Cubert Parish News Nowodhow an Bluw Photo NOVEMBER 2020 courtesy of Karen Green PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIA BECKFORD – From Jubilee Close towards Penhale – October 13th SEE PAGE 3 REGARDING POPPY PURCHASES PLEASE NOTE THAT ADVERTS AND ARTICLES FOR THE JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER NEED TO BE IN BY MONDAY 14TH DECEMBER – THANKS Printed by Unit 6C, Treloggan Industrial Estate, Newquay TR7 2SX 01637 874012 NOVEMBER 2020 ADVERTISEMENTS 2 NOVEMBER 2020 POPPY APPEAL 3 NEWSLETTER CONTACTS & INFORMATION NOVEMBER 2020 ADVERTISEMENT 4 NOVEMBER 2020 XMAS LIGHTS / POEMS 5 Gazing out From Hoblyn’s Cove Seagulls wheel And Jackdaws rove Down below A turquoise blue Foaming waves With greenish hue Horizon red A melting sun Rippled sea Gold shadows spun PHIL One Morning; Two Spiders Little spider, have you been busy all night? Spinning your perfect web until just right- Between body and wing mirror on my car Hoping that today I’m not travelling far. Big spider, you have such fantastic cheek! For instead of waiting, silent and meek You are trying to take over my rotary line, You must go, no home here, this ‘web’ is mine. JOY NOVEMBER 2020 ADVERTISEMENT 6 NOVEMBER 2020 ANSWERS 7 NOVEMBER 2020 ADVERTISEMENT 8 NOVEMBER 2020 TALKING NEWSPAPER 9 NOVEMBER 2020 PTFA FUNDRAISING 10 NOVEMBER 2020 PTFA FUNDRAISING 11 Email : [email protected] Web Site : www.spanglefish.com/cubertnews NOVEMBER 2020 CREATIVES / LOCAL HELP 12 NOVEMBER 2020 MESSAGES / ECO NEWS 13 New Series on the TV Starts Tuesday 3rd November at 9pm on Really Channel – Freeview 17, Sky 142, Virgin 128, Freesat 160….Watch the trailer here…..https://cornwallairambulancetrust.org/cornwall-air-999/ BOWGIE INN WINS A GREAT BRITISH PUB AWARD 2020 Follow this link or find it on the ARTICLES tab of the newsletter website https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3.spanglefish.com/s/36457/documents/website-releases/bowgie- inn-british-pub-award-nov-2020.jpg A huge thank you to Sarah Bell for donating £6 towards the running cost of the newsletter ECO NEWS – NOVEMBER UPDATE While we settle into the ‘second wave’ of Coronavirus infections which are continuing to disrupt lives all over the country, especially in large urban areas, it might seem as if worries about the environment have taken a back seat. However, perhaps now is a good time to think about what has been happening across the world over the past ten years, and what progress has been made on tackling climate change and the other big issues around that, including loss of species and pollution of air, land and water. Campaigning about the environment has been going on for at least fifty years – Greenpeace was established in 1971, and the World Wildlife Fund in 1961. Now there are many more organisations adding their voices to the challenge, and all of these voices come together under the banner of the United Nations; where change is promoted through international law and cooperation. Something as huge as climate change can only be addressed on a world-wide scale, but it does depend on separate nations being willing to play their part. So it is encouraging to hear that China, the world’s largest carbon emitting nation, is planning to become carbon neutral by 2060. Because so much of that economy relies on fossil fuels, it will take some time to make the change over to renewable energy, but they are hoping by 2030 to reach the peak of emissions, and from then on for emissions to decline so that by 2060 they will be carbon neutral. This is an example of a nation responding to a crisis, while developing new technologies to make renewable energy cheaper and more efficient for themselves, and from which the rest of the world could benefit. There are other encouraging changes from other parts of the world too. The number of governments and large corporations pledging net zero emissions by 2050 or earlier has more than doubled over the last year according to the New Climate Institute, with the number of businesses rising from 500 to 1541, regional governments from 11 to 101 and city corporations from 100 to 823. All of this showing a substantial movement in the right direction toward the decarbonisation goals of the Paris Agreement of 2005. While this news seems to indicate a global will towards changing the way we make and use energy, there are also stories about innovations which are imaginative and curious. One of these is a German company making small flying wind turbines that use much less material and at half the cost of other options. They have built a 7-foot kite prototype which moves in a figure of eight flight pattern and which has small on-board spinning wind turbines. The kite can also fly at higher altitudes where the wind is stronger. On a larger scale, the new era of net zero energy production has the potential to transform the North Sea into one of the world’s leading clean technology hubs. Next generation off-shore wind turbines, saltwater electrolysis plants for hydrogen production and the development of materials used in making hydrogen fuel cells, are all plans outlined in a report from the oil and gas industry called ‘Closing the Gap: Technology for a Net Zero North Sea’. These things should help us to feel more hopeful about the future, knowing that the alarm bells rung by the small pressure groups from over the past fifty years, have finally turned the tide in global thinking, and laid the groundwork for a vision of the future that is sympathetic to the natural world and is ready to abandon the old ways in favour of new, cleaner and more sustainable methods of providing the energy we need without polluting our planet. Let’s continue to hope that after the effects of Coronavirus have passed, we shall indeed be able to ‘Build Back Better’, and make a cleaner, healthier, fairer world for the next generation. Wendy NOVEMBER 2020 PARISH COUNCIL REPORT 14 Report of the Parish Council Meeting Wed 21st October 2020 PRESENT: Cllrs. W.C.Longden, N. Bradder, R.L.B. Spencer, D. Hopkinson, P. Wallis, G. Rowe, A. Percy, T. Hulbert , J. Barritt and the Clerk: D. Hawken. APOLOGIES: Cornwall Councillor Adrian Dennis Harvey. Police Report – None. Before the meeting opened Liam Ward addressed the Parish Council with regard to his former application to build on a field in Tresean. Amongst other things he stressed that an effective boundary to a settlement could be a Cornish hedge and that the land that he purchased has such a hedge. OPENING: The Meeting was opened at 7.24 pm, by the Chairman Cllr. A. Percy MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 16th September 2020: The Minutes were approved and signed as True Records. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF 16th September 2020: The Clerk informed the meeting that he has reported in the Red markers on Rejerrah and the Pot Hole on Chynowen Lane. The Pot Hole has now been repaired. Cllr. A. Percy addressed the Parish Council with regard to the Planning application for Land South of Homeslink – Although this has been refused by Cornwall Council it is now at appeal. This was sent to Cornwall Council in September but they have not informed us yet. We have until the 3rd November to make our representations. It was decided to maintain our original objection. FINANCE: To ratify delegated decisions for October - RESOLVED: To ratify the delegated decisions for October. PLANNING: None - Details of the decisions can be found on the Parish Council website: http://www.parish-council.com/cubertparishcouncil/documents/agenda/planning-april-to-september-2020.pdf NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Physical meetings have been cancelled until further notice. The group have held another meeting under the chair of Michael Crisp. Cllr. G. Rowe reported 2nd survey will be undertaken soon once the deadline for replies from stakeholders has passed. SECTION 106 AGREEMENTS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Second Parish The Parish Council still believe our local families are being disadvantaged however Cornwall Council officers do not concur. Cubert and the other 2 Parishes wish to carry on with this action. It was felt that the action should be continued as Cornwall Council officers have not answered the points raised with them. COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE REVIEW The community Governance review panel has decided to defer a decision on the Cubert Boundary until after the next Cornwall Council elections. ANY OTHER RELEVANT BUSINESS NOT REQUIRING DECISIONS AT THIS MEETING: Cllr. T. Hulbert raised the issue of Parking in Church Square – He has found that the parking is full even when the shops are closed. There are also issues at the School during drop off and pick up time. Parking on pavement forcing children into the road. Cllr. D Hopkinson suggested that the Parish Council ask Karen Brown to speak to Parents again about this issue. Cllr. A.Percy suggested that the Parish Council have another go at resolving this and proposed an Agenda Item in November. He further suggested that a complaint be made to parking enforcement. Cllr. G. Rowe asked about the proposed Cycle way in the youth park. Cllr. T. Hulbert said he would come up with some simplified plans. Cllr. A. Percy spoke about the proposed Toilet upgrade – 3rd builder has now dropped out. We need 3 quotes in order to satisfy and funding applications and to satisfy financial standing orders. CLOSING, DATE OF NEXT MEETING The meeting was closed 8.07 pm. The next regular meeting to be held on 18th November 2020 at 7.00pm. Parishioners and other interested parties are invited to view the planning applications that the Parish Council is currently considering and are encouraged to contact the Clerk if they wish to comment on any of the applications.