CORNWALL'S Sense of Place project celebrates the success of its first phase with a gathering at Truro College on Tuesday.

The LEA-funded project, which provides teachers with specially written resources to deliver the curriculum with a Cornish flavour, is now being used by more than 70 primary schools throughout the county.

Materials, including CD-roms, are designed to be "creative, cross-curricular and Cornish."

Topics in the first phase include an introduction to the Cornish language through the story of Dolly Pentreath; the Cornish Saints; Cornish wildlife; shipwrecks and rescues; and the Cornish uprising of 1497.

"The Sense of Place Project has been a huge success and is helping to make the distinctive history, culture and identity of Cornwall come alive for thousands of children" said Will Coleman, project director.

The conference which includes workshops will be attended by more than 50 delegates, including teachers, LEA officers and education officers of local museums and galleries.

Following an interactive presentation from the Sense of Place team on "The Big Picture / The Big Issues", delegates will take part in a number of workshops looking at the history of the Project, how it can be extended to secondary schools, new InfoMapper technology, and topics for future phases.

The second phase of the project will include a second CD Rom will soon be available for teachers containing new topics.