A community history project will launch this September to explore, gather and share the stories of Redruth and in particular the old brewery site which will become the new archive centre for Cornwall.

The Cornish Studies Library in Alma Place, Redruth will play host to the community history project’s launch at 5pm on Friday 12 September.

The team will also be on hand to give out information about the project at Redruth Community Centre on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 September, 10am-3pm, as part of Redruth’s Mining and Pasty festival.

There will be a display about the history of the area and free guided tours around the perimeter of the Brewery. On Friday, September 12, representatives of Azook’s cornishmemory.com project will be at the Community Centre with their mobile digitisation studio.

Iain Rowe, participation officer on the Kresen Kernow project said: “We are interested in hearing from anyone who was linked with, or has stories, memories, photos or film footage of, the Brewery, as well as the knitwear and bacon factories, Penventon Park, hotel and nightclub, as well as any information relating to the fuse works, foundry, bone and saw mills, or even rugby on the Brewery Field.”

Cascade, a Cornish educational theatre company, is leading the project.

Kit Maher, Cascade’s artistic director, said “We are proud to be part of this project. Cascade has been running community projects for 20 years and is well placed to provide an exciting series of creative events in Redruth. Cascade's aim is to share, spread and celebrate the stories of Redruth and in particular those relating to the old brewery site.

"There is a huge wealth of history and many tales to be told about the old brewery site and Cascade is passionate about unearthing as much as possible and celebrating the amazing past of Redruth. If you have any stories to share, reminiscences to repeat or you just want to join in the fun then come along and see what’s going on.”

Azook’s Richard Trant says: “We are keen to introduce cornishmemory.com to all those interested in the memories and heritage of Cornwall captured by camera, cine film and audio recording over the last 100 years and more. We are interested in seeing any material that may be hidden in your attic or garage, or your own memories. We can digitally preserve these memories and record interviews in our Mobile Digitisation Studio.”

For more information, or to book a tour, please contact Iain Rowe at irowe1@cornwall.gov.uk or on 01872 323127. You can also find out up to date information on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kresenkernow or our dedicated webpages: www.cornwall.gov.uk/kresenkernow.