Cornish rights, culture & community. Bard of Gorsedh Kernow /|\ Member of Cornwall Council’s 5th Nation Working Group. My views 〓〓 Claire and I wrote this: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/c30m0joh/the-cornish-a-uk-national-minority.pdfhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mk7wmyy2yk2jWe must. The UK’s membership of the Council of Europe (contingent upon signing and ratifying the ECHR) bestowed national minority protection on Cornish people - the twelfth anniversary of which falls today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7wmyy2yk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mk7tzijrzs2rHappy Cornish national minority day! On this day in 2014, the UK Government announced that Cornish people would be recognised under the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, affording them the same status as Scots, Welsh and Irish people. https://media.tenor.com/92SKZjJakTYAAAAC/kernow-cornwall.gif?hh=373&ww=49824 Apr 2026 06:01 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7tzijrzs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mk5g5ccbsc2kWilliam Shakespeare died this day in 1616. “Pistol: What is thy name? Henry V. Harry le Roy. Pistol. Le Roy! a Cornish name: art thou of Cornish crew?” Henry V, Act 4 - Scene 123 Apr 2026 06:47 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5g5ccbsc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mjvrs3uink2zOn this day in 1991, over 40,000 Cornish people (then 10% of the population) travelled to Twickenham to watch Cornwall beat Yorkshire in the final of the Rugby County Championship. 〓〓 🏉 〓〓 🏉 〓〓 🏉 〓〓 🏉 〓〓 youtu.be/9ep1bjsgbjg https://youtu.be/9ep1bjsgbjg20 Apr 2026 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvrs3uink2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mjregnxkck2oTown gets ready to celebrate steam engine pioneer Trevithick https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v664qn97po18 Apr 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjregnxkck2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mjqzmzrtb22xMyttin da.18 Apr 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqzmzrtb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mjocuigxms2aOn this day in 1986, the Isles of Scilly signed a peace treaty with the Netherlands, ending a 335-year war: the longest in history. https://media.tenor.com/QZtXBvytHgcAAAAC/napoli-italy.gif?hh=280&ww=49817 Apr 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjocuigxms2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mjndfa4q4k2bhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0416/1568598-pope-leo-cameroon/16 Apr 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjndfa4q4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mjj7kc3z4s23Maria Branwell Bronte was born on this day in Penzance in 1783. She was the mother of Emily, Charlotte, Ann and Branwell Bronte, and helped to establish the first Methodist chapel in Penzance. https://media.tenor.com/IWG-mYYKdpYAAAAC/sanditon-beaufort-sisters.gif?hh=249&ww=49815 Apr 2026 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjj7kc3z4s23https://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mjgs4546es2xhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0414/1568068-moya-brennan-clannad/14 Apr 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgs4546es2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mj4skcj56c2fhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/08/cornwall-director-mark-jenkin-new-film-rose-of-nevada-home-town-screening10 Apr 2026 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4skcj56c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3miwfzuy3r22bMorwenstow.07 Apr 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwfzuy3r22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3miv4nunvkk2mWhoop! Today marks the 25th anniversary of the return of Kernow’s national bird - the Chough. Since its return, Cornish people and their language have been recognised and protected, and in the 2021 Census 100,000 people recorded their national identity as Cornish. Nyns yw marow Myghtern Arthur!07 Apr 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miv4nunvkk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3miqjenhbos2lhttps://nation.cymru/feature/brittany-in-europe-identity-culture-and-political-reality/05 Apr 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqjenhbos2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3miq4az5pks2ePask Lowen! | Happy Easter!05 Apr 2026 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miq4az5pks2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3milv23mu2c2t“Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise”. Luke 23-43 (KJV). https://media.tenor.com/kJlehagplPUAAAAC/eclipse.gif?hh=280&ww=49803 Apr 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3milv23mu2c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mill62lxss2cThe sponge and spear from Christ’s crucifixion - sixteenth century carved bench end, parish church of St Swithin, Launcells - Kernow.03 Apr 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mill62lxss2chttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3miiieduj2k2iKernow ynwedh. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/young-people-leave-school-knowing-3369884602 Apr 2026 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiieduj2k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3miigjkc3ns2v“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” John 13 -34 (KJV). https://media.tenor.com/xSnqQpx0qGQAAAAC/jesus-apostles.gif?hh=490&ww=49802 Apr 2026 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miigjkc3ns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mi4agaih6s2gThe Mail and Express no doubt splashing this on their front pages. What’s that? They’re not? Oh. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyxeqpzz2no?fbclid=IwdGRleAQ0c3NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeEgdQajJzRW9W91hT9JJJOGyG_nZq42Qi1UvtrQ2iIJpLjYpRyizZKFjv-W8_aem_LKinchB7sdMU6zDVPENgcA&app-referrer=deep-link28 Mar 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4agaih6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mi4a4v7hd22kMyttin da.28 Mar 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4a4v7hd22khttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mhwxeym6mk2lIf news from the government today regarding devolution for Kernow is couched in terms of “if we make an exception for you, how do we resist calls for exceptional treatment from elsewhere?”, remember the Duchy of Cornwall has been, and continues to be, treated exceptionally from England since 1337. https://media.tenor.com/92SKZjJakTYAAAAC/kernow-cornwall.gif?hh=373&ww=49826 Mar 2026 06:17 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwxeym6mk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mhsiodqeys2sIt’s never been about ‘independence’ - it has always been about recognising and respecting Cornwall’s national origins. Is Cornwall about to lose its independence bid? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckge18k4vzdo24 Mar 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsiodqeys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mhpiek3u5s25Gool Gwinear Lowen! Today is the Feast of St Gwinear, possibly an Irishman 🇮🇪 who spent time in Breizh ➕before coming to Kernow 〓〓 with other Irish companions where he was martyred by king Teudar. https://media.tenor.com/YbkThhTgXR8AAAAC/celtic-nations.gif?hh=371&ww=49823 Mar 2026 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpiek3u5s25https://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mhokcj4hts2p Splann! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/videos/cd0rz0njv1jo22 Mar 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhokcj4hts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mhn4taserc2tNiwlek yw.22 Mar 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhn4taserc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/saltern.bsky.social/post/3mhkkjtcqpk26Bude Light, commemorating the scientific and engineering genius of Cornishman Sir Goldsworthy Gurney, freshly re-lacquered.21 Mar 2026 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:eczmtjq7hvcbl3idzmsa2mwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhkkjtcqpk26