The ancient township of

Grampound with Creed


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About Grampound

The ancient seal of Grampound is below

Grampound with Creed lies in the centre of Cornwall, sheltered in the beautiful valley of the River Fal. Settled since prehistoric times, from within the ancient parish of Creed and the old manor of Tybesta, Grampound grew as the main crossing place on the Fal, a focus for travellers and traders moving betwen west Cornwall and England. Thus Grampound became one of the most important towns in Cornwall with a rich and vibrant history. The main A390 road now runs through the town, bringing with it the problems of traffic, but Grampound remains a beautiful location with a rich community life and spirit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRAMPOUND HERITAGE PROJECT
Press Release Monday 14th April

Grampound’s past is celebrated over coffee and cake

The newly created Grampound Community Heritage Project is to kick off its social events over a nice cuppa and a piece of cake on Saturday 26th of April.

A small but dedicated team of volunteers has started work unearthing the villages past to create a community based heritage centre as is inviting villagers to come along to a open coffee morning to find out what’s been going on behind the scenes and to see the progress of work inside the ancient town hall.

“This a brilliant chance to get together and find out what all the different volunteers teams have been up to and share information plus eat some great cake!” said volunteer Jane Sloane.

The centre is being designed by the community for the community allowing all to celebrate this village’s long and intriguing past. It will contain interpretation on the village’s history, a searchable database of images and oral history recordings relating to Grampound.

“One of the aims of the project is to get members of the local community to meet together and I for one always find having a chat over a cup of tea a great way to meet new people so I’m really looking forward to it said Liz Chard the project co-ordinator.

The coffee morning will be taking place at Tim and Babara Lobb’s next to Lobbs Garage in Grampound (just follow the signs) between 10.30-12.30 Saturday 26th of April and all are very welcome to pop in.
More volunteers are needed so if you have time to spare and want to find out more come along and see what the volunteers have already discovered or contact Liz on 07901600469.

Notes for editors project details

  • Grampound is Cornwall’s Calor village of the year
  • Grampound with Creed Parish Council received a £50000 Your Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund grant in 2007. The aims of the project is to create a safe place within the historic town hall for a community archive, to create opportunities for the local community to engage with Grampound's historically important past and to celebrate the village's unique nature.
  • For more info on this story or the project contact Liz Chard on 07901600469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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