Notes on how to do oral history recordings or what to expect

Want to know how to do oral history recordings? Follow this link to some free advice. http://www.indiana.edu/~cshm/techniques.html

Italian PoWs in St. Erth

Recognise this Italian Prisoner of War based in St Erth? Was he the one that rescued the little girl from the river? We are looking for memories, photos, documents and mementos from the Italian and German PoWs that were based in St Erth during and after the war. Please call 01736 753962 and leave a message with your number, or email to hayle.history@btconnect.com. We are all volunteers so may not be able to to respond immediately.

New copies of "Churks, Clidgy & Doodle-Dashers. Hayle Tales and Trails" for sale & swap your original copy if it has loose pages

"The book is brilliant. It is a combination of cleverly edited bite-sized reportage with really interesting photos that completely hooked me. You gave me access to [gran's] world."
Claire Grove, BBC Drama Senior Producer

"A new and exciting picture of Hayle that would be hard to beat - splendid job"
Professor Charles Thomas, CBE FSA

"From Winnie Bassett's introduction, through stories of courting and home life, war time, walks and history, it is full of charm. Everyone who loves Hayle should read it."
John Bennett, Hayle Mayor

PLEASE CLICK HERE to download and read the "Clurks, Clidgy & Doodle-Dashers - Hayle Tales & Trails" PDF Book...

[You may need Adobe Reader to view this book]

We are selling the second edition of "Churks, Clidgy & Doodle-Dashers. Hayle Tales and Trails" for a subsidised, community friendly price of £5. The multimedia disc is available for £3. All proceeds go back into supporting the Hayle Oral History Project and Hayle Community Archive, both are voluntary organisations. The book is available to view free online see the link above.

The book contains archive photos, memories, expert articles and new historical walks around the Hayle area including St. Erth, the Dynamite Works, Gwithian Tin Streams and Godrevy. The multimedia disc contains archive film footage, animations created using oral history recordings, lots of memories to listen to and some full transcriptions of interviews to read.

Books are available now at:
Hayle Community Archive: Archive open hours, 10am to 1pm on Tuesday and Thursdays. Address - Brewery Office, 1 Sea Lane, Hayle, TR27 4DU (behind the Cornish Arms),
tel: 01736 753962. Free street parking outside or paid car park nearby
Hayle Library: 9.30 am - 5 pm Mon/Tues/Weds/Fri and 10.00 am to 1 pm on Saturday. Address - Commerical Road, Hayle TR27 4DE. Small free car park on left of the library, paid car park on the right of the library.
Here on our blog to look at free: You can look at the whole book online if you follow the link above. The Films are on this page (further down) and the audio is on the media page of this blog (see link at top of page). You will need Adobe reader to see the book but that, and the book, are free to download - although it will be cheaper to buy a book than print it out at home! The maps are available to download separately from the top right of this page. We hope you enjoy the walks.

There has been an issue with loose pages in some of the books in the first print. Our lovely printer has replaced damaged copies for us and we will do a direct swap with copies that have loose pages for a new one at Hayle Archive 10am to 1pm Tuesdays and Thursdays or at Hayle Library during opening hours. Please remove the DVD from the back of your original copy and keep it. If you don't live near-by and you need to be sent a copy of the book we will charge £5 packing and postage.

As funding for the Hayle Oral History Project is now over it, like the Hayle Community Archive, is run only by volunteers.

Holiday Chalets at Gwithian Archive Film

Archive film provided by the Pascoe family

A Series of Short Animation Films about Hayle & its People

Andy Wyatt's BA Animation 1st year students from University College Falmouth used audio recorded by the Hayle Oral History Project to make these 6 short films (total 7 minutes 6 seconds). The films can be watched separately further down this page.

Hayle Regatta - a short animation film

Using archive photos and audio recordings of memories of Hayle Regatta, children from Bodriggy, Connor Downs, Gwinear, Penpol & Leedstown schools made this film in workshops with Lizzie Black and Alessandra Ausenda at Hayle Library.

Volunteers in Hayle are learning new skills such as interviewing, transcribing and audio editing.

Andy only started to volunteer for us recently but has helped set up the archive exhibition in the library, with Gwinear School's World War II themed trip to Godrevy & Hayle and has learned to use audio editing software to extract and edit audio such as this:

Demolition of Hayle Power Station Chimneys by Angie Butler

Hayle Youth Project learned about Hayle's History & Filmmaking with Jem Mackay

Questions you may be able to answer about people, places and the history of the Hayle area

We get many questions from people as they try to track down family, know more about buildings in the Hayle Area, or objects made in Hayle. If you have a question post it here and please have a look to see if you can answer any questions. Some questions we would like the answers for are:
1. When was the Hayle training Corps started? Does anyone remember the No. 1834 Hayle Squadron?
2. Who made the many stained glass windows in Hayle?
3. What is the history & significance behind Ladysmith Gardens?
4. Does anyone remember the Water Pageant that took place in the year of the coronation?
5. Why were so many buildings knocked down in Hayle in the 1980s?
6. Where can people try to trace their Hayle area family?

Hayle Carnival 09

Motorbike racer Glen English & Ben Morgan were part of the Hayle Oral History Project's parade of vintage tractors & motorcycles moving along to the sound of memories recorded by the project & music. Volunteers dressed in 40s/ 50s style gave out leaflets about the free summer events run by the project.. and cake!