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  • Claylines exhibition

    Claylines exhibition

    Claylines is a joint exhibition of four local artists (Sarah Davies, Justine Hambly, Eleanor Russell and Olivia Drew) exploring the china clay landscape through collage, ceramics, printmaking and mixed media. Open until 7 June. Read more

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More Cornish Than May Day - Celebrating the Centenary of Bugle Band Contest

More Cornish Than May Day - Celebrating the Centenary of Bugle Band Contest

More Cornish than May Day is a celebration of the centenary of the West of England Bandsmen’s Festival, known locally as Bugle Band Contest which is held annually within our parish. Read more

Start: 13th June, 2026 at 10:00am

End: 24th July, 2026 at 5:00pm

Published: 19th April, 2026

Updated: 20th May, 2026

Author: Emily Ould

Location: Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Carthew, St Austell, PL26 8XG

Claylines exhibition

Claylines exhibition

Claylines is a joint exhibition of four local artists (Sarah Davies, Justine Hambly, Eleanor Russell and Olivia Drew) exploring the china clay landscape through collage, ceramics, printmaking and mixed media. Open until 7 June. Read more

Start: 2nd May, 2026 at 10:00am

End: 7th June, 2026 at 5:00pm

Published: 31st March, 2026

Updated: 24th April, 2026

Author: Becky Moran

Location: Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Carthew, St Austell, PL26 8XG

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  • Lemonaires Cornish Music Night

    Lemonaires Cornish Music Night

    We are The Lemonaires - Men of Cornwall and we are based in Mylor Bridge. We sing of Cornwall, fishing, farming and mining with the vigour you would expect from proud Celtic men.

  • Mevagissey Shanty - Joint fundraiser 26

    Mevagissey Shanty - Joint fundraiser 26

    Join the Mevagissey Shanty Festival at Wheal Martyn for our annual fundraising concert! The Block House Chainers from Fowey and The DerryAirs from Downderry will be performing traditional and original shanties and folk songs inspired by Cornwall and our rich mining and maritime heritage.

  • Educating Rita

    Educating Rita

    St Austell Players presents Willy Russell's Educating Rita. This much-loved modern classic tells the story of Rita, a lively and outspoken hairdresser with a fierce desire to change her life, and Frank, the disillusioned university lecturer assigned to tutor her.

  • Educating Rita

    Educating Rita

    St Austell Players presents Willy Russell's Educating Rita. This much-loved modern classic tells the story of Rita, a lively and outspoken hairdresser with a fierce desire to change her life, and Frank, the disillusioned university lecturer assigned to tutor her.

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    China clay mining has shaped the landscape, lives of people and economy of mid-Cornwall for over 250 years. It is Cornwall’s largest mining industry. A fully Accredited Museum, we are based within two Victorian china clay works, now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. We tell the story of this fascinating industry and the people who worked and lived in the shadows of Cornwall’s iconic ‘white pyramids’.

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  • Why visit

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    Dig deep and discover the special ingredient in your everyday life that still shapes Cornwall and the world today…china clay! It hides in your toothpaste, your paper, your car tyres and even your cosmetics. It’s a billion pound, global industry. We are telling the story of Cornwall’s secret, and the people who brought it to you, from the heart of Clay Country.

  • Kurt Jackson: Clay Country

    Kurt Jackson: Clay Country

    17 May - 5 September 2021

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