Gray Lightfoot
Gray Lightfoot is a poet using humour and modern cultural tropes to land serious points and issues, often ‘breaking the third-wall’
Humourous yet gentlemanly poet, Gray Lightfoot, hosting the evening in between his wonderful poetry
Up Frogs by Ross James read by fantastic actor Trevenen Harry (he conjured up the narrator as a young boy wonderfully!)
The wonderful Kate Barden and Rob Erskine performing Gray Lightfoot’s play Sea Fear
The talented Catherine Leyshon reading her fun yet poignant story The Triumph of Goliathia Tremayne
‘It was remarked upon after the show that an event which highlighted the problems of modern Cornwall had been delivered with a light-hearted touch and much laughter had been heard throughout the evening.’ Gray Lightfoot
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The performers donated the income for their readings to the Camborne, Pool and Redruth Foodbank who replied:
‘Thanks so much for this. I’ve just read the review and it chimes so closely with what we see through our work, and we are so grateful to you for choosing to support our charity with your creativity! We are aware that there are many other options in our area. The food bank is really busy at the moment, we are seeing year-on-year growth in service use and a decline in food donations through the cost-of-living crisis – so fundraising is a high priority for us. Contributions like this are so welcomed and appreciated by all of us here (staff and volunteers alike). 
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Gray Lightfoot is a poet using humour and modern cultural tropes to land serious points and issues, often ‘breaking the third-wall’
THE BUS DRIVERS OF PENZANCE by Gray Lightfoot is a humourous memoir by much-loved poet and retired bus driver from (you guessed it!) Penzance.
Catherine Leyshon writes short and shortish fiction from her Falmouth home and has a pleasing fistful published in a variety of outlets.
The Triumph of Goliathia Tremayne by Catherine Leyshon is a wonderfully funny short story set near Camborne.
Up Frogs by Ross james is about a young boy who grows up too soon when the closure of South Crofty tin mine causes his world to collapse.
Ross James grew up on the north Cornish coast and now lives in the Falkland Islands with his wife and children. Obsessed by the sea and the things that live in it, his first book, ‘111 Days – Tales of a Fisheries Observer’, is a firsthand account of life on a trawler.
The Cornwall Secret and Hidden book review by Gray Lightfoot gives an overview of the short stories and a deeper dive into his favourites.
Cornwall Secret and Hidden by Cornwall Writers is an eclectic collection of short stories written by authors in Cornwall.