SPRING/SUMMER PROGRAMME 2008  (19th Annual season)

West Cornwall Dowsers are having site visits on Jan 27th, Feb 24th, Mar 30th & Apr 20th.
Full details from 01326-280681 or e-mail: westcornwalldowsers@yahoo.co.uk

Wednesday April 30th  -            Maypole Dance on Carn Bosavern, St.Just
Annual Maypole Dance and get-together to welcome in the Summer. Bring something to eat and drink to share, and be ready to have a dance!
Venue: Carn Bosavern, St.Just [please park in the town & walk up]. 6.30pm

Sunday May 4th - The Three Wells Walk
Annual walk to the sacred wells of Sancreed, Chapel Euny and Madron to see the earth waking up for the summer, and collect water from each of the holy wells on the traditional day for visiting them.
Meet at Sancreed Church 10.30am for the first leg (5 mls approx) and/or whole walk (13 mls approx), or Sancreed Well at 12.30pm for the second leg (8 mls approx). Return to Sancreed by circular route.

Sunday June 1st – More Dowsing down the Lizard
Another chance to return to the Lizard peninsula with Bart O’Farrell for some more exploration and dowsing. Sites will include: two barrows on Goonhilly downs, St.Rumon’s ruined church, Kynance Gate settlement, Lowennack Church & Bass Point. No dowsing experience necessary as Bart will help and guide all who come. Finish with refreshments at Craft Centre if wished.
Meet at 11am at the Goonhilly Craft Centre beside the B3293 St.Keverne road. Bring packed lunch.

Sunday July 6th – Nanjulian Barrows
Paul Bonnington, the local National Trust advisor on archaeology, leads a walk along part of the beautiful coastal path between St.Just & Sennen to show the series of barrows positioned right next to the path with their distinctive alignments to Chapel Carn Brea, finishing with a look at nearby Nanjulian Courtyard House settlement.
Meet at 11am at Nanjulian (small car park) nr. St.Just (SW3620 2920). Bring packed lunch.

Sunday August 3rd – Carn Brea & Carwynnen Quoit
Visit the hilltop site of Carn Brea near Redruth in the company of Andy Norfolk who will guide us around this important Neolithic site and dowse for some of its marker stones and energy lines. Then together with Pip Richards we will drive to the site of Carwynnen Quoit (SW6500 3720), where the Sustainable Trust are hoping to rebuild the monument.
Meet at 11am at the Castle on top of Carn Brea (SW685 407). Bring packed lunch.

Sunday Sept 7th – Joint CEMG/SoL visit to Tregeseal Common
The Society of Ley Hunters are having their Annual Moot in West Penwith this week, so CEMG will host a visit to Tregeseal Common to investigate the stone circle, site of the destroyed second circle, holed stones, and other enigmatic stone settings on the common, as well as the newly-identified Carn Kenidjack tor enclosure.
Meet at 11am in free car park in St.Just (transport provided to site). Bring packed lunch.