Beyond the Pasty

Biblical Witnesses

Beyond the Pasty: Cornwall Today

An introduction to the quaint and the current: a travel guide to help you see Cornwall in depth. Beyond pasties and cream teas with saffron bread, beyond its majestic coast, its gale-bent trees and Arthurian legends, beyond Jamaica Inn tourism there is a distinct Celtic nation insisting that it will keep its language and culture, its sense of the spiritual and its generally unspoken Celtic values. The fiercely independent Cornish spirit struggles to revive – some would say resurrect – its economy and reduce its staggering unemployment and under-employment rate. A new maritime museum, an outpost of the Tate Gallery, the new Combined University of Cornwall, and the breathtaking Eden project are a few markers of the energetic renewal.

Will they follow Scotland toward devolution? Will they copy Wales by reclaiming their heritage through reclaiming their language? Will they challenge Ireland by expanding education and luring high-tech companies? And what part might the arts play in all this?

If you were part of the planning committee, what ideas would you offer? Toward the end of her program, Sue welcomes creative suggestions to pass along.

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