Down the Drain delves deep into issues around climate change and Cornwall's fresh water – looking at everything from heavier rain leading to more sewage overflows, flooding and loss of topsoil. Following the film we will be discovering how we can work together to take action Beyond the Individual . We know that everyday actions […]
Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, Wilding tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The young couple battles entrenched tradition, and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Ripping down the fences, they […]
Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, Wilding tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The young couple battles entrenched tradition, and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Ripping down the fences, they […]
Operation Emotion presents a film, The Bite of the Vampire and a performance from Stephen Hart. The Bite of the Vampire follows the on-going trial of Thomas Smith who was a victim of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of the Roman Catholic Church. The story follows his daily struggles as a survivor of sexual […]
Man has intervened in nature and his effect has been profound. Calstock Arts is proud to present two speakers looking at aspects of this - Michael Head and Dale Wood Vet, Michael (Spike) Head will look at: 'The Challenges and Solutions of Dairying in the 'New World' Michael will cover the changes in the dairy […]
Calstock Arts with Carn to Cove are thrilled Panta Rei Danseteater are returning to Cornwall with their brand new show Petals & Tales, featuring dance, music, poetry and fairy tales. The afternoon begins with a small tea party, squash and cake (coffee & tea available too), plus a story to set the scene and colouring […]
Following the extremely successful workshop in June 2023, the Taiko Drummers are returning to Calstock Arts by popular demand to give another workshop followed by a performance of their own. (https://www.taikosouthwest.org.uk/) Taiko drums have been around for a couple of thousand years, traditionally used in the background to keep the beat for dancers and singers […]
Following the extremely successful workshop in June 2023, the Taiko Drummers are returning to Calstock Arts by popular demand to give another workshop followed by a performance of their own. (https://www.taikosouthwest.org.uk/) Taiko drums have been around for a couple of thousand years, traditionally used in the background to keep the beat for dancers and singers […]
Did you see Secrets of the Aquarium on BBC TV? Then you will have seen Marcus Williams, Curator of National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. Calstock Arts are thrilled he is coming to talk to us about ocean conservation, the National Marine Aquarium and his role as the curator at the largest public aquarium in the […]
The Tamar Valley River Festival on Saturday 26 October, Calstock, is a FREE family-friendly event celebrating the River Tamar through art, crafts, music, food and drink. Calstock Arts will be hosting a series of activities throughout the day including – Yoga at 10am Wren Music interactive session at 11am Allis the Shad hands-on family drama […]
As part of a series of environmental presentations at Calstock Arts, the Calstock Parish Council environment committee invite you to meet the leaders of organisations who are locally active in nature restoration. There is a climate and ecological emergency. The evidence is clear that we must increase the speed with which we are helping nature to […]
Big, messy and mysterious – crossing paths with a wild boar can conjure fear and joy in equal measure. Driven to extinction seven hundred years ago, a combination of the species' own tenacity and illegal releases from the 1980s has seen several populations of this beast of myth begin to roam English and Scottish woods […]