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 Lauren Coles, 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 26^th February 2024 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

Tel: 07841780397

Email: clerkaltarnunpc@gmail.com

Notice Date: 29^th January 2024.

Please see notice attached

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 29^th September 2023 and following that date the council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed: Robin Turner

Date: 1^st September 2023

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

07841780397

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, 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

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 3^rd July2023 and following that date the council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed: Robin TurnerDate: 5^th June 2023

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

07841780397

clerkaltarnunpc@gmail.com

Cllr Craig Dowler's report May 2023

Once again it has been a great privilege to serve as Parish Council chair for the past year and I want to start by extending huge thanks to my fellow councillors for their friendship and support throughout the year. Also, a privilege to have welcomed Jack Pannell to the team because he established a family tradition in following mum Lisa onto the council. My thanks in turn go to Carl Green who Jack replaced. Carl’s contributions during his time were valuable and much appreciated.

Likewise, I would like to think Altarnun’s relationship with our Divisional member, Cornwall Councillor Adrian Parsons, is second to none and all the hard work that Adrian undertakes on our behalf, a lot of which behind the scenes and unsung, is invaluable. His attendance at our monthly meetings is also second to none and they would be very much poorer in his absence. Thank you, Adrian.

I am also delighted that in the last year, and more so than in recent past years, 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. Long may this continue, with the hall being filled every month and once again, thanks to all. Also, in my travels around the Parish, people feel readily inclined to engage with the council, for which I am grateful, and they provide a crucial line of communication in order for us to facilitate remedial works, perhaps some change and a bit of information regarding what is important to them, but generally keeping us on our toes. Thanks to all.

Our past years successes have covered taking over the maintenance of Bolventor cemetery and my thanks go to Tony Naylor who managed this through on our behalf with the Diocese of Truro and has allowed us to manage some upgrades there. Our involvement with Superfast Cornwall to provide FTTP under the Trewint project which is hopefully going to be implemented and completed soon, will be a major benefit. We have forged relationships with Ocean Housing and developers, Devonshire Homes, relating to the impressive new residential homes being built at Gratton Field which will deliver much needed housing through Cornwall Homechoice. I really hope that local people will ultimately benefit.

From development that has taken place over the last couple of years we are now receiving funds from the Community Infrastructure Levy and in looking at ways to benefit the Parish have started to undertake the renewal and upgrade of our street furniture and also explore other schemes where this money will provide the most benefit.

Planning engagements maintained a high profile at our monthly meetings, and I am 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 campaign for safer highways continued and especially in liaison with National Highways to force an upgrade to the A30 not only at Plusha but at other trouble spots that have manifested themselves recently.

Prudent management of our finances through our reserves policy and the continued receipt of Community Infrastructure Levy grant monies allow us to be in a good place financially and not call for any more public money to support our expenditure. Not forgetting that this is made possible in the most part by the teams across Cornwall Council, Cormac and Corserve and the kindness of our ever widening supplier base in offering keen pricing for our procurements.

Finally, a special mention as ever for Anthony James who looks after Bolventor and Mr Paul Smart for the many hours of hard work he puts in around the parish maintaining the landscape, the cemeteries, our footpath network, our defibrillator, and other assets. Also, to Peter & Trish Allen for everything they do to make sure the council succeeds and is well publicised and to the very kind donor of funds for the future upkeep of Altarnun Parish Cemetery, the amount was £1000. This amount was applied to our cemetery reserve.

As a result of all this help and support, I know we will continue to flourish when looking forward to the next 12 months. 

Altarnun WI

Current membership numbers 14 with 2 prospective members due to join in the near future. New members are always welcome to join in the published programme of events. It was reported that the group lost two longstanding members in the last year and of course they will be sadly missed.

Knit & Natter Group

Consists of 14 members who meet in the church hall. Numbers are on the increase, and all enjoy the company of each other, tea and biscuits for the bargain price of £2 per session.

Altarnun Chatterbox

Usually well attended with up to 30 participants at the village hall, who enjoy something to eat that each other have brought along and combine with bric a brac sales.

Craft & Produce Market

Another thriving event at the Church Hall held on the 2^nd Saturday of the month throughout the year, usually consisting of 16/18 stalls.

Community Lunches

Run weekly, from May to September in the Church Hall. 40/60 covers served per week and prices are maintained as low as possible.

Altarnun Village Hall

The level of usage of the hall has declined marginally over the 12 months to the end of April 2023 because some groups have reduced their bookings to reflect their reduced active membership. It was sad to lose the Playgroup on term time Mondays due to a lack of toddlers and Mums able to come along.

The small loss of lettings income has been exacerbated by significantly increased costs, particularly insurance, electricity, oil, and maintenance. The increase in the hourly rate in November 2022 has helped mitigate the cost increases and the installation of new LED lighting has reduced the amount of power used thereby offsetting some of the 100% increase in unit charges. Currently the hall expects to break even in the current financial year and will endeavour to avoid any further hire rate increases in 2024.

The management committee and officers are trying hard to attract new user groups, private hirers and help existing groups increase their membership numbers to maintain current group usage levels.

The hall remains well maintained with the shop entrance porch fully refurbished in August and a significant investment in keeping the heating system in tip top condition. The committee has reorganised storage re-purposing the playgroup toy store to accommodate the table tennis tables and Cardiac group equipment thereby giving room in the chair/table store to allow chairs to be stacked 8 high rather than 12. That change has made it possible to have a chair trolley to move the stacks around the hall much to the relief of those setting up for events.

The committee commissioned a complete Fire Risk Assessment as per Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 which was completed in August 2022. As a result some extinguishers were changed, and the fire alarm system was deemed unnecessary. It has since been removed following failure of the control panel.

The hall received a £5000 donation ringfenced for match funding of grants to reduce the hall’s carbon footprint. This money is held in the hall’s reserve account alongside funds set aside to co-fund major works to roof and windows anticipated within 10 years.

Tre Pol Pen – Altarnun Parish News

Tre Pol Pen continues to sell about 175 copies of the 48 page all colour magazine each month and remains financially secure following cover price and advertising rate increases in January 2023. The business directory remains full with over 50 advertisers. Costs of printing increased significantly in 2022 and again in February 2023 but it is hoped that the increase in cover price and advertising rates in January will be enough to ensure better than break even for the remainder of the year and into 2024. The magazine committee has been strengthened and the number of contributors continues to rise. The magazine printers have again used Tre Pol Pen to showcase what a parish magazine can be. 

The magazine again supported the Village Christmas Lights and helped sponsor the Altarnun Village Hall Quiz Night in Fun Week 2022.

However, a co-editor is urgently required and a candidate with Microsoft Publisher skills or a willingness to learn to assist the sole editor, is being sought.

Altarnun Local History Society

The society is in a strong position with increasing membership and good levels of attendance at the monthly meetings.

Over the last year we have held 10 meeting of which two were members evenings at which members share their own research or particular interest. The other eight meetings had external speakers all of whom gave excellent talks – always informative and entertaining and on occasions quite humorous.

The group had an outing to Kresen Kernow, the new home of the Cornwall Library and County Archives and were delighted to find several volumes of Tre Pol Pen bound in red leather sitting in the archive section.

Despite increasing costs membership subscriptions and meeting fees will not need to be increased for the foreseeable future which underlines the benefit of a strong membership base.

The archives have grown over the last 12 months and the society thanks all those residents who have contributed documents and photographs – indexing it all is the big challenge!

Altarnun Walkers

The group are still meeting almost every Thursday morning and in the 12 months to April 30^th completed 49 walks averaging about 4½ miles. We lost 2 walks to wind and heavy rain and one to extreme heat.

The group has grown to over 20 members from Altarnun Parish and another 8 from adjacent parishes and Launceston. Some walk regularly and others come along when they can but we usually have around a dozen each week peaking at 21 earlier this year.

The group makes no charges – all a member needs is an email address to receive details of the walk each week. It is a very sociable group, and the chat is just as beneficial as the walk.

Altarnun Twinning Association

The pandemic, Brexit and reduction in disposable income have led to a difficult year for both our Twinning group and the Jumelage in Gueltas, our twin village in Brittany.

Brexit has meant that the French now need passports to visit the UK rather than just needing their ID cards. The French can travel all over Europe without a passport and most feel that to spend about £90 for a passport to visit the UK just makes the trip too expensive – especially for children.

The membership of the Jumelage in Gueltas has decreased since 2019 and there is less appetite for exchange trips especially with ferry and accommodation costs rising so steeply. The Twinning of the two villages continues and it is hoped that a small group from Altarnun will visit Gueltas later this year to maintain the links.

The President and Treasurer of the Gueltas Jumelage, Dave and Gabby Maddison, visited in late April it is hoped that a further relaxation of travel documentation requirements by French and UK authorities will allow easier exchange visits in 2024. It is understood that Brittany Ferries exchange group visit passenger numbers are about 30% of pre-pandemic levels suggesting all twinning groups are experiencing difficulties.

Altarnun continues to place a report in the Gueltas quarterly Bulletin, and we get regular updates from France to include in Tre Pol Pen.

Altarnun Fun Fortnight 2023

The Village Hall Committee and Altarnun PCC have been working together to co-ordinate a Fun Fortnight from 5^th – 20^th August as an experiment spreading out ‘Fun Week’ events over 2 weeks and avoiding the week leading up to the August bank holiday when many families are away from the village on holiday.

Final arrangements will be published in the July edition of Tre Pol Pen

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.

Wesley Cottage

A historic ecclesiastical place of interest that attracts visitors from all over the country and abroad, now open Thursday’s, Friday’s, and Saturday’s 1^st May through 31^st October. Believed to be the smallest Methodist preaching place in the world and in May each year, Wesley Day Celebrations are held at the Cottage.

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 and 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.

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.

It’s hard to believe that I am writing this annual report looking back over the last 12 months and that we are already a quarter of the way through this council term. As I said at the time it was an absolute honour to be elected as the first Divisional member to serve the newly formed Altarnun and Stoke Climsland Division, but with it would come the responsibility of having to cover the largest Division by land area in Cornwall. I was one of the Councillors who objected to cutting the number of acting councillors from 123 to 87 and I still maintain this position. We all go about our work in different ways and I try to help all those who require assistance on Cornwall Council matters but there is no doubt in my mind that there was far better representation for constituents under the old format. The position was always deemed to be a part time job but from my own experience with the extra parish council meetings and duties and an ever increasing casework load there is a danger it is being pushed towards the realms of a full time position. I actually think this is fine if that’s how they want to package it, but unless they offer a competitive wage which I don’t envisage them doing I’m not sure how they will ever get a diverse mix of future candidates to come forward, which cannot be a good thing for democracy or giving the electorate a choice of candidates.

The change in Division boundaries was always going to throw up some interesting results, where in some instances putting acting members to stand against each other. Following the election it became apparent there had been a massive swing in how the people had voted, with many experienced Cornwall Councillors losing their seats which they had held for a number of years, with the Conservative Party sweeping into power and taking full control of the Council. Interestingly ours was the only Division the Conservatives didn’t field a candidate!

So within this at full council and committee level it’s been a big shift from the previous four years in the role. I relinquished my position on the strategic planning committee remaining on the East Cornwall planning committee whilst going from being within the administration making decisions to being in opposition without really knowing what would be coming down the track. The first six months felt quite quiet without much change but then things moved up a gear, as I have detailed before, with cuts being made to many of our essential services which I fear will affect the most vulnerable in society combined with a council tax rise against the backdrop of escalating rises to the cost of living right across the board.

Locally we’ve had storm Franklin and Eunice batter us in quick succession leading to losses of power and internet connections which for some of our rural folk took far too long before being reconnected. With the twenty is plenty pilot scheme now being implemented in Camelford hopefully when this is rolled out across North Cornwall we will be able to lower the speed limit past Altarnun primary school to 20mph. With also another possible scheme in the pipeline to improve the safety for pedestrians in Five Lanes.

With the first year now coming to a close I would like to say we can look forward to the next one in a positive manner, at this moment in time I’m afraid I don’t see things improving to much but I hope if we work hard there will still be opportunities within the system where we can deliver benefits for the residents that we represent.

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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

Cornwall like all other areas of the UK continues to be shocked and saddened by the harrowing stories of the war in Ukraine. Many of our residents have already provided practical support through the various national charities. Cornwall Council will work proactively with government to see how we can best provide support for the people of the Ukraine and support the government’s initiative to offer hospitality to refugees, given the harrowing situation they are facing.

Whilst details are now emerging about the schemes that are being put in place, given the complexity of the situation and the fact that this is a fast moving situation, we will keep you updated in the coming weeks as we receive more details from government. We will also be providing regular updates on the Council’s dedicated webpage: Support for the people of Ukraine - Cornwall Council.

Homes for Ukraine can be found here Homes for Ukraine – Homes for Ukraine – Local Sponsorship Scheme for Ukraine (campaign.gov.uk)

This scheme will open on Friday 18 March for visa applications from Ukrainians and immediate family members who already have named people willing to sponsor them. They do not need a family tie to take part in this scheme, but they must be sponsored by an individual or organisation in the UK.

So far more that 130,000 people across the country have registered for more information in the few short days since opening, which is brilliant news. You can record your interest as an individual or as an organisation (for example charity, business, community group). You can read details and FAQs first before recording your offer of support, and, once registered, you will be regularly updated as the scheme opens and develops. Some frequently asked questions are:

Who can apply to host a Ukrainian refugee?

People in the UK will be able to apply to host a refugee or refugees through the government website (homes for Ukraine) – link above.

You have to be able to host them in your own home or in another property, for at least six months.

Charities, businesses and community groups will also be able to apply.

Those offering to host a refugee will be vetted by the government and Ukrainian applicants will also undergo security checks before they are matched with a host.

The government says there will be no cap or upper limit on the number of Ukrainians who can come under this scheme.

Do you have to know the refugee you want to host?

No, you will not be required to know them in advance.

You don't have to name an individual or a family you want to host when you fill in the form. Once you submit it, you will be matched with Ukrainians who are seeking refugee in the UK.

It is not yet clear how and where the refugees wanting to come to the UK will be able to apply.

How will the scheme be funded?

Households in the UK will be offered £350 a month to open their homes to refugees.

The government has so far not specified whether this is the amount offered to hosts per refugee, but it is implied that this funding is per home offered.

Local authorities will also receive £10,500 in extra funding per refugee for support services, with more for children of school age.

What rights will the refugees have?

Ukrainians welcomed under the scheme will be eligible to work, access state benefits and public services for three years.

Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons are among UK retailers who have offered to employ Ukrainian refugees.

The government has also said it will look at options to provide support to Ukrainian nationals who want to come to the UK with their pets.

Safeguarding

All accommodation offered will be subject to the relevant safeguarding checks and will be carried out at a local level on a case by case basis.

The Ukraine Family Scheme Visa application process can be found hereApply for a Ukraine Family Scheme visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The Ukraine Family Scheme opened from 4 March, allowing applicants to join family members or extend their stay in the UK.It is free to apply and so far, approximately 5500 visas have been granted. Successful applicantswill be able to live, work and study in the UK and access public funds.To apply to the Ukraine Family Scheme people must:

· be applying to join or accompany their UK-based family member; and

· be Ukrainian or the immediate family member of a Ukrainian national who is applying to the scheme; and

· have been residing in Ukraine on or immediately before 1 January 2022 (including those who have now left Ukraine

· There is a 24/7 free helpline +44 808 164 8810 (0808 164 8810 if you’re in the UK). If you cannot contact UK 0808 numbers, please use +44 (0)175 390 7510.

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

Please apply to the clerk.

Please apply to the clerk

For further information please contact the Clerk.

Catherine Richards has ceased to be a parish councillor, thus a casual vacancy exists on Altarnun Parish Council. The Retuning Officer of Cornwall Council official notice, of such, is posted in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972. Responses are invited.

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Casual Vacancy August 2019