Drop in to the Cornish Studies Library in Redruth on Saturday (November 29) for festive tales from storyteller Mark Harandon.

The event from 3pm to 4.30pm will have magical tales of Christmas past, of snowy winters, festive fare and the true spirit of Christmas.

The library’s new ‘Season’s Greetings’ exhibition also opens on the same day. Featuring original documents and photographs from Cornwall Council’s Archives and Cornish Studies Service collections, the exhibition includes letters from astronomer John Couch Adams, describing Victorian Christmas celebrations, as well as a selection of Christmas letters and postcards from soldiers on active service in the First World War.

These include over thirty letters sent to Newquay Urban District Council from men from the town who were sent Christmas gift parcels in 1917.

The parcels, which included saffron cake and soap, were gratefully received, with one soldier writing “I return my heartiest thanks, it came as a great surprise, and it shows that the boys in the trenches are not forgotten…”

‘Season’s Greetings’ runs from November 29 to December 30 during library opening hours. Call 01209 216 760 for more information.