The London Cornish Association and its affiliated associations set up the Pewas Map Trevethan (Paul Smales Award) in memory of Paul Smales who died on 1 September 1990.

Paul Smales contributed much to The London Cornish Association, being a Council member from 1984 and Chairman from 1987 to 1989.

He founded a number of organisations within Cornwall including the Cornish Music Guild and the Cornish Literary Guild and was involved in setting up many Cornish connections worldwide.

The Pewas Map Trevethan Award is given annually by the Gorsedd to a member of a Cornish Association affiliated to the London Cornish Association or to a Cornish man or Cornish woman not currently living within Cornwall, who has contributed in an outstanding way to the enhancement of the common good and welfare of the people of Cornwall both within the County or further afield, or to the furtherance and greater appreciation of the Cornish way of life, heritage or culture, such contribution being in a cultural, social, economic, charitable or other form.

The Award is made by the Cornish Gorsedd but nominations for the Award are submitted via The London Cornish Association. The Secretary of the LCA collates the nominations and submits them to a Committee of LCA Vice-Presidents, under the Chairmanship of the President, Sir David Brewer.

The Public announcement of the Award is made at the Gorsedd which is held on the first Saturday in September.

Previous recipients of the Award:

1991 Betty Eggleton
1992 Benjamin Luxon CBE
1993 Ray Edwards
1994 Virginia Graham
1995 Lillian James
1996 Therese (Terry) Jones
1997 David Balhatchet
1998 John Tyacke
1999 Ros Paterson
2000 Ena Hocking
2001 Ida Hocking
2002 Pauline Preede
2003 Tom Luke
2004 Gordon Sherry
2005 Elizabeth Lane
2006 Graham Pearce
2007 Mary Brunst
2008 Francis Dunstan
2009 Jean Harry
2009 Chris Dunkerley
2010 Julie Wheeler

London Cornish Association Newsletter

The Association publishes The London Cornish Association Newsletter four times a year. Until late 2007, the Newsletter alternated with Kernowyon Dres Oll an Bys (Cornish Worldwide) which was the brain-child of Paul Smales. His aim was to create stronger links between Cornish associations around the world and, to this end, was keen to include reports on the activities of these Associations in the newsletter. In the first issue, he wrote ,"we should encourage our Cornish Cousins in other parts of the world to work with us in our task of ensuring that we have a healthy and culturally rich future and that our own identity and our contribution to the future of mankind are enhanced".

Although Cornish Worldwide no longer exists as a separate publication its aims, as set out by Paul Smales, continue: news from Associations around the world continues to feature prominently.


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