All talks free to Society members;
non-members welcome, £5 admission
Trevithick Society events
2025 datesTrevithick Society events
KING EDWARD MINE, TROON, CAMBORNE, TR14 6BW FRIDAY EVENING TALKS
Subject to alteration if necessary. All talks expected on Zoom where possible, a link will be sent prior to talks to all members where we hold an email address
February 13th
Michael Blackburn
Trevithick’s Engineering development from its origin in Camborne, Cornwall and its effects on the history of North Wales and the wider aspect on the whole world.
March 13th
Trevor Smitherham
Hayle Dynamite Works.
April 10th
Philip Hills
‘Walking with John Harris: Landscape of a Poet’ Exploring the landscape of John Harris, his childhood inspiration of Treslothan Moors and Woods. The impact of 19th century Cornish mining and the Cornish Miners walks to Dolcoath Mine. Comparisons with the Enclosures poet John Clare and the legacy of John Harris’s Poetry to revive the Cornish Spirit in the face of the new wave of 21st century technology.
AGM weekend May 1st-3rd, talk TBA
June 5th
Joel Griffet and Ben Sumpter
Costa Rica, exploring Richard Trevithick’s tracks.
ZOOM-ONLY TALKS ON MONDAYS at 19.30, MEMBERS ONLY
January 5th
John Taylor (New Zealand)
Cornish Miners involvement in the Reefton Goldfield NZ.
February 9th
Derek Goodwin BSc.Dip Mar Eng. MIMarEST LNG
Bunkers, “Cold Ironing” and Scrubbers Net Zero ? It presents some of the requirements required by the IMO (International Marine Organization) to meet the needs of the 2050 Green House Gas emission levels.
March 9th
Gareth Parry
History of Porthcurno Cable Communications.
April 6th
John Selby
Cornish miners in South Africa.
For any other information or any suggestions for speakers contact:
Sheila Saunders
membership@trevithicksociety.info
