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Nick Collinson from English Heritage tells us all about the Launceston Castle interpretation project 

Our The Maker editor Lauren sits down with Nick Collinson at English Heritage (EH) to discuss the Launceston Castle interpretation project.  Could you start with telling our readers a bit about your role with English Heritage generally? Of course. My role is Interpretation Officer. Interpretation is about the way we tell ... Read More
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April 29, 2022Kate Debling

Bude Literary Festival: Mother’s Boy Talk with Patrick Gale and Jim Causley

A date to add to your calendar! Bude Literary Festival are hosting a Mother's Boy book talk event with Patrick Gale and Jim Causley on the 18th May at The Parkhouse Centre in Bude. Mother's Boy explores the lives of two principal characters — Laura and Charles. Laura, based on Charles ... Read More
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April 25, 2022Kate Debling
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CAUSLEY FESTIVAL UPDATE: Your first look at our 2022 festival programme and line up

Preparations for our 2022 Charles Causley Festival of Arts and Literature are well underway and we have some exciting updates for you! This year's festival will be both in person and digital. Even if you cannot make it to Launceston, you can attend and participate in our 2022 festival via Zoom. ... Read More
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April 11, 2022Kate Debling
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An update from our 2022 Artist in Residence, Anthony Vahni Capildeo

Image: Hayley Madden Our 2022 artist residency is well underway! We are thrilled to have an update from Anthony Vahni Capildeo about their experience so far staying at Cyprus Well in Launceston. After an eleven-hour journey from north Edinburgh to Launceston, I arrived as dusk was falling but immediately felt welcomed ... Read More
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April 1, 2022Kate Debling
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The Charles Causley Trust Mother’s Boy Weekend with Patrick Gale

It has been a few days since we completed our Mother's Boy Weekend with Patrick Gale at Launceston Town Hall. From the 4th-6th of March, we hosted a selection of events that celebrated Charles Causley, Cornish poetry, Causley's hometown of Launceston and Patrick Gale's brilliant new novel that captures all ... Read More
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March 9, 2022Kate Debling
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Meet our 2022 artist in residence … Anthony Vahni Capildeo!

Image: Adrian Pope We are delighted to announce that our 2022 artist resident will be ... Anthony Vahni Capildeo! Having worked with us as the Head Judge of our 2021 International Poetry Competition, we cannot wait to see what award-winning writer Anthony Vahni Capildeo will produce during their artist residency at Cyprus ... Read More
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February 21, 2022Kate Debling
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Prepare for Mother’s Boy: Your guide to get ready for our weekend of festivities

Photo credit: Dan Hall Our Mother's Boy weekend of events is just over 2 weeks away! As we approach the event, we have prepared a guide for you to make the most out of our 3-day launch celebration. Firstly, a bit about award winning and Sunday Times bestselling author, Patrick Gale: Patrick was ... Read More
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January 31, 2022Kate Debling

Our Year in Reading: The favourite 2021 reads of The Charles Causley Trust  

Here at the Charles Causley Trust, we are complex beings with simple pleasures: we love to read. Lots. Though our days are kept busy with promoting the legacy of our favourite Cornish poet Charles Causley, we are just as prone as you– our wonderful readers– to curling up under a blanket ... Read More
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January 24, 2022Kate Debling

What’s new in 2022

Happy New Year! The start of 2022 means the kickstart of new projects and the beginning of the countdown to our Spring events. Here's what we have coming up in the next few months: The Charles Causley International Poetry Competition: Our International Poetry Competition is a major event of our yearly calendar. This ... Read More
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December 13, 2021Kate Debling
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The Launch of Mother’s Boy: the new novel by Sunday Times bestselling novelist and Charles Causley Patron, Patrick Gale.

Photo Credit: Jillian Edelstein A three day literary line-up awaits you in March 2022! Patrick Gale has been a patron of The Charles Causley Trust for many years. During this time, he has been involved with our Arts and Literature festival, our Young Person’s Poetry Competition and now we are delighted to ... Read More
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November 26, 2021Kate Debling
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The Results of our Cornish Schools Artwork Competition

The results of our Cornish Schools Artwork Competition are here! We would like to thank everyone who entered the competition; we received a fantastic selection of entries this year. In connection with the Causley Festival of Arts & Literature this summer, the theme for this year's artwork competition was 'What Can ... Read More
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November 26, 2021Kate Debling
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Upcoming events in Cornwall and in Plymouth to add to your Christmas 2021 calendar

The countdown to December has begun! The end of November kickstarts the countdown to Christmas and heightens the longing to open our advent calendars. This year, we have compiled a list of some events taking place throughout Cornwall and in Plymouth for you to add to your festive calendar. Beginning with ... Read More
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November 10, 2021Kate Debling