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An Nowodhow - the News in Cornish

An Nowodhow is written and read by Kensa Broadhurst, the script editor is Steve Harris.

Presenter: James Churchfield.

We begin the News in Cornish this week with the news that on-call firefighters are being recruited to work at 26 fire stations across Cornwall.

RECORDING 1:
Herwydh Gonis Tan Kernow yma oberennow kavadow rag nebonan etek bloodh ha kottha neb a drig po ober kyns penn pymp mynysen a worsav tanlu, gans oberennow kavadow yn leow, Pensans, Truru, Aberfala hag Essa y鈥檊a mysk.

Tangasoryon war alow 鈥 neb yw tylys herwydh aga havadewder ha kevradh gwrians an gorsav 鈥 a wra attendya aga gorsav rag galowyow goredhom hepken, mes yma esedhvos trenyans a dhew our pub seythen dhedha dhe attendya ha deverow ragordenys erel.
Res yw dhe nebonan gans bern dos ha bos tangasor war alow vysytya gwiasva Gonis Tan Kernow.
Y leveris Penn sodhoges tan, Kathryn Billing hy hanow, pymthek kansrann ha tri ugens a barys an wonis yw tangasoryon war alow neb a wra rann bosek ow kwitha aga hemenethow salow.

TRANSLATION:
According to Cornwall Fire Service positions are available for anyone aged 18 or above who lives or works within five minutes of a station, with positions available in places including Penzance, Truro, Falmouth and Saltash.
On-call firefighters - who are paid based on their availability and the station's activity rate - only attend their station for emergency call-outs, but do have a weekly twohour training session to attend and other prearranged duties. Anyone who is interested in becoming an on-call firefighter should visit the Cornwall Fire Service website.
Chief fire officer Kathryn Billing said 75% of the service's crews are on-call firefighters who all play an "important role" in keeping their communities safe.

PRESENTER:
Our next story concerns the auction of hundreds of items recovered from shipwrecks, including cannons, crockery, and other treasures.

RECORDING 2:
An kreryow, dedhyes dhyworth an hwetegves kansbledhen bys dhe wreckys moy adhiwedhes, yw rann kuntel Gwithti Tresor Gwreckys yn Porthmeur West.
Syr Tim Smit, aswonys rag selyans an Edenva, a brenas an gwithti nans yw deg bledhen, mes ev a erviras gwertha an kuntel ha鈥檔 drehevyans an dhew.
鈥淣egys byghan pur dha yw, mes ny wra arghans lowr rag dos ha bos an gwithti splann y hallsa bos, ytho ni a erviras y wertha drefen ni dhe wodhvos pub tra a wra mos dhe drevow da,鈥 y leveris ev.
Unn kowethyans anhenwys re brenas seulabrys pymp kans tra an moyha posek yn istorek.
Yma hwath seyth kans rann dhe vos gwerthys, ha鈥檔 strifwerthoryon a wayt y fydh meur a vern.

TRANSLATION
The artefacts, dating from the 16th Century to more recent wrecks, are part of the collection at the Shipwreck Treasure Museum in Charlestown.
Sir Tim Smit, known for founding the Eden Project, bought the museum 10 years ago, but has decided to sell both the collection and the building.
"It鈥檚 a good little business, but it doesn鈥檛 make enough money to become the great museum it could be, so we put it up for sale because we know it will all go to very good homes," he said.
A single unnamed organisation has already purchased 500 of the most historically significant items.
There are still 700 lots to be sold, and auctioneers expect a great deal of interest.

PRESENTER James:
Our final story concerns the news that Flambards theme park in Helston announced it was closing "with immediate effect" on Monday.

RECORDING 3:
Yn derivas war vedia socyal, dyghtyans an park a ros grassow dhe vysytyoryon ha mayni
rag aga skoodhyans, ow keworra 鈥淔lambards re beu destnans drudh rag dinythyansow hag
yth yw gans kolon poos ni a lever farwel.鈥
Y leveris an derivas dyghtyoryon a wra mires orth dewisyow rag 鈥済witha hag enora鈥 y guntel
heb parow, neb a gomprehend jynnow ebron istorek ha ferylva Viktorian re beu gwithys avel
bolghen dermyn.
Flambards a ygerys yn mil naw kans hwetek ha tri ugens aval Park Jynn-ebron Kernow kyns
lesa dhe geworra gorransow lowender, diskwedhyans Breten Veur y鈥檔 Blitz ha treveglos
Viktorian.
An park a dashenwys avel Flambards, henwys wosa towlen bellwolok drama oos, rag
dastewynnya y ro ledanna.
Henn yw oll ahanav vy, seythen da genowgh.

TRANSLATION
In a statement on social media, the park's management thanked visitors and staff for
their support, adding "Flambards has been a cherished destination for generations
and it is with a heavy heart that we bid farewell."
The statement said managers would look at options to "preserve and honour" its
unique collection, which includes vintage aircraft and a Victorian pharmacy which
had been preserved as a time capsule.
Flambards opened in 1976 as Cornwall Aircraft Park before expanding to add rides,
a Britain in the Blitz exhibition and a Victorian village.
The park later rebranded as Flambards, named after a popular television period
drama, to reflect its widened offering.
That鈥檚 all from me, have a good week.

Photo: Lantic Bay by Mad Matt.

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