The Poly
24 Church St, Falmouth : 01326 319461
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
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Walking the Vjosa: Following Europe’s Last Wild River Source to Sea
Join us for tales of (mis)adventures from the Albanian wilderness and some tough conservation lessons learnt along the way.
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Cornish Science: Steam, Mines, and The Heat of The Earth
In the nineteenth century, Cornwall’s engineers lead the world in the construction of steam engines of unprecedented power and efficiency.
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Climate Crisis on Our Doorstep?
Marine plastic pollution is one of the most visible environmental problems of our time – but has it made us miss the elephant in the room? Cornwall Science Community hosts a Café Sci event with Claire Wallerstein. Claire will be presenting her Cornwall Climate Care film: Under the Surface.
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Stand & Deliver!
Stand up and share a 5 minute true story from your own life or sit and and listen to members of the audience as they tell theirs. Stories are based on a theme for the evening.
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Bringing Rivers to The Poly
This session comes to Falmouth as a part of the ‘Bringing Rivers to You’ campaign, where WRT is taking the joys and stories of local rivers into bustling town centres to reconnect communities with their waterways.
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The Life and Times of Grove Hill, Falmouth: 1789 - 1960
Mike Jenks traces the origins of the Grove Hill estate, house, and gardens, intertwined with insights into the members of the Fox family who built it and lived there for around 150 years.
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Lessons in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus in Conversation
Bonnie Garmus will be joining us in Falmouth to talk all about Lessons in Chemistry and its incredible debut success. Bonnie will be in conversation with Cathy Rentzenbrink.
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Moderate Becoming Good Later: A Multimedia Adventure Around the Shipping Forecast
An exhilarating and deeply moving story of one man’s attempt to sea kayak the areas of the Shipping Forecast and his sister’s determination to tell his story.
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Pottery workshop: Throwing
Our six-week courses give you the perfect introduction to Throwing: starting with basic cylinders and then developing...
Find out moreBroker (12A)
BROKER is a South Korean drama in which a woman who abandons her baby at a church becomes unexpectedly involved in the...
Find out moreVicki Clark: Traces
Vicki presents an exhibition primarily of landscape paintings inspired by Cornwall. The drawing and mark making integral...
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