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width: 100%; padding: 0 0%"> <p><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://camborne.wikidot.com/news-and-events&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=600&action=like&font=lucida+grande&colorscheme=light&height=70" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:600px; height:70px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></p> </div> <p><strong>We have a varied programme of talks, visits and entertainment and the society is looking to increase its membership with enthusiastic members of all ages.</strong></p> <p><strong>We meet at the Wesley Centre at the Wesley Chapel (see map below) on Chapel Street, Camborne, TR14 8EG on the third Wednesday in the month at 7.30pm from October to May. We also have regular excursions to places of interest during the summer months.</strong></p> <hr /> <h1 id="toc0"><span>Forthcoming Events</span></h1> <h2 id="toc1"><span>Gorsedh of Cornwall</span></h2> <p>Saturday 3rd September 2016</p> <p>St Keverne</p> <h2 id="toc2"><span>100 Faces, 100 Stories of the First World War in Cornwall</span></h2> <p>Wednesday 21st September 2016</p> <p>A talk by Dr Joanna Mattingley</p> <h2 id="toc3"><span>Federation of Old Cornwall Societies AGM</span></h2> <p>Saturday 1st October 2016</p> <p>County Hall, Truro, 2pm</p> <h2 id="toc4"><span>The Trevithick Society</span></h2> <p>Wednesday 19th October 2016</p> <p>A talk by Kingsley Rickard</p> <h2 id="toc5"><span>Camborne Feast Meeting</span></h2> <p>Wednesday 16th November 2016</p> <p>An evening of Cornish Music and Song with Proper Job</p> <h2 id="toc6"><span>Federation of Old Cornwall Societies Winter Festival</span></h2> <p>Saturday 26th November 2016</p> <p>Saltash</p> <h2 id="toc7"><span>Wade Bridge, The story of the 15th century bridge</span></h2> <p>Wednesday 18th January 2017</p> <p>A talk by Andrew Langdon</p> <h2 id="toc8"><span>Terrill Bros Foundry</span></h2> <p>Wednesday 15th February 2017</p> <p>A talk by David Smitherham</p> <h2 id="toc9"><span>The History of Penzance & Newlyn and Penlee Lifeboats</span></h2> <p>Wednesday 15th March 2017</p> <p>A talk by Martin Brockman</p> <h2 id="toc10"><span>AGM and President's Evening</span></h2> <p>Wednesday 19th April 2017</p> <p>With David Thomas</p> <h2 id="toc11"><span>Medieval Cornwall</span></h2> <p>Wednesday 17th May 2017</p> <p>A talk by Sam Drake</p> <p><strong>June and July 2017 events tba</strong></p> <hr /> <h1 id="toc12"><span>Location Maps</span></h1> <h2 id="toc13"><span>Meetings</span></h2> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="600" height="450" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" 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href="/the-war-in-our-area">Award winning stories about the Second World War, 6 Apr 2009</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:1.4em;"><a href="/old-newspapers">Camborne Town Council inherits old newspaper collection, 6 Apr 2009</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:1.4em;"><a href="/gwellavellan">The re-erection of a cross at Gwellavellan, Camborne, 15 Apr 2004</a></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="page-tags"> <span> <a href="/system:page-tags/tag/events#pages">events</a><a href="/system:page-tags/tag/excursions#pages">excursions</a><a href="/system:page-tags/tag/news#pages">news</a><a href="/system:page-tags/tag/talks#pages">talks</a> </span> </div> <div id="page-info-break"></div> <div id="page-options-container"> <div id="page-info">page revision: 61, last edited: <span class="odate time_1473950782 format_%25e%20%25b%20%25Y%2C%20%25H%3A%25M%20%28%25O%20ago%29">15 Sep 2016 14:46</span></div> <div id="page-options-bottom" class="page-options-bottom"> <a href="javascript:;" 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