We’re all supposed to subscribe to this shit. It happens every year: “Don’t you want Montol to grow?” “Have thought about sponsorship?” “Would you be interested in a partnership?” To be honest: not really.We have thought about it – we are not complete morons or yokels thank you.But asking around Team Montol, the answer seems […]

Even out here we have running water, electricity (intermittently) and webby-nets but we couldn’t live without DPD and Evri.The box was labelled, I knew what was inside, but I still stared at it for 10 minutes before opening it. What if they were rubbish?They weren’t. Step one. Breathe … move on. We launched our 2024 […]

Having finished the new Montol website at last, I just want to say a big thank you to all the photographers who’ve contributed so much.I wanted the site to be as visual as possible – to capture the overwhelming impact, the spirit, of the event – and I think it’s worked.I’ve tried to credit each […]

So – we have a new website! It might be a bit rough around the edges but it’s a start and it’s live. The idea is that it will be a little bit of Magic – transmogrifying the interested/curious into fully fledged Guisers. it’s been a lot of work but it does seem to work. […]

At last we can say … We got it! A huge thank you to Penzance Council for awarding Montol grant funding again.The money will ensure that this year’s festival goes ahead and is bigger, brighter and safer than ever before. On Monday 11th November the council voted to award the grant and we are enormously […]

So, what is the Gathering? For Montol, traditionally groups of friends get together to help each other to make costumes and masks and devise their contribution to the Revels – songs, games, satire whatever you want. On the 1st December we look forward to meeting you all – new guilds, old guilds, musicians, dancers and […]

Just a quick update from Team Montol … Road closures in – and in – and in again – but seem to be finalised now.Fire Service charmed and on board – brilliant again.Bus companies on board – they’ve been lovely.Insurance is done.Marshaling is almost sorted.Workshops are arranged.New venues are set but … still a few […]

Up before the Beak – Penzance Council Finance and General Purposes Committee. I really hate these things.Not good at being grilled. My instinctive response to authority is a dangerous mix of belligerence and blind panic.But we all prepared and thanks to Nicole’s scribbled notes and Paul’s carefully constructed arguments, and the forbearance of some of […]

Woah! What a fabulous evening.Golowan is done, the year has turned.So good to get the tribe together and slip into Montol mood. Raffidy got every one in the spirit and then Alex led the dancing with Tros an Treys – and loved the audio headset so she could talk to the crowd and keep us […]