Trevithick Day Introduction
Once again, Trevithick Day 2012 will be held the streets of Camborne
Come and see: Dancing, Street Entertainment, Fairground, Vintage & Veteran vehicles, Model Exhibitions, School Displays, Street Stalls, Static Engines, Miniature Steam Engines, Moving Steam Engines.
The traditional Bal-maidens and Miners dance with almost 250 local school children taking part will follow its normal route, leaving Basset Street at 10.15am led by miniature steam engines and Camborne Town Band.
Trevithick's Dance, as usual leaves Basset Street at 2:30pm with almost 100 adults dressed in the traditional Cornish colours of Black and Gold, dancing in procession behind Camborne Town Band.
The Steam Parade will leave Basset Road at 3:15pm. The engines will steam along Church Street, down Wellington Road and Trelawney Road, then up (Camborne Hill) Tehidy Road. At the top of Fore Street...oops...'ave. to go the wrong way in the "one way system" to arrive back to Basset Road!
You can't afford to miss Trevithick Day 2012.... the streets of Camborne will come ALIVE!