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Roscoe Communications was appointed in 2022 to deliver the PR and media relations activity for Tresorys Kernow - project to help people discover the Cornish treasures reinvigorating ten towns and villages.

Tresorys Kernow received a total of £579,973 and was funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund. It was a pilot programme led by Cornwall Museums Partnership and delivered in partnership with Creative Kernow to reinvigorate town centres through an imaginative programme of cultural events.

Running from April to June 2022, the project aimed to strengthen communities by working in collaboration with local people to produce a rich treasure trove of activities and events.

Alongside the arts events, Tresorys Kernow also offered a documentary production course for young people not in education, training or employment - as well as film-making work experience for 15–17-year-olds.

The cohort of young people created an immersive film about the project and the essence of life in the ten towns, which will then tour around the participating towns.

Creative Kernow distributed funding of £100,000 in the five towns of Saltash, Lostwithiel, St Austell, Penzance and Newquay through cultural partners, artists and freelancers who will deliver exciting programmes across the high streets.

Cornwall Museums Partnership distributed £100,000 in funding to deliver the project in five of the ten towns, working alongside museums teams – Bodmin Keep, Charles Causey Trust in Launceston, The Castle in Bude, Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro and PK Porthcurno.

Highlights from Tresorys Kernow – which means Cornish Treasures - included heritage and arts events, immersive experiences, pop-up tech events and skills programmes.

From Saltash’s Sea and Shanty Festival to PK Porthcurno’s environmentally-focused children’s workshops on bees, from Bude’s focus on innovation with inventor’s workshops to a mass synchronised swim at Penzance in aid of humanitarian support – there was a wealth of incredible treasures to be discovered in our local towns.

The project was fully funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund and managed by Cornwall Council as the Lead Authority.