Passmore Edwards Institute, Hayle

IMMEDIATE: NEW ROOM BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS

To make a room booking please use the following contact information:

Telephone: 07824-553940

Email: bookings@hayle-pei.org.uk

For problems with access to the building, call: 07561 045658

New Terms and Conditions

The trustees have adopted a new set of terms and conditions which, as a condition of booking, all room hirers must comply with. They are posted in the Institute and may be read by clicking below.

The primary change for 2012 is the requirement for hirers using copyrighted materials to obtain appropriate licencing prior to use.

Click here to read or download.

Trustees Vote to Honour Esme Jelbert

The trustees have voted unanimously to rename the Silvanus Trevail Room to honour the dedication and hard work of Esme Jelbert.

It will now be known as the Esme Jelbert Room.

Entrance Portico Tiling Completed

The mat well was not an original feature. The original Victorian tiles were hacked out and a metal frame installed. When the frame rusted, it swelled in size causing the tiles to lift and crack - and the door to jam.

The tiling has now been expertly restored by Harvey and Jefferson Mosaics of Penzance. We hope to do further tiling restoration work as funds permit.

Esme Jelbert

We are sorry to announce that our building manager, booking manager, secretary, trustee and friend, Esme Jelbert, lost her battle with cancer on 27 February.
Her daughter Amanda will be helping with the bookings, but we all ask for your understanding during this difficult time. Click here for a short obituary.

For bookings call Amanda Jelbert on 07824 553940
or email: bookings@hayle-pei.org.uk
For unlocking and maintenance call John Cooper on 07561 045658
Or call John Bennett on 07876 152915 or 753184

Grand Reopening Event, 20 May 2011

In this centenary year of John Passmore Edwards’s death, there have been events throughout the country acknowledging the legacy of wonderful buildings he bequeathed to the nation. In Hayle we are extremely fortunate to have the Passmore Edwards Institute on Hayle Terrace and a Grand Reopening was staged on the 20th May to thank all those who have been involved in the £130,000 of renovations which have taken place over the last four years. Among the 80 guests were representatives of donors and many local people who have given time or money.
Mayor John Bennett, who is also treasurer of the Institute, gave a speech of thanks and at the end, invited John Passmore Edwards to ‘reopen’ the Institute. Mr. Passmore Edwards, ably performed by Jeremy Joslin in full Victorian costume, recalled some of the words spoken during the original opening in 1896.
A cake with the image of Passmore Edwards in chocolate finished off the event and guests milled around the building looking at the exhibitions, the new lantern and the renovated rooms.

Seen here (L-R), John Passmore Edwards (Jeremy Joslin) and the Institute Trustees: Terry Pinnington (chairman), Mayor John Bennett (treasurer), Jayne Ninnes (deputy mayor), Denis Hollow (deputy chairman), Rev. Richard Selby-Boothroyd, Bill Glanville, Frank Goff, Ray Wyse and Esme Jelbert (secretary and building manager). Thee are more photographs in the Gallery.

The mayor's speech can be read here and John Passmore Edwards's address can be read here.

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