Trevow Helston

01/06/2026

Squashbox Theatre has a brand new show - and it's unlike anything Craig has done before!

Secrets of the Hidden Realm opens the archives of a mysterious Camborne organisation and asks: what exactly has been living in Cornwall's hidden dimension?

The answer involves puppetry, folklore, and a fair amount of absurd comedy.

Friday 19 June, 7pm. Trevow Chapel, Helston. Tickets from £5. Recommended age 10+

29/05/2026

“Delicious, captivating, funny, sexy, and brilliant!” Britain's rivers are in crisis. But they're also full of magic. 🌊

Troubled Waters is a spellbinding hour of ancient myth, river folklore and contemporary storytelling — performed live at Trevow Chapel on 13 June.
Leaping salmon, fishtail women, sacred springs and mythical raves. Stories that reconnect us to the rivers we're losing.

“A beautiful journey that blends traditional storytelling with modern language”

Tickets from £11 — flexible pricing so everyone can come.

Book now trevowhelston.co.uk/event-details/troubled-waters

29/05/2026

Another fabulous couple of days with Story Lab and The Writers' Block.

We’ve been popping up at The Basement with the very fully-booked Manga workshop yesterday with Keith Sparrow and the also super busy Zine making today with Karen Howse.

There’s been journaling workshops with Emma Farley and writing workshops for young people with Olivia at the Museum of Cornish Life and fully-booked memoir workshops at The Emporium with Cathy Retzenbrink.

Onto tomorrow - our Story Quest Day at Coronation Park where we’ll have riddles to solve, characters to create and 2000 free seedlings to give away!

We’ll see you there!! 🫡

28/05/2026

Hundreds of FREE seedlings to give away, a day of free family story adventures, writers recording your stories of nostalgic Helston and your last chance to join Bobo's Giant Seedling Trail! This Saturday 30th May is busy at Coronation Park Helston! Here's everything that's happening:

🌱 FREE Seedling Giveaway - from 10.30am, Events Square
To celebrate Bobo's Giant Seedling Trail and thanks to the lovely team at the Helston-based company, Rocket Gardens, we've got hundreds and hundreds of grow-at-home seedlings to give away to families. When they're gone, they're gone - so don't be late!

📖 Story Quest Day - 10am to 3pm, all around the park
The grand finale of Trevow Helston and The Writers' Block project, Story Lab! Solve riddles, hunt down hidden objects, create your own pocket stories, invent the wildest, wackiest characters you can imagine, and enjoy songs and tales from the fabulous Story Republic. Free, all day, no booking needed - just turn up!

✍️ Share your Helston story
Professional writers and story gatherers Amanda Harris & Anna Murphy will be in the park as part of o-region From the Horse's Mouth project, and they'd love to hear YOUR Helston memories and tales. Everyone welcome - come and tell them a story!

And the fun doesn't stop on Saturday… Bobo's Giant Seedling Trail runs right up to 4pm Sunday. Pick up a free trail map from shops around town, track down all the community-made seedlings hiding in the windows, then collect your prize at Lakeside Cafe.

We'll see you in the park! 🌞

28/05/2026

We'll see you in Helston soon o-region! 😁

27/05/2026

There are only 4 more days to find all of Bobo's giant seedlings around Helston!

We've seen lots of lovely local families taking part across the town (thanks everyone!) - it's free to do and great for children of all ages. Pick up a trail sheet from shops across town, find the seedlings and collect your free prize from Lakeside Cafe at Coronation Park Helston!

Thank you to our fab shops and businesses that have played host (kidnapped...) the giant seedlings, each made by a different community group in Helston:

The Bookshop in Helston
Pica Rico Deli Helston
Jenkin's Sweet Shop
Wick & Wood
Pellar Studio
Old Bank (Lloyds)
Roll The Dice
Helston Charity Shop FishMish
42 The Living Room
Coronation Park Helston

Bobo sends his love (and Caroline Pedler, his illustrator, does too!) x

27/05/2026

Pretty epic pics from our alter-ego/drag workshop with Scamp Niemz 🌈

26/05/2026

Now that was FUN! Big thank you to Scamp Niemz and everyone who joined us for Mapping the Closet tonight - an exploration into identity, alter-ego and drag. All through storytelling as part of The Writers' Block Story Lab!

26/05/2026

Another fully-booked Story Lab event with The Writers' Block for today with the ever-wonderful Tamara Rosenwyn and the team at Helston Library and Information Service!

Gorgeous work today everyone - thank you to everyone who joined us.

Next up is the (also fully-booked) Mapping the Closet, our alter-ego and identity workshop, at our chapel with SCAMP.

Want to come to anything else? Get booking on our website!

26/05/2026

"Good"
- 6 year old they assume was called Barney, or possibly Jake.

Woo hoo! We're helping Cirk Hes and Carn to Cove bring 'Fail, Fail, Win', a circus-inspired comic family show to Helston at the end of the week.

"Uplifting, nurturing and agelessly relevant. Join the adventure and explore what happens inside Loz's brain when she does a big FAIL."

Meet a cast of puppet friends: professor Steven Chimpington - scientist, raconteur, critic; and Colin the Crab, anarchist, physical theatre practitioner (LeCoq trained), oh and of course Sven Svenstoferson, Swedish Astronaut and CBT coach.

Age guide: great for 3-10 year olds. Unsuitable for 15 year olds. And they're strict on that.

Looking for some family friendly fun in Helston next Saturday? Then pop along to THIS! It's going to be Epic!! Tickets available on the door, or in advance on our website events page (see our 'About' section, for a link :-)).Oh and bring a chair with you if you need one.