The annual visit by our twinned town, Pordic took place from the 13th to the 15th of May, 2010. Pordic Mayor, Gilbert Gaspaillard, presented a gift from Pordic to Hayle of a beautiful wooden art work of a sailing ship.

The gift was received on behalf of the town by Hayle Mayor, John Bennett.

"It is was a great pleasure to be able to spend a pleasant afternoon with Gilbert and Mike Stuckey from the Twinning Association", John said. "It is surprising how many parallels there are between our two towns and their surrounding districts." For a photograph of the whole party and more details of the Twinning Association, click here.

At a packed ceremony at the Day Care Centre on the 13th of May, John Bennett was elected mayor and Jayne Ninnes was elected deputy mayor. Cllr. Bennett said: "I am honoured to have been chosen to chair Hayle Town Council and to serve as mayor of Hayle in the coming year. Being a mayor and councillor is made much easier when you are backed by such an excellent Town Clerk and her team. Eleanor Giggal, Neill James and David Gallie have a wealth of knowledge and experience between them and I look forward to working with them in the coming year. "

Hayle is the first town in Cornwall to be awarded Walkers Are Welcome status.

Thanks to the work of the Hayle Area Plan team and the HAP administrator, Claire Casey, we have achieved accreditation and are now listed on the Walkers Are Welcome web site.

We will be ensuring that the needs of walkers are met by ensuring that footpaths and facilities are maintained in good condition - benefitting both local people and visitors.