Cornish Society of Durham Region - CSDR

03/09/2026

03/09/2026

Wow! what a fantastic night we had with Nick Booker from All Those Who Wander. Three hours of non stop, foot-tapping tunes including Harry Glasson's Cornwall My Home and Camborne Hill, Lamorna, Little Lize, Home for Flora, Black Velvet Band, Kerra Kernow, Oggy Oggy Oggy (very loudly. I think we scared a few people!) and the unofficial Cornish anthem, Trelawny (see Trelawny Shout.) "Yeghes da!" "Sláinte!"
..and thank you to Walsh's Snug for adding the delicious Cornish pasties to your menu just for us!
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03/08/2026

03/05/2026

“Gool peran lowen”

Happy St Pirans day to all our Cornish friends and family.

See you later on at Brighton Dome
where we will be joining in with the Trelawny Shout!

03/05/2026

It’s St Piran’s Day, the national day of Cornwall!

Saint Piran, patron saint of tin miners, is said to have discovered the precious metal tin after seeing it flow from black Cornish rock; hence the famous black-and-white Cornish flag.

Legend has it he was thrown into the sea from Ireland, tied to a millstone, yet miraculously floated to Cornwall, landing near Perranporth. He built a chapel in the sand, preached to all (including a few lucky badgers), and became Cornwall’s beloved saint.

Today, St Piran’s Day is marked with parades, music, and a good old Cornish knees-up. And, if the old saying “drunk as a Perraner” is anything to go by, there may be a few sore heads tomorrow!

Read more with our article, Saint Piran’s Day. Link in the comments.

03/01/2026

02/28/2026

St Piran

Discover the legendary tale of St. Piran, Cornwall's beloved patron saint! From his miraculous journey across the sea on a millstone to his discovery of tin ...