The Cornish language has been officially recognised under Part III of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages....With the Cornish language community, we successfully fought to secure official recognition in 2002....Alongside our success in securing national minority status in 2014, Cornwall’s distinctiveness, language and cultural history has come a long way.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/cornish-language-officially-granted-part-iii-status/

Last updated: 22/01/2026 16:26:37

Nursery rhymes featuring Cornish words are being taught to young children at libraries across Cornwall....To celebrate Speak Cornish Week, which runs from June 22 to June 30, Cornwall Council commissioned a new programme to help young children have fun with the Cornish language (Kernewek)....Working with the Council’s Cornish Language Office, Little Bird Music has given some much-loved nursery rhymes a Kernewek twist.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/nursery-rhymes-given-kernewek-twist-for-speak-cornish-week/

Last updated: 25/06/2024 10:57:27

Children have been given the chance to learn about Cornwall’s fascinating and rich history thanks to a partnership between our Libraries and Ed Rowe’s award-winning Cornish Caretakers....Thanks to funding from the Arts Council Lottery Fund, the immersive-learning group are touring libraries all over Cornwall with their latest fun and exciting play, A Cornish History....It is an educational and humorous play about some of Cornwall’s long and proud history, in which they cover everything from a giggling Sir Humphry Davy to an old, wise Cornish Hedge.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/cornwall-libraries-team-up-with-kernow-king-to-teach-children-cornish-history/

Last updated: 26/05/2023 14:01:17

Primary schools that have been embracing the Cornish language have been recognised during a special awards ceremony....Since launching in June 2021, over 40 primary schools in Cornwall have signed up to the programme, and more than half of those have started engaging in Cornish language delivery, using the Go Cornish learning resources....“Hemma yw selwyans a kevewiow Go Cornish brassa ha gwella hwath y’n termyn a dheu, ytho mir orth an spas ma!”

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/schools-receive-special-award-for-embracing-the-cornish-language/

Last updated: 06/03/2023 10:42:54

Cornish culture is thriving across the Duchy with more and more people getting involved with programmes and events celebrating Cornish food, heritage, sports and music....In recent years there has been a revival of the Cornish language....More than 200 people sign up for Kernewek classes each year, and more than 8,000 schoolchildren have been having fun with the Cornish language through Go Cornish for Primary Schools programme, commissioned by Cornwall Council.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/cornish-culture-is-thriving-across-the-duchy/

Last updated: 05/03/2025 09:02:59

Evidence of 10,000 years of Cornish history has been unearthed by Cornwall Council’s Cornwall Archaeological Unit (CAU) during the work to upgrade the A30 between Chiverton and Carland Cross....The nature of the scheme has created an opportunity to look at a completely random (in archaeological terms) cross-section across nearly 10 miles of Cornish landscape and the investigations have revealed a large number of significant sites that would otherwise remain unknown....The remains encountered span 10,000 years of Cornish history, from the first Mesolithic hunter-gathers re-populating the landscape following the end of the last ice age to relics of the 20th Century’s Cold War.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/10-000-years-of-cornish-history-uncovered-during-a30-improvement-works/

Last updated: 26/01/2024 11:08:12

It officially recognises the importance of Cornish as a living language and a core part of Cornwall’s cultural identity. ...It means that Cornish will have the same status as the other Celtic languages of the United Kingdom – Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish – and I would like to pay tribute to everyone who has campaigned for these greater protections for the Cornish.  ...To see Cornish recognised alongside Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic is something we can all be extremely proud of.” 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/milestone-for-cornish-language-after-securing-part-iii-status-alongside-welsh-and-gaelic/

Last updated: 27/11/2025 16:26:56

A series of short films featuring Cornish speakers is now available on BBC iPlayer....The short dramas, which have English subtitles, were written and produced by Cornish film makers and writers....Last year Gwenno’s Cornish language album ‘Tresor’ and Mark Jenkin’s film ‘Enys Men’ were acclaimed by critics and audiences alike.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/cornish-language-films-now-available-on-bbc-iplayer/

Last updated: 27/01/2023 15:31:11

If you’ve ever wanted to learn a bit Cornish, there is no better time....in Cornish, make sure you watch the video below.  ...Will Coleman said: “Y fia dyski Kernewek moy es dell dybydh (Learning Cornish might be easier than you think). 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/learn-how-to-speak-kernewek-20-cornish-words-and-phrases-to-get-you-started/

Last updated: 10/11/2022 07:46:07

Cornish hedgers are being asked to complete a short online survey which will help determine whether the ancient skill should be classified as an endangered craft....Guild training in action (Credit: Guild of Cornish Hedgers) Cornish hedges create the distinctive character and framework of the Cornish landscape....Helen Bowkett, Guild of Cornish Hedgers, said: "The Guild of Cornish Hedgers have come together with a new team of Guild craftspeople to open a new chapter in the development of Cornish Hedging training.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/cornish-hedging-could-be-classified-as-an-endangered-craft/

Last updated: 26/09/2025 08:42:03