Bert Biscoe | |
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 Biscoe in 2015 | |
| Born | Martin Biscoe 23 December 1952 |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Viajor Gans Geryow (Kernowek) |
| Occupation | Cornwall Councillor |
| Known for | Bard of the Cornish Gorseth Mayor of Truro |
Bert Biscoe DL (born 1952), also known by the bardic name Viajor Gans Geryow,[1][2] is a Cornish politician, historian and bard of the Cornish Gorseth.[3] Biscoe represented Cornwall Council's Truro Boscawen District as an independent Cornwall Councillor until 2019, serving as an independent Truro City Council Councillor for the new Boscawen & Redannick Ward.[4]
Bert Biscoe is known for his work as a local historian[5] and for his activism related to the Cornish identity debate.[6] In 2012, his book of poems called "Trurra" won a Waterstones Publishers Award at the Holyer An Gof literary competition.[7] Elected Mayor of Truro for 2019/21, his installation ceremony was streamed online.[8]
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- ^ Lee Trewhela (11 May 2020). "First time in over 200 years new Truro mayor is sworn in online". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 8 January 2021.