Cornish Pirates

The Cornish Pirates supported this year's BBC's Chidren in Need appeal

BBC Radio Cornwall do a marvellous job to support Cornish sport, so when Matt Sandoz (Sports Producer) put out a call for Cornish Rugby Stars to help their 'Children in Need' appeal, the Cornish rugby fraternity did not let him down.

Present at the BBC's book and plant sale at Lemon Quay on Friday afternoon, were Pirates players Adryan Winnan, Sam Heard and Duncan Roke

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The Pirates are pleased to support these charitable causes & organistions in many ways.

Cornwall Air Ambulance
Bodriggy Primary School,
Charlestown County Primary School,
Children in Need,
Friends of Truro Cathedral,
The John Daniel Centre,
Ladock CE School,
Perranporth Surf Life Saving Club,
The Prince's Trust,
RAF St. Mawgan,
SCOPE,
St. Gluvias CC,
The Starfish Appeal.
CLIC
‘FLEET’ (Front Line Emergency Equipment Trust)
The Blood Transfusion Service
Little Bridge House
Goonhavern School
The Spinal Injuries Association
Mounts Bay Gig Club
St. Just Rugby Club auction for CLIC
Rotary Foundation Charity

Wooden Spoon Society
Kehelland Horticultural Centre
British Legion
Weeth School
Save Savannah Appeal
Friends of RCH Treliske
White Gold Projest - Cornwall Youth Offending Team
St. Hilary School
RNLI
Penzance Amateur Operatic Society
Kernow Youth League Football
Pirate FM's 'Just for Kids' Appeal
St. Paul's Church, Truro
Bosvigo School
Redruth School
Marie Curie Cancer Care
'Forget me Not' Baby Organisation
Cornwall Deaf Childrens Society
Goonhavern Primary School
Mounts A,mbrose CC
Camborne Mini-Juniors
Barnstaple U15s

The Cornish Pirates supported the MAKE POVERTY HISTORY campaign at the beginning of December, 2005

The crowd, who were issued with white sheets of paper pre-match, standing as one at half-time to make a symbolic ‘white band’ around the ground.

Also present at the game were ‘MPH’ volunteer workers who had a stall near the main entrance of the Kenwyn ground.

They work to raise money to support children and young people living with their mums in women’s refuges in West Cornwall. 42 children from within the county were given this support in 2005.

Pupils and representatives of Archbishop Benson CE School, Trewirgie Junior School, Burraton and Warbstow CP Schools, who had taken part in a ‘tag’ rugby exhibition at Kenwyn made the collection .

A number of charitable collections took place at the Kenwyn ground last season 2005/06

These included:-

a) A collection made by ‘BOLINGEY BARBARIANS’ at the opening match in 2006 v Doncaster. Bolingey Barbarians were formed in 1990 with three specific objectives:

To raise money for deserving organisations who look after children in Cornwall.

To return to and enjoy the time when rugby was played solely for enjoyment both during the match and, more importantly, after the match.

To only select and play against players who were over 35 years of age.

Each season all three objectives are met by playing no more than 6 matches and after each match returning to the Bolingey Inn to host the opposition in true old fashioned tradition. Perranporth RFC very kindly loan use of the ground and changing rooms for home matches. Also, at the end of the season a tournament is held for invited veteran teams which is hosted at different clubs each year.

To date Bolingey Barbarians have raised over £27,000, and have presented various amounts of money to organisations which include Scibu, Cornwall Diabetic Centre, Murdock Trevithick, Penhaligon’s Friends, the Joey Appeal, Wooden Spoon, Spectrum, Friends of Pencalinick, Double Trees, the Tsunami Appeal, and Hear our Voices.

The amount raised at the Doncaster game totalled £ 1,1613-82.

b) Back in November, when we played a Powergen National Trophy match against Wharfedale on the Mennaye Field, a collection was held to raise funds for our Mini-Junior Section.

d) A Collection was held at the Harlequins game for ‘CVOC’ (Child Victims of Crime), the only national police children’s charity administered by the British Police Rugby Section.