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Hayle Open Air Pool & Cafe
Open Daily from 26th June 2011 11am to 6pm
For more details Tel
Hayle Town Council 01736 755005
or
Hayle Pool 01736 752568
Summer season tickets available
Blooming Hayle a Huge Success
Thousands packed the King George V Memorial Walk for a fun-packed afternoon on Sunday, 26th of June. There were 20 stalls, children's entertainment, food and lots to see and hear.
Hayle Town Band started the afternoon with a rousing prelude to the official opening by the mayor at 2pm. They then marched along the walk. During the afternoon there were clog dancing, fitness training, Hayle Samba, Hayle Praze Men's and Hayle Ladies Choirs and demonstration of surf life saving and gig rowing.
A great time was had by all and this looks set to be an annual event.
Congratulations to organisers Margaret Tanner, Shirley Olds, Ray Wyse, Anne-Marie Rance and Clive Polkinghorne.
Copperhouse Family Activity Trail Launched
Following on from the recent launch of the Discover Hayle map, we have now released the Copperhouse Family Activity Trail.
With the support of Hayle in Bloom and Walkers are Welcome, we now have a map full of information and fun things to do.
Join in the fun by downloading a copy or picking one up from the Council office or the library/Tourist Information Centre.
The sponsored 'pajama stroll' on Sunday, 15th May raised over £400. Seen here is the mayor giving a 'Ready, Steady, Stroll' to get the event under way.
Mayor and Deputy Mayor Re-elected for 2011/12
At the Annual Council meeting held at the Day Care Centre on the 12th of May, John Bennett and Jayne Ninnes were re-elected as mayor and deputy mayor. Their consorts are Donna Anton and Jon Ninnes.
In accepting, the mayor said:
"I can look back on the past year with pride and satisfaction that the council and its staff have worked hard and effectively to represent and support the people of Hayle." After listing the many changes in Hayle over the last year, he ended: "And to those that say ‘nothing ever happens in Hayle’ – I say ‘you are not paying attention – Hayle is on fire!’"
At a packed meeting on the 21st April at the Town Council offices, Mayor John Bennett announced the award winners for people and organisations of the year for 2011:
Female Citizen of the Year:
Esme Jelbert
For services to the Passmore Edwards Institute
Male Citizen of the Year:
Gil Tredinnick
For 50 years of service to the Hayle Surf Life Saving Club
Young Person of the Year:
Bliss Ellis
For outstanding flute playing and support of local organisations
Organisation of the Year:
Angarrack Christmas Lights Committee
For services to the community
Youth Organisation of the Year:
1st Hayle Cub Pack
For services to youth and the community
Flanked by the mayor on the right and the deputy mayor, Jayne Ninnes, on the left, this year's winners pose for a group photograph.
[Photo: Rob Jewell]
The mayor announced that choosing the winners had been difficult due to the high quality of the nominations for the awards. He expressed his gratitude to the large number of people in Hayle who give their time to make our community the most vibrant in Cornwall. Keep it up!
Hayle RFC Under 9s - County Champions
The Lions are seen here roaring with a little help from the mayor.
On Sunday 3rd April, Hayle RFC Under 9s nearly whitewashed the competition at St. Austell to receive the Shield for County Champions. There were 14 teams in the finals. The scores in the knockout rounds were:
Hayle 35, Saltash 0
Hayle 10, Penzance 5
Hayle 25, St Austell 0
Hayle 20, Newquay 0
Hayle 30, Penryn 0
Total points for Hayle: 120. Total for the other teams: 5.
Congratulations on a great result.
On Saturday, 9th of April, the champions were treated to a celebratory ride through Hayle on an open-top bus (courtesy of First). They were greeted by lots of cheering admirers.
Council Co-opts Two New Councillors
Following two recent resignations the council has co-opted two new councillors after interviewing a number of applicants.
The new councillors are:
Anne-Marie Rance, representing the East Ward, and
Nick Farrar, representing the North Ward
The council was extremely pleased to receive applications from so many excellent candidates and we would like to thank all of the applicants for offering to serve the community.
We are looking forward to the new ideas and enthusiasm of the appointed councillors.
Discover Hayle Map Launch, 26 March 2011
The Discover Hayle Map and Website project aims to encourage both local residents and visitors to discover the rich diversity of the Hayle, Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth area. The Map promotes sustainability, public transport, walking and cycling and raises local awareness of the rich diversity of flora and fauna in the area. An outline of Hayle’s fascinating past is captured by three Town walks supported by the map and descriptive illustrations that bring to life the people and industry that helped make the town. A copy of the map is to be delivered to every address within the TR27 post code (Hayle, Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth) around the launch date of 26 March 2011.
At the official launch, kicked off by the Heyl Town Band and Hayle Samba, there was a wide variety of local business and organisation stalls such as Old Fashioned Sweets, Crafts, Jewellery, Wool and Oilcloth, Indian food, local Free Range Rare Breed Pork, local Vegetables, a Tombola, Face Painting to name a few. Apart from walks around the area and a raffle, a number of competitions took place including ‘Guess The weight of the giant pasty’, Name the Rabbit, Treasure Hunts, and a Balloon Race in support of the St Julia's Hospice Appeal.
All schools within the area were invited to submit entries for a painting competition and the entries were fantastic.
Almost £1,000 was raised for the St. Julia's Hospice appeal.
Click here for a high-quality copy of the map. And visit haylemap.org for much more information. Copies of the map are available at the Library and the Town Council at a number of locations in the town.
Mayor, John Bennett, thanks the many supporters who helped get the map produced.
The official launch commenced with a release of balloons
On March 1st, mayor John Bennett officially opened the council's allotments on Lethlean Lane. There are 40 plots and they have all been allocated to those on the waiting list - with over 20 still waiting.
Seen here holding the ribbon are Cllr. Anne-Marie Rance (left) and town clerk Eleanor Giggal.
The mayor quoted from the Hayle Town Crier of 1933 a question as to why there were no allotments in Hayle. 78 years later, and after a great deal of work by the town clerk and the Glebe Working committee (Cllrs Bennett, Horwell, Capper, Coombe and Pollard), we have finally delivered. (Hence the happy faces).
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972
HAYLE TOWN COUNCIL
NORTH WARD
NOTICE OF VACANCY
IN OFFICE OF TOWN COUNCILLOR
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 that DAVID GIRLING formerly a member of the above-named Town Council has ceased to be a member thereof and that a casual vacancy exists in the office of councillor for the North Ward of the said Town Council.
If, within 14 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday and Bank Holidays) after the date of this Notice, a request for an election to fill the said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer, Cornwall Council at the Council Offices, Dolcoath Avenue, Camborne, by TEN electors for the said Ward an election will be held to fill the said vacancy; otherwise the vacancy will be filled by the Town Council.
Date: 10 February 2011
Churks, Clidgy & Doodle-Dashers Disappear Like Hot Cakes
Mayor John Bennett with Project Director Lucy Frears (centre) and the volunteers who helped distribute the books
Churks, Clidgy & Doodle-Dashers. Hayle Tales and Trails is the Hayle Oral History Project’s new book containing a multimedia disc. The 168 page book was given out free at the launch at 10 am on Saturday 11th December at Hayle Library thanks to generous funding from Heritage Lottery Fund, Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Office, Hayle Town Council and a Cornwall Council small community grant. By 10-30, they had all gone.
The crowd was good-natured and all those queuing at 10am received a book. Latecomers were disappointed but they were able to register in case more books are available in the future.
Congratulations to Lucy and all of the volunteers in the Hayle Oral History Project for their hard work and for producing a fantastic book. If you missed getting your own copy I think you may well find that the Library has one to lend.
The photo shows the line at 10am stretching into Commercial Road car park.
Mayor's Walk/St. Julia's Hospice Sets Record
Great news! The combined Mayor's and St. Julia's walk raised well over £5,200 - a new record. And the money is still coming in.
Allotments at Last!
In September, after six years of persistence with negotiations, legal delays, highways access and planning issues, the Mayor was finally able to sign a long-term lease agreement for land to provide 40 allotments and to buy land for a cemetery extension. The clerk wasted no time in instructing the winning tenderer, C J Lello of Hayle, to go ahead with preparing the site on Lethlean Lane and work is already well underway. Pictured are the Mayor and the Town Clerk celebrating the progress that has been made. Those on the allotment waiting list will be written too soon to ask them to select their plots. "It has taken a long time and the Clerk has expended a huge amount of effort to get us to this point. But we will soon have one of the best allotment sites anywhere, with south-facing, good quality agricultural land. I can't wait to get my turnips in!", said the Mayor.
Churks, Clidgy & Doodle-Dashers. Hayle Tales and Trails
Churks, Clidgy & Doodle-Dashers. Hayle Tales and Trails is the Hayle Oral History Project’s new book containing a multimedia disc. The 168 page book is free at the launch 10 am to 12 noon (or as long as stocks last) on Saturday 11th December at Hayle Library thanks to generous funding from Heritage Lottery Fund, Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Office, Hayle Town Council and a Cornwall Council small community grant.
“Churks, clidgy & doodle-dashers are all words heard in the interviews meaning; cinders, toffee and blow-out toys, says Lucy Frears, the Project Coordinator who compiled and edited the book. “The oldest people we interviewed were born in 1913 but we have also had access to letters and written memories of others, for example Henry Elwyn Vercoe who left Hayle in 1912 to become a successful stonemason in South Africa after learning his trade from his father who built St. Elwyn’s Church.”
In addition to stories taken from over 100 people’s memories there are over 350 photos of the Hayle Area, articles by experts and local historians to help put Hayle’s history into context and new walks around St. Erth, The Dynamite Works, Gwithian Tin Streams, and Godrevy plus adapted popular walks such as Harvey’s of Hayle, Copperhouse Pool and the Millpond.
Archive centre hours are: 10am to 1pm Tuesday & Thursday at the Brewery Office, Hayle, 1 Sea Lane, TR27 4DU. Tel: 01736 753962, email: hayle.history@btconnect.com
“It’s a joy. It’s entertaining and informative,” says Philip Hosken, Trevithick Society Chair.
Hayle Decorative Lights
Once again it is the time of year when we think about Christmas lights. Though depleted in committee members, the town will be lit up and the switch on is Friday the 26th November at 7pm at the Day Care Centre with Heyl Town Band and Praze Hayle male voice choir. After the switch on, cream teas and mince pies will be served in the dining hall.
We would like to thank the Day Care Centre for the use of their facility.
Anyone wishing to help with the lights please contact R Horwell (Chairman) on 752597.
Hayle Blooms Again!
This is Hayle in Bloom’s tenth year and the team were extremely excited to find out, at this year’s award ceremony in Bath, if they had maintained the extremely high standard set over the last two years when they came ‘top of class’. On Thursday, 16th September, eight of the team set out at 5am by minibus to attend the awards where they joined Mayor John Bennett, Hayle in Bloom Chair Margaret Tanner and Cornwall Council’s Jackie Mace. After an unexpected tour of Bristol, they arrived in time to see Hayle win four ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ Awards for: Adopt-a-Plotters, Library Wildlife Garden, the Millpond and an Outstanding award for the King George V Memorial Walk. The afternoon session was where the excitement mounted as the judges’ results were announced followed by the cup winners in each category. This year Hayle had introduced a new route, which started at the Surf Life Saving Club, and the team were worried that they might have taken too much of a risk - one untoward weed could spell doom. As the results were announced, the main competitor won Gold and then we heard that Hayle, too, had won Gold. There were two teams in the running for the SWTA Cup. Then the drum roll and it was: Hayle!
For the third year in a row Hayle came top of its class and at the highest level in the judging criteria. The Hayle team ran onto the stage, accompanied by a trumpet fanfare, to receive the cup from Bob Flowerdew of Gardeners’ Question Time fame. It was a great end to the year of hard work and huge thanks are due to the town's gardeners: Mike Kemp, Alvin Thomas (recently left for new ventures) and John Carter (just retired), Margaret Tanner and the Hayle in Bloom team, Jackie Mace and the entire Cornwall Council Parks and Open Spaces staff and the many corporate sponsors.
To find out more take a look at www.hayleinbloom.org.uk and join in to help keep Hayle beautiful. Meetings are held on the last Monday of every month at the Rugby Club at 7-30pm.
Mayor John Bennett holds the Gold Award certificate, Hayle in Bloom Chair Margaret Tanner holds the SWTA Cup and Conrwall Council's Jackie Mace looks on.
St. Julia's Hospice Appeal
There were 84 walkers registered for the St. Julia's Hospice Appeal walk on September 12th. The weather was perfect for a walk and over 50 people joined the mayor on the 5-mile tour along the coast path and through Dynamite Towans.
It is not to late to support this important fundraising event. Click on the link to the right to donate on line.
The Hayle Samba Band gave the walkers a foot-tapping send off.
To sponsor the Mayor, who led the 5-mile walk, please click on 'Donate' here.
King George V Memorial Walk Update
Following a period of public consultation and research into the status of the King George V Memorial Walk, Hayle the Town Council took the decision in early July to close it to vehicular traffic on Sundays until the end of September. It was hoped that this would encourage greater use and appreciation of this superb facility which is located in the heart of the town and very accessible to the public. The walk was subsequently closed on two occasions on 1st and 8th August with the public able to benefit from the traffic free environment throughout the day and many favourable comments were received.
However, following a complaint, the Town Council was informed by Cornwall Council that it now believes Highway Rights may now exist. This view is different to that given to the Council earlier in the year and which prompted the move to close the Walk. In the circumstances it was decided to discontinue the closures while the council investigates further. This will be a disappointment to those who have had the opportunity to enjoy the peaceful beauty of the Walk without conflict with vehicular traffic and who, no doubt, hoped there would be further opportunities to do so in the future.
Currently, the Town Council is still making efforts to determine the precise status of the Walk and will also continue to seek ways of restricting vehicular access on certain days and providing for the quiet enjoyment of the Walk by other users.
Cemetery and Allotment Progress Report
The Clerk was finally able to advise the Council, at its meeting on Thursday 2 September, that the purchase and leasing arrangements for the Glebe Land at Phillack had been completed on that day. The official order has been given to CIB Lello Plant Hire, the appointed contractor, and work will commence on site this month.
After the work has started and a finish date has been agreed the Clerk will begin the process of writing to people on the waiting list, in the order in which they applied, to invite them to select their preferred plot and sign tenancy agreements.
There will be a total of 40 plots available which inludes 14 larger size (100 sq. m +) and 15 medium size (50 sq.m +) plots and a further 11 small /short term tennancy plots. These plots will cost between £30.00 and £75.00 per annum.
Parking will be available on site and there will be acces to water. No sheds or greenhouses will be provided however tenants may erect their own providing they meet the Council's specifications.
The Hayle Pump is Back
Hayle's own newsletter is back after a brief pause following the fire at Pratt's Market. After years of hard work, the previous editorial team decided it was time to hang up the green eye-shades and a new team has been formed led by Editor Brianna Breeze.
The Pump was missed by many since its last issue in February. But it is your newsletter so please contribute your letters, articles, cartoons, stories and photos - and your advertisements. Editorial materials go to Brianna at editor@haylepump.org.uk and ads go to Peter Channon at ads@haylepump.org.uk. Or you can drop them in Biggleston's or Angove Sports.
Thanks to Esme Jelbert, the Passmore Edwards Institute, 13-15 Hayle Terrace, Hayle, TR27 4BU will be the official address of the Pump and editorial meetings will take place there.
Contratulations to John Whear and the Heyl Town Band team for bringing us yet another fantastic Heylfest with three days of fun, games and entertainment. The Grand Finale Concert, featuring Heyl Town Band and the Tongwynlais Temperance Band, was absolutely outstanding and ended with a standing ovation and encore.
And hundreds, if not thousands, of people lined the streets for the fantastic Carnival. Congratulations to Dick Horwell and his team for organising a fantastic event. Here are a few highlights:
Cowboys looking for trouble
The mayor of Marazion judging the fairy queens
The mayor of St. Ives judging the marching groups
Motorbike mayhem
Heyl Town Band
Monster attack
Arachnophobe's nightmare
Movie madness
Heyl Town Band at the Grand Finale
Tongwynlais Temperance Band
Pratt's Market Officially Reopened
On Monday, 2nd of August, town mayor, John Bennett, officially opened the main part of Pratt's market which has been refurbished and restored following the serious fire in February. Pop in and take a look at the bright new interior and the shops and businesses now operating there.
With owner, Peter Isen, on the right and manager, Pat Jeffries, on the left, the mayor said he was delighted that the owners continued their support of Hayle by providing both jobs and maintenance of the listed Foundry Chapel - built in 1845.
Peter and colleague Chris Newman are now evaluating bids to fully restore the more heavily damaged rear of the building and hope to have that open early next year.
Official Sunday Closing of King George V Memorial Walk
On Sunday 1 August, despite the rain, town mayor, John Bennett officially closed the George V Memorial Walk to vehicular traffic on Sundays.
Following a period of public consultation, the Council has decided to close the Memorial Walk to motor traffic on Sundays until the end of September. The Council is keen to promote greater use and appreciation of this wonderful resource, which is located in the heart of the town. Enjoy the sub-tropical gardens and wonderful views of Copperhouse Pool unhindered by cars and other vehicles. Make it a family trip and bring a picnic. At the harbour end of the Walk you will find the open-air swimming pool and café with adjacent free car park.
Good News on Allotments
On the 15th of July, the mayor signed and sealed the 25-year lease for allotment ground off Lethlean Lane. This finally concludes many years of negotiations by the council and the Town Clerk and will enable the council to supply around 40 allotments. The allotment area is shown edged in green on the map. The land edged in pink has been purchased by the council for a cemetery extension, some of which could also be used for allotments for a few years.
Work will commence shortly on required works to the entrance, fencing, roads and paths and allotment preparation. If all goes to plan, we will be offering the allotments to those on the waiting list soon and occupation could be in October.
Coming Soon - Discover Hayle Map
The go-ahead has been given for Hayle to join Newquay and St. Austell in having a Discover Map. It is funded by Hayle Area Plan, Hayle Town Council, Cornwall Council and West Cornwall Local Action Group with additional donations form local businesses.
The maps carry no advertising and the formats have been standardised to create a 'brand'. The Discovery maps:
1. Are free to all, including every household in the Hayle area
2. Promote car-free exploration of the area (by foot, bicycle, bus, ferry or train) with information on Green Lanes, footpaths, trails, cycle hire and public transport.
3. Highlight the natural beauty of the area – through illustrations and information about local habitats, flora, fauna and shore life.
4. Encourage sustainable practices – by providing information on recycling, buying local produce and using public transport.
5. Gives a background to the origins and fascinating histories of the town.
6. The maps are advert-free and therefore the sustainability message is not seen by the public as being ‘hijacked’ by a commercial interest.
The map is now in the works and will be ready for distribution in December.
Take a look at the web sites associated with the Newquay and St. Austell maps.
On Friday, 16th of July, Why Dance Theatre put on a spectacular show of dance, based on the Lion King, at the Hayle Community School.
With mostly school-age performers who had only been practicing for 16 weeks, it was an amazing achievement.
Keep an eye out for their next performance and, if you are interested in joining in, contact the Dance Director, Mark Oleski at whydancetheatre.com.
Hayle in Bloom Meets the Judges
Hayle's entry in the South West in Bloom competition was judged on Thursday, 16 July 2010. Shown below (left to right) are Hayle's lead gardener, Mike Kemp, Mayor John Bennett, Hayle in Bloom chair Margaret Tanner, and the two judges: Tom Sharples and Jon Wheatley. The weather was fine and the gardens looked perfect. Congratulations to all.
Hayle Aquathons 2010
Hayle Town Council, with the support of Hayle Tri, is once again hosting a series of Aquathons to raise funds for the much loved Hayle Open Air Pool. The events will commence at Hayle Open Air Pool with a 200m swim followed by a circular 2 mile run through the town. The Aquathons are taking place on Monday 19 July, Monday 16 August and Monday 13 September 2010 and will be open to anyone aged 13 years and over as at 31 December 2010. The events will all commence at 6.30pm, with competitors starting in a staggered fashion. Participants may either pre-register at www.hayletri.co.uk or register on the day of the event from 5.30pm at Hayle Pool, which is on King George V Memorial Walk. The pre-registration entrance fee for each event is £7.00 or £5 for those holding a current BTF Licence and for those registering on the day it will be £8 or £6 respectively. For some time now it has been the Council's ambition to heat and enclose the pool with a conservatory like structure, to extend its season and to increase the appeal for users. Thanks to the fund raising efforts of the former Friends of Hayle Pool and the grant they were awarded from Pirate FM a substantial amount of money is already in place, which we are now looking to build on. Sponsorship is being sought and we would be particularly pleased to receive prizes or small tokens to be placed in the' goody bags' we hope to give all the competitors at the end of each event. Thanks to all those who are prepared to help and let's hope the events are well supported.
If you require further information or to register please visit www.hayletri.co.uk or call the Town Council on 01736 755005.
Keeping the Beaches Clean
Meet one of the Cornwall Council beach cleaning team, John Pask, shown here on Harvey's Towans. John says he loves his job as he gets to be a tour guide and meet lots of people as well as keeping some of the most beautiful beaches in the world clean.
Please help John and take your litter home or dispose of it properly.
Fire Training at Hayle Town Council
Town Clerk, Eleanor Giggal, organised fire safety training for council staff, councillors and users of the Community Centre.
The extremely realistic training by Mart of Classic Fire Ltd., included simulation of a fire in the Clerk's office (Clerk shown on the left).
Cllr. Harry Blakeley is shown here extinguishing a petrol fire using CO2.
All participants were able to try water, CO2, foam and powder extinguishers.
Participants felt that the training was extremely useful.
Hayle Open-Air Swimming Pool Officially Opens
Hayle's open-air swimming pool was opened by Town Mayor John Bennett on the 29th of May.
The mayor only had to cut a ribbon but town councillor Chris Head actually christened the pool - fully clothed.
The pool is now open daily until September and is staffed by professional life savers.
Walkers Are Welcome Launch Blessed with Cornish Sunshine!
The launch on Saturday, 29th May 2010, of the first town in Cornwall to be 'Walkers are Welcome' accredited was greeted with some unfriendly weather. Nothing daunted, the keen supporters of the initiative took off on a number of local walks.
Hayle Twinning Association Welcomes Pordic Visit
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.
New Mayor and Deputy Mayor for 2010-11
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 Awarded "Walkers Are Welcome" Status
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.
Hayle Twinning Association Welcomes Pordic Visit
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.
New Mayor and Deputy Mayor for 2010-11
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 Awarded "Walkers Are Welcome" Status
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.
“It’s a joy. It’s entertaining and informative,” says Philip Hosken, Trevithick Society Chair.
