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'''Bert Biscoe''' [[DL]] (born 1952), also known by the [[bardic name]] '''''Viajor Gans Geryow''''',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Tregarthen|first1=J.C.|title=John Penrose : a romance of the Land's End|date=2004|publisher=Cornwall Editions|location=Fowey|isbn=9781904880028|edition=[New ed.].|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W6FnUJ4ze6cC&q=bert+biscoe+bard&pg=PR9|accessdate=13 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eseli Konsel Gorsedh Kernow|url=http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/councilmembers.html|website=Gorsedh Kernow|publisher=Gorsedh Kernow|accessdate=30 August 2017|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830005538/http://www.gorsedhkernow.org.uk/councilmembers.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a [[Cornish people|Cornish]] [[politician]], historian and [[bard]] of the [[Cornish Gorseth]].<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1791874/Man-claims-to-have-seen-the-afterlife www.express.co.uk]</ref> Biscoe represented [[Cornwall Council]]'s [[Truro, Cornwall|Truro]] [[Boscawen (District)|Boscawen District]] as an independent Cornwall Councillor until 2019, serving as an independent [[Truro City Council]] Councillor for the new Boscawen & Redannick Ward.<ref>[https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-06-02/platinum-jubilee-parade-fills-the-streets-of-truro www.itv.com]</ref> |
'''Bert Biscoe''' [[Doctor of Letters|DL]] (born 1952), also known by the [[bardic name]] '''''Viajor Gans Geryow''''',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Tregarthen|first1=J.C.|title=John Penrose : a romance of the Land's End|date=2004|publisher=Cornwall Editions|location=Fowey|isbn=9781904880028|edition=[New ed.].|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W6FnUJ4ze6cC&q=bert+biscoe+bard&pg=PR9|accessdate=13 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eseli Konsel Gorsedh Kernow|url=http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/councilmembers.html|website=Gorsedh Kernow|publisher=Gorsedh Kernow|accessdate=30 August 2017|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830005538/http://www.gorsedhkernow.org.uk/councilmembers.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a [[Cornish people|Cornish]] [[politician]], historian and [[bard]] of the [[Cornish Gorseth]].<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1791874/Man-claims-to-have-seen-the-afterlife www.express.co.uk]</ref> Biscoe represented [[Cornwall Council]]'s [[Truro, Cornwall|Truro]] [[Boscawen (District)|Boscawen District]] as an independent Cornwall Councillor until 2019, serving as an independent [[Truro City Council]] Councillor for the new Boscawen & Redannick Ward.<ref>[https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-06-02/platinum-jubilee-parade-fills-the-streets-of-truro www.itv.com]</ref> |
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Bert Biscoe is known for his work as a [[Historian|local historian]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Squeeze Guts|url=http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/history/secrets-squeeze-guts-alley-truros-364881|website=cornwall live|date=25 May 2017|publisher=cornwall live|accessdate=29 August 2017}}</ref> and for his [[activist|activism]] related to the [[Cornish people|Cornish identity]] debate.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last1=Simon|first1=Parker|title=Cornwall wants to go it alone|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2001/jan/12/localgovernment.devolution|work=The Guardian|date=12 January 2001|accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> In 2012, his book of poems called "Trurra" won a [[Waterstones]] Publishers Award at the Holyer An Gof literary competition.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/HolyeranGof/publication_winners_2012.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170830192818/http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/HolyeranGof/publication_winners_2012.html| archive-date = 2017-08-30| title = Holyer an Gof}}</ref> Elected [[Mayor]] of [[Truro]] for 2019/21, his installation ceremony was streamed online.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Lee Trewhela |title=First time in over 200 years new Truro mayor is sworn in online |url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/first-time-over-200-years-4114205 |website=[[Cornwall Live]] |access-date=8 January 2021 |date=11 May 2020}}</ref> |
Bert Biscoe is known for his work as a [[Historian|local historian]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Squeeze Guts|url=http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/history/secrets-squeeze-guts-alley-truros-364881|website=cornwall live|date=25 May 2017|publisher=cornwall live|accessdate=29 August 2017}}</ref> and for his [[activist|activism]] related to the [[Cornish people|Cornish identity]] debate.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last1=Simon|first1=Parker|title=Cornwall wants to go it alone|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2001/jan/12/localgovernment.devolution|work=The Guardian|date=12 January 2001|accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> In 2012, his book of poems called "Trurra" won a [[Waterstones]] Publishers Award at the Holyer An Gof literary competition.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/HolyeranGof/publication_winners_2012.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170830192818/http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/HolyeranGof/publication_winners_2012.html| archive-date = 2017-08-30| title = Holyer an Gof}}</ref> Elected [[Mayor]] of [[Truro]] for 2019/21, his installation ceremony was streamed online.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Lee Trewhela |title=First time in over 200 years new Truro mayor is sworn in online |url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/first-time-over-200-years-4114205 |website=[[Cornwall Live]] |access-date=8 January 2021 |date=11 May 2020}}</ref> |
Revision as of 19:56, 19 December 2023
Bert Biscoe | |
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Born | Martin Biscoe 23 December 1952 |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Viajor Gans Geryow (Kernowek) |
Occupation | Cornwall Councillor |
Known for | Bard of the Cornish Gorseth Mayor of Truro |
Bert Biscoe DL (born 1952), also known by the bardic name Viajor Gans Geryow,[1][2] is a Cornish politician, historian and bard of the Cornish Gorseth.[3] Biscoe represented Cornwall Council's Truro Boscawen District as an independent Cornwall Councillor until 2019, serving as an independent Truro City Council Councillor for the new Boscawen & Redannick Ward.[4]
Bert Biscoe is known for his work as a local historian[5] and for his activism related to the Cornish identity debate.[6] In 2012, his book of poems called "Trurra" won a Waterstones Publishers Award at the Holyer An Gof literary competition.[7] Elected Mayor of Truro for 2019/21, his installation ceremony was streamed online.[8]
Personal life
Born in 1952 to Dr Charles Biscoe, a kinsman of the Tyndale-Biscoe family,[9] he was raised at Stithians, Cornwall, and attended Truro School before going up to Bangor University.[10]
Married to Susan Barker in 1990, the couple live near Truro, Cornwall.[11]
Bardic work
Bert Biscoe is a traditional musician and poet,[12] specialising in Cornish folk music, some in the Cornish language.[13] Some of his audio works have been collected into a compilation titled "An Kynsa".
Created a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh in 1995 "for services to Cornwall" with the bardic name Viajor Gans Geryow,[14] Biscoe has been a member of the Council of the Gorsedh since 2009.[15] He is the author of several books of poetry.[16] As a Bard of the Gorsedh he is regularly in attendance at celebrations of Cornish culture and important cultural occasions.[17][18][19]
His poetry centres on the 'Spirit of Kernow', which he has performed with other bards in Cornwall.[20]
Political career
Serving as an independent County Councillor on Cornwall Council for Truro Boscawen District,[21][22] Biscoe was also a City Councillor for Truro City Council until he lost his seat in the May 2021 elections.[23]
Cornwall Council's portfolio holder for Transport responsible for the county's transport links, in 2017, Biscoe was succeeded by Councillor Geoff Brown.[24] During his time in office, he was involved in many projects including the A30 road improvements at Temple, Cornwall,[25] and one of the failed bus lane projects in Truro.[26]
Work as local historian
Chairman of the Truro Civic Society,[27] Biscoe also serves as President of the Truro Old Cornwall Society.[28][29] Honorary Secretary and a Trustee on the board on the Royal Cornwall Museum,[30] he is the author of two books about the history of Cornwall.[31]
Activism
Relevant in the Cornish Identity debate,[32] with Dr James Whetter he popularised the campaign for increased powers for Cornish local government and the creation of a Cornish Assembly.[33] [34] He also served as chairman of the Cornish Constitutional Convention.[6]
Books
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.[35]
- Rebecca (1996).[36]
- The dance of the Cornish air (1996).[37]
- At a wedding with Yeats in Turin (2003).[38]
- Trurra, published by Dew Vardh, winner of the Waterstones Award at Holyer An Gof Publishers' Awards 2012.[39]
- Words of Granite (ISBN 9780946143269).[40][41]
- Mercifully Preserved Fictional account of the life of Sir John Betjeman[42]
- On Yer Trolley: Poems Made During Complete Bed Rest! (2008).[43]
- White Crusted Eyes: Tales of Par, (2009).[44]
- Meditations on Carn Brea, Poems and Pictures from a Cornish Hill (2005).[45]
- Accompanied by Larks.[46]
See also
References
- ^ Tregarthen, J.C. (2004). John Penrose : a romance of the Land's End ([New ed.]. ed.). Fowey: Cornwall Editions. ISBN 9781904880028. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Eseli Konsel Gorsedh Kernow". Gorsedh Kernow. Gorsedh Kernow. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ www.express.co.uk
- ^ www.itv.com
- ^ "Squeeze Guts". cornwall live. cornwall live. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ a b Simon, Parker (12 January 2001). "Cornwall wants to go it alone". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Holyer an Gof". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
- ^ Lee Trewhela (11 May 2020). "First time in over 200 years new Truro mayor is sworn in online". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ www.burkespeerage.com
- ^ "Biography". BB. Bert Biscoe Campaign. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Bert Biscoe". Cornwall Gov. Cornwall Council. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Dew Vardh, with Bert Biscoe and Pol Hodge". Penzance Literary Festival. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "A Kynsa". Cornwall 24. Cornwall 24. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ www.lordlieutenantofcornwall.org.uk
- ^ "Council Members". Cornish Gorsedh. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Jennet Campbell MBE: Cornish Gorsedd Honour - The Radford Charitable Trust". www.radfordtrust.org. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Ceremony welcomes bards from all over the world to Lannstevan". Cornish & Devon Post. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Guardians of a rich cultural heritage". Cornish Guardian. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2017.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Council, Cornwall. "September 2013 - Cornwall Council". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Poets lead Cornish revolt against 'English imperialism'". The Independent. 18 May 1997. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Boscawen or Truro Boscawen is an electoral division and area of central Truro. "ONS Geography Linked Data | Truro Boscawen". statistics.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "data.ordnancesurvey". data. ordnance survey. Retrieved 9 September 2017. Boscawen Park is not located in the electoral ward but shares the same name.
- ^ "Big names were booted out at Cornwall Council elections". 10 May 2021.
- ^ Cornwall Council. "Profiles of Cabinet members - Cornwall Council". www.cornwall.gov.uk.
- ^ "A30 improvements finish date moves from spring to summer". ITV. ITV news. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Scrapping of Truro bus lane costs £60,000". BBC. BBC Cornwall. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "TCS". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "piran day article". falmouth packet. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Truro Old Cornwall Society". Truro Old Cornwall Society. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Trustees". Royal Cornwall Museum. Royal Cornwall Museum. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ Truro Library Archives
- ^ www.thetimes.co.uk
- ^ "Councillor details". Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "About Bert Biscoe". Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Bert, Biscoe. "MAUDLIN' PILGRIMAGE". oldcornwallshop. BB. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Rebecca". Open Library. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "the dance of the cornish air". Open Library. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "At a wedding with Yeats in Turin". Open library. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "gorsedh kernow awards list". gorsedh kernow. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Biscoe, Bert (1997). Words of Granite - Selected Poems. Lodenek Press. ASIN 0946143269.
- ^ "oldcornwall". oldcornwall.net.
- ^ Biscoe, Bert (5 December 2008). On Yer Trolley: Poems Made During Complete Bed Rest!. Creative Edge. ISBN 978-0956021816.
- ^ Biscoe, Bert (1 September 2009). White Crusted Eyes: Tales of Par. Creative Edge. ISBN 978-0956021823.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Accompanied by Larks - BISCOE, Bert". www.cornishbookworld.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.