Loveday Carlyon

Loveday Carlyon is a Cornish nationalist politician.

Originally from Torpoint, Carlyon joined Mebyon Kernow. She married fellow party member Julyan Holmes, and moved to Liskeard. She was soon elected to the town council, and became a prominent spokesperson for the organisation, in particular commenting on local food production, as a member of the Cornish Association of Smallholders and Producers. Elected leader of Mebyon Kernow in 1986, she was successful in campaigning for the retention of Cornish language translations on road signs around Liskeard.^[1] She stood down as party leader in 1989, but remained politically active, and by 2014 was chair of St Keyne parish council.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 Bernard Deakin and Gary Tregidga, Mebyon Kernow and Cornish Nationalism, p.131
↑ "Lightning Strikes at Village Church", Cornish Times, 10 January 2014

Party political offices
Preceded by Pedyr Prior	Leader of Mebyon Kernow 1986–1989	Succeeded by Loveday Jenkin

Cornish nationalism

History	1497 Uprising Prayer Book Rebellion Constitutional status Michael An Gof Thomas Flamank

Organisations	An Gof Cornish Assembly Cornish Constitutional Convention Cornish National Liberation Army Cornish Nationalist Party Cornish Solidarity Cornwall 2000 Mebyon Kernow Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament

Figures	John Angarrack Loveday Carlyon Helena Charles Dick Cole Loveday Jenkin Richard Jenkin Philip Payton Pedyr Prior James Whetter

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