Editing Bodmin (section)

==Official events==
On Halgavor Moor (Goats' Moor) near Bodmin there was once an annual carnival in July which was on one occasion attended by King Charles II.<ref>''Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable''</ref> Halgavor extends into the parish of [[Lanhydrock]].<ref>Ordnance Survey ''One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186''. 1961</ref>

The Cornish Games were once held on Halgavor Moor; the chief feature of these games was Cornish wrestling and Carew in his Survey (1602) gave an account of it.<ref>Hole, Christina (1949). ''English Sports and Pastimes''. London: B. T. Batsford. OCLC 836741026; p. 30</ref>
[[Bodmin Riding]], a horseback procession through the town, is a traditional annual ceremony.

==='Beating the bounds' and 'hurling'===
In 1865–66 [[William Robert Hicks]] was mayor of Bodmin, when he revived the custom of [[beating the bounds]] of the town. He was – according to the [[Dictionary of National Biography]] – a very good man of business. This still takes place more or less every five years and concludes with a game of [[Cornish hurling]]. Hurling survives as a traditional part of beating the bounds at Bodmin, commencing at the close of the 'Beat'. The game is organised by the [[Rotary club]] of Bodmin and was last played in 2015. The game is started by the Mayor of Bodmin by throwing a silver ball into a body of water known as the "Salting Pool". There are no teams and the hurl follows a set route. The aim is to carry the ball from the "Salting Pool" via the old [[A30 road|A30]], along Callywith Road, then through Castle Street, Church Square and Honey Street to finish at the Turret Clock in Fore Street. The participant carrying the ball when it reaches the turret clock will receive a £10 reward from the mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.asp?PgID=134388&ClubID=1019 |title=2010 Bodmin Hurl Rules|website=Rotary Club of Bodmin|access-date=2 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005032340/http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.asp?PgID=134388&ClubID=1019 |archive-date=5 October 2011}}</ref>

In 2015, beating of the bounds and Cornish hurling took place at Bodmin 8 April organised by the [[Rotary club]] of Bodmin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=479138&ClubID=1019|access-date=15 April 2015|title=Beating the Town Bounds {{ndash}} Photos|website=Rotary & Lions Clubs of Bodmin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416052220/http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=479138&ClubID=1019|archive-date=16 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>