The Council of Gorsedh Kernow has announced the winners of their annual Awards for young people after careful consideration and review of this year’s entries. Gorsedh Kernow Young People’s Awards seek to encourage learning, understanding and promotion of Cornish culture.
“We are keen to give Awards to entries that highlight the Celtic spirit of Cornwall and express strong Cornish identity” said Grand Bard of Cornwall Elizabeth Carne, Melennek, “and this year’s entries demonstrate creativity in such a variety of ways. The work highlights the children and young people’s love of Cornwall and its culture”
The Grand Bard expressed her heartfelt praise for all the schools and colleges that had taken part, and added that special mention must be made of Cusgarne School who, year on year, enter work of the highest standard that shows the deepest love for Cornwall. “The children astonish me year on year with the quality of their work and the effort that they put in to creating it,” said Tim Barnard, Head of Cusgarne School, “particularly considering that the children have designed and created their entries at home.”
Years 3 & 4 at St Just Primary School have been awarded joint first prize for the songs they wrote and performed as part of a project with Geevor Tin Mine
Class teacher, Anthony Matthews said, “Everyone at St Just School is extremely proud of the children who took part in the performances. The children loved the mining topic and showed such an enthusiastic approach to all areas of their learning. The children will be thrilled to receive the Gorsedh award.”
Gorsedh Kernow Awards offer an exciting opportunity for school communities to explore a sense of place and celebrate Cornwall and its special history and culture. In usual circumstances the awards would be presented at a special awards evening at the Gorsedh Kernow Esedhvos festival of culture that takes place each September. Current social distancing restrictions prevent this from happening at present, but Gorsedh Kernow plan to celebrate the awards online in September on the Gorsedh Kernow website : www.gorsedhkernow.org.uk.
The Young People’s Awards winners for 2020 are:
Yeth Kernewek / Cornish Language
1st Prize: Indi Hayden (aged 7) for “Flower Poem”.
2nd Prize: Bethany Childs (aged 6) for “Cornish Crossword”.
1st Prize: Zennor Jefferies (aged 8) for “Welcome to Cornwall”.
2nd Prize: Harrison Childs (aged 10) for “A Cornish Map”.
Highly commended: Lauren Luscombe, Lennon Davies-Mitchell
Ilow Kernewek / Cornish Music
Joint winners at Key Stage 2:- St Just Primary School forThe Miner by Year 3 and forTown by the Sea by Year 4
Winners at Key Stage 4 from Camborne Science and International Academy:-
Ist Prize: Year 10 BTEC Music – Girls Group with Drifting Away
2nd Prize: Year 10 BTEC Music – Boys Group with Race in Space
3rd Prize: Mason Laity – with Equations
Studhyans Kernewek /Cornish Studies
1st Prize: Merryn Joyce (aged 6) for “Kennall Vale”.
2nd Prize: Abigail Beveridge (aged 6) for “Sennen to Lands End”.
3rd Prize: Erin Hughes (aged 6) for “Richard Trevithick”.
1st Prize: Eliza Wittamore (aged 10) for a model of “The Coalbrookdale Locomotive”.
2nd Prize Bethan Knights (aged 9) for “A Diary of a Sailor”.
3rd Prize Matthew Galligan (aged 11) for “My Grandma’s Cornish Childhood”.
Highly Commended: Jemima Barnard, Sunny Pepper, Harrison Gurd
Art, Desin ha Diskwedhyans Besyel Kernewek / Cornish Art, Design and Digital Media
1st Prize: Amelie Scrimshaw (aged 7) for the poster “Cornish Wildlife”.
2nd Prize: Reilly Luscombe (aged 7) for “Cornwall Map”.
3rd Prize: Jasmine Chapman (aged 5) for “Beach Picture”.
Highly Commended: Esther Lloyd, Rosie Etherington
1st Prize: Chanel Cox (aged 11) for “Montol Festival”.
2nd Prize: Jemma Chaisty (aged 9) for “Cornish Pirate Treasure Chest”.
3rd Prize: Amelia Dale (aged 10) for “My Cornish Flag”.
3rd Prize: William Scrimshaw (aged 10) for “Godrevy Lighthouse”.
Highly Commended: Poppy Herivel, Millie Padmore, Lucy Padmore, Oscar Conway, Chloe Cox