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- 1 2 3 4 5 Bernard Deacon, Dick Cole and Garry Tregidga, Mebyon Kernow and Cornish nationalism, p. 132
- ↑ "MK downcast following vote disappointment", Western Morning News , 12 May 2010
- ↑ "Mebyon Kernow triumph in Wendron election", Falmouth Packet , 25 November 2011
- ↑ "Councillor details - Loveday Jenkin". Democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ Richard Whitehouse (9 May 2021). "Cornwall Council councillors elected to County Hall by area". Falmouth Packet . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "Cornwall Councillor to represent Mebyon Kernow at General Election". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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- ↑ "Alphabetic list of all Bards by Surname" (PDF). Gorsedh Kernow . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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- ↑ "Language fellowship calls for more 'Cornish pride'", BBC News , 7 April 2011
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