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Bert Biscoe
Bert Biscoe in 2015
Born
Bert Biscoe

Stithians, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Citizenship UK
Occupation(s)Bard, Councillor, Historian

Bert Biscoe is a bard of the Cornish Gorseth with the bardic name Viajor Gans Geryow.[1] He represents Cornwall Council's Truro Boscawen District as an independent councillor. Bert Biscoe is known locally for his work as a local historian[2] and for his activism related to the Cornish identity debate.[3]

Personal life

Bert Biscoe was born in Stithians, Cornwall. He attended Truro School and his higher education was completed at Bangor University.[4] He lives in Truro, Cornwall.[5]

Bardic work

Bert Biscoe was a musician, specialising in Cornish folk music, some of which is in the Cornish language.[6] Some of his work has been collected into a compilation titled "An Kynsa".

He was created a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh in 1995 for services to Cornwall with the bardic name Viajor Gans Geryow, and has been a member of the Council of the Gorsedh since 2009.[7] He is the author of several books of poetry.

Political career

He is currently an independent councillor in Cornwall Council's Truro Boscawen District. He is also a city councillor as part of Truro City Council.

He is Cornwall Council's portfolio holder for transport and is the elected official ultimately responsible for Cornwall's transport links. He has received criticism for projects such as delays to the A30 road improvements at Temple, Cornwall,[8] a failed bus lane project in Truro,[9] and issues with potholes.[10] Despite being in charge of Cornwall's transport, he does not drive,[11]

Work as local historian

He is the Chairman of Truro Civic Society, a registered charity based in Truro,[12] he is also affiliated with the Truro Old Cornwall Society.[13] He is also the honorary secretary and a trustee on the board on the Royal Cornwall Museum.[14] He is the author of two books about Cornwall.[15]

Activism

Bert Biscoe is a relevant figure in the Cornish Identity debate and has campaigned for increased powers for Cornish local government and the creation of a Cornish Assembly.[16] [17] He has been the chair of the Cornwall Constitutional Convention.[3]

Books

Bert Biscoe is the author of several books, mainly related to Cornwall and poetry.

  • MAUDLIN' PILGRIMAGE, book of verse set in the reign of Henry VIII.[18]
  • Rebecca, (1996).[19]
  • The dance of the Cornish air, (1996).[20]
  • At a wedding with Yeats in Turin, (2003).[21]
  • Trurra, Published by Dew Vardh, winner of the Waterstones Award at Holyer An Gof Publishers' Awards 2012.[22]
  • Words of Granite (ISBN 13: 9780946143269).[23][24]
  • Mercifully Preserved Fictional account of the life of Sir John Betjeman[25]
  • On Yer Trolley: Poems Made During Complete Bed Rest!, (2008).[26]
  • White Crusted Eyes: Tales of Par, (2009).[27]
  • MEDITATIONS ON CARN BREA Poems and Pictures from a Cornish Hill, (2005).[28]
  • Accompanied by Larks.[29]

See also

References

Sources

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Reference list

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  2. ^ "Squeeze Guts". cornwall live. cornwall live. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b Simon, Parker. "Cornwall wants to go it alone". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Biography". BB. Bert Biscoe Campiagn. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Bert Biscoe". Cornwall Gov. Cornwall Council. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ "A Kynsa". Cornwall 24. Cornwall 24. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Council Members". Cornish Gorsedh. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  8. ^ "A30 improvements finish date moves from spring to summer". ITV. ITV news. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Scrapping of Truro bus lane costs £60,000". BBC. BBC Cornwall. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  10. ^ Sergeant, Mike. "Damaged rural roads could be abandoned, warn councils". BBC News. Local government correspondent, BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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  14. ^ "Trustees". Royal Cornwall Museum. Royal Cornwall Museum. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  15. ^ Truro Library Archives
  16. ^ "Councillor details". Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  17. ^ "About Bert Biscoe". Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  18. ^ Bert, Biscoe. "MAUDLIN' PILGRIMAGE". oldcornwallshop. BB. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  19. ^ Open Library https://openlibrary.org/works/OL11611784W/Rebecca. Retrieved 30 August 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ^ "the dance of the cornish air". Open Library. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  21. ^ "At a wedding with Yeats in Turin". Open library. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  22. ^ "gorsedh kernow awards list". gorsedh kernow. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  23. ^ Biscoe, Bert (1997). Words of granite : bearing witness : poems of time & place (1 ed.). Wadebridge: Lodenek Press. p. 53. ISBN 9780946143269. Retrieved 30 August 2017. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  24. ^ Biscoe, Bert (1997). "Words of Granite - Selected Poems". amazon books. Lodenek Press. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  25. ^ http://oldcornwall.net/shop-page/4578430537/'mercifully-preserved'-by-bert-biscoe/6275356. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ^ Biscoe, Bert (5 December 2008). "On Yer Trolley: Poems Made During Complete Bed Rest!". Amazon. Creative Edge. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  27. ^ Biscoe, Bert (1 September 2009). "White Crusted Eyes: Tales of Par". Amazon. Creative Edge. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  28. ^ "MEDITATIONS ON CARN BREA Poems and Pictures from a Cornish Hill by Biscoe Bert: Biffworks, Cornwall Thin Card, First Edition, Signed by Author(s) - Polsue Books". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  29. ^ "Accompanied by Larks - BISCOE, Bert". www.cornishbookworld.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  30. ^ "Councillor details - Bert Biscoe". 30 August 2017.
  31. ^ "Bert Biscoe: Working for the future of Truro and Cornwall on the Cornwall County Council". www.bertbiscoe.co.uk.
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  38. ^ "Hear Bert Biscoe's song Wilwaukee - Cornwall Today". www.cornwalltoday.co.uk.
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  41. ^ "Bert Biscoe, and the Mayor of Launceston: opening 'A Space to Write' - The Charles Causley Festival".
  42. ^ "Bert Biscoe Vote Independent". ElectionLeaflets.org.
  43. ^ "Meditations Carn Brea Poems Pictures by Bert Biscoe Cliff Jones - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.co.uk.
  44. ^ http://www.cornishassembly.org/OpenLetterToSarahNewtonMP27viii12.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  45. ^ Tregarthen, John Coulson (30 August 2017). "John Penrose: A Romance of the Land's End". Cornwall Editions Ltd – via Google Books.
  46. ^ "WATCH: Protests over new Truro bus gate".
  47. ^ "Cllr Bert Biscoe gave a most interesting and enlightening talk. - West Cornwall HealthWatch". westcornwallhealthwatch.com.
  48. ^ "A response from Bert Biscoe". mebyonkernow.blogspot.co.uk.
  49. ^ "Trustees - Royal Cornwall Museum".
  50. ^ http://www.caph.org.uk/web/may_2017/264856. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  51. ^ http://www.cornwalllive.com/Parking-crisis-Truro-makes-life-just-hell/story-20511752-detail/story.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  52. ^ "Tintagel Castle Merlin carving sparks 'Disneyfication' row". 18 March 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  53. ^ "Local residents complain after 'Disneyfication' of King Arthur site".
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  62. ^ Council, Cornwall. "St Mary's Church spire moved back to Truro Cathedral - Cornwall Council". www.cormacltd.co.uk.
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