This page contains a range of articles, information and correspondence received by Lanreath Parish Council that may be of interest to the wider community.

On this Page:

• NHS 10-Year Health Plan  (December 2024)
• Countywide 20mph Speed Limits - Phase 3 Consultation  (November 2024)
• Time2Move - Holiday Programme  (November 2024)
• Visit Cornwall Two-Day Tourism Summit  (November 2024)
• 16 Days of Action  (November 2024)
• Devon And Cornwall Police Community Survey  (November 2024)
• Free Parking In Cornwall Council Car Parks  (November 2024)
• Christmas Waste Collections  (November 2024)
• Have your Say On How We Can Waste Less and Recycle More  (November 2024)
• Devon and Cornwall Police Alert - Scam Phone Calls and Texts  (October 2024)
• Road Closure, A387, Polperro Road, Looe (October 2024)
• Looe Community Speed Watch (September 2024)
• Pension Credit - Could you be Eligible (September 2024)
• Saltash Tunnel Technology Upgrade (September 2024)
• Latest Clean Cornwall Newsletter (Sept 2024)
• Veterans Regroup (January 2024)
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care System Newsletter (September 2024)
• Lerryn C of E Primary School (July 2023)
• Adult Digital Exclusion (January 2023)
• Protect Duty Bill and Event Safety & Emergency Management (September 2022)
• No.77 Bus Timetable (February 2022)
• Furzedown Community Fund (March 2022)

Cornwall Council intends to implement a 20mph Speed Limit on most residential streets within Liskeard, Looe, Bodinnick, Crow’s Nest, Dobwalls, Duloe, East Taphouse, Higher Tremarcoombe & Darite, Lanreath, Lower Clicker, Menheniot, Merrymeet, Millendreath, Mount, Pelynt, Pengover Green, Polperro, Polruan, Quethiock, Seaton & Downderry, St Cleer, St Keyne, St Neot, Tremar & Tremar Coombe, Trewidland, and Widegates as part of Phase 3 of this countywide implementation.

Cornwall Council have announced a consultation period for the implementation plans for Phase 3. This consultation period ends on the 20th December 2024.

Members of the community may comment on any of the proposed plans, including the plans for Lanreath. More information on the implementation of these plans, including details on the options for submitting comments, are included in a letter from the Project Manager, Cormac Infrastructure Design (Regulatory Team) which may be downloaded by clicking on the button below.

Combined Site Notices for all of the communities in Phase 3 may be downloaded by clicking on the button below.

The Site Notice for the village of Lanreath, only, may be downloaded by clicking on the button below.

A copy of the collective Public Notice for all of the communities affected by the Phase 3 implementation may be downloaded by clicking on the button below.

Lanreath Parish Council intends to hold an Extraordinary meeting to discuss the proposed implementation plan for Lanreath on Tuesday 10th December 2024. The Notice for this meeting will be published in due course, and members of the community are invited to attend to express their views on the proposals.

Visit Cornwall is pleased to announce the return of their Tourism Summit, set to take place at the Alverton Hotel in Truro on Wednesday 15th January and Thursday 16th January, 2025. This highly anticipated event, the first since 2020, will bring together industry leaders, tourism professionals, and business owners for two dynamic days of insights, networking, and strategic discussions to drive the future of tourism in Cornwall.

The event is open to all. Whether you’re a tourism business owner, manager, marketer or stakeholder in Cornwall's tourism industry, this event offers an opportunity to learn from some of the most respected voices in the sector, as well as offering peer support from other tourism businesses in Cornwall. 

To download further details please click on the button below.

Safer Cornwall, Our Safeguarding Children Partnership and the Safeguarding Adults Board are working with our partners across Cornwall and the wider peninsula to deliver lots of free events and training activities as part of the 16 days of action against gender-based violence campaign. To download more information please click on the button below.

Devon & Cornwall Police are carrying out a survey with local communities. This is important and we would like to hear your views. Your opinions will influence the community engagement and delivery of services within your area. We want to better understand what’s great and what’s not so great about where people live so we can work with residents to help tackle any worries and issues that you may have.

The survey may be accessed via the following weblink:

https://alerts-survey.dc.police.uk/Survey/GUID/4be542cd-672a-4842-9eb8-5aa000c42661

or by scanning the QR code, below: 

It will be free to park in all Cornwall Council car parks and to travel on the Truro Park and Ride for three dates in December, including Small Business Saturday.

All Cornwall Council pay and display and pay on exit car parks, as well as the park and ride, will be free on two Saturdays in December – 7 and 14 – and on Monday 23 December. There will be posters about the parking offer at charging points on the free parking days.

Find out more about the offer on Cornwall Council’s website. 

This year all household waste collections in Cornwall will change over Christmas and New Year and it's important that everyone checks the new arrangements.

The changes mean no one will have to wait more than a couple of extra days for a collection. Without the changes, some households could have waited over two weeks for a collection. 

Collection Timetable

To download a full collection calendar visit www.cornwall.gov.uk/myarea or call 0300 1234 141

Scam calls from fraudsters purporting to be from a bank/building society 

We ask for residents to continue to be vigilant of the scam in which residents are contacted by unexpected telephone calls from bogus callers claiming to be from their bank/fraud department/police, as we have received a number of recent reports in Devon & Cornwall.

The fraudsters claim the victim's bank account has had fraudulent activity, or similar, and they need to urgently transfer their money - if you receive a call like this hang up the call immediately and do not provide any of your bank details.  

·  Any police, bank or fraud department will never ask for your PIN or to transfer or withdraw money - If you receive a call like this it is a scam, please hang up the call immediately and do not give any information.

·  If you need to contact your bank please wait at least 5-10 minutes for the line to clear before making a call, or clear the line by phoning a friend/family member, or make the call on a different phone to the one you were contacted on.

·  If you have already given your bank details over the phone or handed your card details to a courier, call your bank straight away - phone 159 to reach your bank's fraud department directly.

 Please then also report to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040 and contact Devon & Cornwall Police on 101 or via the website.

Fraud Alert - scam texts 

We have received reports of a number of scam texts being received alleging a parking fine.

Please be wary of unexpected texts or emails of any kind, whether it states it is a fine, offer of a discount specific to you, or someone asking for help. These messages often give a sense of urgency.

Please do not click on any links and be wary of any contact asking you to make a payment, download an app or purchase gift cards/vouchers, even if they state they are for family – call them to speak with them to check.

Report suspicious texts - you can forward a suspicious text on to 7726 for free to report it, remember not to respond or click any links and block the number if you can.

If you have been a victim of fraud please contact your bank/building society immediately and then report this to Action Fraud or phone 0300 123 2040.

You can register to receive these notification directly from Devon and Cornwall Alert to your email inbox. To register see Home Page - Devon and Cornwall Alert .

Following a landslide on the A387 in West Looe earlier in the year and subsequent work by Cormac’s

highways teams to make the area safe and enable the road to reopen for two-way traffic, we can now inform you about the next phase of work, which is to carry out essential safety work to prevent further collapse of the retaining wall on Polperro Road.

To enable the work to take place and keep road users and the workforce safe, road closures will be

necessary. Polperro Road will be closed from Monday 4 November to Friday 20 December.

The road will be open to school buses, Monday to Friday, during the following times:

• 7.30am - 8.30am

• 3.15pm - 3.45pm

• 5.30pm - 6.00pm

Otherwise, from the 31st October 2024 to the 20th December 2024 the Go Cornwall No.77 bus will serve Polperro, Pelynt to Liskeard in both directions but will not serve Looe.

Emergency access will be maintained between 7.30am and 11pm, while the workforce is on site.

Although access to the Millpool Car Park will not be possible via Looe Bridge from 4th November - 20th December, access will still be possible via the Polperro Road from the West

Details of the two-way diversion routes that will be in place for the duration of these works are detailed in the Cornwall Council, Highways Safety Scheme Notice that may be downloaded via the button below.

Answers to frequently asked questions regarding this road closure may be found on the Looe Town Council website at: Polperro Road Closure: Frequently Asked Questions – Looe Town Council 

Are you passionate about keeping your community safe?

Looe Community Speed Watch are recruiting new members to discourage people from speeding.

If you would like to make a difference in your town/village and can spare a few hours each month, Looe CSW would love to hear from you.

To find out more about  Community Speed Watch, or to apply, visit: https://roadsafety.devon-cornwall.police.uk/community-speed-watch-csw/how-to-join-an-existing-community-speed-watch-group/

National Highways is starting the next phase of a major modernisation upgrade of the A38 Saltash Tunnel in Cornwall this autumn. 

This represents a £25 million investment from National Highways to improve journeys between south east Cornwall and Plymouth, and maintain the safe operation of the tunnel for many years to come. 

The tunnel and its 'reversible' lane, which allows traffic to travel in either direction depending on the time of day or conditions, rely on specialised technology to operate and keep drivers safe. 

The current ‘tunnel & lane control system’ is over 20 years old, approaching the end of its life and is being replaced and upgraded as part of an extensive programme of work. This will keep everyone using the tunnel safe, provide more reliable journeys and reduce the risk of unplanned closures.

Forming a key route between Plymouth and south east Cornwall, any work on the tunnel has to be carefully planned. National Highways is liaising with local stakeholders and its construction team to refine how these essential renewals are delivered with the least disruption to the south east Cornwall community and drivers. 

There will be speed restrictions and narrow lanes being installed westbound between St Budeaux and the Tamar Bridge from early 2025 to allow work to be carried out in the verges.

More details around the work and closures, including dates, will be available on the National Highways webpage as the scheme progresses:  nationalhighways.co.uk/SaltashTunnel . And for any questions, you can contact the National Highways Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 (open 24/7), who will direct your enquiry to the team, or email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk .

As with any complex scheme, dates are subject to change while commercial and programming decisions are finalised. Until these final details have been confirmed we won’t be starting the civils work required on the approaches to the tunnel and the Tamar Bridge. While this means we won’t be starting this phase as soon as we’d hoped, we will still be moving forward with the preparatory works.

We are now fine tuning the programme of works for the scheme which includes the associated traffic management plans. The works will continue to be phased, and we will share full details as soon possible.

Current proposed key dates and traffic management

Please note, these are subject to change as the programme and approach is refined.

Early 2025 to late 2025

The tunnel will be closed in both directions on weeknights with traffic using local diversion routes.

By closing the tunnel only at night, we can reduce the impact on the local community and drivers.

During this period, for a time, one lane will be narrowed on the eastern approach to the Tamar Bridge.

Summer 2025 for 5 months

‘The Switch-off’. The tunnel and bridge will no longer operate on a tidal flow basis.

Fixed lanes will be in operation with clear directions for each lane, until work is complete.

Closures are frustrating, but these disruptions will benefit road users and the local community for many years to come. Once work starts remember to plan ahead, allow extra time or consider other routes, and check before you travel.

Further information may be found on the following link A38 Saltash Tunnel technology upgrade - National Highways 

Please note: all enquiries should be directed to National Highways, and not to Tamar Bridge which is independently owned and operated by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Councils. 

Clean Cornwall is a partnership supported by volunteers, community groups, local organisations, Biffa, Cornwall Council and CRCC working together for a cleaner Cornwall. To download a copy of Clean Cornwall's latest newsletter please click on the button below.

The NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care System publish a monthly newsletter. Rather than replicate an extensive web based report on this Parish Notice Board the information can be accessed via:

News and Events - NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (icb.nhs.uk)

Should you wish to subscribe directly to the newsletter this can be done by clicking on the link below:

Know someone else who would like to receive this bulletin? They can subscribe here.

To download our brochure detailing what the school has to offer please click on the button below or visit our website.

It is recognised that the only way of communicating with many commercial and government organisations is online. Elders and those on low incomes, the most vulnerable in our communities, will become disenfranchised as the growing use of technology makes them more isolated in our communities.

Cllr John Gundry has completed some research on this subject and has drafted a report that assesses the extent of this problem locally and provides useful information schemes available locally that provide opportunities to counter adult digital exclusion.

For those in the community that do not have internet access, the Local Libraries and Information Services at Liskeard and Looe can provide information on Council services closer to where you live. Including information on:

- library services

- housing

- benefits

- council tax

- disabled parking badges

- refuse and recycling

They can also offer advice on how to get information about applying for Council services online. Most have free internet access to the Council's website and other public service websites.

If you know of a member of the community who does not have internet access and is unable to travel to either of the local Cornwall Council Library and Information Services, at Liskeard or Looe, and needs assistance in accessing Cornwall Council services, and you are unable to assist directly, please ask them to contact Peter Seaman, Lanreath Parish Council Chair, either by 'phone or text to 07967 646081 and he will assist where he can.

The link below enables the download of notes compiled by Cllr John Gundry following a recent Cornwall Council briefing on the implications of the forthcoming Protect Duty Bill and guidance on event safety and emergency management that may be of interest to community groups planning public events in the Parish.

For service updates and to download a pdf of the above timetable see Go Cornwall Bus 

***Please note that due to schedule works on the Polperro Road, Looe, the Go Cornwall No.77 bus will serve Polperro, Pelynt to Liskeard in both directions but will not serve Looe from the 31st October 2024 to the 20th December 2024.  The No.77S school bus to and from Looe Academy, will continue to run during this period.

The Furzedown Community Fund are accepting applications for funding and help for community projects / educational needs / individual hardship etc.

Please apply, giving your reasons, and amount required to:

Mr J. Venning

Treire Farm,

Lanreath PL13 2PD

or,

email:  j.venning@hotmail.co.uk

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