Welcome to the Fowey Harbour Heritage Society Website
Fowey harbour, which includes the communities of Fowey, Bodinnick and Polruan, has been a significant international trading port since the medieval period and is still a working port today, exporting china clay. Our aim is to encourage you to explore the area and find out more about the places and people that have contributed to its heritage.
Promoting the heritage of the Fowey harbour area
The Society introduces you to the rich and varied history of Fowey harbour and what you can see today by:
- Organising talks
- Publishing an annual journal
- Presenting our annual heritage awards
- Providing heritage grants to local organisations
- Promoting guided walks
- Working with other societies on heritage projects
Programme of talks 2024/25
The programme of talks for 2024/25 is as follows;
All on Saturdays at 2pm.
14 Sept. From Travellers to Tourists, the Story of Pre-1914 Visitors to Cornwall. Louis Turner. Fowey Town Hall.
12 Oct. The Battle of Lostwithiel -1644, Parliament's Greatest Defeat. Tony Smith. Fowey Town Hall.
9 Nov. The Cornwall Memory Game. Merryn Threadgould. Fowey Town Hall.
There will be no talk in December
11 January. Daphne du Maurier's Cornwall. Lynn Goold. Polruan Village Hall.
8 Feb. Tammy Blee's Cabalistic Agency - Cornish Witchcraft and Folklore. Jason Semmens. Fowey Town Hall.
8 March. Some Stories about Cornish Church Building with Special Reference to the Fowey Area. Joanna Mattingly. Fowey Town Hall.
12 April. Crossing the River - The History of the Fowey Ferries. Chris Bradish. Whitecross Village Hall
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Tammy Blee's Cabalistic Agency - Cornish Witchcraft and Folklore
Fowey Town Hall
8 February 2025. 2pm
Cost: Free for members. Non members will be charged £10.
Contact: All enquiries to Hon. Sec, Kath Pearce, on 07977 572268 or via Ticket Tailor https://buytickets.at/foweyharbourheritagesociety/1369884
TAMMY BLEE’S CABALISTIC AGENCY
Belief in witchcraft has varied between places and times. In Cornwall, a body of evidence indicates that witches were viewed as a 'fifth column' in society who could 'ill wish' or curse, to the detriment of human and animal. Accusations of witchcraft usually followed a long period of misfortune or ill health. People would take their suspicions to their local Justice of the Peace, and if sufficient evidence was uncovered, the suspected witch would be committed to trial at the next Assizes.
This talk explores the historical reality of witch beliefs and folk magic in Cornwall, and along the way discusses some of the individuals caught up in such ideas: from malefactors to ‘white witches,' and folklorists and historians.
Originally from West Cornwall, Jason Semmens is the Director of the Museum of Military Medicine. He has a Master's degree in 'The History and Literature of Witchcraft' from the University of Exeter and has published widely on the subject.
