Camborne Trevithick-Day 2008
SATURDAY APRIL 26th2008

A one day festival of FREE entertainment to celebrate the industrial heritage of the Camborne Area
Once again, Trevithick Day will be held in Camborne in all its’ glory! Come and see……Dancing, Street Entertainment, Children’s 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 ‘n Gold, dancing in procession behind Camborne Town Band. With the 2008 event being the 25th Trevithick-Day, The Trevithick's Dance route has been specially extended to continue along the top of town back to Trevithick's statue, which is outside Camborne Library. 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 2008……. the streets of Camborne will come ALIVE!
2008 interactive town map of events    2008 dances detail   2008 steam parade detail    2008 supporters  TREVITHICK-DAY 2008 - THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF TREVITHICK-DAY The Trevithick-Day Committee would like to invite you to come and celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Camborne Trevithick-Day on Saturday the 26th of April 2008.
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