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Polperro Wreckers
In August 2009 five members of the Polperro Fishermen’s Choir met to form an 'afterglow' singing group with the idea of enjoying a ‘sing along’ after the choir’s Wednesday evening practice sessions or after the choir had performed one of its many concerts. Fifteen members of the choir attended the first afterglow practice session and the group quickly adopted the name 'Polperro Wreckers' with the first gig being held just prior to Christmas 2009.
The practice sessions have themselves become performances enjoyed by both visitors and locals alike singing along to a mixture of Cornish, Shanty, Folk, and Sixties numbers. The Wreckers are all about letting their hair down and having fun. They have now performed at various venues in Cornwall and Devon with charities such as the RNLI, Shelter Box, British Heart Foundation, Children's Hospice SW, Cornwall Air Ambulance and local charities including the Fishermen’s Choir benefiting as a result.
At about 9 pm or so on most Wednesday evenings (unless the choir is busy elsewhere), the Wreckers can be found enjoying themselves in a local pub or club in Polperro, or sometimes on the Big Green. Check below for details.
Polperro Wreckers News and Events
 | WRECKERS ON POLPERRO BIG GREEN8 Jul 2026 9pm or so The Wreckers will be 'al fresco' on summer Wednesdays when the weather is kind enough so we'd love you to join us for a FREE performance on Polperro Big Green. Everyone is welcome so come and enjoy some Shanty Skullduggery, with some golden oldies, Cornish songs and fun thrown in. Dogs and parrots welcome, seagulls provided at no extra cost. If it's raining, we'll be indoors somewhere, probably in the Ship Inn or up in the Royal British Legion Club. |
 | NO WRECKERS IN POLPERRO29 Jul 2026 Ahoy, me hearties! There's no free Wreckers gig in Polperro on 29th July as the crew are busy elsewhere. But don't despair! You can enjoy the choir in Looe Lifeboat Hall on the very next day 30th July (see the News and Events page) and the Wreckers will be welcoming the Luggers over in West Looe on Friday 31st July - see below. It's all free so just aim for Looe instead of Polperro this week. Come and join us there and we'll hope to shiver yer timbers in our own special way! |
 | WELCOMING THE LUGGERS31 Jul 2026 4.15pm The Wreckers will be helping to welcome the Luggers to Looe for this year's special Classics weekend at 4.15pm on Friday 31st July. As well as the usual 'Made-in-Looe' event for boats designed or built in Looe, the weekend will include Open Classics events for all vessels in the same tradition. As well as exciting races in the bay, there will be a regatta village on West Looe Quay with live music, heritage demonstrations, exhibitions and refreshments. It will be a lot of fun so come and join us! |
 | WRECKERS IN WEST LOOE7 Aug 2026 7.30pm There's a special treat in West Looe on 7th August: the Wreckers will be giving another of their rare performances away from their Polperro home base - and pub! So don't miss the chance to have fun with the Wreckers, singing a selection of Cornish songs, sea shanties, folk tunes and perhaps with a few golden oldies and jokes thrown in. Some seating will be available but it will be very informal and dogs are welcome too, especially if they're woofully appreciative. We love to entertain! |
 | SING ALONG BOCONNOC27 Aug 2026 7.30pm Come and join us at Boconnoc for a really special event voted one of Cornwall's 'Best Days Out' by the Guardian Guide. The Wreckers will be entertaining you at 7.30pm but there will be other first class choirs and singers with music from all genres between 4pm and 10pm. You get to sing along too! Food and refreshments will be available and you can explore the lovely grounds as well. We'll be singing a mix of Cornish songs, folk music, shanties and golden oldies so come and sing along with us! |
 | LOOE WEEKENDER18 Sep 2026 10.45am Over the weekend of 18th to 2oth September, you can enjoy lots of bands performing in East and West Looe for the lively Looe Weekender, Looe's very own FREE music event. At 10.45 am on Friday 18th, the Polperro Wreckers will be singing at the Hannafore Kiosk where you can enjoy your brunch or coffee and ice cream at the same time. There will be lots of other bands and singers at the Kiosk all weekend but it you want to find out what else is on across Looe, check out the link below. |
