Notice Board

         NOTICE OF VACANCY TO BE FILLED BY CO-OPTION IN OFFICE OF ALTARNUN PARISH COUNCILLOR

The Returning Officer of Cornwall Council has confirmed that the regulation 10 requests from electors have not been received and the Council can now fill the casual vacancy created by the resignation of Glynn Pooley by co-option.

The council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office, and who is willing to serve provided they are a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth and are neither the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order or have, within five years before the day of the election, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine.

Provided the person also satisfies at least ONE of the following they may apply.

• They are registered as a local government elector for the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months occupied as owner or tenant, any land, or premises in the parish.

• Their principal or only place of work during the preceding twelve months has been in the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months resided in the parish or within 4.8 km of it.

They must also be 18 years or older on the day they become nominated for election.

Written expressions of interest from persons wishing to serve as a councillor need to be submitted to the Clerk of the council within 21 days of the date of this notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Bank Holidays).

The closing date for the written submission interest is 19^th August 2026 and following that date the council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed: Robin Turner - Altarnun Parish Clerk, The Holly, School Hill, High Street, PL267TP

07841780397- clerk@altarnunparishcouncil.gov.uk

Date of Notice: 22^nd July 2026

Please see attached notice

The Cornwall Council election in May 2025 saw a turnout of 37.21% and resulted in a shift from a Conservative run local authority to one jointly established between the Liberal Democrat and Independent parties in coalition. This after Reform gained the largest chunk of votes cast, 29%, returning 28 councillors but failed to negotiate a partnership with any other party. The Lib Dems had 26 councillors elected and the Independents 16.

Full council in February 2026 agreed the Budget, resulting in £59m of savings in the first year and a total of £154 over 3 years. There was disappointment expressed from across the political spectrum about the 'Fair Funding' review outcomes coming from the Government, urban areas are fairing better than rural ones. Council tax will rise 4.99%. An extra £43m will go into adult social care and an extra £37m for children's services and there will be extra money for housing and tidying open spaces. The highways budget has been protected after talks of it being reduced.

Cornwall has also missed out once again on the Governments pride of place funding which also appears to favour urban areas over rural ones.

Plusha Junction.National Highways have said they will deliver their proposed further interim measures in the autumn. With slip roads being installed to to pull in and out of the junction. Old Hill down to Two Bridges will remain open and continue to allow the right turn to Launceston, but the right turn out of Polyphant at Blackhill Quarry is to be closed which is far from ideal for residents. All the latest detail can be viewed on the National Highways website. However, some local mitigation measures will be funded by National Highways, subject to agreed funding.

Altarnun Parish Council Community Highways Improvement Programme application.The panel of local ward councillors decided that a physical scheme to support the forthcoming 20mph speed limit in and around Altarnun primary School could not be recommended until the new limitation had proved itself to be sufficient in its own right.

Highways Maintenance.Terrible weather has resulted in terrible road conditions making the repair of potholes and gullies very difficult. Teams have also been diverted to clear significant numbers of fallen and dangerous trees after the winter storms. They are now working to clear the backlog of highway faults and defects and thankfully fewer are being reported and the number of daily repairs outnumbering them.

Housing.Cornwall has set a target of 4454 new homes annually, an increase in the previous target of 2707. This target is part of the Governments aims and they have recently published a consultation on the national scheme of delegation relating to planning officers. In summary the proposed regulations will issue more powers to the planning officials within their delegated authority to decide planning applications. Whilst it would still be possible to refer applications to a planning committee of county councillors, far stricter criteria will apply which must be agreed by the Chief Planning Officer and the Chair of the planning committee on a case by case basis. Under the proposed new process current practices set out in local authority constitutions, such as the power for ward councillors to require cases to be called in for committee consideration or having trigger points for referral to committee if a certain number of objections is reached, will not be possible. Local authorities will need to amend their constitution to align with with the national scheme of delegation.

Recycling.We want to make it easier for everyone in Cornwall to recycling more and reduce waste. You can now recycle more things from home. This includes cartons, plastic bags and wrapping. This is part of the national Simpler Recycling legislation, which requires all councils to collect the same core materials for recycling. Cornwall already collects most of these materials, so we are in a good place to support the goals in our Resources and Waste Strategy 2025-2045. Our recycling A-Z is a useful tool, it allows you to search for items and see whether they can be recycled and which container they go in. The tool can accessed in this link: Cornwall Council Recycling

Launceston College. High needs pressures continue with no clear funding formula in view and no clarity on home to school transport costs. The latter being a major cost and huge concern for our rural area.

Special Educational Needs & Disability Funding. The 90% write off for local authority deficit accrued to the end of this financial year was welcomed.

Kit Hill. Following the parking review, we thankfully managed to get Kit Hill removed from the list of those to be charged, so it remains free!

Cornwall Airport Newquay. No valid Public Service Obligation proposals were received for the Newquay to London route and the council are now focused to trying to encourage commercial routes particularly to London City Airport.

A new council came into being following the May 2025 local elections. All out gong councillors put themselves forward for the new four year term and we have had a settled team over the last 12 months with Cllr Craig Dowler in the chair and Cllr Chris Bloomfield supporting in the role of vice chair. Special thanks go to Cllr Debbie Branch for supporting the clerk with financial compliance. 

Our thanks goes to Cornwall Cllr Adrian Parsons for all his work on our behalf and his influence is invaluable, especially in the past year in pushing for substantive change for the Plusha junction accident black spot. We are only where we are today, thanks to Adrian’s motion to Cornwall Council last year, calling for their direct involvement to face off against National Highways and present the case for significant upgrades for the protection of all.  Adrian attends most of our monthly meetings and will support the clerk and councillors whenever he deems it necessary or when requested.  Making time in his busy schedule for all this is greatly appreciated, and our meetings would be very much poorer in his absence.

Our highlights in the past year:

-APC was given a seat at the Cornwall Council A30 Stakeholder Study Group. We have contributed effectively on the occasions required and requested and have ensured we align to our neighbouring parishes and the Safer Plusha Action Group to present an unequivocal demand for a GSJ at Plusha junction, as well as supporting any other acceptable upgrades in the stretch of highway in view.

-Our efforts to take responsibility for the upkeep of the open space at Penpont View with an agreement with Cornwall Council came to fruition and is working very well. Likewise, the cessation of the Cormac public convenience cleaning contract, and re-contracting on a more cost effective basis is working to perfection.

-Registration of the village green at HMLR which has been under the parishes ownership for many years now was completed, but not that of the Altarnun War Memorial. For technical reasons (sufficient proof of ownership) we will have to wait to 2032 to make a further application for the memorial.

-Whilst we increased our precept in 2025/2026 to cover the proposed budget, due to cost cutting we have been able to make a small reduction this year and will continue to be financially resourceful going forward, so as not to be a burden on the public purse. The council therefore remains on a sound financial footing and as such, councillors may consider to devolve more functions from Cornwall Council in future, if of course they are within bounds of required compliance and our capability.

-APC has followed central government’s move for digital compliance and now trades aswww.altarnunparishcouncil.gov.uk and similarly the clerk has a gov.uk email address. This was achieved at no cost.

-APC purchased the phone box situate at Tregunnon Cross for £1 and is in course of the decisioning process for its future use.

-Planning engagements, as usual, maintained a high profile at our monthly meetings, and we are pleased to report that the council gave support to 100% of the 21 applications for which we were invited to make a consultee comment. The LPA generally followed suit.

-We are also delighted that in the last year that members of the public have given their time to attend our meetings, both to challenge and support the Parish Council effort. Please remember all are welcome. We should also like to acknowledge all the parishioners who take it upon themselves to make the parish tick and give their time and skills in doing so. Thanks to all the unsung local heroes.

-In rounding off, as ever, a special thank-you to Paul Smart for the many hours of hard work he puts in around the parish, caring for and maintaining pretty much everything in the parish!

REPORTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR (2025) WHICH WERE DELIVERED TO THE ALTARNUN ANNUAL PARISH MEETING HELD 1^st APRIL 2026.

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Community Lunches 2024.£6775 was raised during the period mid May to mid September and dived between Altarnun Church Hall restoration fund and St Nonnas church. Now established in excess of 40 years, these lunches are very well attended by locals and people from outside of the village. Volunteers cook and serve, and it is to them a huge amount of gratitude must be paid. The winter soup lunches raised a further £200.

The Craft and Produce Market.Still runs on the second Saturday monthly with an array of, on average, 20 different craft and gift stalls. These vary from month to month and incorporate seasonal offerings. The stall fees collected are used for equipment and essential purchases for the church hall; to maintain its smooth running.

Altarnun Ladies.A follow on group after the WI was folded due to the difficulty in attracting new members. The group is non regulated, has no rules and no fees and as a result seen as more user friendly. Thus far has raised funds totalling £450 which has been equally split as donations to the church hall and the village hall.

Penpont Players.The group have received a best family entertainment award from the National Operatic and Drama Association for their seasonal pantomime. Simon Newel stressed that with only sixteen active members this was truly an extraordinary achievement. He passed his thanks on to everyone who supported the show and made the run a complete sell out. Funds raised are spent on new equipment and scene back drops. Active member recruitment is being encouraged with events including an open mic night.

Chatterbox. Established over 12 years and currently 20 – 30 attendees, with an age range of 3 to 90! at regular meetings in the village hall. A good opportunity to share information and possible worries and also play chess and scrabble. Refreshment is provided but there is no charge. However, a bric a brac table is set up to allow people to make a small donation, which covers costs, and any surplus is returned to regulars in the form of a small gift at the end of the year.

Knit & Natter Group.Sessions run for 2 hours weekly in the church hall. Skills are shared to include crochet, embroidery, making toys, knitting and sewing garments. Some attend just to chat have a hot drink and a tasty treat. Usually, about a dozen people who pay £2 a session, out of which a contribution is made t0 the church hall repair fund.

Fun on the Green 2025.To be held once again 5^th July 2-4pm. Various stalls, games and activities on Altarnun Village Green. There will be no stall charges and the local groups who participate keep the proceeds they raise to promote their own activity.

Report from Altarnun Village Show - Barbara Hassall Chair. The August 2024 show was an outstanding success, garnering exceptional feedback from attendees regarding the guest, Ben Maguire, who officially inaugurated the event. A record number of entries were submitted, and as always, the judges were highly impressed by the remarkable standards displayed across all categories. A notable addition to last year’s show an art class dedicated to limericks, which was enthusiastically received. Due to its popularity, it will feature in this year’s schedule once again. Another successful innovation was the presentation of a rosette to every child participating in any of the children’s classes. This initiative was so well-received that it will now become a permanent tradition. Preparations for year’s show are progressing smoothly behind the scenes. It is with excitement that we announce a celebrity guest has been secured to open the event, though their identity will remain a surprise for now. For 2025, we are thrilled to introduce a new Scarecrow Class, a competition open to groups of friends, families, clubs, community organizations, and others. We anticipate this will be a fun and popular addition to the program.

Altarnun Short Mat Bowling Club Report 2025 - Lesley Secretary ASMBC.This year, the Club celebrated its 31st anniversary with a lunch held on May 8th at the Lifton Hotel, during which trophies were awarded for the annual singles, pairs, and triples competitions Our membership currently stands at a robust 27, approaching our pre-Covid peak of 30, thanks to an influx of enthusiastic new members over the past two years. We remain optimistic about maintaining this level of membership the future. Following a period during and after Covid when our weekly meetings in the Village Hall were reduced to Wednesday afternoons only, we have now twice-weekly sessions, with an additional meeting on Friday evenings that has proven sufficiently popular to be sustainable. We are a welcoming and sociable club, ready to embrace new members, and provide regular monthly updates on our activities in the Tre Pol Pen Parish magazine.

Altarnun Walkers

The group meets every Thursday morning for a 4 to 5 mile walk. Membership has marginally increased since May 2024 to 30 with over 50% walking regularly and an average turnout about a dozen. Started by Gordon Sandercock in the early 1990s, the group continues to offer local residents a friendly, leisurely walk each week within 20 miles of Altarnun without charge. There is still capacity for more walkers to join as walk groups of up to 18 are quite manageable.

Altarnun Local History Society - Peter Allen, Chairman

Membership of the Society has increased to 36 over the year with monthly meeting attendances generally over 25. In addition, meetings have attracted visitors resulting in audiences of 30 plus for external speakers. The increased membership and attendances have given the society a stable income allowing excellent speakers from a wider area to be engaged. Whilst the Society continues to look after the village archives, its focus is very much on the 10 regular meetings which have been lengthened to give members more time to socialise with each other and the visiting speaker. Over the last 12 months speakers have covered a wide variety of subjects including Trerithick Manor, the early years of Winston Churchill’s Life, the history of smuggling in Cornwall, the 1932 riot at Dartmoor Prison and Napoleon’s 10 days in Plymouth. In addition we had two evenings getting to understand the lives of Tudor women when Rosemary Grigg’s came along in costume as The Lady Katherine and then as Bess, The Lady Katherine’s Maid. With a full programme of events for the rest of 2025 and well into 2026 and an enthusiastic committee and membership, the society has a bright future and looks forward to welcoming more new members.

Tre Pol Pen – Altarnun’s Parish Magazine– Peter Allen, Editor

Tre Pol Pen, now in its 20^th year as an independent community magazine, continues to provide Altarnun with a mix of news, articles, puzzles and community group reports each month. With 48 full colour pages for just 75p it offers good value for money and has sold an average of 165 copies each month over the last year. It is well supported by local businesses with advertising revenues subsidising printing costs. There are 27 regular contributors and a small committee getting the magazine together each month. The magazine is financially viable and has no immediate plans to increase the price despite increased printing costs. In terms of the longer term viability of the magazine there is a need to appoint a co-editor and manage the transition to a new desktop publishing software package following Microsoft’s announcement of the withdrawal of MS Publisher in October 2025.

The Christmas Lights Team –Peter Allen on behalf of team

Altarnun’s Christmas lights have grown more spectacular every year and are becoming a much anticipated annual event. Following generous support funding from the Parish Council in 2024 an ambitious display was installed around the two bridges in front of St Nonna’s by the 7 strong Christmas lights team. Unfortunately, very stormy weather forced the cancellation of the ‘Big Switch On’ and then heavy rainfall brought debris down the river which snagged parts of the display. The lights suspended above the river were destroyed but were recovered and disposed of safely. The new infrastructure boxes and cabling purchased in 2024 survived the weather and remains fit for purpose. The 2025 display has been designed without lights across the water eliminating the risk of damage from high water levels. Funding from Unite and the management of Davidstow Creamery will allow the replacement of lights lost in 2024. The support of Trenarrett Tree Services and their cherry picker has proved invaluable especially now that the Christmas Tree is over 20 feet tall. The big Switch On is scheduled for Saturday 6^th December

Altarnun Village Hall– Peter Allen Chairman

The committee have managed the hall well and it continues to be a popular venue for clubs, societies, village events and private parties. The closure of Altarnun WI has resulted in some loss of regular income but that has been more than offset by the increased use of the hall by the Altarnun Table Tennis Club, Short Mat Bowls and the Karate Club. Overall the hall is in good shape with some routine maintenance to be completed over the summer and has strengthened its financial reserves with funds raised during Fun Fortnight 2024 and other donations. The current rental income is covering routine running costs and, because of a much lower priced electricity contract, is not expected to rise in the near future. The £6.50 per hour remains very affordable for clubs and private hirers especially when the facilities provided are considered.

The Village Hall Management Committee now holds funds on behalf of the Altarnun Lights Team and the funds previously managed by the WI on behalf of the community designated for improving the village planting and flowers. The Hall Committee have managed the response to the Prevention of Terrorism Act proposals regarding preparedness for terrorist attacks and whilst the hall is in scope of the act its capacity is below the threshold for there to be a requirement for policies and procedures to be developed and adopted. The transfer of the Bookings Secretary role from Tricia Allen to Jane Watson was completed smoothly in February 2025.

The committee continues to actively co-ordinate Fun Fortnight and support Fun on The Green to help raise funds for local clubs and societies as well as the village hall itself. The committee was particularly pleased to share the proceeds of the Altarnun Ladies Easter Extravaganza and accept the matched funding for the proceeds of the quiz night and fun fortnight raffles from the Barclays Bank Community Fund.

Altarnun Twinning Association – Peter Allen - Chairman

The Twinning Association is maintaining contact with the Gueltas Jumelage (their Twinning Association) but since Brexit and the pandemic the interest of residents in both communities in visits to their twin village has been low. Costs of travel, post Brexit bureaucracy and slow progress in rebuilding enthusiasm for Twinning between France and UK are the main reasons. A visit by the Chair and Secretary of the Gueltas Jumelage in February 2025 coupled with regular articles in Tre Pol Pen contributed to maintaining the link over the last year. ATA still contributes to the Gueltas Bulletin a quarterly newsletter published by the Marie in Gueltas.

Fun Fortnight 2025 – On Behalf Of Local Organisations

Fun Fortnight 2024 was a success with 11 events including the Village Show leading up to the August Bank Holiday weekend all of which were well attended and helped raise funds for village clubs and societies.

The programme for 2025 starts with the Dog Show on Sunday 10^th and ends with the Village Show and open air Songs of Praise with Launceston Town Band on the Bank Holiday Sunday. Although the Penpont Players are holding and ‘Open Mic Night’ instead of their longstanding Race Night, all regular Fun Fortnight events will be back. The final Programme will be published in the July Edition of Tre Pol Pen.

Having just started my third term as county councillor for this division, I should like to extend a huge thank you to the constituents who put their faith in me on May 1st to do the right thing and look after their interests.

The first meeting of the new council is next week, but it is expected that no clear alliance to guide the county for the new term will be formed quite yet. One thing is for sure, the new term is likely to see a continuation of 5% annual council tax rises and more cuts to our public services.

However, having said that the highlights of the past year have included the reopening and retention of Launceston Leisure centre, the retention of Launceston Adult Learning Centre and Launceston Library, all of which I have spoken passionately in favour of in the county chamber. Also, the well publicised campaign for Plusha junction.

I very much regret that it has taken the lives of local people to get we are with this, but with a significant budget now committed for an official project team in County Hall I can only keep doing more of the same, in terms of pressurising for what we all have been demanding for many years.

It is a great honour to be trusted with your vote and I will continue to do my very best for Altarnun and Stoke Climsland ward for the next four years.

We have had a settled team of councillors over the last 12 months and Craig extends huge thanks to all of them for their friendship and support throughout the year.

Likewise, we would like to thank our Divisional member, Cornwall Councillor Adrian Parsons for all his work, a lot of which is behind the scenes, and his influence is invaluable. Also attending our monthly meetings, fitting them in his busy schedule, is greatly appreciated and they would be very much poorer in his absence.

We are also delighted that in the last year so many members of the public have given their time to attend our meetings and again make invaluable contributions to sometimes challenge, but more commonly to help support the Parish Council effort. Thanks to all.

Our highlights in the past year:

-Have seen the completion of funding the Pipers Pool fibre broadband project which is a major community benefit.

-From past residential development in the parish the Community Infrastructure Levy grant funds we received from Cornwall Council allowed us to redesign the entrance to the public conveniences at Riverside. This now tidies the tenure of the site once and for all.

-At long last our efforts to take responsibility for the upkeep of the open space at Penpont View is nearing an agreement with Cornwall Council.

-We have applied to the Land Registry to assure the ownership of Altarnun War Memorial. This matches what was previously done with the memorial at Bolventor some years ago. Also, we are in course of the registration of the village green which has been under the parishes ownership for many years now.

Our ethic is one of continuous improvement and listening to the parishioners so that our efforts are by and large in sympathy with a collective desiderate. For example, trying to broker a way forward with the Methodist Circuit regarding the necessary remedial works to the chapel. They are proving helpful in liaising with the owners, albeit at arm’s length.

Planning engagements, as usual, maintained a high profile at our monthly meetings, and we are pleased to report that the council gave support to 93.1% of the 29 applications for which we were invited to make a consultee comment. The LPA generally followed suit.

Our support for safer highways continued and was eclipsed by the Safer Plusha Action Group with Adrian Parsons and Ben Maguire exercising significant influence over National Highways and central government. Much work and determination is still needed to force an upgrade to the A30 not only at Plusha but at other trouble spots and we very much thank all involved.

The council remains on a sound financial footing and recently steps have been taken to rationalise our operational costs and make our money go further and therefore will allow us to devolve more functions from Cornwall Council in future, if of course they are within bounds of compliance and capability.

We did ask for more public money to support our expenditure this year but are mindful that should circumstances prevail, this reliance can be reduced in future years.

In rounding off this leads to a special mention to Paul Smart for the many hours of hard work he puts in around the parish caring for and maintaining the landscape, the cemeteries, our footpath network, our defibrillator, and all our other assets.

Please open the notices for details of the elections that took place on 1st May 2025, where councillors for Cornwall Council and Town & Parish Councils were elected to serve for a four year period. There was an uncontested election for Altarnun PC councillors. Adrian Parsons was elected as the Altarnun & Stoke Climsland Electoral Division councillor (County Councillor).

Please also note that Altarnun has 11 councillor seats which means that in addition to the 9 nominees there will be casual vacancies for two seats in due course.

Altarnun Chatterbox

Usually well attended with up to 22 participants at the village hall, bi monthly for 2 hours, who enjoy something to eat that each other have brought along and combine with bric a brac sales. Open to all ages but typically from 45 up to 96!

Craft & Produce Market

Another thriving event at the Church Hall held on the 2^nd Saturday of the month, 10-12.30 pm throughout the year, usually consisting of 16/18 stalls taken entirely by people from the parish, selling a a whole spectrum of things, including locally grown produce, plants, greeting cards, hand made toys, woodwork items, jewellery, soaps and honey. All proceeds from the stall holders pitch fee go towards the halls' maintenance.

Community Lunches

Run weekly by willing volunteers and helpers , from May to September in the Church Hall. 40/60 covers served per week and prices are maintained as low as possible, with surplus funds going toward the church hall renovations. People come from all over Cornwall and have included a group of Lambretta riders, various walking groups and even visitors from Australia & Saudi!

Knit and Natter Group

Consists of up to 20 members who meet in the church hall, for 2 hour sessions. Numbers are on the increase, and all enjoy the company of each other, with refreshments being served. As well as being a social outlet where members can be given assistance in learning new skills, they also knit toys and decorate clothes in aid of charitable causes. In the year to date funds collected have allowed donations of shampoo, shower gel etc to the Launceston Hospital Hygiene Bank. Also, at the community lunches and Craft & Produce market days the group runs a 'Bargain Corner' to raise funds for the hall.

Church Hall Renovation Committee

The hall is becoming used more than ever by local community, social and theatre groups and as a children's party venue. There is a need to maintain the various fund raising initiatives to continue the renovation work.

Penpont Players

After the lull from COVID, we lost several members who had been part of family groups. The 3 years without performing had led many to move on to new interests or had simply grown out of it. We came back with a play in November 2022, and then looked forward to building our membership back up. We held some workshops in early 2023, pulling in new people who got a taste of what we did as a Am-dram society. Some stayed to join us in our first pantomime since COVID. Rehearsals began in October 2023 and we performed in February 2024. It was a very successful pantomime, and we were sold out every night.

Unfortunately, we have had to cancel plans for a play due to some of the cast’s family commitments. There is breakfast morning coming up in June and we already starting to think about next year’s pantomime! Thanks to Adrian Parsons and the Community Chest fund to help purchase new laptops. These are invaluable for writing and technical planning. The next project is looking at funding to help repair the staging, as this is no longer working properly. We will be at Fun on the Green and participating in the Fun Fortnight.

Friends of Altarnun School

It was a busy autumn term with a Harvest Auction (£2000), Halloween Trail in the village, burgers at Laneast’s Firework night, a wreath making workshop, and a Christmas Fair and raffle. This term we have had a clothes collection, Lambing Bingo and we look forward to summer events such as a Duck Race, a Breakfast morning, Bingo and Fun on the Green. From these events, we have funded new picnic benches at school, subsidised school trips inc. pantomime in Plymouth, and lots of smaller things to help give the children some fun and treats. We aim to support the school through learning and play, giving all the children school resources as well as fun treats and events that round out their childhood experience.

Altarnun Village Show

With a committee of 8 people who organise and run the Village Show which will take place this August in the Church Hall.

There is adequate financing in place, and judges for the classes have been selected and a list of classes has been published in a previous Tre Pol Pen. The official schedule will be available soon.

Tre Pol Pen Magazine

The magazine continues to be popular with sales of about 175 per month and is financially secure. Despite rising costs, the 48 page all colour magazine, the management committee has maintained its cover price at 75p and is not planning any price increase this year.

Whilst a committee of 5 manages the magazine, there are 25 regular another 5 occasional contributors making it a truly local magazine. It continues to publicise details of all upcoming events in the community as well as provide updates on village organisations. The general interest articles and puzzles remain popular.

The magazine is well supported by local advertisers and the business directory format continues to work well for readers and advertisers. The majority of advertisers have had entries in the magazine for between 5 and 10 years.

The most significant risk to the future of the magazine is the lack of a deputy editor to assist with putting the magazine together each month and providing cover in the event of the editor being ill or away. In due course the current editor will stand down and, if the magazine is to continue to support the community, a replacement will be needed.

Altarnun Walkers

Despite the very wet winter the walkers have only cancelled 4 walks in the last 12 months. The group is casual with no formal membership with anyone welcome to come along on a Thursday morning for a 2 – 3 hour walk, finishing with lunch, usually at the Kings Head, for those who wish to. Attendances vary from 6 – 18 and average around a dozen. The group has about 40 regular and another 20 occasional walking routes within about 20 miles of Altarnun.

Since 2010 the group has tended not to use the local footpath network as lack of maintenance of stiles and bridges from 2008 onwards made many routes difficult to traverse especially for groups of varying levels of mobility. When there has been heavy rain the group walks routes with good, well maintained paths and tracks, lanes or on well drained moorland and avoids field and woodland paths.

Altarnun Twinning Association

Altarnun and Gueltas in Brittany twinned in 2009 but over the last 12 months there has been no exchange activity. Brexit and Covid were challenges for all twinning groups. The increasing costs of travel and post Brexit bureaucracy around passports have made it more difficult to organise exchange visits.

There have been several attempts to restart the link between the schools in Gueltas and Altarnun without success. In the past the children have learned about their twin community with exchanges of pictures, letters, videos etc with some basic language lessons all with head teachers co-operating to provide stimulating shared teaching materials. The ultimate objective is to give pupils from both communities the opportunity to visit their twin school but also to provide pupils in both schools with a better understanding of each other’s way of life.

The Twinning Association in Altarnun will stay in contact with the Comite de Jumelage in Gueltas with both organisations writing articles for the other’s community magazine and the chairmen of the two organisations meeting a couple of times a year. It is hoped that a small group from Altarnun can go to Gueltas in late 2024 or early 2025 and that after the elections the new Mayor of Gueltas will visit Altarnun.

Altarnun Local History Society

Altarnun Local History Society has almost 30 members and has had held 10 meetings in the last year and 9 of which we welcomed guest speakers. The talks attended by an average of 25 members and visitors, have been well received and subjects included the Suffragette movement in the southwest, Cornish smuggling fact and fiction, mining at Minions and why the Romans were in Cornwall. The society looks after the village archives gathering and documenting items of historic interest that residents find as well as trying to record what is happening now for future generations to look back upon. The society has received several enquiries from genealogists and local historians via its entry on the British Association of Local Historians resulting in extra visitors to the village from as far away as South Australia. With a strong membership, a full 12 months of talks booked, stable finances and good local support, the society has a bright future.

Altarnun Village Hall

The Village Hall Management Committee have provided the village with a warm, clean, safe, well maintained and affordable venue for community events and society meetings for another 12 months. Hire rates are being increased to £6.50 from November 1st 2024 to ensure that hire income continues to cover all basic running costs including utilities, insurance, cleaning, licences and routine maintenance. Improvements and major repairs will be funded from grants, fundraising and the hall’s reserves. The hall is financially secure despite letting hours continuing at about 75% of pre-covid levels. Usage is gradually increasing which will help keep hire rates down. The Hall complies with best practice for H&S and safeguarding and is fully compliant with Charity Commission requirements for management and reporting. The Committee are investigating options for heating the hall to minimise carbon emissions recognising that the existing boiler is now 12 years old and may well need replacing before the 2035 moratorium on installing new oil fired boilers comes into force. The committee is continuing to monitor the government’s proposed Terrorism (protection of premises) bill as under current proposals the hall would need to have procedures in place and regularly updated to deal with a terrorist attack.

A major risk for the operation of the hall is possibility of key officers retiring. Currently there is a need to replace both the H&S Officer and Bookings Secretary from November 1st. The Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Maintenance/Fire Officer are now over 70 and it is not unreasonable for them to wish to retire in the not too distant future. Succession planning is proving difficult!

Altarnun Fun Fortnight

The Village Hall Committee managed the Village’s August Fun Fortnight in 2023 and will do so again in 2024. Feedback from 2023 indicated that the spreading everything over two weeks rather than just one allowed people to attend more events. The Village Show Committee, Altarnun Parish Church, clubs, societies and individuals are all working together to ensure it brings the community together in 2024 as it has in previous years.

Fun on the Green

Now in it's 6th year after being rained off in 2023. Hopefully that will be all different this year with the event due to be held on 6th July. A fantastic community event and volunteers to help out are always required, please.

Altarnun Christmas Lights

Altarnun’s Christmas Lights have become a mid-winter ‘must see’ for locals and people from further afield. In December 2023 there was a switch on event which with the support of Andie and Adam from the Coffee Cup attracted a big crowd. Additional volunteers to set up and dismantle the lights have joined the team and with the financial support voted through by the parish council and the high level of local support, it is hoped this year’s display and switch on will be even better than in 2023 and give the community a fun event before Christmas.

Altarnun Table Tennis Club

Meets every Tuesday morning from 9.30 until 12.30. We operate a system/or on the basis of that the morning is table tennis and also a friendly social gathering. We provide all the equipment including bats and balls with a tea/coffee/biscuits or cake if supplied by a birthday member. The membership/attendees are in the main retired with ages from about 60/65 to 80+ and we get between 12 to 20 most Tuesdays. We play doubles mainly because the older the member the less mobile they are. The game is reported as being an excellent recreation for the elderly. We are open to all regardless of ability and will encourage their play by giving simple coaching on stroke play and tactics. We are delighted that we have welcomed and made the lads and carers from a local care establishment and that they enjoy their Tuesday mornings playing as part of the ATTC. We also play on Thursday evenings and the occasional Friday evening in an attempt to be open to those in the community who work during the day. This is a bit more serious but still played in a good friendly way. It is disappointing that the locals have yet to come in any number but we are gaining a reputation and get regular attendees from Launceston and Camelford as well as the local villages. Any donation to replace worn equipment would be most welcome as a net and post costs £60 and we need 3 as well as bats which cost about £12.00 each and we need 8 replacements.

Altarnun Bell Ringing

A few years ago after some ringers left the area and others had to retire from ringing we were struggling to get a band of 6 to ring at church services and every other special occasion. We now have an enthusiastic band of 6 plus a few who travel to ring on the occasional Sunday. We manage to practice most Wednesdays and all who ring think it is fun whilst they continue to try to improve. We ring the bells half muffled every remembrance Sunday which we think creates an atmosphere of reflection. We also ring for weddings when asked by the bride and groom for a fee. This small fee represents the 2hours given up on the wedding day by each ringer. It is the only fee ever charged by the bell ringers as all other ringing is voluntary. We are always looking to teach/train new ringers as although what might seem an easy job takes quite a while to ring the bell safely under your control. We hope to ring on the 80th anniversary of the D Day landings on the 6th June this year. We always welcome anyone who wants to see what we do as this might produce an interest to learn to ring.

Altarnun Short Mat Bowls

Club membership drive successful, and a second weekly session established on a Friday 7:30 -9:30 to give access to those who cannot attend the 2:00 - 4:00 Wednesday sessions. Club competitions are well supported and Club had its 30th anniversary lunch and awards ceremony in late April.Membership now over 20 and it remains a very social club which would be delighted to have membership rise further. Just turn up at the hall if you would like to have go!

Nonnas Crafters

Another Church Hall group organisation aimed at teaching general and unusual craft skills from the professionals. Again all are welcome and the group can be found on Facebook.

Altarnun Village Show

Our preparations for the annual Altarnun Village Show are well under way with a new schedule decided and the date is set for Sunday 18th August 2024. Our entries were up last year (2023) from the previous year (2022) and we are hopeful to repeat this “trend” this year.In order for us to continue into future years we will soon be looking at ways to increase revenue through grants and/or sponsorship but no decisions have yet been made.

Altarnun Brownies

Altarnun Brownies started in 1981 and last year I received my 30 years long service award from the Girl guiding UK. At present we have a group of 12 girls aged 7-11 years old. I run the meeting with help from parents on a rota. Over the last 12 months some girls have been awarded their Collecting, Baking, Painting, Performing, Dancing, Grow you own, Aviation and Zero waste badges. We made and sent a Coronation card to the King and Queen and received a thank you letter in return. All the Brownies received a Girl guiding Coronation badge. In November we took part in the Parliament Week event ( a national event for youth groups),this was our 7th year. We discussed the reasons why we have laws and how they are made in Parliament. Again another badge this time in the shape of a bell.

Moorland Art Group

The group has been in existence in the village for well over 40 years and we meet in the village hall on the third Thursday of the month with exception to February when it is the 4th week to make way for the dramatics group. At Christmas we usually go out for Christmas dinner and don’t paint. We have a couple of demonstrations or workshops by outside artists which is occasionally open to visitors. We have 16 members at the present tim e and we hold an Summer exhibition and sale in August for 8 days it used to be in Altarnun Church hall however last year we moved to Pipers Pool Community Hub as they have Wi Fi available and a lot of people prefer to use a credit or debit card which is not possible in the church hall in Altarnun. The group also hold a 1 day exhibition at Christmas in the Village Hall in Altarnun, both of which were a success.

We are not experiencing any problems with membership or the need for new officers at the moment but we are always open to new members joining us. We say to come along to one of our meetings and see if you think that you would like to join us.

D-Day 80th Anniversary Remembrance Group

The group are finalising plans for an event being held on 8th June 2024 at the Churh Hall. More volunteers and exhibits would be welcome.

Our Parish Church - St Nonna with Bolventor

Within the Three Rivers Benefice which is part of the Trigg Major Deanery. The Benefice consists of six churches, forming a large pastoral ministry across the rural villages that lie in the south and southwest of Launceston and takes its name from the three principal rivers, the Tamar, Inny and Lynher. The wedding diary at St Nonna’s is filling up again, with 8 booked for 2024and similar popularity is being experienced with Revd Antony’s ‘Breakfast Church’ and Great Debate which are initiatives to deliver new ways to make the church inviting and accessible as well as getting to grips with big life issues. The youth group has been re-launched and there is a library now available to the membership.

Plusha junction Action Group

Centring on the road safety issues at Plusha junction the call remains for local people to group together and call for a radical change in the road layout on the A30 rather than allowing a low cost fix that would inevitable see traffic diverted off the A30 and through villages to the south and also through Five Lanes. A strong lobby group is called for to get in front of those prepared to listen and help.

Please see notice attached

ALTARNUN PARISH COUNCIL

NOTICE OF VACANCY TO BE FILLED BY CO-OPTION IN OFFICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR

The Returning Officer of Cornwall Council has confirmed that the regulation 10 requests from electors have not been received and the Council can now fill the casual vacancy, created by the resignation of Rob Anderson, by co-option..

The council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office, and who is willing to serve provided they are a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union (subject to amended regulations now in place), and are neither the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order or have, within five years before the day of the election, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine.

Provided the person also satisfies at least ONE of the following they may apply.

• They are registered as a local government elector for the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months occupied as owner or tenant, any land, or premises in the parish.

• Their principal or only place of work during the preceding twelve months has been in the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months resided in the parish or within 4.8 km of it.

They must also be 18 years or older on the day they become nominated for election.

Written expressions of interest from persons wishing to serve as a councillor need to be submitted to the Clerk of the council within 21 days of the date of this notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Bank Holidays).

The closing date for the written submission of interest is 4th August 2023 and following that date the council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed: Robin Turner

Date: 6th June 2023

Altarnun Parish Clerk, The Holly, School Hill, High Street, PL267TP

07841780397

clerkaltarnunpc@gmail.com

Cllr Polly Smith has resigned creating a casual vacancy.

Please see attached notice

ALTARNUN PARISH COUNCIL

NOTICE OF VACANCY TO BE FILLED BY CO-OPTION IN OFFICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR

The Returning Officer of Cornwall Council has confirmed that the regulation 10 requests from electors have not been received and the Council can now fill the casual vacancy by co-option.

The council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office, and who is willing to serve provided they are a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union (subject to amended regulations now in place), and are neither the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order or have, within five years before the day of the election, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine.

Provided the person also satisfies at least ONE of the following they may apply.

• They are registered as a local government elector for the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months occupied as owner or tenant, any land, or premises in the parish.

• Their principal or only place of work during the preceding twelve months has been in the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months resided in the parish or within 4.8 km of it.

They must also be 18 years or older on the day they become nominated for election.

Written expressions of interest from persons wishing to serve as a councillor need to be submitted to the Clerk of the council within 21 days of the date of this notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Bank Holidays).

The closing date for the written submission of interest is 20th December 2022 and following that date the council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed: Robin Turner, Altarnun Parish Clerk, The Holly, School Hill, High Street, PL267TP

Date: 22^nd November 2022

Tel: 07841780397

Email: clerkaltarnunpc@gmail.com

ALTARNUN PARISH COUNCIL

NOTICE OF VACANCY TO BE FILLED BY CO-OPTION IN OFFICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR

The Returning Officer of Cornwall Council has confirmed that the regulation 10 requests from electors have not been received and the Council can now fill the casual vacancy by co-option.

The council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office, and who is willing to serve provided they are a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union (subject to amended regulations now in place), and are neither the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order or have, within five years before the day of the election, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine.

Provided the person also satisfies at least ONE of the following they may apply.

• They are registered as a local government elector for the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months occupied as owner or tenant, any land, or premises in the parish.

• Their principal or only place of work during the preceding twelve months has been in the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months resided in the parish or within 4.8 km of it.

They must also be 18 years or older on the day they become nominated for election.

Written expressions of interest from persons wishing to serve as a councillor need to be submitted to the Clerk of the council within 21 days of the date of this notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Bank Holidays).

The closing date for the written submission of interest is 20th December 2022 and following that date the council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed: Robin Turner, Altarnun Parish Clerk, The Holly, School Hill, High Street, PL267TP

Date: 22^nd November 2022

Tel: 07841780397

Email: clerkaltarnunpc@gmail.com

Cllr Carl Green has resigned

1st Altarnun Brownies

Established for for over 40 years and current Brownie leader Lyn Jones is now in her 30th year in charge. Our 7 to 10 year old young ladies are in good hands and having a great time undertaking many and varied activities such as instructional visits and joint initiatives with the Girl Guides. While only 9 on the register at present, Lyn is expectant of more joining shortly. 

Altarnun Twinning Association

1. Altarnun and Gueltas celebrated 10 years of Twinning in 2019 and the Anniversary exchange trip to Gueltas in September 2019 was the last formal Twinning Association visit before Covid regulations made it impossible to organise further exchanges.

2. The French are due to visit Altarnun in 2022 or 2023 but Brexit has made it more difficult for the French as they were able to enter UK on their Identity Cards pre-Brexit but now require a full passport which the majority of Gueltasiennes do not possess. It is likely that there will be a joint visit to somewhere in France rather than an exchange visit by the French to Altarnun in the immediate future.

3. There have been private visits by Dave and Gabby Maddison to the UK and Altarnun residents to Gueltas since restrictions eased.

4. Over the last two years considerable effort has been put into establishing a strong bond between the schools but Covid, staff changes at both schools and the need to help children in both schools to catch up after Covid lock downs has impacted progress.

5. As well as articles from Gueltas in Tre Pol Pen there are news articles in the Gueltas Bulletin from Altarnun. The Mairie in Gueltas receive a copy of Tre Pol Pen by post each month and are keen to promote the links between our communities.

6. The Twinning bond remains strong but both the ATA and Gueltas Jumelage organisations will need to adapt to the Post Brexit and Post Covid realities to maintain and strengthen links. The association has a small cash reserve but would need to fundraise to provide hospitality for the next exchange visit from the Gueltas.

Altarnun Walkers

1. The Altarnun walkers are a loose association of likeminded individuals who meet on a Thursday for a walk of about 4 miles usually within 10 miles of Altarnun.

2. The group has about 25 active members with most walks attracting 12-14 walkers.

3. From May 2021 – April 2022 there were only 4 walks lost to weather. The previous year over half of the walks were cancelled due to Covid.

4. The group remains strong and will continue as long as there are walk leaders.

Altarnun Local History Society

1. ALHS has 25 members and restarted regular monthly meetings in July 2021 following 15 meetings being cancelled because of Covid restrictions. The varied programme of speakers has proved popular with members there have been visitors from adjoining parishes at several meetings.

2. Finding good speakers at affordable rates remains a challenge for the Society but member evenings when members share the results of their own research are both popular and low cost.

3. Membership subs will need to increase in 2022-23 to cover increased costs but the society is confident that the level of local interest in history and varied programme will allow the association to thrive.

4. The association holds an archive of documents and photographs relating to the parish which is stored safely in the over stage storage area at the hall. There is also a digital archive stored securely in cloud storage consisting of scanned photographs and documents and computer files. Both archives require sorting and indexing. The archive is growing as residents find interesting pictures, press cuttings and documents and, through the ‘Altarnun in Old Pictures’ feature in Tre Pol Pen add information to archive records.

5. The association tries to ensure that old original documents are stored for the future and works with Cornwall Archives to ensure that important items are transferred to their archive stores for professional conservation and preservation. Scans and copies of any documents sent to Cornwall Archives are kept in the ALHS archive.

Tre Pol Pen – Altarnun Parish News

1. Established as an independent, paid for, community magazine in February 2006, it is both a parish newsletter carrying regular updates from clubs and societies and a source of entertainment with wide ranging general interest articles and a selection of puzzles.

2. The first pandemic lock down triggered a dip in sales, but they have returned to almost pre-pandemic levels during 2022 with a monthly print run of 180 copies.

3. Financially the magazine is secure. The policy that the magazine covers all its production costs from sales and advertising income with any profits going to reserves to deal with unanticipated events and provide support to community projects. The magazine has helped fund the Christmas lights in the village for the last few years and hopes to be able to continue to do so.

4. Printing costs have risen dramatically since February 2022 (ink and paper in particular) and a cover price and advertising rate increase is planned from January 2023 to ensure financial sustainability.

5. The magazine does need to strengthen its production team to ensure long term stability and, as current members of the team retire, continuity

Altarnun Village Hall

1. Following 2 years of severe disruption of village activities the hall has almost returned to its pre-pandemic level of bookings.

2. The provision of government grants for Covid disruption and the prudent management of the hall has ensured that the hall remains financially secure with cash reserves to ensure its long term viability.

3. The hall committee has ringfenced reserves in a sinking fund for long term major maintenance projects (hall roof and windows) and in a ‘Green Fund’ to allow the hall to migrate to a low carbon heating and lighting infrastructure in due course.

4. Funds have been set aside to refurbish the main porch in August this year (estimated £7000) following the successful refurbishment of the fire exit porch in 2021. Free reserves to meet unanticipated short term essential repairs etc are considered adequate.

5. The hall’s running costs (cleaning, utilities, insurances, routine maintenance) have increased substantially and, to comply with the long term policy of hire income covering the running costs of the hall, rates will increase in November 2022 from £5 per hour to, a still very competitive, £6 per hour.

6. The hall will continue to finance significant improvement and refurbishment projects by using a blend of reserves, project fundraising and grant funding in the most effective way.

7. The Village Hall committee continues to represent the user groups and with co-opted members and elected officers and maintains the hall to a high standard.

8. All routine maintenance, statutory inspections and health and safety inspections have been completed as scheduled intervals. There have been no accidents or incidents at the hall requiring intervention or having health or safety policy implications.

9. The hall sum insured has recently been checked and the policy adjusted to fully reflect rebuild costs.

10.As a charity, the hall’s statutory declarations and reporting to the Charity Commission are up to date.

11.The Village Hall committee is continuing to promote shows from Carn To Cove with the next being a shadow puppet show primarily for the school children in June. The Twisted Tales show on November 6^th 2021 made a small profit which was allocated to the general reserve.

APC ANNUAL REPORT 2021/2022

I am pleased to report a successful year for the council and welcome three new councillors appointed during the year: Dan Wendon, Julie Vickery and Rob Anderson. My thanks go to the former councillors they replaced: Tom Hoskin, Leah Marsh and of course Neil Jasper who stepped down after many years of service at last years election.

Last years elections of course saw the re – election of Adrian Parsons with 51.1% of the vote for his role as Altarnun & Stoke Climsland ward councillor.

Thanks to his skills in being able to bring people together our council has benefitted by being able to network with other local town and parish councils more effectively and his motivational can-do work ethic is consistently demonstrated at our meetings which he continues to support without fail, despite an significantly increased work load.

Our successes have covered the established running of the new public convenience block, the Mill Green library where local volunteer engagement has been greatly appreciated, the Bolventor Bus shelter, our campaign for a safer junction at Plusha which has attracted the support of our neighbouring parishes as well as LTC.

Our web site appears to be a big success, gaining recognition with other parish councils looking to set up something similar and members of the public making contact for whatever reason and we are getting requests for our monthly newsletter.

We have also listened to our residents and supporters of the council throughout the year to make sure that Altarnun is in the running to be considered as a candidate for a 20mph speed limit and also supporting the community for better broadband services, hopefully both can come to fruition in due course.

Planning engagements maintained a high profile at our monthly meetings and I am pleased to report that the council gave support to 95.8% of the applications for which we were invited to make a consultee comment. The LPA generally followed suit.

Prudent management of our finances through our reserves policy and the continued receipt of Community Infrastructure Levy grant monies are proving important tools for us to help deliver improvements & support development of infrastructure in our parish. At the moment APC is in a good place financially.

My thanks go to my fellow councillors for their help, support and contributions throughout the year, all the team across Cornwall Council, our ever widening supplier base, which of course includes Anthony James who looks after Bolventor and Mr Paul Smart for the many hours of hard work in and around the parish maintaining the landscape, the parish cemetery, our footpath network, our defibrillator and other assets.

Finally with the defibrillator in mind I would like to thank Altarnun Village Show for their very kind donation of £250, towards it’s upkeep. We had to renew the pads this year– so this money was incredibly useful.

I hope, as a council, we can continue in the same vein as 2021/22 for the next 12 months. The next Parish Meeting will be held 3rd May 2023 at 7.30pm in Altarnun Village Hall (subject to any unforeseen amendment)

Cllr Craig Dowler

4th May 2022

ALTARNUN PARISH COUNCIL

NOTICE OF VACANCY TO BE FILLED BY CO-OPTION IN OFFICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR

The Returning Officer of Cornwall Council has confirmed that the regulation 10 requests from electors have not been received and the Council can now fill the casual vacancy by co-option..

The council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office, and who is willing to serve provided they are a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union, and are neither the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order or have, within five years before the day of the election, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine.

Provided the person also satisfies at least ONE of the following they may apply.

• They are registered as a local government elector for the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months occupied as owner or tenant, any land, or premises in the parish.

• Their principal or only place of work during the preceding twelve months has been in the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months resided in the parish or within 4.8 km of it.

They must also be 18 years or older on the day they become nominated for election.

Written expressions of interest from persons wishing to serve as a councillor need to be submitted to the Clerk of the council within 21 days of the date of this notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Bank Holidays).

The closing date for the written submission interest is 25th February 2022 and following that date the council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed: Robin Turner

Date: 27^th January 2022

Altarnun Parish Clerk, The Holly, School Hill, High Street, PL267TP. Tel:07841780397 Email:clerkaltarnunpc@gmail.com

NOTICE OF VACANCY TO BE FILLED BY CO-OPTION IN OFFICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR

The Returning Officer of Cornwall Council has confirmed that the regulation 10 requests from electors have not been received and the Council can now fill the casual vacancy by co-option..

The council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office, and who is willing to serve provided they are a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union, and are neither the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order or have, within five years before the day of the election, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine.

Provided the person also satisfies at least ONE of the following they may apply.

• They are registered as a local government elector for the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months occupied as owner or tenant, any land, or premises in the parish.

• Their principal or only place of work during the preceding twelve months has been in the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months resided in the parish or within 4.8 km of it.

They must also be 18 years or older on the day they become nominated for election.

Written expressions of interest from persons wishing to serve as a councillor need to be submitted to the Clerk of the council within 21 days of the date of this notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Bank Holidays).

The closing date for the written submission interest is 26th January 2022 and following that date the council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed: Robin TurnerDate: 27^th December 2021

Altarnun Parish Clerk, The Holly, School Hill, High Street, PL267TP

07841780397

clerkaltarnunpc@gmail.com

Councillor Vacancy

Councillor vacancy

NOTICE OF VACANCY TO BE FILLED BY CO-OPTION IN OFFICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR

The Returning Officer of Cornwall Council has confirmed that there is vacancy following the recent election and the Council can now fill the vacancy by co-option.

The council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office, and who is willing to serve provided they are a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union, and are neither the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order or have, within five years before the day of the election, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine.

Provided the person also satisfies at least ONE of the following they may apply.

• They are registered as a local government elector for the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months occupied as owner or tenant, any land, or premises in the parish.

• Their principal or only place of work during the preceding twelve months has been in the parish.

• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months resided in the parish or within 4.8 km of it.

They must also be 18 years or older on the day they become nominated for election.

Written expressions of interest from persons wishing to serve as a councillor need to be submitted to the Clerk of the council within 21 days of the date of this notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Bank Holidays).

The closing date for the written submission interest is 25th August 2021 and following that date the council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed: Robin Turner

Date: 27^th July 2021

Altarnun Parish Clerk, 35 Chy Pons, St Austell PL25 5DH

07841780397

clerkaltarnunpc@gmail.com

I sincerely thank all those within the Altarnun Parish that have helped and supported me over the last four years and now following the success at the election look forward to working with you all for another fours years trying to bring about and deliver improvements for all in the community.

The dynamics of Cornwall Council will now change with the Conservative group taking over control of the local authority which means the LDs, Independents, Labour and Green councillors will form the opposition. I’m sure we will endeavour to do our best to hold the Conservatives to account for the good of Cornwall and ensure they keep true to their pre election word that they won’t be increasing Council Tax!!

At a personal level it looks like I will remain on the East Cornwall and Strategic planning committees. Due to the increase in the size of the new division I have no desire to take on any more responsibility at this moment in time as I just need to firstly get a feel for the work load that will be attached.

Cornwall Council have upgraded most of the waste bins in the Parish which means that bagged dog waste can now be deposited in ANY of the bins. It is hoped that it will make it easier for everyone to clear up after their charges.

Please apply to the clerk - contact details above

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