Cornwall Shinty Club

 

Shinty on BBC Cornwall

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Shinty made an appearance on BBC Cornwall, listen here for an interview with our Captain. 

 

 

 

In the Spotlight: Herald on Saturday- Scotland

 

Cornwall Shinty Club in the National Press: Herald on Saturday- Scotland  24/03/2012 

 

Shinty

 

The sport was last night celebrating an unexpected new avenue for the growth of the game, in Cornwall, writes Kenneth Stephen. The recently formed Cornwall Shinty Club will face London Camanachd at Victoria Park in Taunton next month in the first all-English match this millennium.

 

The club was founded by Matt Mossop, an archaeologist and former student of St Andrews University, who became interested in hinty while studying. He decided to form a team and the sport has taken off, with the players now training twice a week. Local businesses and the village post office are supporting the club and Mossop has discovered that Cornwall was once a stronghold of the sport. "I have spoken to people who played shinty at school prior to the 1980s, when it died away," he said. "It seems that, in the 1920s, Cornwall was the team to beat around these parts so there is obviously a connection here."

 

 

Well if the above sounds exciting for a club who had their first official meeting less than 10 days ago, the overwhelming level of local support and encouragement has been absolutely amazing, so here's a huge thankyou to all those of you who are encouraging us to make something really exciting happen at Cunningham Park.

 

 

In the Spotlight: BBC Radio Cornwall 23/03/2012

 

Cornwall Shinty Club on the BBC- a rant from the chair

 

Yes you heard right. I think we have done around six interviews for local and national press in the last week alone. We are getting lots of great publicity and some really positive feedback from across the world.

So Thursday's (22-3-2012) practice wa slightly different from usual. Yes we had a few new faces to introduce which is always good, including some more students from Truro College- great to see you all. But we also had photographers and journalists from the local press.

 

BBC Radio Cornwall, Interview 22/3/2012 broadcast 23/3/2012 08.22

James Churchfield 2:21.40

 

You may have caught BBC Radio Cornwall's coverage at 8.22am Friday morning (23-3-2012) .

Jack was nimble, Jack was quick, Jack did an interview with a shinty stick, great effort Jack Murley a real pleasure to meet you.