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Posted on October 6, 2023

Rededication of 29th Infantry Division Memorial Plaque, October 12, 2023

Bodmin Keep hosts the rededication of the US 29th Infantry Division memorial plaque on Thursday 12 October with a service of remembrance for the 3,533 soldiers from The 29th killed in battle between 6 June 1944, ‘D-Day’ and 8 May 1945, the Allied victory in Europe.  

Posted on October 4, 2023

Watch ‘The War to End All Wars’ at Bodmin Keep

**Updated schedule** Bodmin Keep is excited to be showing Sabaton’s “The War to End All Wars” movie this November. A thought-provoking and emotionally charged musical and historical adventure with a heavy focus on storytelling, the movie runs for 67-minutes and features songs from Sabaton’s 10th studio album, “The War to End All Wars”.

Posted on September 19, 2023

Unlocking the Light Infantry Archive: 1968 – 2007

Bodmin Keep is working on an oral history project to capture testimonials and experiences from Light Infantry veterans about deployments to Northern Ireland between 1969-1998.

Posted on January 27, 2023

Regimental Trophy turned Rugby Cup

This splendid solid silver cup belongs to the Cornwall Rugby Football Union but originated with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light...

Posted on December 7, 2022

Major Hugo White MBE DL

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Major Hugo White MBE DL at the age of 92....

Posted on September 16, 2022

The Monarch and The Armed Forces

© Crown Copyright 2014 Photographer: Sgt Rupert Frere RLC Under British Constitutional Law, The Reigning Monarch is the Commander-in Chief...

Plastic Free Pledge
Posted on August 10, 2022

Bodmin Keep is a Plastic Free Ally

Bodmin Keep, has been standing proudly near the centre of town for over 160 years. Built in 1859, the original...

A light attic room with old pictures, portraits and photographs of various sizes, shapes and colours hanging from floor to ceiling
Posted on August 3, 2022

Opening Up The Keep

Heritage Open Day On Saturday 10 September we will be hosting special guided tours of the museum’s attic stores, which...