The Poly
24 Church St, Falmouth : 01326 319461
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
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Grow Your Own Medicine Garden
A talk by herbalist Belle Benfield introducing you to the basic principles of designing and planting a medicine garden at your home or allotment.
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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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Murder Mystery Night @ All Saints Church
All Saints as you have never seen it before, is going to be transformed into René Artois’s Cafe, for one night only....
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Join us for a night of Indian delights and exhilarating cinema, following Australian ultra-runner Pat Farmer on a...
Find out moreAmy & The Calamities
Amy & The Calamities is the creation of solo artist Amy Wawn, a musician and singer-songwriter from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe....
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