for delivery in 2021, with the potential for some warm up activities to take place depending when the lock down ends.

2B - New app for preschool children – Magi Ann 2

Golden Tree • Second series of six app books. • All Cornish language content translated, recorded

and sent to the Welsh publishers. The app will be completed and published when the lockdown lifts and the company re-opens.

2C - New apps for Screen Cornwall / • App series for primary school children focussed on primary age children S4C play activities to embed learning and extend

vocabulary – and extending choice for young learners.

• This is the first partner project for S4C using Cornish and will be published at the end of June 2020 as part of Speak Cornish Week.

2D - Online video series Screen Cornwall • Screen Cornwall ran an open call for proposals. 6 for school-age children entries were submitted, and a collaboration

between Engine House and Golden Tree won, bringing the Porth series of books to the screen.

• The pilot episode – Goolan – has been completed. It is entirely in Cornish, with an English subtitled version. This has been produced to industry standards and is being offered to broadcasters with a view to commissioning a series of 12. Currently under consideration by the BBC.

Language 3: Learning resources for adults

This set of resources is largely complete but we were to deliver classes or events due to the lockdown. There are also film elements which cannot be completed until after the lockdown.

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3A - Online resources to support teaching of WJEC Entry Level

Golden Tree • 6 stand-alone lessons – full resources to enable less confident speakers/teachers to deliver Cornish classes to adults or in schools.

• The resources comprise a lesson plan, lesson activities, grammar notes, an introductory video (so students can hear the correct pronunciation) and a short conversation video to hear the language being used.

• All resources complete except the videos which will be filmed as soon as Covid-19 restrictions allow.

3B - App for learning Cornish

CLO/CC Heritage/CC Public Health

• The St.Austell Town Discovery App provides guided walks around the town centre with information about the history of the town.

• The app is designed to encourage people to walk more regularly and get to know the history of their town. The app is used either as a history quiz game, or by monitoring steps/calories used. This is a pilot project for other towns.

• A Cornish language version of the app has been produced. An event with a target of 50 users was booked for 4 April and will be rearranged.

3C - Development of intensive/immersive course for adults

Golden Tree • A six-hour intensive/immersive course has been developed. Participants have to communicate in the language in order to complete tasks. There is no writing involved – it is aimed at building confidence in spoken Cornish.

• All resources are complete and the first trial of the course was booked for 4 April. This is ready to go as soon as the lockdown lifts with Golden Tree committed to delivering the course at two events.

3D - Development of high-quality course book

Kesva an Taves Kernewek (Cornish Language Board)

• Design, illustration and proofreading to be complete by end of June.

• The Kesva is responsible for arranging and paying for printing and publication by August with a view to having the book ready for teachers before the new academic year.

3E - Bespoke training for community educators

Kesva • Kesva developing training sessions for summer 2020 with Cornwall Adult Education Service with emphasis on how to teach online effectively.

Language 4: Media and Technology

These projects are all committed and will be completed during lockdown or shortly after lockdown is

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lifted.

4A - Dictionary database development

Bangor University / Akademi Kernewek

• Recording facility for the Akademi Kernewek to add sound clips to the online dictionary. Tool complete - first batch of recordings to be done in summer 2020.

• New online corpus search, allowing users to find examples of use, to be published by July.

4B - Development of regular online TV programming

Rosweyth/ Kowethas

• Ongoing production of regular news and magazine programmes entirely in Cornish. 4 programmes completed and published. Final programmes to be filmed and completed after the lockdown.

4C - Development of social media with community and environmental groups

Rosweyth • To be taken forward by Rosweyth as part of the programme of events and partner working in summer 2020 under project 1B. 4C will include helping environmental/conservation groups with voluntary work – but entirely in Cornish.

CORNISH CULTURE PROJECTS

Delivery partner Progress

Culture 1: Cornish Cultural Distinctiveness Project

CC Historic Environment.

• As part of the 2015 Devolution Deal for Cornwall, Cornwall Council worked with Historic England and other partners to prepare a ‘Distinctiveness Study’ to inform planning decisions and conservation management.

• The MHCLG grant for 2019/20 contributed to making the study accessible to the public: production of a summary booklet, publication of 10 guidance notes, and workshops on applying the guidance for 70 participants.

Culture 2: Ordinalia Nessa

CC Culture Team • Cornwall Council has commissioned two theatre productions to coincide with the loan return of centuries-old Cornish language plays to Cornwall for the first time.

• This funding enabled an additional research stage in the commission process whereby bidders undertook additional research into the layers of meaning of the plays, how they could be produced

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and how the productions could maximise benefits to the community. In particular, this has led to the two commissioned productions developing youth development programmes for their actors and crew.

Culture 3: Gorsedh Youth Festival

KEAP/ Gorsedh Kernow

• KEAP is a creative writing organisation which for this project ran workshops with 5 schools in the Camborne area, organised visits for each school to Kresen Kernow’s exhibition about John Couch Adams and the discovery of the planet Neptune, and ran song-writing workshops with the Cornwall Music Education Service.

• This culminated in a concert performance for over 100 people at Kresen Kernow in February where the children performed their songs, partly in English, partly in Cornish about the perils of being a genius and the travails of scientific discovery. It was a moving, inspiring and impressive event that showcased a range of talents by the children and allowing some talented and inspiring adults to bring out the best in the community.

Education CC Education Service

• Schools will be given free access to units of learning that meet the requirements of the English National Curriculum whilst developing a deep understanding of Cornish culture. Stage 1 in 2019/20 has seen the development of the framework, identification of existing resources and launch to recruit pilot schools.

• Stage 2 in 2020/21 will develop resources (adapting existing resources as much as possible) and development with the pilot schools.

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Appendix A: Cornish Language and Culture – Completed Projects using MHCLG grant 2019/20

Cornish Language 1 – Resilience and Capacity Development

Most project elements will be delivered during summer 2020, namely:

• governance review of existing charities to improve capacity to deliver, • translator training programme, • training for community educators, • strategic support and project officer for the Cornish language voluntary groups • new website to schedule and coordinate classes and events • youth project a) working with young actors to perform in Cornish and do pop-up

performances, and b) work with an existing youth group • environmental project (4C) to trial conservation work in Cornish • and a programme of events supporting community use of Cornish. A key event will be

Speak Cornish Week from 20-28 June 2020.

These projects are being coordinated by the Rosweyth, an umbrella network of the Cornish Language groups, with part of the grant being used to fund a project officer post to coordinate the above elements.

One event was able to go ahead before the lockdown – Dydh Tregedna Illogan on 22 February 2020.

This was held in Illogan Community Centre and attended by 20 fluent Cornish speakers, with activities from 9.00am to 10.00pm. A ‘Dydh Tregedna’ is a day where only Cornish can be spoken in order to provide an environment where Cornish speakers can immerse themselves in using the language, and recharge their language batteries. Generally, Cornish speakers are called upon to teach and translate so opportunities like this are important to practice and enjoy the language. Resources prepared for the day will enable further such events to be organised by the community groups and cover their own cost.

Art class in Cornish – part of the Dydh Tregedna Illogan (Photo by Agan Tavas)

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Cornish Language 2 – Cornish Language Education for Young People

This project comprised four sub-projects aiming to create new resources for young people and expand teaching in schools.

2A – Expansion of Go Cornish programme (working with schools) to 4 th Cluster

Golden Tree holds the contract with Cornwall Council to support teaching of Cornish in schools and to promote learning opportunities in the community – branded Go Cornish. Golden Tree teamed up with ‘Into Bodmin’, a community partnership aiming to create a stronger sense of community in Bodmin town through cultural and community events.

Project 2A was to expand Cornish language teaching into schools in the Bodmin area, run a community event using Cornish in shops in the town centre and including Cornish language singing in Bodmin Ridings. Bodmin Ridings is an annual event and, having prepared the programming, this project will be taken forward in 2021.

2B – New app for pre-school children

This project will create a second series of the popular Magi Ann Kernewek series. Magi Ann is a fully illustrated, cartoon style app for learning Cornish with simple questions to answer and full sound recordings. It is based on an original Welsh app by Menter Iaith.

The translations and recordings of the second series have all been completed and the Welsh publishers will complete editing and publish the app online as soon as the lockdown is over.

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Project 2C - New apps for primary school age children.

This project is being delivered as a partnership between Screen Cornwall and S4C of Wales. This is the first time S4C has undertaken a Cornish language project so we see this as a pilot for further collaborations. Originally, this was to be 4 app-based games but will now be 6 games. This will extend choice for young learners of Cornish with resources for this age group limited to books for learning. These apps will provide interactive games for using and applying the Cornish they have learnt, and will be published in July 2020.

Below is an extract from the progress report from S4C/Screen Cornwall showing graphics and some language content from the new app.

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PROJECT 2D – Online video series for school-age children.

Following an open call for proposals by Screen Cornwall, Golden Tree/Engine House were commissioned to produce ‘Goolan’ – a pilot episode of 12 stories to tie in with the Porth series of books which are used for teaching in schools. Many children in Cornwall already know the characters so this programme reinforces learning from the books and stretches it considerably further.

The pilot episode is complete and Screen Cornwall is currently offering the programme to the BBC with a view to commissioning a full series. If the proposal is refused, then other broadcasters will be approached with Breton and Welsh channels previously having expressed interest in Cornish content.

Below is an extract from the Screen Cornwall progress report and the character Goolan.

Goolan – the main character in the programme

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Cornish Language 3 – Learning Resources for Adults

Project 3A – Online resources to support teaching of WJEC Entry Level

Golden Tree were commissioned to produce a set of resources to support 6 beginner lessons. These were to be in a format that would be sufficiently stand alone for a non-trained Cornish speaker to deliver, or for a trained teacher with little or no Cornish to deliver. The lesson plans, resources and activities are to be accompanied by two short videos so students can hear the Cornish being pronounced and used in context.

All the resources have been completed except the films which will be completed after lockdown. These resources were being introduced Mounts Bay secondary school from February, to test the format and to start teaching Cornish at secondary level. It is hoped to recommence these sessions in early 2021.

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Project 3B – App for using Cornish: St Austell Discovery

This is a pilot project to create a town centre discover map in app form, encouraging people to discover the history of the town, but also to use the app for repeated walking or jogging. The project funding enabled a Cornish language version of the app.

Project partners are Cornwall Council Strategic Historic Environment (project lead), St. Austell Town Council, St.Austell BID and Get Active Cornwall. The Cornish version of the app was to have been launched on 4 April with target of 50 people using the app in Cornish – postponed til after the lockdown.

With the entire app, including recordings, provided in Cornish, this will provide a interactive resource for speakers and an useful activity for stretching students.

The English version of the app is shown below:

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Project 3C – Development of intensive/immersive course for adults

Golden Tree were commissioned to create a short course of 2 x 3 hours aimed at:

• Adults with no Cornish for intensive immersion • Adults who have studied in the past, or are currently studying but not confident about

speaking

A participant with no Cornish at the start would confidently be able to complete tasks in spoken Cornish during the course, and be able to hold a simple conversation by the end of the course.

The first part was trialled at North Cornwall Book Festival with 16 participants and worked well with all participants talking in Cornish throughout. The whole course was due to be piloted on 4 April and this will be re-arranged for post lockdown. A trial run is required to test how complete beginners cope with a full day in a new language. Below is the session plan for part of the first session.

Towl Esedhek Session Plan

Termynyow

Times

Notennow

Notes

Daffar Resources

0-20 0. Raglavar Introduction Flipchart or

(20 mins) i) Krackya Rew Icebreaker

Dydh da, … ov vy, Piw os ta?

Challenge: Learn as many people’s names as you can in 1

minute. (Countdown in Cornish)

ii) Housekeeping

iii) Session timetable and break times

iv) Learning Outcomes: use Cornish to

• hold a simple conversation

• count to 10

• ask for things

• describe people and objects

whiteboard

Pens

20-45 1. Keskows Sempel Simple Conversation Flipchart or

(25 mins) Fatla genes?

Lowenometer.

Duw genes.

Challenge: have a conversation with at least 3 different people

in Cornish. (2 mins, countdown in Cornish)

Extension: Simple conversation in character.

Handout H1 Keskows Sempel

Whiteboard

Pens

Worksheet W1

45-60

(15 mins) Powes Break

60- 115 2. Gwra Pyskessa! Go Fish! Decks of cards

(50 mins) i) Teach Numbers 1-10

ii) Teach Suits and Picture Cards

Hand out H2 Kartennow Gwari

iii) Name that card

Extension: name cards without vocabulary sheet

iv) How to Play: explain the rules

v) Play Gwra Pyskessa!

Extension: play without vocabulary sheet.

Flipchart

Pens

Worksheet W2

115-130

(15 mins) Powes Break

130-165 3. Piw yw? Guess Who Worksheet W4

(40 mins) i) Revisit learning objectives

ii) Model ‘Yw’ eg ‘Den yw’

Questions and answers using ‘Yw?’

Handout H3 Yw

iii) Model ‘Yma… genev’

Questions and answers using Eus, ganso, gensi

Handout H4 Gans

iv) Model how to Play ‘Piw yw?’

Hand out H6 Piw Yw vocabulary

v) Play ‘Piw yw’ in pairs

Play through a couple of times, rotate pairs

Worksheet W5

Clipboards

Pencils W4

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Project 3D – New course book

The text from an existing text book written 15 years ago has been used as the base for a new text book – Bora Brav. The stories have been retained but the book has been restructured into a modern format with new illustrations, new grammar sections, and new activities. The book is on course for publication in summer 2020 ready for teachers to prepare for the new academic year in September. Two sample sections are shown below:

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Cornish Language 4 – Media and Technology

Project 4A – Dictionary database development

This is a partnership between the Akademi Kernewek and Bangor University’s Language Technology Unit to create two new digital tools for Kernewek.

• Using the Cornish dictionary datafiles of the Akademi, Bangor University is creating a new facility for Cornish speakers to create soundfiles in the dictionary. The recording tool is embedded in the dictionary database (Maes T) thus creating a simple function for speakers to record and file each word. Dictionary soundfiles are a normal of other main language dictionary these days and has been an ambition of the Cornish language community for some time as Cornish students often ask for this function. The tool has been completed and the first batch of 4,000 words will be recorded in summer 2020 and published by Autumn 2020. Sample page from the Cornish dictionary database showing the new soundfile tool (Maes T)

• The second tool is a new corpus search website, again a partnership

between the Akademi Kernewek, Cornwall Council and Bangor University.

Cornwall Council’s Translation Service uses SmartCAT translation memory

software to process translation requests. This creates a ‘translation

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memory’ of aligned (English/Cornish) and segmented (matched phrases

and sentences) text that can be searched.

Bangor University’s Language Technology Unit is using this translation

memory to create a new online search function which will be published on

the Akademi Kernewek website. Users will then be able to search a word

and see examples of use. This is particularly useful when words can have

different meanings in different contexts or when combinations of words

can create different meanings. The translation search is functional and

the public facing website will be published by the end of June 2020.

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Cornish Language 4B: Development of regular online TV

programming

Pellwolok an Gernewegva is a social enterprise commissioned by the Rosweyth

to produce weekly hour long radio programmes entirely in Cornish and monthly

video magazine programmes, called ‘An Mis’ (The Month). The programmes

cover news about Cornish language events, people and issues and is really the

only media service in and for Cornish speakers. With no regular funding or

support, the programmes are produced on a very low budget with content

provided by volunteers.

The MHCLG grant has provided financial support for six episodes of An Mis to

ensure the service continues through early 2020.

Link to the March 2020 programme on youtube with the service also available on

Facebook:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvnIOVEJot4

The grant will also be used by Rosweyth to commission 3 other programmes as

an opportunity to trial other programme formats and providers. The first of

these was Kan Rag Kernow in February 2020. This is the annual competition to

select a song to represent Cornwall at the Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland.

Normally this is a live performance event, but this year the event was filmed for

an online poll. Two further programmes will be produced during summer 2020

when lockdown restrictions allow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYCQlnSewXc

Minko, the winning performer at Kan Rag Kernow 2020, filmed by Pellwolok an Gernewegva.

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Culture 1: Cornish Cultural Distinctiveness Project

The Devolution Deal for Cornwall in 2015 included a Heritage strand, which

involved, among other things, the setting up of a forum for Cornish Heritage

(Ertach Kernow) and the commissioning by them, with funds from Cornwall

Council and the UK Government (via Historic England), of a study of Cornwall’s

cultural distinctiveness. What is it that sets Cornwall apart from other places in

Britain, and how can we safeguard and strengthen that distinctiveness?

The follow-on project supported by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and

Local Government (MHCLG) involved turning the study’s detailed results into

material that could be presented to all those with an interest in protecting,

managing and reinforcing Cornish distinctiveness. This was done through four

work streams.

1.Preparation of an illustrated booklet, Distinctively Cornish, setting out the

two approaches to Cornish distinctiveness identified in the study – that

which is particular to Cornwall or to a part of Cornwall, and that which is

typical or representative of Cornwall. It also introduced the Assessment

Framework by which people can determine the significance and

implications of distinctiveness. (MHCLG supported text preparation, image

selection and design and printing costs.)

2.Launch of the booklet and approach at the UK National Minority Summit at

the University of Falmouth in July 2019. (MHCLG funds supported

preparation of the presentation.)

3.Preparation of 10 guidance notes advising on application of Distinctiveness

Assessment in situations ranging from statutory and local designation,

managing buildings and places, neighbourhood and master planning,

development management and design, to research and heritage

presentation. (MHCLG supported text preparation and wide consultation.)

4.Presentation and training in applications of these notes at workshops held

at the Kresen Kernow archive centre in Redruth in November and

December 2019 to which a range of professionals and interest groups

were invited. (MHCLG supported preparation of presentations and

organisation of the days, including lunches for 70 delegates.)

The MHCLG-funded work has raised the profile of the Distinctiveness work

considerably, among politicians and the media (via the Summit and the

Distinctively Cornish booklet), and among a wide range of professionals, within

Cornwall Council (planners, heritage sector, strategists) and beyond (developers,

architects, academics, heritage providers, etc). This has prepared the ground for

Cornish Cultural Distinctiveness to be a thread running through all parts of the

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vehicle through which distinctiveness is carried to all parts of heritage activity in

Cornwall in the coming decade.

Cover of Distinctively Cornish booklet.

November 2019 workshop at Kresen Kernow, Redruth (photo by Lauren Hatt).

Below is one of the ten guidance notes. These are ground-breaking pieces of

advice and we expect them to be reviewed to reflect the experience gained from

application. The guidance notes will be added to the Cornwall Council Strategic

Historic Environment web pages in summer 2020.

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Cornish Culture 2: Ordinalia Nessa

Research and Development Grant 2019/20

Introduction

The Ordinalia is one of Cornwall’s cultural treasures of international significance.

The trilogy of medieval mystery plays dating from the mid fourteenth century

comprises of Origo Mundi (The Origin of the World), Passio Christi (The Passion

of Christ) and Resurrexio Domini (The Resurrection). Written in Cornish with

stage directions in Latin – cited to be some of the oldest stage directions in the

world – the Ordinalia plays were performed in open air amphitheatres - plen an

gwari. They provide evidence of the huge relevance and significance of the

Cornish Language, Culture and our unique heritage.

Kresen Kernow, Cornwall’s new archive centre, planned the ‘Out of the Ordinary’

exhibition for June 2020 (now postponed to June 2021). The exhibition will

feature Cornish language manuscripts held in national institutions including the

Ordinalia on loan from the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford. The exhibition and

accompanying NLHF community programme will reveal the stories of these

manuscripts.

Hosting the manuscripts at Kresen Kernow presents an unmissable opportunity

to celebrate this important part of Cornish history. Alongside the substantial

community programme, Cornwall Council has supported research and

development into how this occasion can be marked by a cultural event

celebrating the Ordinalia in innovative, sensitive, collaborative and high-profile

ways.

The Council’s support for Ordinalia forms a part of our Culture Memorandum of

Understanding between Arts Council England, The National Lottery Heritage

Fund, Historic England, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership

and Cornwall Council. The first of its kind nationally, this partnership of national

funders gives us all an opportunity to work together to drive ambition and

development for Culture and Creative Industries in Cornwall. Through this

collaborative approach we are collectively committed to developing and

supporting the vital role that Culture and Creative Industries play in Cornwall; in

place-making, economic growth and positive social impact.

The intention of the R&D phase (which the MHCLG funding contributed to) was

to support the exploration of a range of ideas including approach to

performance, exploring the texts themselves and modern responses, and legacy

of performances. Each selected organisation was awarded £5,000 to cover their

costs for this research and development work, and to produce a thoroughly

mapped out proposal for production and staging.

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Three companies were awarded grant funding for research and development:

• St.Just Ordinalia Company – the community project used the funding to run a

series of 5 workshops to explore: logistics, marketing, legacy, community

work and technical. St.Just produced the plays in 2000-2004 and have a

strong vision for what they want to achieve. This additional stage enabled

the company to explore in more detail how to prepare for a larger scale

production and how to maximise the community benefits of the project, such

as youth training and working with diverse faith groups.

• Rogue Theatre explored how to make the Medieval plays relevant to modern

audience, in terms of the content of the plays themselves and the theatrical

production approach. Rogue researched themes in the texts and how to

engage with local non-theatre-going audiences. The research developed a

festival concept for the staging of the Ordinalia, staying true to the theatrical

instructions set out in the manuscripts.

• Kneehigh Theatre held a series of three workshops with the theatre team and

key partners that could be involved in developing the production. These

explored how to tell the stories within the Ordinalia in a way that resonates

with the community today, how to stage an event in keeping with the original

spirit of the Ordinalia, and how to use the language within the plays in

accessible but revealing ways. In particular, Kneehigh developed ideas for

working with 16-21 year olds to create a production model to enable

participation of young people over several months to ensure professional

standards and give the team a real development opportunity.

Following the research stage, each company submitted full proposals for

productions as part of the Ordinalia Nessa festival. Kneehigh and St.Just were

successful and their productions will be staged through summer 2021 after the

exhibition of the manuscripts at Kresen Kernow in June 2021.

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Cornish Culture 3: Gorsedh Youth Festival

Kan Rag Kernow Yowynk – Jan/Feb 2020

Aims

To initiate a project to encourage children and young people to engage with their

heritage and the Cornish language through creative writing, song composition

and performance and at the same time reflect on the potential for a Gorsedh

Youth Festival.

Key partners and creative practitioners

KEAP and The Writers’ Block devised and co-ordinated the project and the

sharing, Cornwall Music Education Hub gave funding to support the music

leaders, Kresen Kernow hosted the initial school workshops and also the sharing

event as well as the archive exhibition about Cornish mathematician and

astronomer John Couch Adams. Cornwall Council Language Department led on

the developing the whole programme and briefing KEAP.

Lead writer: Rebecca Gregson

Cornish lead, writer and performer: Taran Spalding Jenkins

Music Leaders: Matt Douglas (primary), Patrick Bailey (secondary)

Schools

We chose to work with a cluster of schools in the Camborne area as they are

within easy reach of both The Writers’ Block and Kresen Kernow. We hoped that

the children would return to Kresen Kernow with their parents – some have

already.

Also a couple of the schools have a very strong science focus and the subject

was fitting for them as well as exploring science through the creative arts.

Primaries: Rosemellin year 4, St John’s Catholic Primary year 5, Weeth year 5

and Penponds years 5 & 6.

Secondary: Camborne Science Year 10

We also invited St Just primary to the sharing event.

The Process

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After a preliminary meeting with all the teachers and workshop leaders at Kresen

Kernow in the Autumn 2019. We then booked out Kresen Kernow for 5 full days

of workshops.

Each school visited Kresen Kernow and got a sense of the ‘mansion with a

million stories’ and the impressive building on their doorstep and they visited the

Couch Adams exhibition. At the same time Taran was a plant as Couch Adams

himself. He interacted with the children, talked about what he was doing and

they quizzed him. He proved a really interesting subject for study both for his

achievements and also for his personality.

They then spent the rest of the day creating their lyrics with Rebecca. Everyone

contributed to the collective song and Rebecca gave it shape and form.

The following day Taran went into the schools for half a day working with the

children to bring in the Cornish language element – repeated lines or chorus or

where the emphasis was needed. And then teaching them how to pronounce the

words and phrases. He also made a recording for the teachers.

The lyrics and the recordings were then passed over to Matt and Patrick to

support the children in composing their own song. They then returned to school

on two more occasions to rehearse the children and Matt produced a backing

track for the primaries so that they could rehearse on their own. In the primary

schools each class produced one song together. One school also included a

group of ukulele players. In the secondary school we worked with students who

are studying music BTEC so they divided into groups and produced 4 songs, 2

for live performance and 1 pre-recorded. They all played their own instruments.

This process was a key part of the project as it gave the children and teachers

an insight into the creative process, gave them a huge amount of ownership and

the children created something that they were proud of.

‘The children have said how proud they feel of their song – they can’t believe

how good it is!’ teacher feedback

The Sharing

The project was called Kan Rag Kernow Yowynk (Song for Cornwall Youth) to

link into an existing project Kan Rag Kernow which is for adult musicians, is

competitive and linked to other Celtic nations. There is potential for greater

collaboration in the future.

Kresen Kernow was a fabulous venue for hosting this event with lots of space,

good acoustics and the staff are very welcoming and keen to open their doors to

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written about Cornish miners from a project with Geevor Tin Mine. Each school

introduced and sang their song. There were over 100 parents who attended,

along with members of the Gorsedh Kernow. The Grand Bard thanked everyone

at the end. It was very uplifting.

‘This was really impressive. All the children performed with pride and

confidence.’ Teacher’s feedback

Numbers involved

144 primary children

18 secondary school students

11 teachers and TAs

Feedback

Detailed teacher and pupil feedback was collated and is available. It is

overwhelmingly positive. They loved visiting Kresen Kernow, they really enjoyed

all the workshops and the performing was a great success. They appreciated the

input of the specialists and were encouraged by how much the children enjoyed

using the Cornish language.

From the children there is a huge amount of pride in the achievement of

Cornishman John Couch Adams. This was helped by the fact that they got to

meet him! A huge percentage of them enjoyed learning the Cornish language

and would like to learn more. They loved that they got to write the songs and

they knew which their lines were. And then being able to turn these into a song

and perform it was the icing on the cake.

“Best trip ever!” pupil comment.

Budget

The budget was realistic for this scale of project and allowed for some real

quality work with the children. If the ambition is to create a larger festival, it

would need greater resourcing.

The Future

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We feel this model has worked really well. It was incredibly helpful and inspiring

to have a heritage partner which could also be a venue.

It was also good that the schools didn’t have to travel too far – most could

access minibuses and those that couldn’t asked parents to transport the

children. We didn’t have funding for transport but the rest of the project was

free to the schools which was brilliant and made it accessible. St Just Primary

was able to access funding for transport from the Cornwall Heritage Trust

because they were visiting Kresen Kernow.

This model could be replicated in other parts of Cornwall. It does need robust

co-ordination in the locality. Or it could happen again in Kresen Kernow but

invite schools from further afield with support for transport from Cornwall

Heritage Trust. The exhibition was particularly relevant to schools. But I am

sure that they could source items if we wanted a topic based project.

The creative practitioners in partnership with the teachers were essential to

bring out such good writing, composition and performances.

If it were to happen again, I think this would be a good starting point.

If the project retains the name it would be good to make stronger links to the

adult Kan Rag Kernow project.

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Cornish Education: Curriculum Kernewek –

Tackling Education Barriers

In 2014, the UK Government officially recognised the Cornish as a national

minority under European rules for the protection of national minorities. The

decision to recognise the unique identity of the Cornish now affords them the

same status under the European Framework Convention for the Protection of

National Minorities (FCNM) as the UK's other Celtic people - the Scots, the Welsh

and the Irish. This followed upon the recognition of Kernewek (the Cornish

language) under the European Charter for the protection of Regional or Minority

Languages.

Being recognised as a national minority means that the Cornish have the

right to express, preserve, share and develop their distinct culture and identity.

Cornwall Council and its partners have been working hard, with limited

resources, to raise awareness of the Cornish as a national minority and to

encourage the UK Government to fulfil its responsibilities so that the Cornish are

treated equally with other Celtic nations.

The Council of Europe's Framework Convention is one of the most

comprehensive treaties designed to protect the rights of persons belonging to

national minorities. Parties to the Framework Convention undertake to promote

the full and effective equality of persons belonging to minorities in all areas of

economic, social, political and cultural life together with the conditions that will

allow them to express, preserve and develop their culture and identity. None of

this can be successfully achieved without a strong focus upon education and the

school experience of young people. Cornwall Council’s Together for Families

Directorate has prioritised - through its Education Service - work led by Council

officers to create an embedded and transformative approach to curriculum

development in Cornwall under the title Curriculum Kernewek.

Following consultation with the Cabinet at Cornwall Council and the Cornish

National Minority Working Group, it was agreed that the Cornish Culture Fund

should be split to address two objectives to support Cornish culture in Cornwall:

the first centred upon public engagement, awareness and understanding; the

second to tackle educational barriers, specifically to:

‘…identify through appropriate research, what barriers to Cornish culture

currently exist within the educational curriculum in Cornwall, and address these

based on findings.’

Azook were commissioned to carry out this research resulting in the report,

Findings Report and Recommendations: existing barriers to, and potential

opportunities for teaching and supporting Cornish culture and language (2018).

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medium term actions in order to deliver items 1,2 and 3 of the resultant Cornish

National Minority Action Plan that Azook produced. These areas are:

1) Cornwall Council Strategic lead

2) Awareness and Information, and

3) Delivering systematic provision

Items 4 (Expansion through the UK) and 5 (Delivering Systematic provision) are

longer term objectives, although elements of 5) are encompassed in the medium

term planning. A summary of the Education Service Implementation plan is

appended.

Curriculum Kernewek was originally the title given to the Religious Education

units developed as part of the Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. While

this name will be retained for the Cornish elements of the RE syllabus it will now

also apply to the wider package of curriculum materials developed for all

subjects.

Our Ambition for Education

Curriculum Kernewek cannot replace the National Curriculum as Cornwall does

not (as yet) have the devolved powers to do this. Young people will still be

assessed against English targets, and schools will still be measured against

English education standards as specified by the Department for Education (DfE).

However the English National Curriculum is a default minimum requirement in

law and, therefore, overtime, Curriculum Kernewek will enable schools to teach

the National Curriculum from a Cornish perspective, using as many aspects of

Cornish life, heritage and culture as possible to achieve the DfE’s expected

outcomes. Curriculum Kernewek will pervade every curriculum subject from PE

to computing and will eventually cover learning from pre-schools to sixth forms.

However, Curriculum Kernewek will differ from curricula in Wales and Scotland

where they have the devolved power to set their own National standards, specify

curriculum subjects, assessment procedures and inspection regimes. Education

officers will report back regularly to the Cornish National Minority Working Group

on progress with fulfilling this ambition.

Aim

Curriculum Kernewek will provide young people aged 3 to 18 with knowledge,

skills and experiences relevant to living in Cornwall in the 21st century. Schools

will be given free access to units of learning that meet the requirements of the

English National Curriculum whilst developing a deep understanding of:

• Cornish arts

• Cornish heritage and culture

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• Cornish language

• Cornwall’s place in the world

• Environment and sustainability

• My Cornwall (personal experiences as a young person in Cornwall)

It is expected that the curriculum will develop over a significant period (at least

two years, and probably more) in collaboration with as many organisations,

individuals and schools as possible. Developing the curriculum is ultimately

under the direction of, and officers are accountable to, the Strategic Director of

Together for Families.

The key considerations will be:

• Assessment

• Experiences

• Knowledge

• Progression

• Skills

Medium Term Plans

This is an overview of the plans to develop Curriculum Kernewek. It does not

include all the detail – much will emerge as the project evolves - but it should

provide an idea of the key actions over the next twelve months:

• Schools will be recruited and then selected through a survey for head

teachers that will allow a representative sample to participate in developing and

piloting units of learning. The schools will be selected in order to cover phases

from Early Years to Key Stage 5 and to cover the geographical extent of

Cornwall. Information about existing Cornish learning, both Cornish ‘elements’

and systematic Cornish curriculum content (as defined in the Azook report), will

also be collected. The survey will be distributed through School Messenger to

coincide with St Piran’s Day 2020: this will be, in effect, the soft ‘launch’ of the

development of the new, expanded, Curriculum Kernewek, raising awareness

that work is beginning.

• Simultaneously, a draft curriculum structure will be created for all Key

Stages by Michelle Nineham (Curriculum Consultant) and Graeme Plunkett

(Senior School Effectiveness Officer). This will draw upon the extant units of

work developed by over recent years for projects such as A Sense of Place and

will use knowledge gained from Wales, Ireland and Scotland as well as national

minority jurisdictions elsewhere in Europe. This work has begun.

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• Discussions with organisations (except schools: see below) that already

possess or have developed materials will take place. Decisions about joint

working, procurement or other ways to develop the best possible curriculum will

be made. A wide range of organisations will be audited about how they can

contribute to the curriculum. These discussions will include discussions aimed at

resolving any potential issues surrounding intellectual property, copyright and

related matters.

• A conference will be held in July to allow all interested parties to

contribute to the structure of the curriculum and to explore content. This will

bring together: the pilot schools; Cornwall Council departments; charities;

individuals; tourism bodies; and other relevant organisations. It would be very

useful for members of the Cornish National Minority Working Group to play a key

role in informing, supporting and participating in this conference.

• From September, units of learning will start to be developed, beginning

with primary schools. This will involve small practitioner-led working parties for

each unit, coordinated by Michelle Nineham (see below) who will ensure that

aims and expectations are met. Specialists in Cornish culture and identity will be

engaged to inform the groups’ work. The units will be piloted in participating

schools, monitored, adjusted and evaluated, this work carried out by the

Curriculum advisers and Michelle Nineham.

• Following these pilots and reviews, each unit of work will be placed on the

Curriculum Kernewek website and professional development sessions will be held

to give teachers the skills to deliver the curriculum effectively. The intention is to

also engage with initial teacher training providers to ensure that new entrants to

the profession are familiar with Curriculum Kernewek and, more importantly, the

principles behind it.

Staffing and Resources

Graeme Plunkett is the officer directly responsible for Curriculum Kernewek: he

is a full-time School Effectiveness Officer. His post is funded by Together for

Families and this work is a part of his general duties.

Michelle Nineham is working as a consultant to plan and implement the new

Curriculum Kernewek. She is employed as a freelance advisor who is expected to

work on the project for approximately 2 days per month, although this is

flexible. This is funded through Education funds allocated for this specific

educational development, i.e. Curriculum Kernewek.

Three new full-time curriculum advisors will be recruited imminently. Their role

will be to support schools across Cornwall in the development and delivery of the

curriculum. It will be an essential part of their role to help develop and to

promote the use of Curriculum Kernewek in order to improve learning in these

schools. Their roles are therefore not directly a part of the Cornish Curriculum

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Project and are funded by Together for Families. However, the expectation that

they will contribute to the development and promotion of Curriculum Kernewek

is an important step in embedding a commitment to this work in directorate

staff.

Digital Platform

Recently SACRE have launched the new agreed syllabus for RE with four

embedded units with Cornish themes and content. There will be opportunities,

however, for other RE units to be taught through the previous established RE

Curriculum Kernewek materials. It is expected that the next version, to be

launched in 2025 will more fully meet the aims and expectations of Curriculum

Kernewek.

The RE agreed syllabus curriculum is being hosted on the Curriculum Kernewek

website. This will become the site for the entire project over time as materials

are developed. Once units are tested and agreed, resources, guides and

schemes of work will be uploaded freely accessible to schools through this

website which will be maintained and managed by Cornwall Council.

Responding to, and building upon existing work

The strategic plan for Curriculum Kernewek has been based on the findings of:

• Azook: Findings Report and Recommendations: existing barriers to, and

potential opportunities for, teaching and supporting Cornish culture and

language (2018)

• Why should the Cornish be recognised as a national minority within the UK?

(Cornwall Council 2014)

• Cornwall Council’s language strategy and plan

• New Frontiers publication about Cornish culture and heritage prepared by The

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board

• School Effectiveness Cornwall service plan

• Together for Families Education Strategy

Existing Work, Ideas and Resources

The following organisations and projects (by no means a definitive list) have

already been identified as those which could make a significant contribution to

Curriculum Kernewek because they have already made a positive contribution to

and impact upon education in Cornwall:

• Azook

• Cornwall Music Education Hub

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• Cornwall Outdoors

• Go Cornish

• Golden Tree

• The Sense of Place project

• The Writer’s Block (Kernow Education Arts Partnership)

Officers are cognisant and appreciative of the exceptional work that has been

created by these commercial and non-commercial bodies for a Cornish

curriculum. They are clear that any ‘new’ curriculum and supporting materials

will be created in conjunction with these organisations so that accumulated

learning and understanding is not lost. Officers will meet with these

organisations - and others - during the Spring and Summer terms. It is hoped

that these organisations will want to play a key role in the development of the

curriculum, from developing the draft structure to training teachers.

There are issues of procurement, collaboration and intellectual property rights

(IPR) attached to working with these organisations. Council officers are clear

that they wish to respect the work carried out in the past, as well as projects

that are currently under way, and will look to find agreements that support the

ongoing work of organisations whilst benefitting the new Curriculum. These

relationships, including licencing, will be agreed between organisations and

Cornwall Council.

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Cornish Culture and Language 2020-21 – Proposals

Cornish Language Proposals

Proposal Strategic value Capacity/delivery Cost

Project 1A – develop business plan and programming for Cornish language element of new cultural centre • Cornwall Heritage Trust has acquired

Redruth Library and intends to develop it as an arts, culture and heritage hub

• Cornish language is integral to the vision and this is an opportunity for the language community to have a base with activities

This would be a major milestone for the 10-year Cornish Language Strategy.

Opportunity to consolidate

Cornwall Heritage Trust is the lead partner and is creating a project team.

Total - £30k:

and supporting infrastructure. It is also a major opportunity to stop working in isolation and develop networks and partnerships.

• The language sector needs to commission some strategic thinking to ensure the language contributes fully to the project, and that the language seizes on the full range of opportunities of the project.

• This should be an opportunity for new language activities, more professional delivery, shared costs and overheads, shared promotion and exciting collaborations with artists, sports groups, festivals etc – to address ongoing weaknesses by drawing upon the strengths of others.

Project 1B – Creative writing and filming – a short term project to showcase the kind of collaborations that could happen:

and progress work on the Framework Convention

The project as a whole could contribute to the Redruth HSHAZ if it becomes a centre of activities and performances, that could spill out into the town (rather than a set of offices and stores).

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• Commission 5-10 digital media programmes in Cornish – to provide content in Cornish and develop skills with content related to different issues being addressed by future occupants of the cultural centre

• Creative writing sessions. KEAP runs various creative writing sessions in English for various ages and is interested in running similar workshops in Cornish. One of their regular contributors is a young Cornish language poet and this would be an opportunity for him to develop experience of leading workshops. KEAP

£10k

is interested in trialling this as a way of developing original writing and finding new writing collaborators for projects using Kernewek

£10k

Project 2 – accredited assessments • Commission teacher to create Level 2

WJEC assessments (GCSE equivalent) – prepare assessment tasks and train teachers. WJEC has required us commit to developing Level 2. This will enable us to offer GSCE equivalent, accredited assessments for secondary school students, but needs upfront work to create the assessments and resources.

Contributes to Cornish Language Strategy and CC Education curriculum

Kesva an Taves Kernewek (Cornish Language Board)

£5k

Project 3 – continued translator training • The project funding from 2019/20 has

established a new training programme. We have had to create our own

Contributes to the Cornish Language Strategy. Builds capacity and

Kesva an Taves Kernewek or Akademi Kernewek – lead trainer already in place from

£5k

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programme, which delayed its start, but we would like to develop this further through a series of online presentations and discussions, with the presentations being filmed, formatted and published as advanced teaching resources. No such resource exists for Cornish at present – so this would improve the skills of translators and leave a legacy for future students.

resilience in the Cornish community to work with a wider range of partners.

2019/20 project.

Project 4 – Schools cluster project • Continuation of working with schools and

expanding into secondary schools. To make more effective use of resources, we would like to trial working with one, or two, pilot academy trusts and work with them to develop a Cornish curriculum – using Cornish in subject areas, integrated with relevant subject matter, as well as language classes. This would be designed to comply with public health restrictions, either completely online, or with a mixture of outdoor activity and online if in school teaching is not possible.

Contributes to Cornish Language Strategy – expanding work with schools and developing the capacity of the delivery partner. Link with organisations such as IntoBodmin as part of activating community events in town centres.

Golden Tree £25k

Project 5 – Children’s programmes • Develop further programmes with S4C,

starting with the Kara Kana series (Love to Sing)

• Commission (low budget) original Cornish content – a short story

Screen Cornwall £25k

Programme management – contract Cornish Language Lead £10k

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management, ensuring contribution to strategic objectives in the Cornish Language Strategy and wider Cornwall Council/MHCLG aims, and translation management.

Total Cornish Language Proposal £100k

Cornish culture

Proposal Strategic value Capacity/delivery Cost

Project 6 - Conference on UK National Minorities • Cornwall hosted the first UK National

Minorities conference in 2019 which was attended by Lord Bourne. We would like to host a similar event but encouraging a British Isles-wide discussion about how the national minorities can contribute to cultural and economic life in the 21st Century, particularly the place of young people from these communities. This would be developed as an online event.

Cornwall Council’s Cornish National Minority Working Group intends to use the conference to promote positive dialogue about the Framework Convention and its objectives.

Cornwall Council – Chief Executive’s team

£10k

Project 7 - Cornish Wrestling • Training for trainers • Youth and schools’ engagement

programme • School resources to enable more schools

and youth groups to offer Cornish wrestling – to include training video

• Outreach to adult sports groups to broaden/integrate as a training and competitive activity for all – engage 5

Cornish National Minority Working Group – rather than rights and duties, this would allow people to engage with one of the activities that secured national minority status in a fun, tangible way that would at the same time help to keep the tradition

Cornish Wrestling Association – some school work already.

£20k

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groups eg rugby/football/hockey clubs (mens & womens)

• Integrate with Healthy Cornwall programme – offer as new physical activity to those not suited to other sports

• Develop new talent ready for competitions in Brittany in 2021

alive.

Inclusive activity (any gender) and already in some schools for PE – contributes to Healthy Cornwall and CC Education.

Project 8 – Cornish traditional music • Development programme for traditional

music based on similar programmes in Isle of Man, Scotland and Cape Breton. These teach traditional music skills to conserve and celebrate the heritage – but encourage innovation and partnerships in order for the music to evolve and to contribute to the distinctiveness of the current music scene.

• Developing song writing and performing in Cornish

• Develop talent for participation in international events such as Lorient, Pan Celtic, Liet etc and for cultural events in Cornwall. Cornwall qualifies for various international events which can provide an international platform for young performers but they are often expected to also perform traditional music from their home region.

Cornish National Minority Status – Cornish National Music Archive project already underway. This project will take the work a step forward from archiving to supporting young musicians. The longer-term aim is to develop a residential music and language course – and this could be part of the Redruth Library project.

Cornish Language Strategy

University of Exeter – Institute of Cornish Studies / Lowender Peran / Kan Rag Kernow

£20k

Project 9 – Young voices – creating a positive, inclusive environment Most British regional accents are now accepted in

Cornish National Minority Status.

Federation of Old Cornwall Societies – but on condition

£10k

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professional life and in the media, but this is not the case for Cornish accents or indeed other West Country accents. Young people can feel pressure to dilute their identity if they are to be taken seriously. • Identify barriers to young people with

Cornish accents but focus on creating opportunities – local radio adverts, announcements, public speaking to show confident, intelligent use of the accent. For example, is it that advertising agencies just don’t have access to Cornish voiceover artists? Talk to Cornish performers and professionals, such as Ed Rowe, who have achieved some success for their perspective

• Commission a partner to offer young people a chance to learn how to make short documentaries and to make a series of videos to give voice to young Cornish people to talk about what interests them, what affects them and what they want to do. Aim to give them a voice – both positive stories and stories on problems – in locations with low achieving young people. Target 20 young people creating 5 short films.

• As well as the accent, Cornwall has its dialect (not the Celtic language – Kernewek) which is rarely heard in the media. Capture young people using it – both as archive of use in the C21st (not as history) but also to show positive representation.

For most Cornish people, the accent and dialect are probably the most real aspects of Cornish identity but they get little or no recognition in the media or officially. This project needs tighter definition by talking to potential delivery partners (eg youth work, building confidence for work, media training programmes)

that they find a relevant partner to work with young people.

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Project 10 - Gorsedh Youth Festival Following the success of Feb 2020 festival with 5 Camborne schools, we would like to develop the concept further • for 10 schools in 2020/21 • confidence, creative writing, song writing,

performing, language learning lead by KEAP, with partners including the Cornwall Music Education Service, Gorsedh Kernow and Cornwall Heritage Trust

KEAP £15k

Project 11 – Education Development of curriculum, teaching resources, activities and events for schools This would build on the framework established in Spring 2019 by creating content for some of the modules.

Cornish National Minority Status

CC Education £25k

Total Cornish Culture £100k

12 – Strategic Capacity For project management, ensuring strategic fit and maximising impact with additional partners.

Cornish National Minority Status

CC Culture £15k

Total Package £215k

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Kernow. 4 Mis Metheven 2020

Increase of racist abuse directed at Cornish National Minority

References:

a. Cornish granted minority status within the UK HM Gov 24 April 2014 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cornish-granted-minority-status-within-the-uk

b. Cornwall Council statement confirming FCPNM had been adopted in its entirety by UK Govt. issued by Strategy and Engagement, Cornwall Council ref. FOI-101004616280 Dd. 04/10/2019 ‘The UK Government signed up to the Framework Convention in its entirety, including Article 10 and Article 10.3’

Report:

On 23rd March, 2020, the British Government imposed a lockdown as part of the campaign to slow and control the spread of coronavirus Covid 19 in the United Kingdom and legislation was quickly enacted.

The company secretary privatised tourist company ‘Visit Cornwall’, Malcolm Bell, performed a very public volte-face and with the assistance of local mainstream print media launched a campaign to deter the massive tourist influx into Cornwall expected in the weeks ahead.

This was remarkable in that only a very short time before, Mr Bell and the media were declaring Cornwall as being open for business.

Indeed, it was inferred that it might be the ideal place to come to avoid the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. (as an example, a now deleted ‘Cornwall Live’ article dated 5th March, 2020 – ‘Cornwall could be one of the safest places to be as coronavirus hits the UK. ‘Cornwall Live’ is the on line presence of the ‘Cornish Guardian’ ‘West Briton’ and ‘Cornishman’ newspapers’)

Once the government restrictions had been published, Cornish MP Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay) Cornwall’s appointed representative to the Council of Europe in respect of the Cornish National Minority, made a number of sensible and reasoned public announcements requesting that tourists stay away during this period of pandemic.

The local media then followed with a ‘come back later’ campaign, carefully removing all recent on line articles which called for tourists to continue to come to Cornwall.

The Devon and Cornwall Police also issued a series of sensible warnings to tourists and indeed second home owners, requesting that in view of Cornwall’s limited hospital and in particular intensive care facilities, they stay away from Cornwall for the time being.

This request to stay away was also promulgated in a series of announcements made on behalf of Cornwall Council and indeed other authorities in Cornwall.

‘Cornwall Live’ whilst publishing a number of articles echoing the request to ‘come back later’ then ran a series of articles and re-jigged pieces over a period of several days providing up to date

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information on events and matters concerning foul mouthed celebrity cook Gordon Ramsay and his family who had chosen to shelter from the effects of the virus by taking up residence in his multi million pound holiday home on the north coast of Cornwall some three days before the official ‘lock down’ announcement.

These articles were picked up by ‘Cornwall Live’s’ national newspaper owners and generally spread across the wider media.

As a result of this irresponsible journalism, many residents of Cornwall, who for the most part were totally compliant with the ‘lock down’ and ‘stay at home’ advice and laws were increasingly angered with many believing, not without some justification, that ‘Cornwall Live’ was inciting problems, if not hatred.

A series of complaints to the editor of ‘Cornwall Live’ were brushed aside and ignored.

Devon and Cornwall Police assisted by Cornwall Council then set about enforcing the laws in order to save Cornwall’s health services from breaking under the strain of tourism aided by a frightened and worried population.

A major law enforcement and public information operation ensued with the full support of the people of Cornwall who clearly saw the logic and necessity for it.

The people of Cornwall acted in the main, in a sensible manner, and followed the official requests and laws. Several hundred messages were sent to the police and council reporting incoming tourists and second home owners for infringing the laws.

The actions of the people of Cornwall and those serving them are to be commended.

There has sadly been several deaths from the virus both in Cornwall’s health facilities and in nursing, residental and private homes. News of these have hit the population of Cornwall hard.

The actions of the media and ‘Visit Cornwall’ in the run up to the crisis are to be condemned.

As a result of the ‘stay away for now’ campaign, the amount of hatred and abuse shown to Cornish people and indeed the people of Cornwall has become utterly vitriolic, reaching levels not witnessed in many years.

Down the weeks, we have been gathering samples of these remarks made in the media both in Cornwall and without at a UK level.

We attach as an example, a small selection of these comments exactly as written and without amendment (https://kernowmatters.wordpress.com/insult-gallery/ ) and cite the following:

“Too often the abiding perception of Cornwall is of a location devoid of its inhabitants. How often do we hear from visitors: ‘I love Cornwall’? But seldom do we hear: ‘I do like the Cornish’.

The most extreme manifestations of such attitudes sees the Cornish as a species of troglodyte, who under cover of darkness empty the bins and clean the amenities ready for the visitors.

This sort of dismissal is well documented and can be traced in a wide variety of literary and artistic activity: in the writings of D.H. Lawrence, for example, or in films such as ‘Straw Dogs’ where the Cornish are presented as a brutalized people strongly reminiscent of the American ‘red neck’.” (Jonathan Howlett, ‘Putting the Kitsch into Kernow’, Cornish Studies, Second Series 12 (2004), 30–60)

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We believe such insults are a clear demonstration of hatred aimed at the Cornish National Minority and look forward to hearing proposals as to firm action to deter future vicious remarks which cause much hurt.

For and on behalf of Kernow Matters to Us (KMTU)

Link to report: https://kernowmatters.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/increase-of-racist-abusedirected-at-cornish-national-minority/

Link to a selection of abusive and vitriolic insults recorded: https://kernowmatters.wordpress.com/insult-gallery/

Link Facebook group ‘Kill a Cornishman’: https://kernowmatters.wordpress.com/2020/05/06/facebook-group-kill-a-cornishman/

Link to ‘Every week another London friend catches Covid as we top up our tans’: https://kernowmatters.wordpress.com/2020/05/23/every-week-another-london-friend-catchescovid-as-we-top-up-our-tans/

Link to 'Covid-19 restrictions eased but anti Cornish vitriol sadly continues' https://kernowmatters.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/covid-19-restrictions-eased-but-anti-cornishvitriol-sadly-continues/

Distribution:

The Council of Europe (Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities)

The Chief Constable - Devon and Cornwall Police

The Police and Crime Commissioner - Devon and Cornwall Police

Devon & Cornwall Police Diversity Unit

Rt Hon George Eustice MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Steve Double MP Cornwall's Representative at the Council of Europe

Scott Mann MP

Sherryl Murray MP

Derek Thomas MP

Cherilyn Mackrory MP

Cllr Julian German - Leader of Cornwall Council

Cllr Dick Cole - Chair Cornish Minority Working Group

Cornwall Council Cornish Minority Working Group

Cornwall Councillors on receipt

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Independent Press Standards Organisation

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https://kernowmatters.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/covid-19-restrictions-eased-but-anti-cornish

https://kernowmatters.wordpress.com/2020/05/23/every-week-another-london-friend-catches

https://kernowmatters.wordpress.com/2020/05/06/facebook-group-kill-a-cornishman

https://kernowmatters.wordpress.com/insult-gallery

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Your ref: My ref: Date: 22nd June 2020

Public Bill Committee

House of Commons Westminster

SW1A 0AA

Dear friends

PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES BILL

It is my understanding that the Public Bill Committee is willing to receive written evidence as part of its scrutiny of the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 and I

would be grateful if MPs on the Committee could consider the points in this representation.

I am writing this letter in a personal capacity, but I am the leader of Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall and I also chair Cornwall Council’s cross-party working group

on national minority status.

Cornwall is a historic nation, with its own culture, traditions and language, while the

Cornish are recognised as a national minority. This places many obligations on the UK Government and, with this in mind, it is my hope that MPs will wish to ensure that the

Cornish border which has been in existence for more than one thousand years is respected in all future boundary reviews and no cross-Tamar seats will be created.

The last Boundary Review

The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act was passed in 2011. It put in place a process to reduce the number of MPs to 600 and ensure that all seats (except for four named examples) would be within 5% of the average UK electorate. This

meant that it was statistically impossible to ensure that all Cornish constituencies would lie entirely within the boundaries of Cornwall (and the Isles of Scilly).

When the “Boundary Commission for England” published its proposals for new constituency boundaries, it inevitably included a “Devonwall” parliamentary seat. This

caused considerable upset in Cornwall. Hundreds and hundreds of people opposed the new seat and there was even a protest at Polson Bridge on the Cornish border.

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Lanhainsworth, Fraddon Hill, Fraddon St Columb, Cornwall TR9 6PQ

www.cornwall.gov.uk

www.cornwall.gov.uk

Since the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act (2011) came into

being, there has been a significant development. The UK Government has recognised the Cornish as a national minority. This alone should lead MPs to ensure that the new

legislation includes a clause or clauses to protect Cornish territoriality.

The possibility of a “Devonwall” seat

Whereas the previous boundary review proposed a “Devonwall” constituency, I would

acknowledge that a new review carried out in the near future (on the basis of 650 MPs and Cornwall’s present electorate) might not lead to the recommendation of a cross-

Tamar constituency.

But the legislation states that a fresh boundary review should be carried out every

eight years and, if Cornwall’s population does continue to grow, it would only be a matter of time before the likelihood of a Devonwall constituency arises once again.

It is my view that the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 could and should categorically rule out such a scenario.

The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

On 24th April 2014, the UK Government recognised the Cornish people through the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. The official press

release stated that “the decision to recognise the unique identity of the Cornish, now affords them the same status … as the UK’s other Celtic people, the Scots, the Welsh

and the Irish.”

As well as protecting the culture and identity of national minorities, the Framework

Convention also seeks to protect the political integrity of territories associated with such groups.

An Advisory Committee from the Council of Europe visited the United Kingdom in March 2016 to assess how the UK Government and other public bodies were

complying with the articles of the Framework Convention. The subsequent opinion published in 2017 raised a range of concerns about public policy in the UK, which

including the review into parliamentary constituencies at that time, that it felt would adversely affect the Cornish national minority.

It is my view that the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21, as presently drafted, is in conflict with the spirit and intent of the Framework Convention, and the Bill needs

to be revised in order to address that conflict.

If the UK Parliament fails to amend the Bill, it will be failing to meet its obligations with regard to the Framework Convention. I would hope that MPs would want to ensure that it properly acts on the commitments that have been made by the UK

Government.

A Boundary Commission for Cornwall

The Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 ensures that the territories of other

national minorities within the United Kingdom (namely the Scots, the Welsh and Northern Irish) are safeguarded and no seats can be proposed which would cross the

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land borders between England and Scotland or England and Wales. This will principally

be achieved through the existence of different Boundary Commissions (for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) which mean that there is no scenario in which

cross-border seats between these four nations could be created.

It is therefore illogical that Cornwall – the territory of another national minority – is not treated in the same manner.

It is my view that it would be best to create a separate Boundary Commission to agree the future parliamentary constituencies for Cornwall. This would ensure that

Cornwall’s national border is permanently safeguarded.

Protected constituencies

Just like the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act (2011), the

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 includes the four “protected constituencies” of Orkney and Shetland, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, and the Isle of Wight (2 seats).

One option for MPs would be to amend the Bill in order ensure that all Cornish constituencies would lie entirely within the boundaries of Cornwall (and the Isles of

Scilly).

Please do the right thing for Cornwall

It is my hope that MPs will amend the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 in

order to respect the Framework Convention and Keep Cornwall Whole.

Thank you,

Dick Cole Cornwall Councillor (St Enoder Division)

Tel: 01726 861869 Mobile: 07791 876607 Email: [email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]

Cherilyn Mackrory MP

Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth

House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 3713

Cllr Dick Cole Chairman of the Cornish National Minority Working Group Cornwall Council New County Hall Truro TR1 3AY

22nd June 2020

Dear Cllr Cole

Supporting inclusivity and diversity of the BAME communities in Cornwall

You will no doubt be aware of the significant interest in the BAME and Black Lives Matter movement in Cornwall. A cause for us all to stop and listen to people’s stories of how people have been affected by racism in Cornwall.

Cornwall is a welcoming place. Cornwall welcomed me with open arms a number of years ago and is now the place I am luckily enough to call my home. However, I am well aware that for a number of people this will not be the same story. The stories I hear from constituents affected by racism sadden me. Their pain is clear to hear and see. A place that can be so beautiful, but so hurtful.

I believe that we need to seriously look at how we can address the issues of racism and inclusivity in Cornwall, for all BAME communities. As the local authority in Cornwall, I want to work with Cornwall Council to tackle this issue.

As you know, Cornwall Council already has a Working Group of cross-party elected members, officers and outside representatives that looks at the issue of the Cornish as a national minority. As a national minority, that means the Cornish have the right to express, preserve, share and develop their distinct culture and identity. Cornwall Council and its partners have been working hard to raise awareness of the Cornish as a national minority so that the Cornish are treated equally. The Working Group does excellent work and I was pleased to work with you on the Group’s ambition for the Cornish to have a tick box on the next national census in 2021, which I spoke in favour of in Parliament in May.

I therefore request that Cornwall Council expands this Working Group to look at how it can help promote and be actively inclusive towards the BAME communities that live and work in Cornwall. If this Working Group is not suitable, I would appreciate it if an alternative Working Group could be established promptly.

To tackle the issues around inclusivity, diversity and racism in Cornwall it will take leadership.

I do hope that Cornwall Council take leadership on this matter and look to help make Cornwall a more inclusive, caring and compassionate place to live and grow up in.

I would be delighted to work with you in achieving this.

Kind regards,

Cherilyn Mackrory MP Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth

Constituency Office:

William Street, Truro, TR1 2ED

[email protected]

Website: www.cherilynmackrory.org.uk

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MINUTE NO: 5

Cherilyn Mackrory MP Constituency Office Lemon Chapel William Street Truro

Your ref:

My ref:

Date:

KK/st

24 June 2020

TR1 2ED

Dear Cherilyn

Thank you for your open letter to myself and to Cllr Dick Cole in his position as Chair of the Cornish National Minority Working Group, in respect of supporting equality, diversity and the inclusion of our black, Asian and minority ethnic residents.

Your positive offer to work with the Council to help make Cornwall a more inclusive, caring and compassionate place to live and grow up in for our black, Asian and minority ethnic residents is very welcome. The Council is committed to creating a fair and inclusive Cornwall, where we value our unique cultural heritage, celebrate diversity in all its forms, and create an environment where “one and all” have an equal chance of realising their full potential.

You rightly state that addressing issues around inclusivity, diversity and racism in Cornwall requires leadership. The Leader of the Council (who is also the Portfolio Holder for Equality and Diversity) has publicly set out our commitment to create a more equitable and tolerant society, and to continue working alongside our black, Asian and minority ethnic community to understand how we can do more to support them and better tackle the impact that racism and discrimination has on our communities.

Cornwall’s collective response to the pandemic has shown how we truly are “stronger together”, and I am delighted that a range of leaders from across the public, private and voluntary sectors have offered to work with the Council and contribute their talents and passion to address this important issue.

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Cornwall Council is establishing a cross-sector Steering Group to bring partners together to provide the collective leadership necessary to achieve meaningful change, working with our black, Asian and minority ethnic residents. I have discussed your offer with the Leader and with Cllr Cole, and we would be delighted to invite you to join this Steering Group representing Cornwall’s MPs. My colleague Jessie Hamshar will be in touch shortly to make the necessary arrangements.

All the best/ Oll an gwella

Kate Kennally Chief Executive Tel: (01872) 322100 Email: [email protected]


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