The Cornwall We Want

What are your hopes and fears for the future?

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  I love Cornwall

  by I love Cornwall, almost 6 years ago

  Cornwall is a stunning place and it is a privilege to live here. Understanding that tourism is part of the economy however to what cost? We must rethink and employ a professional company that actually understands the management of tourism, involving the residents with their opinions however no input from local Councillors. Cornwall’s track record in the tourism industry especially in this present climate is embarrassing. This present free for all policy damaging to the landscape: litter, erosion, fires, disturbance to livestock, vandalism. Traffic congestion and pollution to other businesses and residents. Local goods can become expensive because tourists will... Continue reading

  Cornwall is a stunning place and it is a privilege to live here. Understanding that tourism is part of the economy however to what cost? We must rethink and employ a professional company that actually understands the management of tourism, involving the residents with their opinions however no input from local Councillors. Cornwall’s track record in the tourism industry especially in this present climate is embarrassing. This present free for all policy damaging to the landscape: litter, erosion, fires, disturbance to livestock, vandalism. Traffic congestion and pollution to other businesses and residents. Local goods can become expensive because tourists will pay more. Shops stock products for tourists and not everyday goods needed by locals. Residents having to pay excessive water and sewerage rates and car parking for tourism. Jobs here are mainly seasonal, low paid with long hours.

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  We have felt the benefits of the lockdown if sustainable please let’s go green and be the forerunner for a change, have an electric peoples car all exactly the same in design made purely from recycled materials which can eventually all link together for computerised long distance safe travelling. Stop all second homes. All second homes in Cornwall when put on the market must be sold as residential. These homes must then be occupied by residents or people who want to relocate here and be part of the County. Agents are stating there's been a spike in buyers who want to locate in Cornwall so let them come and rebuild our communities. No more caravans or camper vans, all holiday letting must be static. Build an out of town carpark around the Tamar, £100 a week, visitors can have free electric cars for the duration of their holiday on designated routes so the County can function without congestion with organised roads and sustainable green credentials Cornwall will attract new businesses as the best and safest place in the UK.

  
  
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  Public transport and performing arts

  by Ms Scorpio, almost 6 years ago

  I am really worried about the future of public transport. Already, as I get older, I find driving at night difficult, and living in a village there is no public transport available to go out in the evening. I have loved the Park and Ride (thank you EU) but I am really worried at the permanent damage the current messages on public transport use will do in the long term. I would like to see a very cheap comprehensive network of buses, managed by Cornwall Council, to create a cleaner and safer environment, but how can this happen while the... Continue reading

  I am really worried about the future of public transport. Already, as I get older, I find driving at night difficult, and living in a village there is no public transport available to go out in the evening. I have loved the Park and Ride (thank you EU) but I am really worried at the permanent damage the current messages on public transport use will do in the long term. I would like to see a very cheap comprehensive network of buses, managed by Cornwall Council, to create a cleaner and safer environment, but how can this happen while the message is "avoid public transport"?

  I would also like to see many more joyous outdoor public events, bring the community together with a flourishing arts scene. And of course a thriving Hall for Cornwall! Again, how can this happen when we must avoid crowds and stay at home as much as possible? How can we ensure the performing arts can revive again in Cornwall once this nightmare is over?
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  Quality of life.

  by Jane michell, almost 6 years ago

  I have enjoyed and been reminded of how beautifull the place where I live can be without the sounds and smells of various kinds of transport. The birds are louder and the smells are sweeter the skies are cleaner and people communicated more.

  With this in mind this is what I would like to see:

  Much less use of cars (I would like to stop using mine. However this is not possible at the moment due to lack of any alternative). We need a much better transport system with a fleets of small people-carrier type vehicles ferrying people to their... Continue reading

  I have enjoyed and been reminded of how beautifull the place where I live can be without the sounds and smells of various kinds of transport. The birds are louder and the smells are sweeter the skies are cleaner and people communicated more.

  With this in mind this is what I would like to see:

  Much less use of cars (I would like to stop using mine. However this is not possible at the moment due to lack of any alternative). We need a much better transport system with a fleets of small people-carrier type vehicles ferrying people to their destinations. I am horrified by the noise generated by planes and helicopters taking tourists to the Scillies (15 last Friday and I stopped counting) and I really believe that these trips should be curtailed because they are at the expense of the people who live here and they destroy what the countryside has to offer to us and very much to the detriment of holiday makers In West Penwith.

  I would also like to see much better planning for new build estates so that car parking is carefully planned, soft landscaping is included, wind tunnels are not created and the inhabitants have a view not of their car but of a green area. They should also include good bus links to major towns. Estates should become places where people are proud to live therefore take care of them and the surroundings.

  A reduction in business rates for high street properties.

  Better management of tourism. Public lavatories should always be open and managed.

  An end to solar panels in fields and an huge increase of solar panels on flat roofs in industrial estates and within built up areas.

  A general policy where the countryside is valued for what it can be not for what can be taken away from it. For example the habit of cutting kerbside vegetation on lanes during summer and autumn is truly horrific for wildlife. They are important wildlife corridors and should be cherished.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  we can live slower and greener

  by dorr, almost 6 years ago

  our towns in Cornwall are so set up for cars alone. I think the lockdown has shown how this needn't be the case anymore. The empty streets showed how much space we waste on cars. Post lockdown our attempts at covid friendly streets has actually been laughable cpmpared to so many other places. Our high streets will not compete with online shopping unless we make serious changes to give walking and cycling a chance. We have one, yes one, cycle stand in a town of 10,000 people. We have as many EV chargers as bike stands! We have no car... Continue reading

  our towns in Cornwall are so set up for cars alone. I think the lockdown has shown how this needn't be the case anymore. The empty streets showed how much space we waste on cars. Post lockdown our attempts at covid friendly streets has actually been laughable cpmpared to so many other places. Our high streets will not compete with online shopping unless we make serious changes to give walking and cycling a chance. We have one, yes one, cycle stand in a town of 10,000 people. We have as many EV chargers as bike stands! We have no car share nearby. I drive but prefer to walk and cycle for leisure and short trips to shops if i can, but our streets have been dominated by people, many from out of town, who choose to drive through, often at high speed. If we are to deal with the climate and biodiversity emergency we have to get serious about short trips being easier by walk and cycle than by car. We need to slow traffic in the urban area and villages, even if on the main roads. We need 20mph zones, street trees, edible street spaces, rain gradens to reduce run off and more space to walk or eat al fresco. 2050 net zero is not that far off. Let's do it.
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  A Green way forward

  by truroresident, almost 6 years ago

  I am concerned that things may return to the way they were before the lockdown. Already thaee has been a big rise in traffic and many people who were out and about walking and cycling are saying that it has stopped being safe to do these things.

  Of course, people want the ability to travel further afield in their cars/ using public transport, but this should not be at the expense of those using non-motorised methods of getting around.

  
  

  Remember that Cornwall declared a Climate emergency and we have witnessed how quickly air quality was improved and noise levels reduced... Continue reading

  I am concerned that things may return to the way they were before the lockdown. Already thaee has been a big rise in traffic and many people who were out and about walking and cycling are saying that it has stopped being safe to do these things.

  Of course, people want the ability to travel further afield in their cars/ using public transport, but this should not be at the expense of those using non-motorised methods of getting around.

  
  

  Remember that Cornwall declared a Climate emergency and we have witnessed how quickly air quality was improved and noise levels reduced when people were leaving their cars at home. Cornwall council should consider ways to make it easier, safer and more pleasant to walk and cycle.

  
  

  Reduce fuel miles by encouraging more local markets for independent growers to sell their goods.

  
  

  promote the active transport maps for every town.

  Replace all those tricky stiles with kissing gates so that people with slightly less mobility can still access the countryside. (at least on footpaths close to villages and towns)

  
  

  Seek permission from landowners to install permissive paths so that connections can be made with existing rights-of-way to create an integrated countryside network of routes..

  
  

  Get bus companies to install bike carriers. (i remember when some of the buses in Cornwall had these)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  almost 6 years ago

  I agree with a lot of what has been said here. There is a lot that has been suggested that could help us all. The recent events have shown us the value of community and food security. However I have particularly noticed the clearer air, even in a place where the air is normally considered clear. I think we all would really appreciate safer cycling and walking, particularly on the smaller roads and lanes. Now the traffic has come back, I no longer feel safe. I used to cycle about many years ago, before the numbers of visitors in cars... Continue reading

  I agree with a lot of what has been said here. There is a lot that has been suggested that could help us all. The recent events have shown us the value of community and food security. However I have particularly noticed the clearer air, even in a place where the air is normally considered clear. I think we all would really appreciate safer cycling and walking, particularly on the smaller roads and lanes. Now the traffic has come back, I no longer feel safe. I used to cycle about many years ago, before the numbers of visitors in cars thing really took off, but stopped after too many scary moments. I think with the increase in cycle touring as well as the clean air and health benefits, if more could be done to help make it safer when not in a car, that could benefit us all. Also secure cycle parking at shopping areas and places like beaches could help promote cycle travel.
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  Pick up your litter

  almost 6 years ago
  

  A bag of litter collected on a short walk round Boscolla with my grandchildren. Surely we can do better than this. I suspect most of the people are locals.

  A bag of litter collected on a short walk round Boscolla with my grandchildren. Surely we can do better than this. I suspect most of the people are locals.
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  Comms #2

  by SandraandBella, almost 6 years ago

  Sorry J.J.G. I wrote to Breusyas saying I am a new student of Cornish and didn't understand what he/she had said and asked them to write it in English. At least I think that's what I wrote!

  Sorry J.J.G. I wrote to Breusyas saying I am a new student of Cornish and didn't understand what he/she had said and asked them to write it in English. At least I think that's what I wrote!
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  Clean Air Around Schools

  by Tony in Truro, almost 6 years ago

  Most people are aware that motor vehicles are a major cause of pollution. It is also a fact that being exposed to car exhausts causes increases in asthma in children.

  School drop off and pick up times generate heavy traffic which means air in the vicinity of schools becomes polluted.

  The Cornwall Council could play a role by creating Clean Air Zones around schools. Signs erected near schools could, for instance, say “Clean Air Zone - Please switch off your engine when stationary “.

  Also the Council could help fund and promote “safe air pedestrian routes” for use by walking... Continue reading

  Most people are aware that motor vehicles are a major cause of pollution. It is also a fact that being exposed to car exhausts causes increases in asthma in children.

  School drop off and pick up times generate heavy traffic which means air in the vicinity of schools becomes polluted.

  The Cornwall Council could play a role by creating Clean Air Zones around schools. Signs erected near schools could, for instance, say “Clean Air Zone - Please switch off your engine when stationary “.

  Also the Council could help fund and promote “safe air pedestrian routes” for use by walking children and parents.

  Improving air quality is not something to think about another day - action is needed now.
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  More industry and less tourism

  almost 6 years ago

  The pandemic has highlighted Cornwall's over dependence on tourism and second homes. Continuing to promote these is not sustainable and Cornwall Council should take a lead in moving our economy away from low wage, hospitality jobs towards high skilled, high wage jobs in creative and manufacturing industries.

  Peter Parker has already voiced many of the problems which accompany a continued reliance on tourism and second homes and I endorse what he has said.

  Several things have changed which should be seized upon by Cornwall Council to move our economy in the right direction. The most significant change is that technology... Continue reading

  The pandemic has highlighted Cornwall's over dependence on tourism and second homes. Continuing to promote these is not sustainable and Cornwall Council should take a lead in moving our economy away from low wage, hospitality jobs towards high skilled, high wage jobs in creative and manufacturing industries.

  Peter Parker has already voiced many of the problems which accompany a continued reliance on tourism and second homes and I endorse what he has said.

  Several things have changed which should be seized upon by Cornwall Council to move our economy in the right direction. The most significant change is that technology now allows people to work outside the major conurbations. Also we now have a University in Falmouth many of whose graduates want to continue to work in the area.

  Silicon Valley flourished because it was based around a university (Stanford) and was in a part of the US which has a climate which was attractive to people. Cornwall is similarly placed.

  What should the Council do?

  Firstly the Council should stop incentivising second home ownership and the creation of more holiday homes many of which are owned by people who do not live in Cornwall. A start might be to increase significantly the Council charge on properties what are not permanently lived in by their owners. A test might be that the home has to be the individual's principal residence as recorded by HMRC. Do we really want every town to be like Salcombe; completely dead in the winter. Arwenack street in Falmouth is well on the way; filled with eateries which struggle to make a living even in the summer and change hands frequently.

  Secondly the Council should work with the university to target industries and companies to encourage them to move to Cornwall. There are already a surprising number of world class companies based here, talking to these may suggest others that might be enticed to Cornwall.

  Carefully choose a few appropriate trade fairs and set up a stand to encourage companies to consider relocating. Employees want a better live work balance and we can offer a very attractive lifestyle.

  The tourism business in Cornwall shows that people love what we have. We need to sell this to wealth creators who can move their businesses and staff here permanently. Stop promoting Cornwall as a place to take a summer holiday and start promoting it as a place to live, work and grow.