The Poly
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The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
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An Evening with Gillian Burke
Join us for a talk presented by the wonderfully talented Gillian Burke. Gillian joined the much-loved BBC seasonal wildlife series, affectionately known as ‘The Watches’ in 2018 alongside hosts Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan & Lolo Williams. Her filming experience has had her herding llamas in the high Andes to free-diving with swarms of sea snakes in the South China Sea; from crawling through rattlesnake dens in the Arizona desert to climbing a living, writhing mountain of cockroaches & centipedes in a bat cave in Borneo.
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Falmouth History Archive: Enys
In this talk, Terry Chapman traces the influences that Enys had on neighbouring Mylor and then outlines the family's fluctuating fortunes from the Restoration to the present day,
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How to Plant a Garden with Matt James
Matt is a landscape designer, senior lecturer and author. Channel 4’s The City Gardener introduced Matt to the gardening public; the series was later broadcast around the globe. Two series about urban garden design in the US soon followed. Other notable television appearances include ITV’s Love Your Garden and BBC 2’s Great British Garden Revival.
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History of the Fox Family Gardens
One of the glories of Cornwall is the abundance of beautiful gardens which are to be found throughout the county. Of these gardens, the National Trust garden of Glendurgan is one of the great Cornish gardens. This acclaimed lecture has now been updated with some more recent photographs which show in particular his appreciation of how Glendurgan is maintained today.
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The Tony Trust: An Illustrated Polar Explorers’ Evening
Join us for an evening of fascinating talks from polar explorers Sue and Victoria Riches, and Antony Jinman.
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Can Art Change the World?
Join a provocative exploration of the role of art in disrupted times with experts, practitioners and activists, and help us consider whether in Cornwall, a region full of potential and problems, the arts can be part of the answer.
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The Tony Trust: An Illustrated Adventurers’ Evening
Join us for an evening of fascinating talks from adventurers Benedict Allen and Duncan Falconer.
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Falmouth Civic Society: David Chapman
David Chapman is a wildlife photographer and writer. Over the last twelve years, he has written many books about wildlife and photography in Cornwall. In this talk David, will pick up on a few of the changes in this county since 2007, including the introduction of beavers, water voles and heath fritillary butterflies, as well as giving a flavour of what his new book offers.
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An Afternoon with Pam Ayres
Pam will be performing her solo stage show promoting her new collection of verse ‘Up in the Attic.’ With the same magic that has enchanted her fans for more than four decades, Pam’s new collection is by turns side-splittingly funny, at others so reflective and profound that audiences are moved to tears.
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Ama-San
For over 2,000 years, female shellfish divers, known as ama-san, have fished for abalone off the coast of Japan. ...
Find out moreLou Sanders: Say Hello to Your New Step-Mummy
Comedian Lou Sanders joins us here at The Poly! As seen/heard on Taskmaster, QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Travel...
Find out moreMinding the Gap + Short Films
The Poly, Skate Falmouth and Splendid Eye Torture present Minding the Gap, and a series of home-grown skateboarding...
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