An uplifting night filled with personal stories, connection & community. The place to be to hear truly inspiring stories.

Join us in Penzance for an unforgettable evening of connection, community and powerful personal story sharing!

🎤 Scroll down for September's line up!!

WHAT TO EXPECT

You’ll hear 3 people share personal stories to spark inspiration, possibility & spread joy. From making bold changes or simple shifts that transform life to discovering a new purpose or passion. The magic is in the pivotal moments they will share with you.

What you experience from each story, is unique to you. This evening is about authenticy, connection and stories that make us human. It isn’t about polished speeches or perfect performances. This is what creates space for something special to unfold. Zoe personally invites and curates the line up each month bringing together a unique mix of voices and experience.

SNAPSHOT

✨Listen to 3 people that live in Cornwall

✨Each share a 15 minute, real life, personal story

✨Opportunity to ask questions

✨Come with friends or solo & meet others

✨New line up each month

🎟️ Book your ticket now and be part of something special …. Inspiring Stories Kernow.

TIMINGS

Doors open: 7.00pm grab a drink at the bar before

Intro & Stories 7.30pm Ballroom

Interval: Drinks, chat & mingle

Stories continue …

Event Ends: 9.30PM Bar stays open so feel free to linger

Whether you’re looking for inspiration, connection or simply a heart-warming night out, it’s the place to be on the first Thursday of every month!

We can’t wait to WELCOME YOU (BACK 😉)

Tickets are non refundable and non-transferable. EventBrite fees are included in the ticket price and as such paid by me the organiser out of the advertised ticket price. If you don't attend for any reason, your ticket price, less fees will be donated to the charity of the month.

Zoe Swan.

Host & Curator, Inspiring Stories LIVE

Chris Yacoubian is a distinguished Director of Photography & Lighting. He lives in Mousehole, South West Cornwall.

His Story Title is: "The Gift I Never Wanted but …"

In 2013 at the height of Chris’s career as a busy Director of Photography in television working all over the world with some of the most well-known faces on the planet, he was diagnosed with a very aggressive and seemingly unsurvivable neck cancer… in surviving he realised he had been given an incredible gift, to not only change his life but also try and make a change to the lives of others around him.

A bit about Chris

Chris trained as a Sculptor and artist but fell into a career in Television by accident. He has spent 30 years as a Director of Photography and Lighting Director. He now runs The Cornish Camera Co. an equipment rental facility for film, TV, photography and all sorts of media. He also refurbished and created the Newlyn Riverside Studios. Here Chris has 5 x Artist Studios and a Podcast Studio in a beautiful old Sunday School on the river. Chris has 3 beautiful girls, a gorgeous dog called Fennel and says he is luckily married to the most unimaginably beautiful woman on earth; Camilla.

How to find Chris

www.thecornishcamera.co

hello@thecornishcamera.co

chrisyacoubianimages@gmail.com

newlynriversidestudios@gmail.com

@thecornishcamera

@_newlynriversidestudios@chrisyacoubiandop

Loretta Caughlin is the joint owner of The Front Room In Penzance and the founder of the first ever Penzance Comedy Festival.

Her story title is: Penzance Needs a Commedy Festival. OK I’ll do it!

I love stand-up comedy! I’ve been going to see comedy gigs for over 40 years mainly in small venue like the back rooms of pubs but also the Edinburgh Fringe and other festivals. In 2025 I went to Exeter Comedy Festival and thought that Penzance would be an ideal town for one of our own. So I made one

A bit about Loretta

I’m nearly 60 and have owned The Front Room café bar in Market Jew Street for over 7 years. Before that I spent my career as a Senior Manager in the NHS but originally trained as a nurse. I have 2 masters degrees and I am a show off! I have a 31 year old daughter who live in Yorkshire and is a Mental Health nurse. I live with my partner Chris and we own The Front Room together. We through online dating.!

How to find Loretta & Penzance Comedy Festival

Instagram @penzancecomedyfestival

Instagram @thefrontroompz

The Front Room Bar & Kitchen PZ on Facebook

Mark Long is the founder of Beyond Limits, he lives in Praa Sands, Cornwall.

His story title is: My Disability Became My Superpower

Mark’s story is about adversity, mindset and learning to see life differently. He was registered blind at the age of 40 and lives with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). Rather than allowing sight loss to define what he could and couldn’t do, he made a conscious decision to change his perspective and see sight loss not as a disability, but as a superpower. This has shaped his resilience, mindset and the person he is today. He will share how changing the way we look at our circumstances can change what we bel

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