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Marjorie Roberts, 1936-2008
Hayle Town Council notes with sadness the loss of Marjorie Roberts, who served as Hayle town mayor 2003-05 and volunteered for countless town organisations. She died the morning of 21st April 2008 following several years of fragile health.
Born in Hayle, Marjorie lived here her entire life except for a seven-year period in Yorkshire. Earlier in her life she worked as a visiting nurse and in a variety of administrative jobs.
Always one to get involved and get things done, Marjorie joined the council 12 years ago and spent two years as deputy mayor followed by two years as town mayor, a position she thoroughly enjoyed and which brought credit to the council.
Although Marjorie stepped down from the council in 2007, she continued as chair of Hayle in Bloom, which she had guided since 2004.Under her leadership, Hayle in Bloom went from strength to strength, culminating in its entry into the national Britain in Bloom competition, where Marjorie and her team earned a Silver-Gilt award. Marjorie herself took a personal award in the Community Champions category, one of only six individuals to be recognised throughout the country for having dedicated an extraordinary amount of personal time to the Britain in Bloom cause.
In April, Marjorie was honoured by the town council as a Citizen of the Year.In her acceptance speech she asked that this not be just a titular honour, but that she be allowed to take an active role in promoting and supporting the town..
Our condolences go out to husband Arthur and their two children. Marjorie was much loved by all who knew her and she will be sadly missed.
Council Debates Gypsy and Traveller Sites
At its meeting on 21 February 2008, the council's agenda included the Hayle Area Action Plan and, following an active public participation session (with over 300 residents inside and outside the council chamber), the issue of the proposed Gypsy and Traveller sites on Water Lane was brought forward for early debate.
Councillors expressed surprise at the way that the issue had been presented.
An extract of the resolutions that were passed follows (these are unofficial until the minutes are formally approved):
It was resolved to: -
a) inform Penwith District Council that the sites identified in the Hayle Area Action Plan (HAAP) for gypsies and travellers are unsatisfactory and the Council has been unable to find alternatives within the HAAP boundary and considers that it should encompass a broader area and
b) request that the issue of sites for gypsies and travellers be considered separately from the HAAP process and that, when it is debated, all those involved in the process, including the relevant officers from Cornwall County Council and other informed groups and persons, should be involved and to point out that flowing from this process this Council will expect firm evidence to emerge in support of the allocations in Hayle.
It was further resolved that: -
a)discusssion of this document be deferred to the Development Committee where it can be considered together with the Penwith Core Strategy which is currently out to consultation;
b)all Councillors should complete the questionnaire before the Development Committee on 28 February which will be open to all Members and at which all will be able to vote and
c)the Committee will set the timetable for future consultation in the town on the issue of gypsy and traveller sites.
The council welcomes continued input from residents on this issue and any others in the Action Plan.
The following document was received from Penwith District Council just prior to the council meeting and some copies were passed out at the meeting:
Hayle Area Action Plan
Penwith District Council has just circulated the Hayle Action Plan Issues and Options Paper for full public consultation. It is your opportunity to have your say about how and where Hayle should be developed over the next twenty years. Individuals, as well as organisations, are encouraged to get involved in commenting on what the document contains as well as suggesting new ideas. Copies of the Paper are available from Hayle Library, the Town Council Office and, of course, Penwith District Council. There is a six week period of consultation; all responses must be returned to the David Clough, Sustainable Development Policy Officer, Penwith District Council by 29th February 200825th of March 2008. For more information go to the PDC web site.
New Mini Bus for Hayle Day Centre Trust
The Hayle Day Care Centre Trust received their new Mini bus on the 8th Jan 2008 after many months of hard fund raising.
The new mini bus was funded by significant grants from Hayle Town Council, 'Help the Aged', as well as clients contributions and funding secured some six years ago from Cornwall County Council.
This will provide continued service to the Community of Hayle and District. The Centre, which is celebrating its 25th year in operation in March 2008, has always had a mini bus providing the vital transport link bringing the elderly and disabled to the valued facility.
Hayle Day Care Centre Trust's New Bus in the Day Centre livery.
The old bus has not gone far! The Hayle Rugby Football club has purchased the old bus which the Day Centre hope will give serve as well as the last bus that was passed to them some 6 years ago did.
Hayle Surf Life Saving Club Members Take Christmas-Day Dip
Following a long tradition, Hayle SLSC members braved the winter weather to take the obligatory Christmas morning swim. No polar bears sighted.
Hayle Winter Carnival
A good turnout welcomed the annual Winter carnival on December 1st despite the blustery weather. Congratulations to the organisers and the participants.
Noddy & Bigears
The Carnival Queen
Phillack Church Sunday School
Hayle Methodist Junior Church
Portheyl Place Official Opening
The first affordable housing cooperative venture between Ocean Housing and Penwith District Council was officially opened on the 14th of November 2007. The development was built on land adjacent to the Children's Centre at Bodriggy and the Centre Development Manager, Kirsty Jones, received a cheque in recognition of the disruption caused during construction.
PDC Chair, Joan Tanner opens Portheyl Place with Ocean Group Chief Executive, David Renwick
Harry Hudson won the competition to name the development and was awarded a prize
The new homes are energy efficient and nicely appointed
Kirsty Jones of the Children's Centre receives a cheque for £500.
Remembrance Ceremony at War Memorial, 11am on 11/11
Waiting to lay wreaths
The wreathes at the Memorial
Hayle's cadets provide an honour guard
The names of the fallen from the two world wars are read out
Our emergency services teams were well represented
Supported by Heyl Town Band
New District Councillor for Gwinear, Gwithian & Hayle East
The results from the election on 25 October are as follows:
Derek John Elliott (Independent)
Jayne Ninnes (Labour)
Ray Tovey (Conservative)
192
170
493 (Elected)
There was a 25% turnout and 44% of the votes were postal ballots.
Congratulations to Ray who is chairman of the Gwinear-Gwithian Parish Council and who wrote the Hayle Area Plan 2006-2025.
And thanks to the other candidates who cared enough about Hayle to give their time and money to running a campaign.
Old Hawkins Motors Site, Hayle Terrace
At the meeting of Hayle Town Council on 20 September 2007, Matt Barton and Allan Hampshire, senior officers of Penwith District Council, were invited to respond to the resolutions Hayle Town Council had passed at a prior meeting, which were:
To support the construction of 5 market value houses, maximum, on the existing footprint subject to: the open space being vested to Hayle Town Council prior to building, the open space being landscaped, the wave wall being continued along the entire length of the site and all of the houses providing off street parking.
It is the will of the Town Council to further the first resolution. (Meaning: to support Hawkins if they pursued this approach).
Allan Hampshire is head of the Affordable Housing Task Force and has the responsibility to ensure sufficient affordable housing in the district. Allan referred to the large number of people on the housing register waiting for affordable housing and the difficulty of meeting the demand. He asked that PDC be given more time to come up with a solution for the Hawkins site that would still provide 26 affordable units plus some open space.
During the meeting it was explained why the Council had arrived at its resolutions. In summary these were because:
Talks between Hawkins and Penwith District Council had stalled after two years of trying;
When asked in a Parish Poll “Should Hawkins Motors site on Hayle Terrace be brought into public ownership for use as an amenity area in perpetuity?” 90% voted in favour;
The site is now in a Conservation Area and a World Heritage Site;
Environment Agency regulations now require buildings to be raised 1.6m for flood protection (adding almost a floor in height);
The Environment Agency had objected to previous planning applications which attempted to put large numbers of dwellings on the site;
Over 50 affordable units have been constructed in Hayle in the last three years and 175 are anticipated in the harbour development;
and,
The Council wishes to protect and improve access to Copperhouse Pool as much as possible.
Hayle councillors are acutely aware of the need for affordable housing in Hayle. Indeed, at least one councillor is living in affordable housing and a number are personally aware of the difficulty of their children getting on the housing ladder.
Unfortunately, building 26 affordable units on this limited space is unlikely to result in a building which the people of Hayle would be happy with. Hayle Council has given PDC until January 1st to come up with a design – after which, if the design is not suitable, we will pursue our original resolution.
Please contact the Town Clerk or your councillor to pass on your views
on this important subject.
COUNCIL EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE PROVISION
FOR HAYLE AND FOR CORNWALL
Having studied the response statistics for the fire service and noting that Cornwall has the second worse response times in the country, the Council have expressed outrage at the current plans to make further cuts. The recent tragedy in Newquay has alerted everyone to the dire situation that Cornwall's fire service is in. The hard-working fire fighters are having to cover for as many as 100 unfilled vacancies and the current threat to remove 24-hour manned coverage at Camborne would leave our response times in Hayle for night fires, which are the most deadly, even worse than they are now.
Hayle Town Council is strongly urging town residents to write to:
Cllr K Yeo
Public Safety Portfolio Holder
Cornwall County Council, County Hall
Truro, TR1 3AY
to express your concern at the current state of the fire service and to oppose any further cuts until a full report is issued on the Newquay hotel fire.
It would be helpful if you would copy your letters to the Town Clerk.
Click here to download the response statistics and some observations by the fire crew at Camborne.
Hayle in Bloom wins GOLD
in the South West in Bloom Competition. and
Silver-Gilt
in the national Britain in Bloom awards
At the award ceremony in Coventry Cathedral on the 26th September 2007, Hayle was awarded Silver Gilt in the Urban Category of Britain in Bloom. The award categories are Bronze, Silver, Silver-Gilt and Gold. Getting Silver-Gilt in our first attempt at the national competition is a marvellous achievement. The winner in our category was Uddingston in Scotland - congratulations to them.
There was another well-deserved award made for:
Individuals who have dedicated so much of
their time to the Britain in Bloom cause.
Congratulations to the person in Hayle we all would have chosen:
Former town mayor, Marjorie Roberts
Well done Marjorie and thanks for all of your years of hard work.
Thirty-three members of Hayle in Bloom attended the awards ceremony which, for the very first time, was held at the Tregenna Castle Hotel at St. Ives. Although the weather was damp and dismal, the 350 people who attended from many towns in Cornwall and up to Bristol and beyond were all anxious to hear how their towns and villages had fared.
For the second year running, Hayle was awarded the GOLD rating in the South West Tourist Association Cup category and we also received a Certificate of Merit in the Neighbourhood Awards for the Millpool Gardens. Well done to Georgina Schofield, warden of the Millpool gardens and her team.
Congratulations to Marjorie Roberts, Chair of Hayle in Bloom, and her huge team of volunteer helpers, and to PDC gardeners for their skill and hard work.
MARKS & SPENCER OPENS 19 JULY 2007
After a long battle, M&S finally opened to enthusiastic crowds. At noon there were 300 cars in the overflow car park on the rugby ground as well as 200 in the main car park. Costa coffee also opened to restore tired shoppers with freshly brewed beverages. Hayle Town Council supported the variation in planning permission that allowed M&S to have a food hall and which held up the opening for many months.
Annual Civic Parade 2007
The Annual Civic and Community Parade leaves St. Elwyn's Church
The Parade was attended by the Mayor of Hayle, Paul Birch, Members of the Town Council,
Invited Guests and Representatives of Local Organisations
TOWN HOROLOGER, RAY WYSE
The Clock on John Harvey House
Inside the Clock Tower
Town Horologer, Ray Wyse
Made by John West, ca. 1820
An important part of every town in the 19th and 20th centuries, the town clock was often the only way for most residents to tell the time. Restored and restarted in 2004, the town's clock is now maintained and adjusted by Ray Wyse.
Copperhouse Gets New Council Notice Board
Thanks to the Streetscape Team and to funding from the Liveability Fund and Townscape Heritage Initiative, we now have a brand new notice board next to the Job Centre at Copperhouse. It replaces the dilapidated wooden one and matches the colours of the street furniture now adorning Fore Street. If there is anything that you would like displayed there, contact the Town Clerk's office.
Thanks also to Caroline Sargent and all the others at PDC who have helped us with this project.
FIRE SERVICE PROTESTS
Cornish Fire Crews, with the support of the Fire Brigade Union, are protesting against Cornwall County Council's plan to make major cuts in the fire service, which includes the loss of 24 hour manned crews at Camborne and Falmouth Fire stations. These cuts will impact across the whole of Cornwall because fire crews frequently work outside their station areas but it is feared that Hayle, in particular, will suffer due to the inevitable increase in time in getting retained crews to the town at night.
Please show your support by writing to your County Councillors and local MP opposing these cuts.
A Fire Service Cuts Information Day is was held on 4 June in Hayle and was supported by the mayor and councillors. See the pictures below.
Fire Service Coverage in Hayle
The Council has heard that, in order to cut costs,the service at Camborne Fire Station is to be cut from 24 hour manning to daytime only. At its meeting on 11 January, the Council passed the following resolution:
We deplore any cuts in the service, particularly as the service provided by Camborne Fire Service in relation to Hayle is our only way of having fire cover.
No cuts in the service should take place until the IRMP (Integrated Risk Management Plan) is completed and the results published with consultation taking place on the results.
The £200,000 money ring-fenced to provide the land for a station in Hayle is not to be touched in order to reduce the deficit in required budgets.
Finally, as the process of consultation is not due to be completed until June 2007, no decision on the financial cuts must be made until the budgetary process for 2008/2009 starts.
Mayor Paul Birch and the town councillors are adamant that our fire cover should not be cut even further and we will continue to press for a fire station in Hayle.
Collecting signatures
Can we have this appliance stationed in Hayle, please?
Mayor Paul Birch & Cllr. Dick Horwell handing out forms
Hayle councillors supporting the firemen
Copperhouse Gets New Council Notice Board
Thanks to the Streetscape Team and to funding from the Liveability Fund and Townscape Heritage Initiative, we now have a brand new notice board next to the Job Centre at Copperhouse. It replaces the dilapidated wooden one and matches the colours of the street furniture now adorning Fore Street. If there is anything that you would like displayed there, contact the Town Clerk's office.
Thanks also to Caroline Sargent and all the others at PDC who have helped us with this project.
Election 2007
Hayle District and Town Elections, 3 May
Penwith District Council Election, North Ward (1 seat)
Candidate
Description
Votes
Lello, Robb
Liberal Democrat
703 (elected)
Philp, Owen
Independent
340
Hayle Town Council, North Ward (7 seats)
Candidate
Description
Votes
Blakeley, Harry
A Voice For The Residents
460 (elected)
Capper, Brian
Independent
568 (elected)
Coad, Graham
Retired Police Officer, Hayle Born Independent
487 (elected)
Coombe, John
Independent
633 (elected)
Dungey, Richard
Independent
247
Girling, David
Some Shop/Buildings Need Up Dating
363 (elected)
Lello, Terry
Liberal Democrat
600 (elected)
Philp, Owen
Independent
326
Pollard, John
Independent
583 (elected)
Riches, Helen
Liberal Democrat
361
Hayle Town Council, South Ward (6 seats)
Since there are six candidates for six seats there was no election in this ward
Bennett, John
Independent
(elected unopposed)
Birch, Paul
Independent
(elected unopposed)
Head, Chris
A Sustainable Future For Hayle
(elected unopposed)
Head, Jacqui
A Sustainable Future For Hayle
(elected unopposed)
Horwell, Dick
(elected unopposed)
Ninnes, Jayne
Labour
(elected unopposed)
Hayle Town Council, East Ward (2 seats)
Since there are two candidates for two seats there was no election in this ward
Cook, Duncan John
Liberal Democrat
(elected unopposed)
Lello, Robb
Liberal Democrat
(elected unopposed)
There are 7 new councillors out of a total of 15
Recycling Really Real - Says PDC
Question from Hayle resident:
"I would be obliged if you could clear up the following point for me. Rather worryingly I have heard from various sources recently that the materials that go into our recycling boxes are not in fact recycled but go into the landfill at St. Day. Could you tell me what exactly does happen to these materials?"
Read the reply of Penwith District Council's Recycling Manager, Mike Toms. Click here.
Britain in Bloom Competition - South West Region
Hayle in Bloom takes the gold award in the Royal Horticultural Society's South West Region competition.
Congratulations to the Hayle in Bloom Committee, our first-class gardeners and the huge number of people who donated time and effort to help us win. We also won the Abbiss Cup for Horticultural Excellence by a Municipal Authority for the Carwin Rise Roundabout, and a Merit in the Neighbourhood Awards for our Adopt-a-Plot scheme and the work done inside and outside the swimming pool. And Victoria Emberson of Hayle Community School won the painting competition in the 12-16 year age range.
Members of Hayle in Bloom with Brian Hosken and his team from Penwith District Council and with the Mayor, Paul Birch and Deputy Mayor, John Coombe. Mike Kemp holds the Gold Award, Margaret Tanner holds the Neighbourhood Award and Alvin Thomas has the Abbiss Cup
"I would be obliged if you could clear up the following points for me. Rather worryingly I have heard from various sources recently that the materials that go into our recycling boxes are not in fact recycled but go into the landfill at St. Day. Could you tell me what exactly does happen to these materials?"
Response from Mike Toms at PDC:
Thank you for your email expressing your concerns about rumours suggesting that our recyclables go to landfill. Such rumours are as you say worrying and extremely annoying because they undo the hard work invested in encouraging people to recycle!
Less than 1% of our recyclables goes to landfill, and that is only because these materials are contaminated and therefore not recyclable. This somtimes occurs when, for example, people do not rinse their cans out and the contents runs out and contaminates paper.
The other 99%+ DOES NOT go to any landfill site but instead is treated as follows:-
The vast majority of recyclables from our kerbside collections and recycling banks are delivered to the Materials Recycling Facility at Poole near Camborne for sorting and baling for onwards transportation as follows:-
1. Newspapers & magazines are sent to Aylesford Newsprint in Kent and will probably be back in newsagents etc within a week to 10 days.
Card, cardboard and mixed paper goes to Aylesford to be made back into packaging.
2. Steel cans go to South Wales to be eventually used for making cars, planes, cookers etc. Aluminium cans and goes to the same place and is used to make more drinks cans.
3. Plastic bottles are sent to Yorkshire and are later used to make insulation for quilts, coats, sleeping bags etc. Also, wheeled bins, composters, plastic garden furniture & fencing and your recycling box! Another interesting fact is that the pedestrian kerbstones on the 2002 Tamar Bridge widening scheme are made from recycled plastic milk bottles!!
4. Glass seperated into the different colours goes to a different contractor at Poole and he transports it to Berrymans in Yorkshire for making back into bottles. Some mixed glass has been used for the base coat for road surfacing in Cornwall.
5. Textiles, books and audio CDs etc are collected by Oxfam or the Salvation Army and goes to charity shops for sale, or abroad to third-world countries. As many unwanted books as possible are recycled. This is a small proportion of the recycling waste stream where disposal is probably a little higher, approximately 5%.
6. Garden waste and corrugated cardboard goes to a farm at St Erth for composting.
I've probably just scratched the surface because there is a lot going on in the recycling world. The sorting and baling operation at Poole near Camborne, and another at Bodmin is big and costly. Both these plants are the size of an aeroplane hanger. The plant at Bodmin has a visitor centre so the public can see for themselves what goes on, and we would not go to all this trouble if we were just going to landfill it!
I hope I have convinced you that we are very serious about recycling in Cornwall, and I would like to thank you for asking instead of just accepting the rumour as true! I would be interested in knowing the source of these rumours so I can convince them that they are wrong and stop them from doing anymore damage.
Regards
Mike Toms
Refuse/Recycling Manager, Penwith District Council
Hayle Area Plan Launched
At meetings on the 15th and 16th of September, the plans funded by the Market and Coastal Towns Initiative and guided by the Hayle Area Forum were released for action. The next steps are outlined in the plan document.
The Hayle Area Plan is a community-led strategic plan for the development and regeneration of Hayle and the surrounding parishes of Gwinear-Gwithian and St. Erth. After several years in the making the plan has now been published (click here to get your own copy [5.7Mb]). The management organisation, the Hayle Plan Partnership, is in the process of being set up and we are confident that funding will be found for a full-time Hayle Development Manager to keep the process on track.
Delivery of the projects will be in the hands of Delivery Groups and these are vital to the success of the plan.
There will be a meeting to discuss the Delivery Groups and the projects they will handle on Tuesday, 16 January 2007 at 7:30 pm in the Hayle Day Care Centre next to the Library. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
There are lots of exciting things planned for the Hayle Area.
Threatened Closure of St. Michael's Hospital,
Reduction in Services at West Cornwall Hospital and
Need for An Independent Review of Health Services in Cornwall
Following a spirited rallying cry from local MP Andrew George, upwards of 27,000 marchers (with many more at the disabled parking areas and waiting at the end) followed Hayle Mayor, Paul Birch, PDC Chairman, Irene Bailey, and other long-time campaigners for better health care services in Cornwall, on a 3 km march from St. Michael's Hospital to the Recreation Ground at Copperhouse. Marchers arrived at the end of the route while there were still thousands waiting to start - snaking the whole length of Hayle. For more pictures click here
Click here for suggestions on what you can do next
Marks and Spencer to Open New Store in Hayle
Marks & Spencer will open a new full-offer store on the West Cornwall Retail Park in Hayle after planning permission was granted to include a food section in the proposed fashion-led store.The new 30,000 sq ft store, is set to open next year. Sean Donohue, Marks & Spencer Regional Manager, commented: “We are delighted to be opening a new store in Hayle, which is an extremely accessible shopping destination. The West Cornwall Retail Park is the perfect place for us to be increasing our current offer, and it is really exciting to be creating even more jobs for the area.”
Elaine Arnold (front) Community Relations Manager South West and Julia Husband, Head of Community Relations South West, from Barclays Bank PLC, met with Bob Mims, who has prepared the architectural plans, and John Wallis, chairman of the Hayle Bowling Club, at Ellis Park where the new bowling club is to be built. Our thanks to Barclays and to other supporters for their donations to help bring this project to fruition and to councillors and officers for their hard work in making this happen. Thanks also to Mrs. Ellis and the Ellis Trust for their strong support for the project.
New Mayor and Deputy Mayor Sworn In, 18 May 2006
Paul Birch, Hayle Mayor, 2006-7
John Coombe, Deputy Mayor
with Lorna, his official consort
The official election of the mayor and deputy mayor took place at the Hayle Day Care Centre at 7:30 PM on the 18th May, 2006 in the presence of local mayors, town dignitaries and the Penwith District Council Chairman, Irene Bailey. Outgoing mayor, Terry Lello outlined the achievements of the council under her leadership and this was followed by the election and swearing-in.
Mayor Birch expressed his pride at being elected to represent the town and gave his commitment to working hard for the good of the town and its people over the coming year. John Coombe, a lifelong resident of Hayle, said he was 'proud to bits' to be able to serve his town.
The official ceremony was followed by a feast (laughingly described as light refreshments) laid on by the staff and students of Camborne College.
Marks and Spencer Press Release 19 May 2006
New Dog Bin Installed on Riviere Towans
A new dog bin is now in operation in front of the public toilets and next to the Surf Life Saving Club on Riviere Towans. Thanks to Penwith District Council's Arthur Roberts and Brian Hosken for giving the go-ahead and to Mr. and Mrs. LaTouche for allowing us to put it on their land.
16 May
Clive Cornish and Dave Chinner of PDC commence installation
"How much longer must I wait?" asks Bazzle
19 May - In Operation
Bazzle makes a deposit with interest
and smiles in relief
Hayle Open Air Swimming Pool to open 27 May 2006
Lorna and John Coombe nearing the end of several weeks of hard work to get the pool ready for opening. John and Lorna were assisted by a team of volunteers including Dick Horwell and Pat Humphries.
Harbour Update, 10 May 2006
Mike Franklin of Architects and Planners FSP, gave a presentation to Hayle Town Council and answered questions for over 2-1/2 hours on the 10th May.
Key points to emerge were:
The planning application is expected to be submitted to Penwith District Council in August and will be a full planning application for Phase I and an outline application for Phases 2-4.
The project will focus on a number of regional and local objectives, including improving employment opportunities in four areas: shellfish added value; the arts; ICT businesses; and the Wave Hub.
There will also be facilities to benefit the local community, such as an open-air or covered theatre.
The income streams needed to cover the cost of repairing the infrastructure and to cover non-revenue producing items must come from housing and SWERDA have approved 1000 houses. ING have proposed 870 as being sufficient to make the project feasible. 170 of the 870 houses will be designated as 'affordable' and will be administered by PDC.
The allocation of the shop units will be done with care to ensure they do not conflict with existing retailers and provide an interesting shopping environment.
Much thought has been given to handicapped access throughout the project, including beach access.
The development of the land behind Clifton Terrace has been given much thought including the screening of the site from the town. The violation of the local plan restriction in this area has been negotiated with SWERDA and GOSW.
ING is pushing for a junction at Tolroy and PDC are assisting with the lobbying of higher government levels.
Restrictions on further development around Phillack and the Towans can be controlled through a Section 106 agreement.
There were many other items discussed at the meeting and minutes will be available in due course.
Council 'Seems Hell Bent on Stopping Hayle Development'
Letter published in the Cornishman, 4 May 2006:
I am writing in disgust over Penwith District Council's policy with Hayle's West Cornwall retail park and Marks & Spencer shopping outlet.
The council seems hell-bent on stopping development other than a few thousand cheap houses. Hayle will be the biggest council estate in Cornwall.
The harbour now stands at 890-ish flats and houses with no amenities. Shopping in Copperhouse is very poor. If you take away all the food outlets and estate agents there is very little left.
According to local radio the district council is going to spend a lot of our money on a study to find out the effects of transport and the finance to other towns in the area. I take it that "other" towns includes Truro, which seems to have a very big finger in the pie. M &S have tried in the past to get into Penzance and St Austell, both being turned down by Cornwall County Council.
When London and Amsterdam wanted to have a shopping area on the harbour, the main voice of dissent was from Truro. The people of Hayle should have the final say in what happens to the town in the future. E Bryant, Copper Terrace
Penwith District Council has responded with the following press release detailing their strong support for the project and the large amount of effort they have put in to try to resolve the issues raised by County and central government agencies.
For the latest information, check out the 'M&S store update' on Penwith's web site.
Proposed Marks and Spencer Store at the
West Cornwall Retail Park, Marsh Lane
Press Release
On the 1st of March,2006, Hayle Town Council issued the following press release to try to clarify the process that Marks and Spencer are required to follow in order to be permitted to add food sales to the existing planning permission which allows general non-food retail.
Background Material
The issue facing Marks and Spencer is that Penwith District Council must comply with national and regional planning policies and guidelines. Even if PDC, as the local planning authority, approved the application, it is open to the Cornwall County Council and/or the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (via the Government Office South West) to 'call in' the decision. This means that the decision would held back pending a review by the higher bodies.
The issues to be considered were outlined in this letter from Mark Jones, Assistant Director: Spatial Planning at Cornwall County Council to Andy England, Sustainable Development and Design Manager, Penwith District Council, which follows:
Hayle Town Council's Response to Cornwall County Council
Recognising that CCC has both the right and the responsibility to ensure that planning applications comply with regional and national plans and guidelines, Hayle Town Council has written to the County to give further details of the local situation and to directly address the issues raised. A copy of our letter is given below.
Comparison between current service and planned new
First Great Western Franchise service
Your views are required. Please read the following letter:
Harbour Update
Stephen Berry of ING and Mike Franklin of FSP, the lead architects and planners, came to Hayle on Monday, February 6th to make a presentation to the Hayle Harbour Users Association on hydrological modelling of the harbour and future sluicing. The presentation was by by Tim Cheshire of the hdyrological consultants, Wallingford and concluded that the slucing regime used for over 100 years was in fact the optimum one. More importantly, it is the plan to restore sluicing from both Copperhouse Pool and Carnsew.
On Tuesday, Mike Franklin gave a report to the Townscape project team and advised:
2000 people came to the exhibition in December and 200 comments were received, almost all of a positive nature.
Hayle is now at the forefront of the South West Regional Development Agency's (SWRDA) agenda.
Based on comments received, ING now plans to bring the employment-generating elements of the proposal forward into the early phases. This includes the building in support of the WaveHub project.
ING has had meetings with the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) with regard to the education facilities to be placed on the harbour. There is an interest now in providing courses associated with the 'leisure' industry.
A planning application is now likely to be submitted in May 2006.
Phillack Churchyards now maintained by Penwith District Council
After a long campaign by Hayle Town Council, PDC have agreed to take over the maintenance of the two closed churchyards associated with Phillack Church. They have now been trimmed and some straightening of headstones has taken place - and they look much nicer. Our thanks to PDC.
Kerrier Teams with Penwith in Loggans Mill Initiative
Unfortunately, we were notified on 23 February that our bid was unsuccessful in this round. Ten out of 88 bids were funded. We are awaiting feedback which we hope to incorporate into a subsequent bid.
Kerrier and Penwith District Councils have teamed to bid for a Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI) grant to develop Loggans Mill as a West Cornwall Enterprise Hub which will include conference and training facilities, a climbing wall, cafe and restaurant, office space and a crèche.
The objectives of the proposal are:
To increase total entrepreneurial activity
Provide a programme of innovative solutions to encourage more of the population (inc. young people, women, older people and those who are workless) to think innovatively and understand the benefits of enterprise and have the confidence to make enterprise happen;
To support the sustainable growth of locally owned businesses
Provide a unique solution, 'Adopt a Business' enabling out of county businesses to adopt an SME in West Cornwall, and 'Adopt an Enterpreneur', enabling business mentors (including in-migrants and early retirees) to adopt a micro business owner. The aim: to enhance leadership and marketing skills to enable businesses to capture new markets. To provide a 'Make a Difference fund', comprising revenue and capital investment to fund genuine 'added value' proposals from the local business community.
To attract appropriate inward investment into deprived areas
Provide an inspirational venue, capable of capturing corporate conference and training markets from inward investors, in order to boost job creation for those in deprived areas.
The proposal was led by Barry Manning, CEO of Kerrier District Council and Jim McKenna, CEO of Penwith District Council. Penwith Officers leading the proposal effort were Charlotte Hill,
Head of Regeneration, Leisure and Tourism, and Charlotte Chadwick,
Strategy Support Officer.
Paul Birch, Hayle Mayor, 2006-7
