The Poly
24 Church St, Falmouth : 01326 319461
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
What's On Calendar
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Talks // Coming up
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FBF: Ruby Wax in Conversation
Ruby Wax on fame, family, depression, mindfulness and staying human. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.
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FBF: Luke Harding: Betrayal
Luke Harding on Trump, Putin and the return of imperial conquest. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.
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FBF: Cathy Rentzenbrink: The Agatha Christie Cure
Cathy Rentzenbrink explores Agatha Christie and the consoling power of books. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.
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The Female Saints of Cornwall
Join historian Evie Bond as she uncovers the lives, legends, and folklore of Cornwall’s female saints.
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FBF: Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar on practising peace in an age of conflict and environmental crisis. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.
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CHRISTOPHER WOOD (1901 - 1930)
The story of Christopher Wood, a naïve artist whose unique vision of the world was cut tragically short.
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FBF: Charlie Higson: King Zero
Charlie Higson reinvents James Bond for a world of new technologies and shifting threats. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.
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FBF: Freud and Gale: Making It Up
Esther Freud and Patrick Gale on turning family histories and lived experience into fiction. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.
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FBF: If The Invader Comes, Tom Palmer
Meet Tom Palmer, author of a new series of books for young readers set in WW2 Cornwall. Recomended for children 8+
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FBF: Clare Helen Welsh, Together Street
Join Clare Helen Welsh for a fun-filled Together Street adventure, exploring friendship, kindness, community, creativity and colourful collaboration! Recommended for 3-8 yrs
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FBF: Natasha Carthew, Rough Edges
Natasha Carthew explores Cornwall, class, place and belonging, sharing stories from its communities and Britain’s changing coastlines.
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FBF: Peter Moore, A Dangerous Game
Historian Peter Moore reveals Thomas Cochrane’s life: naval hero, radical, convicted fraudster and revolutionary admiral, inspiring Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey.
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FBF: Philip Marsden & Guests
Writer Philip Marsden is joined by BBC TV presenter and naturalist Gillian Burke and Matt Slater of Cornwall Wildlife Trust for a wide-ranging conversation about Falmouth past, present and future.
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FBF: Maria Alyokhina & Eric J. Breitenbach: Political Girl
Maria Alyokhina & Eric J. Breitenbach of Pussy Riot come to Falmouth for an evening of readings, music and conversation.
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FBF: The Ice Cream Crocodile
Come and join local picture book illustrator and author Rebecca Cobb for storytime and drawing. Ages 5-8.
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FBF: Luke Thompson: A Cornish Bestiary
Luke Thompson explores Cornwall’s extraordinary menagerie of animals, monsters, folklore and strange local tales. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.
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FBF: Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo’s most personal memoir explores fifty years of love, family, farming and storytelling at his Devon home, Down Burrow Lane. THIS EVENT IS HELD AT PRINCESS PAVILLION
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FBF: Emily Cunningham: Our Ocean to Save
Emily Cunningham on our oceans, the threats they face and the practical ways we can help protect them. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.
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FBF: Joelle Taylor: Maryville
Joelle Taylor combines performance and conversation to explore Maryville, poetry, identity, outsiders and belonging. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.
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Witchcraft in Cornwall: Charms & Curses
Join Keith Wallis, host of The Piskie Trap podcast for a brand new talk that delves once more into the history surrounding witchcraft in Cornwall.
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The Worlds of Rex Whistler
Discover the fascinating life and career of Rex Whistler with Dr Nikki Frater – an illustrated talk and optional sketching.
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Adventure & Natural History Film & TV Network
Professional networking for adventure, natural history and documentary filmmakers, storytellers and creative professionals.
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A Victorian Christmas
A talk on Victorian Christmas traditions, presented by Emma Hughes (The Lady Time Traveller).
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Ocean Exploration & Conservation
A Couple of Marine Biologists: Ocean Exploration & Conservation. Cornwall-based marine biologists Dr Daniel Moore and Emily Cunningham MBE: Antarctic exploration, ocean conservation, books and life as Fellows of the RGS.
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Witchcraft in Cornwall: Charms & Curses
Join Keith Wallis, host of The Piskie Trap podcast for a brand new talk that delves once more into the history surrounding witchcraft in Cornwall.
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The World in Black and White: Fine Art Photography
This lecture looks at the history of black and white photography as an art form.
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Celtic Sea Ports: Who Wins and Why?
Which Celtic Sea ports will prosper, and what will determine where jobs, investment and long-term value are created?
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The Game Thing
Welcome to the very first Game Thing! Join us for an evening of talks, social, and games as we explore the landscape of games and wider creative practices in Cornwall. The theme: Press Start.
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Seven Long Rides, Horseback Around The World
Robin and Louella Hanbury-Tenison have ridden many thousands of miles around the world on horseback: across France, along the Great Wall of China, through New Zealand, Spain, England, and Albania.
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Artistic Interiors by Avante-Garde Artists
This lecture looks at avante-garde artists in Britain who created designs for interiors between 1912 – 1942.
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Autonomy, Space & the Ocean: Who Runs the System?
Explore how autonomy, drones and space technology could change who operates and controls activity at sea.
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Beneath The Tracksuit: A Way With Words
This is more than a poetry show, it’s an experience built from real life, real battles and the humour that gets us through both. THIS SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEB 2027 TICKETS ON SALE SOON
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Blooming Art! Botanical Art Versus Flower Painting
This lecture surveys the many different approaches to creating the art of the flower.
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Science & Atlantic Economy
How science, environmental monitoring and regulation shape offshore development while creating new opportunities in the Atlantic economy.
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An Evening with Jack the Ripper
‘An Evening with Jack the Ripper’ will attempt to finally unmask the killer who cast a shadow over Victorian London.
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Capability vs Control: Who Captures the Value?
Can Cornwall turn its skills and expertise into lasting ownership, influence and economic value?
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Peter Lanyon: Abstracting the Cornish Landscape
This lecture charts the development of Peter Lanyon’s unique style through his paintings, prints and sculptures demonstrating his connection with the Cornish landscape.
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Ken Russell’s The Devils (18)
Censored for more than half a century, Ken Russell’s visionary masterpiece returns to the big screen - the first...
Find out moreHow to Catch a Book Witch
The library is in danger and it us up to Kira and Barry the Bookworm to save the day. For ages 4+. ...
Find out moreMuppet Treasure Island (U)
The Muppets set sail in search of treasure, with Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver. ...
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