Where to Learn

Find a Cornish class near you!

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The following is a list of Cornish classes we know to be running in the 2008/2009 academic year. Please contact the teachers themselves for further information about any of the classes.

If you cannot find a class near you, you could either look into the distance learning options available, which are also listed, or contact the Cornish Language Partnership office to register your interest in a class being started near you. If we receive enough requests for a certain area then we will look into getting a class started up there. E-mail us at [email protected] or phone us on 01872 323497.

-> Caradon
-> Carrick
-> Kerrier
-> North Cornwall
-> Penwith
-> Restormel
-> Outside Cornwall
-> Distance Learning
-> Conversation Groups

Caradon

Callington Wednesdays, 19.15-21.15, Guild Room, Callington Methodist Church, suitable for beginners through to advanced students, contact Maureen Pierce on 01579 382511 or [email protected]
Liskeard Mondays, 19.00-21.00, Laity House, suitable for beginners through to intermediate students, contact Jan Edmondson on 01503 220445 or [email protected]
Looe Tuesdays, 10.30-12.30, St Martin’s Church Hall, suitable for beginners, contact Ken George on 01503 250658 or [email protected]
Saltash Tuesdays, 19.00-21.00, Saltash College, suitable for beginners through to advanced students, contact Maureen Pierce on 01579 382511 or [email protected]
Torpoint Tuesdays, 19.30-21.00, Torpoint British Legion, suitable for beginners, contact Ken George on 01503 250658 or [email protected]

Carrick

Falmouth Mondays, 19.00-21.00, WI Hal, 13 Webber Street, suitable for beginners through to advanced students, contact Esme Tackley on 01326 315994 or [email protected]
Falmouth Tuesdays 18.00-19.00, tutor’s house, suitable for beginners, contact Polin Prys at [email protected]
Falmouth Tuesdays, 19.00-20.00, tutor’s house, suitable for intermediate students, contact Polin Prys at [email protected]
Truro Mondays, 13.30-16.30, tutor’s house, suitable for advanced students, contact Mina Dresser on 01872 262667 or [email protected]
Truro Tuesdays, 19.00-21.00, County Hall, suitable for beginners and improvers, contact Janice Lobb on 01872 575340 or [email protected]
Truro Thursdays, 18.00-20.00, County Hall, suitable for beginners, contact Mina Dresser on 01872 262667 or [email protected]
Truro Thursdays, 19.00-22.00, County Hall, suitable for beginners and intermediate students, contact Mina Dresser on 01872 262667 or [email protected]
Veryan Tuesdays, 14.00-16.00, Veryan Parish Hall, suitable for intermediate students, contact Mina Dresser on 01872 262667 or [email protected]
Veryan Fridays, 19.00-21.00, private house, suitable for beginners, contact Mina Dresser on 01872 262667 or [email protected]

Kerrier

Camborne Thursdays, 19.00-20.30, Centenary Centre, suitable for beginners through to advanced students, contact Ray Chubb on 01209 842394 or [email protected]
Helston Tuesdays, 19.30-21.30, private house, conversation class suitable for intermediate to advanced students, contact Loveday Jenkin on 01209 831517 or [email protected]
Mullion Mondays, 19.30-21.30, tutor’s house, suitable for beginners, taught by Richard Ormond, contact Mina Dresser on 01872 262667 or [email protected]

North Cornwall

Bodmin Mondays, 19.00-21.00, Nical’s Bar, suitable for beginners to intermediate students, contact Jerry Jefferies on 01726 824784 or [email protected]
Bude Mondays, 19.00-21.00, Methodist Church Hall, Marhamchurch, suitable for beginners, contact Alan Murphy on 01566 86764 or [email protected]
Launceston Thursdays, 19.30-21.30, Central Methodist Church, suitable for beginners to intermediate students, contact Tim Hambly on 01566 773716 or [email protected]

Penwith

Marazion, Thursdays, 19.30-21.00, Marazion Community Centre, suitable for beginners, contact Loveday Jenkin on 01209 831517 or [email protected]
Newlyn Mondays, 19.00-20.00, Trinity Centre, suitable for beginners, contact Andrew Climo at [email protected]
Newlyn Mondays, 20.00-21.00, Trinity Centre, suitable for intermediate students, contact Andrew Climo at [email protected]
Penzance Wednesdays, 19.30-21.30, Gulval Parish Church, suitable for beginners through to advanced students, contact Koreen Twydell on 01736 758344 or at [email protected]
St Ives Thursdays, 19.00-21.00, St Ives Infant School, suitable for beginners, contact Mick Paynter on 01736 795874 or e-mail [email protected]

Restormel

Lostwithiel Tuesdays, 19.00-21.00, Lostwithiel Community Centre, suitable for beginners and intermediate students, contact Jan Edmondson on 01503 220445 or [email protected]
Nanpean Wednesdays, 19.00-21.00, Youth Centre, suitable for beginners to advanced students, contact Jerry Jefferies on 01726 824784 or [email protected]
Newquay Wednesdays, 19.00-21.00, Newquay Adult Ed Centre, suitable for beginners, tutor Liz Carne, contact Newquay Adult Ed on 01637 874688 or [email protected]

Outside Cornwall

London City Lit, contact Polin Prys at [email protected] or Tony Hak on 01344 424105

Distance Learning

Kernewek Dre Lyther – see the Kernewek Dre Lyther website
Kernewek Sowyn – call Hilary Shaw on 01326 340562
Online Beginners Course – e-mail Jan Lobb [email protected]
Teer ha Tavaz – e-mail [email protected]

Conversation Groups

These are informal get-togethers which welcome learners and speakers of all standards and forms to practise their Cornish and enjoy chatting together.

Gwinear, Royal Standard, first Tuesday each month, contact [email protected]
Constantine, Queens Arms, second Tuesday each month, contact [email protected]
Truro, Try Dowr (Wetherspoons), second and fourth Tuesdays each month, contact [email protected]
Scorrier, Plume of Feathers, last Tuesday each month, contact [email protected]
East Cornwall occasional socials, contact [email protected]