Seams and Veins art commission finds its home!

It was a wonderful moment to see the first of the seven art installations arriving on site.

David Mackie's 'Seams and Veins' commission comprises of twelve Cornish granite boulders inlaid with bronze symbols and motifs representing where the Cornish emigrated to around the world. The boulders are positioned around Heartlands' five Diaspora gardens of North America, South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Local poet Bob Devereux wrote an exclusive poem for Heartlands that has been etched on the granite, telling the story of miners who took their skills abroad.

The boulders are lifted in to position within the Diaspora Gardens.

Artist David, casts a watchful eye on his work as it is carefully positioned to follow the mineral lodes underground.

Emblems in bronze representing Cornish emigration to South America.

Bronze emblems in the Australian gardens.

Remembering Cornish traditions such as the Stargazy Pie originating from Mousehole.

Cornish travels to South Africa are remembered.

Bob Devereux's poem is etched in the Cornish granite.

David putting the finish touches to the boulders in the South African garden with Robinson's Shaft in the background.

New view for webcam!

We have repositioned one of our webcams to capture all the happenings in the park area of Heartlands.

The view above shows the red river water feature zig-zagging its way down to the main water feature on the bottom left of the photo. The water water feature will be surrounded by the Diaspora Gardens, which are 5 gardens which tell the story in planting of where the Cornish travelled around the world. The top right of the photo shows the space where the playground will be built.

Keep your eyes glued on the webcam updates as things will really start progressing quickly now trees and top soil have started to arrive!

Headgear and Engine House look in great shape

As you drive past Heartlands you may notice the scaffolding is slowly being removed from the headgear to unveil the newly painted structure.

Also, all works to the exterior of the engine house has been completed and scaffolding has been removed from this building, uncovering beautifully re-pointed stone work and arched windows that were previously covered up.

Remember you can take a closer look by attending one of our regular guided tour. Please call Kirsty on 01209 722323 to book your space.

Introducing the new Heartlands Trust team........

We are pleased to announce that the Heartlands Trust's roles of Chief Executive and Marketing Manager are now in post.

Chief Executive, Vicky Martin and Marketing Manager, Kate Turnbull are the first two posts to be filled in the new Heartlands Trust.

Vicky has a vast range of experience and knowledge in running visitor attractions and also heritage sites which ties in great with the Heartlands site and the similarities that we will offer visitors. Vicky is also the England representative on the European Union of Tourist Officers (EUTO), which will be incredibly helpful in developing Heartlands as a site for Cornish visitors as well as further afield.

The Trust's new Marketing Manager, Kate, is also in post and has also worked in similar projects to Heartlands, managing the media and marketing at attractions such as Edinburgh Zoo and Kate also has a background with heritage projects when working for Historic Scotland.

We are delighted in welcoming Vicky and Kate on board and I am sure you will join us.

You can listen to Kate and Vicky in this months podcasts.

Creative Conversations Film

In March we held a Creative Conversations event to celebrate and inspire new ways of thinking. It was also a chance for participants to comment and reflect on the previous creative work that has taken place and to exchange knowledge, ideas and experience to contribute towards the thinking of Heartlands future Creative Strategy.

Find out about the day by watching our film produced by mycornwall.tv on our You Tube Channel http://youtu.be/rehJV_T12g8

Underneath the scaffolding...........

In the next month we will be revealing all the hard work that has taken place to the headgear when the scaffolding is taken down to unveil Robinson's Shaft headgear and engine house at Heartlands.

The photos above and below show the headgear which has been blasted to remove rust, made strong and painted, restoring the wonderful structure back to its former glory.

We are restoring our engine and need your help!

Do you have any spare time to volunteer? Are you interested in Cornish Heritage? Do you fancy getting involved in a project that will transform an area of Pool? Then our engine restoration project could be the thing for you!

We are looking for volunteers to work alongside our restoration company who will be working to get Robinson's Shaft beam engine moving again. Volunteers would be needed to help us clean and polish the engine back to its former glory.

We would love to hear from you if you are interested. Please call 01209 722323.