We Are of This Place: A Month-Long Celebration of People, History, and Landscape

We Are of This Place: A Month-Long Celebration of People, History, and Landscape

LISKEARD & LOOE – The East and West Looe Valleys are set to come alive this April with We Are of This Place, a unique month-long festival celebrating the deep connections between people, history, and the landscape of this remarkable region. Through an inspiring program of events, exhibitions, and activities, the festival will highlight the rich cultural heritage and natural beauty of the valleys, bringing communities together to share their stories and creativity.

A key highlight of the festival is’ Blossom Liskeard’ Arts and Crafts Exhibition and Sale, where talented local artists and makers will showcase their work on Saturday 12 April 12 – 4pm at the Liskeard Public Hall. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore a diverse range of handcrafted pieces, from paintings and textiles to ceramics and woodwork, all inspired by the spirit of Cornwall.

Be inspired at the FREE screening of the Nationally renowned Film “6 inches of Soil”, followed by an Expert Panel discussion, on Friday 11 April, from 7pm at St Keyne Village Hall. It tells the story of British Farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food – to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities.

Get involved with the Beach Clean at Hannafore on 13 April at 12 – 1.30pm – all equipment provided.

Children will enjoy the FREE Piskey Path Puppet Show at Liskeard & District Museum on Monday 7 April at 11am brought to you by Mazed Tales.

In addition to these events, the festival will offer guided walks, storytelling sessions, live performances, and hands-on workshops, ensuring there is something for everyone to enjoy. Whether you’re a resident of the Looe Valleys or a visitor looking to discover the area’s cultural and natural treasures, We Are of This Place is an unmissable celebration of creativity, history, and community spirit.

For more information on the full festival program, visit We Are of This Place – Visit Liskeard or find them on Facebook at (15) Facebook

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For more information contact Yvette Hayward at Liskeard Town Council at office@liskeard.gov.uk

We are of this place event 12.4.25

Dear All

I would like to draw your attention If possible to events taking place in April as part of the ‘We are of this place’ festival. As some of you may be aware ‘We Are of This Place’ is a month-long celebration of people, history and landscape, based around the communities of the East and West Looe Valleys.

Please find attached the poster for one of the events which I hope you can share amongst your parishioners. Blossom Liskeard is a community based, floral themed art and craft exhibition/sale where any budding artist or creator can exhibit their art absolutely free with a chance of winning a lovely prize too. This a family event with a kids craft table to keep the little ones amused.  People wishing to sell their crafts can hire a table to do so.

Many more events can be found on the following link We Are of This Place – Visit Liskeard

We hope to involve as many people as possible from the parishes around the Looe Valleys and therefore we would be really grateful if you could share this locally via newsletters etc . We welcome contact from anyone wishing to take part as either an exhibitor or a stall holder – email contact on the attached poster

Many thanks

National Highways: A38 Saltash Tunnel – scheme update

A38 Saltash Tunnel – scheme update

 

We’re carrying out a major £25million technology upgrade of the A38 Saltash Tunnel. The works will help keep journeys safe, reliable and reduce the risk of unplanned closures.

 

Since January, the tunnel has been closed overnight to eastbound traffic, to enable works to take place.

 

Works have been progressing well with excavations for new gantries well underway on the tunnel approaches. We will then be moving on to the piling works and construction of the signs’ foundations through the spring.

 

Start of overnight full tunnel closures

 

Starting on Monday 10 March, the overnight tunnel closures will extend to include both eastbound and westbound traffic.

 

The closures will take place Monday to Friday (8pm to 6am). The tunnel will be open as normal during the day and at weekends.

 

We apologise for the short notice regarding this.

 

By closing the tunnel at night, our teams are able to work safely in and around the tunnel and we can reduce the impact on the local community and drivers.

 

During the closures, well signed diversions will be in place via the standard B3271 and North Road routes.

 

The overnight tunnel closures will continue until Winter 2025 / 2026.

 

Occasionally, our works may generate some noise for which we apologise.

 

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journeys.

 

Start of phase two – tidal flow switch off

 

The current tunnel control system is approaching the end of its life so it’s time for us to replace and upgrade the system to keep everyone using the tunnel safe. The second phase of our works involves the changeover of the tidal flow technology systems and the installation and connection of the new gantries and signage.

 

We’ve listened carefully to all feedback received. As a result, the second phase of work which will involve switching off the tidal flow lanes, will now start in early Autumn. This will avoid the peak school holiday season and minimise the impact on local communities and businesses.

 

Please note that as with any complex scheme, dates are subject to change.

 

As we move through the scheme, dates will be announced and kept up to date on our dedicated webpage. Please check online for the latest information. You can also sign up via the webpage to receive notifications when new information has been added. In addition, you can also check our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England website.

 

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused but thank you for your continued understanding.

 

Help us to spread the word

 

Please help us by sharing this update. Please share this message with your connections and network, as well as on your own channels.

 

Any questions?

 

If you have any queries or comments about the work, or would like further information please contact National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 or by email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk

 

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Christmas Waste & Recycling Collections

 

 

 

 

 

Briefing note
Christmas waste collections 2024
23 10 2024

What’s changing?

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

Why is it changing?

With the fortnightly collections and new bins, if we didn’t make these changes, some households could be waiting over two weeks for a collection. We want to avoid anyone having to wait more than a couple of extra days.

When will the collections happen?

Collections due: We’ll collect it on:
Monday 23 December Normal Collection
Tuesday 24 December Normal Collection
Wednesday 25 December Friday 27 December
Thursday 26 December Saturday 28 December
Friday 27 December Monday 30 December
Monday 30 December Tuesday 31 December
Tuesday 31 December Wednesday 1 January
Wednesday 1 January Thursday 2 January
Thursday 2 January Friday 3 January
Friday 3 January Saturday 4 January

 

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

 

What about Clinical Waste?

We’ll contact our customers who have regular clinical waste collections to let them know when we’ll collect their waste.

How are we communicating the changes?

Households in areas that have the new collection services will receive an Annual Service Leaflet which includes the Christmas collections. These will start to arrive in the post from Monday 11 November.

 

Households in the Area 5 for the new collection service will receive their first “Get Set” leaflet before Christmas which includes the Christmas collections. These will start to arrive in the post from Monday 21 October.

 

We’ll also be using our usual communication channels from mid-November to draw attention to the changes.

Food waste

This is the first year that we’ll be collecting food waste for recycling from most households. We’ll provide extra messages about the things residents can recycle after Christmas, including turkey bones, potato and sprout peelings and any leftovers. We will also be reminding people only to buy what they need and to try to avoid too much food waste.

 

We will collect extra food waste. If households have more food waste than will fit in their outdoor caddy, they can put it out for collection in a compostable liner on top of their outdoor caddy.

Extra recycling

Cardboard boxes, Christmas cards, envelopes and wrapping paper are recycled in your orange cardboard bag. Please remove decorations like ribbon, foil, glitter, plastic film, tinsel and bubble wrap, as these cannot be recycled. If you have more cardboard than will fit in your bag, please flat pack it and secure it near the rest of your recycling. If you have extra plastics or glass that do not fit in your bags or boxes, you can put these out for collection in a suitable container.

Christmas trees

We’ll only collect Christmas trees from people who subscribe to our garden waste collection service. Households with a subscription should put their tree out beside their bin or bag on their garden waste collection day. If households don’t have a garden waste subscription, they shouldn’t put their tree out for collection because we will not collect it. Some local charities collect trees, please help promote any schemes you’re aware of in your local community or you can take it to a Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC).

 

Don’t put batteries out for collection.

Batteries in your rubbish or recycling can start fires if crushed or damaged in the back of rubbish lorries or at waste facilities. You can take batteries (including button batteries and battery packs) to a supermarket or HWRC for recycling.

 

Go to recyclenow.com to find out where you can recycle batteries locally.

 

 Commercial waste – reminder that businesses shouldn’t use the household waste services.

The law says holiday lets, hairdressers and any other businesses run from home must pay to dispose of their commercial recycling and rubbish, not use household waste services. We offer value-for-money commercial waste collections.

 

For a quote visit: www.cornwall.gov.uk/commercialwaste

 

 

 

The Big Green Project is now well underway

The Community Council were overjoyed to receive funding towards the refurbishment of the Big Green from Cornwall Council.  The Project is now well under way and is expected to be complete by November

Communities boosted by Good Growth investment – Shared Prosperity Fund (ciosgoodgrowth.com)

Listening to residents 2024 – South East Cornwall / Saltash event

Dear South East Cornwall CAP Members,

 

Cllr Linda Taylor, Leader of Cornwall Council, will be out and about across Cornwall again this autumn to hear from more residents at the remaining six ‘Listening to You’ events that we had to postpone as a result of the general election.

 

Linda is really looking forward to meeting people from your local area and hearing from them about what’s on their mind.  We are also hoping to hear from them about our Council priorities which are ‘how we can work with communities for a Carbon Neutral Cornwall, where everyone can start well, live well and age well’.

 

We will be promoting the events on our Let’s talk Cornwall engagement platform, on social media

 

We would be grateful if you would help to promote your local event

 

8 October: 7pm – 8.30pm

The Guildhall, Saltash Town Council, Lower Fore Street, Saltash, PL12 6JX

 

  • Posters will be sent by post to the Town Council to display locally
  • We will promote the event on both the Council’s Facebook site and Community Area Partnership (CAP) Facebook page, if possible, please share our posts on your own Facebook page
  • If possible please add a link to the Let’s talk Cornwall page to your website: https://letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/listening-to-you

 

Please let Beverly Hill know if there is anything extra, we can do to help promote the event in your area.

 

We are holding one event in each CAP area. We are sorry if we aren’t holding an event in your town. However we will be holding other engagement activities at a later date, when we will look to visit towns that are not included in this initial schedule of meetings.

 

Please see the schedule of events below.

Please visit https://letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/listening-to-you for more information and updates.

Refurbishment of the Big Green

Refurbishment of the Big Green

We would like to apologise for any inconvenience during the refurbishment of the Big Green.

Works will commence 1 July for approximately four months. This will include new paving, shelter/stage covering, stepped link to the Methodist Chapel including seating/planter area, riverside promenade, and relocation of the Celtic cross.