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Lostwithiel Giants Archive: Now Live

Saturday 7th September 2024

 

 
The Lostwithiel  Giants archive has been digitised and is now ready for your giant viewing pleasure!

 

New Years Eve Giants Parade 2016    Image Credit: David Guiterman

About the archive

The Lostwithiel Giants Parade is a New Years Eve folk tradition, born of family and friendship and embraced by the wider community over the years.

This digital archive includes images and clippings dating back to 1990 when the tradition began. It aims to lay out the history, and celebrate the giants and contributions of all who have participated.  

 

An organiser said  "A  giant  thank you to John Webb, the archive holder, for his meticulous documentation and generosity in sharing it with us. We also thank the photographers who kindly granted permission to share these images, and to everyone who responded to our call out for further photos and information. "The archive highlights the incredible community spirit and creativity of  Loswithiel and we are pleased to have played our part in showcasing this unique part of Cornish culture and making it accessible to all." 

 

View the archive at  www.lostwithielgiantsarchive.org

 

The Lostwithiel Giants archive was created by The Lost Giants through the support of the Improving Pathways to Cornish Intangible Cultural Heritage initiative, funded by the UK Government and Cornwall Council.