We Are of This Place Festival – April 2025
A’n Tyller Ma On Ni
A Festival Celebrating the People, History & Landscape of the Looe Valleys
‘We are all proud of the place we live and want to celebrate it across our community.
‘We Are of This Place is a month-long celebration of people, history and landscape, based around the communities of the East and West Looe Valleys. There’s something for everyone with walks, markets, films, shows, exhibitions, talks and a rock pool ramble. Many of the events are free or only have a small charge. Discover something new!
Join us in enjoying the beauty of our surroundings and the diversity of our people and the groups and societies they belong to.
Find Out What’s On
Explore the full festival programme and plan your visit.
Highlights
We Are of This Place Poetry Exhibition
Liskeard Library – All Month
Poetry written to the theme of ‘We Are of This Place’ will be exhibited throughout April at Liskeard Library. These are poems which were entered into a poetry competition as part of Simon Armitage’s recent Laureate Library Tour. Poems will be displayed for visitors to the library to read at their leisure and will be there for the whole month of April.
Piskey Path Puppet Show
Liskeard & District Musuem – Monday 7th April at 11am
Mazed Tales will be performing their new puppet show ‘Piskey Path’ on Monday 7th April at 11am in the museum.
The show features two clever puppets; Hunt and Bottrell, the folklore collectors and tells of the Cornish folktales they have collected.
Recommended for children aged 0 to 95.
Entry is FREE and there is no need to pre-book.
Discovering the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site
Liskeard Library, Tuesday 8th April, 10am – 3pm
Come along and learn more about the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. There will be a focus on the Caradon Mining District, an amazing place to explore on Liskeard’s doorstep, and you can discover more about the World Heritage Site as a whole.
For more information please visit the Cornish Mining website
Special ‘Live and Later’
Liskeard Library, Thursday 10th April, 7pm
This special edition of Live and Later will see us enjoy an evening of spoken word and poetry written to the theme of ‘We Are of This Place’ with performances of poems which were entered into a poetry competition as part of Simon Armitage’s recent Laureate Library Tour. Poems will be read by the poets themselves.
Tickets £3 – book online via Eventbrite.
Illuminating Cornwall’s Lantern Crosses – Talk
Liskeard Public Hall, Friday 11 April, 2.30pm
Talk for Liskeard Old Cornwall Society ‘Illuminating Cornwall’s Lantern Crosses’ with guest speaker Andrew Langdon. Andrew is the acknowledged expert on Cornish crosses having written several books on the subject and becoming a Bard of Gorsedh Kernow.
For more information please email Brian contactbrian@btinternet.com
Blossom Liskeard
Liskeard – Saturday 12th April
Liskerrett’s Mad Hatter’s at the Local Produce Market 10-1pm.
Fun activities at the Market Canopy including dance, a taster performance by Sterts Youth Theatre and a planting demo from Liskeard in Bloom. Think lots of mad flowery hats and a garland over the canopy. Watch out for making workshops in Liskerrett.
Liskeard Market Markers Arts and Crafts Exhibition at Liskeard Public Hall 12-4pm. with indoor stalls and refreshments at Liskeard Public Hall 12-4pm. The event will feature Floral themed photos, paintings, textile pieces, and crafts.
Honouring Emily Hobhouse
St Ive Church, Saturday 12 April, 11:00–11:45am
Join published author Elsabé Brits for a captivating talk on Emily Hobhouse’s life at St. Ive Church. Free entry, booking recommended. Enjoy a birthday cake competition, unveiling of Emily’s bust, and a kite-flying activity at The Story of Emily.
More details and bookings from 12 March at The Story of Emily Website
Pedal. Push. Ride. BHF Fundraiser
Starts and Penhale Pantry near Dobwalls, Sunday 13th April, 10am
This event is a Fundraising 30km bike ride in aid of the British Heart Foundation – Liskeard branch.
For more information please visit the British Heart Foundation Website
Septimus the Seal Talk
Hannafore Point Hotel Looe, Tuesday 15th April, 6.15pm – 8.30pm
Rob Wells has monitored and recorded seals in St Austell Bay and on the Roseland Peninsula for over ten years, for the Cornwall Seal Research Trust (CSRT). His work has helped to transform what we know about how seals use the south coast of Cornwall.
The life and death of Septimus has contributed to a desire to spread the word about problems in our marine environment.
For more details please visit the Looe Marine Conservation Website
Moorswater Trail
Moorswater, Liskeard, Saturday 26th April, 9.30am – 11.30am
Join walk leader Iain Rowe for a child friendly industrial archaeology walk.
Meet at the A38 underpass at the foot of Old Road.
St Keyne Renewal of Vows
St Keyne, Sunday 27th April, 9.30am
9.30am Short Morning Service at Church
10.00 to 10.15 Race, walk or drive down lane to the Well
10.15 Renewal of Vows ceremony
Afterwards, Looe Valley Vineyard will be open (free) to visitors.
All welcome, especially any couples wishing to take part in the renewal of vows.
Station Road Stroll
Station Road, Liskeard, Sunday 27th April, 10.30am
A short level stroll along Station Road, Liskeard, stopping regularly to hear about the first occupants of the Victorian terraces that sprang up when the GWR main line station opened in 1859.
This walk is free but spaces are limited so contact Liskeard Tourist Information Centre to book your place – call 01579 349148, email tourism@liskeard.gov.uk or call into their office in the museum