BLISLAND AT A GLANCE
Population - 666 persons in the 2011 Census
OS Grid Reference - SX 101732
Dialling code - 01208 [Includes Bodmin]
Post code - PL30
School Blisland Community Primary School - an Outstanding School (Ofsted 2011) 850565 Waterloo, Blisland, PL30 4JX
Church - C of E - St Protus & St Hyacinth - [Feast day - 11th September] The Vicar and Rural Dean is Rev Sherry Bryan 851829
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Blisland Village Shop &Post Office 851730 [The Glebe, Blisland, PL30 4JE]
This is Community Association Shop, which provides local meat, milk, bread, pasties, ice cream, cakes, wines and all main items plus daily papers.
There is high speed broadband and a photocopier available to hire. Why not follow the shop on Facebook to find out about other services and ‘happenings’.
Please ask in the shop if you require any item not stocked and they will do their best to obtain it. Visitors can phone through an order for when they arrive - [email protected]
Also on the premises is a cafe run by the Community Association, which serves a variety of beverages, homemade cakes and light meals. A menu is available.
The post office provides a comprehensive service and closes at 2.00pm [not open Saturdays]
Held in the shop’s consulting room are the following:
Dr McKendrick, Wadebridge and Port Isaac Practice - 01208 812348 Surgery is Monday, 3.30 - 4.30pm -
Chiropodist, Daniel Carter - 01208 76009 [The Therapy Room Bodmin]
Police Neighbourhood Beat Manager - to discuss concerns Every 3rd Thursday - 10.45 - 11.30am
The consulting room is available for hire - please contact the shop
The shop and post office are a focus of our community. You can help support this essential facility by purchasing shares of £10 and are available in the shop or from Dominic Fairman. The shop’s opening hours are seasonal so remember to check before setting out.
There are a number of local plumbers, electricians, decorators, gardeners, printers and other businesses. Ask at the shop or pub.
Blisland Village Hall Many activities are weekly: table tennis, short mat bowling, chess club and yoalates. There is also a gardening club and the Blisland Blisters [walks]. There are also shows etc. For more details - Mary Pope 850338.
The main Hall is available from just £20 per session and the Manor Suite from £12 per session. To book please contact Sandra Matthews 850134 or you can email [email protected]
rd A Produce and Craft Fair is held in the Hall, 3 Saturday, mostly monthly 851190
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PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Blisland Primary School
850565 Email- head@blisland.cornwall.sch.uk
An Outstanding School (Ofsted 2011) "The school is a happy place. Through the strong family atmosphere which permeates the school, pupils learn to take very good care of each other.”
About Blisland Primary School [Taken from www.blisland.cornwall.sch.uk]
Blisland School is located just outside the beautiful village of Blisland in a hamlet named Waterloo on the very edge of Bodmin Moor. The School is situated only a mile from the A30 and is 5 miles from the nearest town of Bodmin.
In December 2011, Ofsted inspected Blisland School and recognised the school as Outstanding. The Ofsted inspection team said, "The school is a happy place. Through the strong family atmosphere which permeates the school, pupils learn to take very good care of each other.
As a result of excellent teaching throughout the school, pupils achieve very well and attain significantly above average by the end of Year 6". Blisland School is a very special place offering a unique, quality education. Come and visit us and see for yourself; you will receive a very warm welcome! [For the full Ofsted Report on any of the above schools - www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports]
St Breward Primary School [2.53 miles]
Cardinham Primary School [2.76 miles]
St Tudy CE Voluntary Aided Primary School [3.16]
St Mabyn CE School [3.16 mile]
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Bodmin Community College [4.82 miles]
Sir James Smith’s Community School [6.64 miles]
Wadebridge School [6.79]
For more information on education in Cornwall see www.cornwall.gov.uk
HIGHER EDUCATION IN CORNWALL
Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) is a partnership of six universities and colleges working together to give more people the chance to study in Cornwall, and to use university level education to help our businesses and communities to thrive - www.cuc.ac.uk The partners are: Universities of Exeter, Plymouth, Falmouth and colleges of Turo, Penwith and Cornwall College.
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BLISLAND PARISH COUNCIL www.blislandparishcouncil.co.uk
Parish Clerk: Mr Lee Dunkley 07540 380531 Email - [email protected]
Chairman: Cllr Dominic Churton Fairman
Parish Councillors:
Dominic Churton Fairman Sandra Elizabeth May Webber Email- [email protected] [email protected]
John Bogle Edith Caroline Carey [email protected] [email protected]
Henry Jo Cross Martin Greenaway [email protected] [email protected]
Stephanie Meads Graham Montague [email protected] [email protected]
Mary Pope Brian Charles Runnalls [email protected] [email protected]
Meeting dates: second Thursday of each month - 7.30pm in the Manor site of the Village Hall. The public are welcome to attend. The first 10 minutes are given over to any matters the public may want to raise.
To view the Parish Plan this go to - www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/6475029/Blisland-Parish-Plan.pdf
TIP - the Parish Magazine is a great way to keep up-to-date with things, available from the shop.
LOCAL AUTHORITY Cornwall Council - Unitary Authority
COUNTY COUNCILLOR representing - Blisland and Lanivet Chris Batters: Liberal Democrat 01208 269991 / M 07714 323987 Email - [email protected] - www.cornwall.gov.uk Many Views House Launceston Road Bodmin, PL31 2AR
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR NORTH CORNWALL Scott Mann [Conservative] Constituency Office: 10, Market House Arcade, Fore Street, Bodmin, PL31 2JA 01208 74337 House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. 020 72194707 Email - [email protected] Twitter:@scottmannmp Website:www.scottmann.org.uk/ Some Essential Local ServicesFacebook: facebook.com/therightm... 4
Electoral Registration Email- [email protected] [www.cornwall.gov.uk - search electoral register]
Recycling/household collections - Cornwall Council www.cornwall.gov.uk search recycling]
There are also recycling facilities at most of the Bodmin supermarkets. The main recycling centre is at Lanivet. For details www.sitacornwall.co.uk/managing-your-waste/recycling/bodmin-hwrc
CORNWALL COUNCIL ONE-STOP SHOPS
Bodmin Library & One-Stop Shop 0300 1234 111 Lower Bore Street, Bodmin, PL31 2JX
Wadebridge One-Stop Shop 0300 1234 111 Council Offices, Higher Trenant Road, Wadebridge, PL27 6TW
Camelford Library & One-Stop Shop 0300 1234 111 Town Hall, Market Place, Camelford, PL32 9PD
Bodmin Citizens Advice Bureau
Shire Hall Mount Folly Bodmin, PL31 2DQ
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10.00am - 12.30pm drop-in for new clients, 12.30pm - 15.00pm appointments for existing clients only www.cabcornwall.org.uk/bodmin
Bodmin Job Centre [4.30 miles] 0845 604 3719 71A Fore Street Bodmin, PL31 2JB
Fire Station Bodmin [4.20 miles]
Bodmin Library [4.35 miles] 0300 1234 111 Lower Bore Street, Bodmin, PL31 2JX
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SOME GP SURGERIES
Dr McKendrick, Wadebridge and Port Isaac Practice - 01208 812348 Surgery is Monday, 3.30 - 4.30pm - Village Shop Blisland, PL30 4JR
Dr A Garrod 01208 851194 The Surgery, St Breward PL30 4LN
Dr Nash & partner 01840 213894 The Surgery, Brookside, St Breward, PL30 4LN
Stillmoor House Medical Practice 01208 72488 Bell Lane, Bodmin, PL312JJ www.stillmoorhousemedicalpractice.co.uk
Carnewater Practice 01208 269988 Dennison Road, Bodmin, PL31 2LB www.carnewaterpractice.co.uk www.nhs.uk/Services/GP/Overview
LOCAL HOSPITAL
Bodmin Community Hospital Boundary Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2QT 01208 251300
Bodmin Community hospital offers a number of in-patient beds
Visiting hours - from 2.30pm - 4.30pm and 6pm - 8pm. No visits between 5pm - 6pm - meals
Minor Injuries Unit The hospital also has a Minor Injury Unit (MIU) open every day between 8am and 10pm. The hospital's X-Ray department is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 4.45pm. A range of outpatient clinics are also held on site www.peninsulacommunityhealth.co.uk/our-hospitals/bodmin-community-hospital
The nearest 24 hr A & E department is
Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske, Truro, TR1 3LJ 01872 250000 [Switchboard]
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SOME LOCAL DENTISTS
Bodmin Dental Care 01208 73208 64 Pool Street, Bodmin, PL31 2HB
Turrett House 01208 269669 Turrett House, Mount Folly Square, Bodmin,PL31 2DG
St Leonards House Dental Surgery 01208 76611 St Leonards House, 4 Higher Bore Street, Bodmin, PL31 1JW
Wadebridge Dental Practice 01208 813816 8 Park Place, Wadebridge, L27 7EA
For information on NHS dental go to - www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Dentists
SOME LOCAL VETS
Nute G & P.J. 01208 813258 Trenant Industrial Estate, Wadebridge,PL27 6HB www.wadebridgevet.co.uk
Harleigh Vets Ltd 01208 72323 The Surgery Harleigh Rd, Bodmin, PL31 1AQ
Harleigh Vets Ltd 01208 812530 4 Park Rd, Wadebridge, PL27 7NQ
Pelyn Veterinary Group 01208 872254 Nomansland Edgcumbe Rd, Lostwithiel, PL22 0DZ www.pelynvet.co.uk
Cattery & Kennels Penquite Pet Care - Lorraine 850360
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POLICE - DEVON & CORNWALL
Bodmin Police Hub Tollgate Road, Bodmin, PL31 2FJ
To contact your local Police enquiry office, or for any other NON-EMERGENCY issues, please call us on 101 or 18001 101 textphone for the deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. Information taken from: www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/ContactUs/EnquiryOffice/Pages/BodminEnquiryOffice
Blisland is in the Bodmin Rural Policing Area
Beat Manager - PC 14517 Laurie O'Toole PCSO 30273 Lloyd Paynter
About Our Neighbourhood* The Rural area of Bodmin covers over ten separate parishes, including Lanivet, St Tudy, Helland, Withiel, Lanhydrock, Cardinham, St Mabyn, Blisland, St Breward, Nanstallon and a large area of Bodmin Moor. It has a population of about 5,800 and has a very low crime level. Each parish is totally different from the next, but there is a fantastic community spirit in each village. It is a very diverse area to Police due to the sheer size of the land covered.
PCSO Lloyd Paynter covers Bodmin Rural area, and holds a monthly surgery for the areas aboue - details regarding the surgery are to be found on the website below within the 'meetings and events' section.
* www.neighbourhoodpolicing.devon-cornwall.police.uk
HELP WITH GETTING ABOUT
Bodmin Visitor Information Centre 01208 76616 and select option 1 Email- [email protected] Shire Hall Mount Folly Square, Bodmin, PL31 2DQ www.bodminlive.com
New to the area? You’ll find the Bodmin Visitors Information Centre a great source of local information and help. They also will help with rail and coach timetables and run a booking service for National Express.
Railway Station Bodmin Parkway [5.61 miles] Service - First Great Western www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
National Express pick-up point - Dennison Road, Bodmin www.nationalexpress.com
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ENJOYING BLISLAND - PLEASURE, LEISURE AND HERITAGE
The Blisland Inn, 851739 You will be assured of a warm welcome from Margaret and Gary Marshall and their staff. The Inn is a CAMRA pub, famous for the quality and variety of it ales. There is excellent food and it is advisable to book especially for Sunday lunch. [No food is served Sunday evening.]
There is a family room for children and the ever popular quiz night is every Wednesday evening.
BODMIN MOOR
Most of the 80 square mile Moor is a Sites of Special Scientific Interest [SSSI], and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty [AONB]. Blisland is 1 of the 11 Moor Parishes that make up the AONB.
WALKS
Why not join the Blisland Blisters walking group? [See Village Hall]
And don’t forget to walk to Blisland’s unique Jubilee Rock, it’s a short distance from Blisland on Pendrift Common, stands Jubilee Rock at 213m above sea level which provides excellent views over Bodmin Moor. www.bodminlive.com/things-to-do/walking-in-bodmin www.iwalknorthcornwall.co.uk/walk/blisland
CYCLING
Cyclists - you are only a few miles from the famous Camel Trail and for more information go to www.visitcornwall.com/things-to-do/active-and-outdoors/cycling
FISHING
Tresarret Mansor [Blisland] - Bill Pope 850833 Temple Trout Fisheries - Julian 8217730 or 850250 [Temple Fisheries is just off the A30]
HORSE RIDING
Moorland rides available from Hallagenna, St Breward [Approx 2.5 miles] - 851500
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SOME GARDEN CENTRES
Bodmin Plant and Herb Nursery [5 miles] - from Bodmin towards Lanivet Trelawney Garden Centre [6 miles] - near Wadebridge Par Garden Centre [14 miles approx] - near St Austell
SOME LEISURE CENTRE FACILITIES
Dragon Leisure Centre [5.12] Camelford Leisure Centre [6.64 miles] Wadebridge Leisure Centre [6.80 miles]
SOME LOCAL HERITAGE SITES TO VISIT AND ENJOY
Blisland - St Protus and St Hyacinth (Historic Church) Pencarrow House (3.9 miles Historic House) Bodmin - St Petroc's Church (4.22 miles Historic Church) Bodmin and Wenford Railway (4.26 miles Steam Railway) Bodmin Jail (4.27 miles Historic Building Bodmin Town Museum [seasonal opening] (4.25 miles) Lanhydrock (5.2 miles NT Historic House) Rough Tor (5.9 miles NTPrehistoric Site) St Neot Church (6 miles (Historic Church) Boconnoc (7.6 miles Historic House) Restormel Castle (7.7 miles (Castle)
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