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Cotton ’s Taxis & Mini Coach Service Est over 45 Yrs Tel: Saltash February 2018 - Issue 311 Established 25 years 84 84 84 Licensed P.C.V. & Hackney Carriage Operators Essa File …Let’s Hear it for Answers Saltash.net Under-16 Girls Team Claim the Volunteers Sought on Hard Fought County Championship trust that a certain degree of cross-newspaper praise is acceptable in this column, as I’d like to start Future of by thanking Audrey Miller of the Cornish Times who attended her last full council meeting on Ibehalf of the paper on 1st Feb, and has made a tremendous contribution to public understanding of the council’s work, as well as to the wider life of Saltash, It’s a strange but true fact that if I were Local still on the council I’d now be its longest serving member, which would mean that Audrey’s stepping down would leave Saltash Observer reporter Martin as the only person with a longer current regular Health Care attendance that I! wo major issues This reminded me that one people’s organisations, Christmas to help them feel concerning health care of my favourite things about charities, environmental included in the festive season is Tin Saltash are coming Saltash is the sheer number of groups, and our excellent deeply admirable. under discussion and review people who make a significant Saltash Heritage museum. The Last week at school I was by our Community contribution to the community Saltash Hopper bus is driven by discussing with many of my Enterprises PL12 group. Both in a number of different volunteers, parcels at the food Sixth Formers the benefits of result from the loss of capacities – the Mayor and bank are given out by volunteering, which can of services at St. Barnabas fellow councillors have of volunteers, and many course include gaining skills, Hospital over the last year. course the advantage of formal Christmas dinners and other improving one’s CV, and being The questions are firstly public office and greater social meals are cooked by accredited through the Duke of when and how the lost beds, visibility, but they are only a volunteers. Edinburgh or V Inspire resulting from the inpatient small proportion of the people In some cases I have to schemes. It was very pleasing ward closures are to be who serve in different ways. admit that I wish such functions though that the students reprovided in the town. Some do it through journalism, didn’t need volunteers – I find it recognised that more important Secondly when will our others through paid public extremely sad that food banks than the personal benefits are surgeries be financed to employment in education, for example are needed in the the benefits that volunteering, provide an enhanced minor health, uniformed service or 21st century, but that increases by its very nature, brings to injuries service to replace that Team left to right: Back row: Abby Shapland, Ellie Maunder, Lowenna Savery, Imogen Beer, Imy local government, and rather than decreases my others. lost from the hospital. Stapleton, Molly Gill, Dani Spurling. Front row: Rosie Deacon, Maisie Godfrey, Daisy hundreds of others do it in admiration for those who put in So this month I have no great Cornwall Council, Kernow Winstanley, Merryn Richmond, Lucy Kane (c), Lois Lusher. voluntary roles. Many Saltash the effort to make them work. moral or social point to make, Commissioning Group and all organisations run entirely off Similarly, I wish it were not the except to say let’s hear it for all local NHS providers are to altash.net community As captain Lucy Kane lifted opponents who had made the time and energy of such case that without the those who make our start trialling an accountable school’s under-16 girls the shield, there was a definite them battle all the way to dedicated individuals, and I intervention of volunteers community what it is, and in care system. The detail of this Sfootball team were sense of relief for the achieve victory. don’t intend to exclude any many people would feel lonely particular let’s hear it for the has been worked out without crowned county champions on saltash.net players, in addition Team coach, Dan Budd, was others when I mention the at Christmas time, but the fact volunteers. formal consultation and the Thursday 25 January, after a to the joy of the celebrations. delighted with the various young and older that people give up their own Adam Killeya basic idea has been subject to tense final in Bodmin which Penryn College had the better performance. criticism and occasional saw them emerge victorious chances in the match, but were “I am exceptionally proud and protest demonstrations by against Penryn College. stopped at every opportunity pleased for the team who people who see it as a stealthy Nothing could separate the by an outstanding showed real resilience to earn prelude to privatisation, two sides, with the game performance from saltash.net the victory. No team deserved reports our Community remaining goalless, even after goalkeeper Merryn to lose that game and both Enterprises group. They are extra time. Richmond. teams can be proud of encouraging local councillors The game was settled with the While saltash.net’s team were producing such a great final and the public to watch out for dreaded penalty shootout. The delighted, they were first to and advert for girls’ school a second round of public score reached 6-6, with recognise and respect their football,” he said. consultations of the long term saltash.net dispatching their plan for NHS Care in 7th, with Penryn College Cornwall. missing to end the epic final. Demand is High for Hopper Bus he Saltash Hopper buses are being well used and demand was especially high for the last two months of 2017. TOver eighty journeys were undertaken in November alone, the town’s Community Enterprises PL12 group has reported. Their directors have now agreed a business plan for community transport over the next two years. The Hopper bus is also scheduled to be used to bring endeavouring to keep it going shoppers from Torpoint and but it continued to make a loss outlying areas to Saltash and despite a Cornwall Council its Waitrose supermarket subsidy and the benefit of the while the Community recent VAT registration. Enterprise management is Although relatively well used also taking over practical by commuters it is less used management of the Age during the day when it runs an Concern bus. A dedicated ‘on demand’ service aimed at team of volunteers and hospital patients and visitors. volunteer drivers is reported "$%0,%"/1.% "0%$!(+$,3/5,,./ as providing a responsive community service. Observer ,.#'%/5,+/%.2"0,.(%/)"//%-)"#%*%+0 The Derriford bus service, Telephone (0#'%+"0'.,,*)"$$(+& Numbers offering a direct route from 1)0(,),1.%$40%.+"))"$$(+& the town to the hospital, was 07971484872 or subject to further review. The 01579 345699 %")"+0/.(*/"+$)%/ transport team was ")1% Tell your friends & family to visit us at… .(#%/ ,+.( "* -*"0 "*+,,+ www.saltash-observer.co.uk (+&/*())$"*".2(%3+$/0")0"/' Saltash and District Observer - February 2018 - Page 2 News from Saltash Town Council Town Messenger Konsel an dre Essa Working for the People of Saltash Council Budget Rises to Cover Cost of Staffing Post Office Keep Saltash a Tidy Town altash town council has unanimously agreed its ‘precept’, this being its budget for the he Waterside environment has become notably cleaner and tidier since the town forthcoming year. This includes a 21% increase in the town’s expenditure. This may is Opening council appointed its town and waterfront wardens. One of their duties is to maintain appear more excessive to the local council taxpayers than it actually is, since the increase We hear so much these days Ta daily patrol of the waterfront and collect any rubbish, waterborne or dropped along S of traditional facilities, the foreshore. only affects the small proportion of the annual council tax that is allocated to the town. The vast including post offices, majority of council tax goes to Cornwall Council to pay for countywide facilities. Meanwhile Saltash up rubbish outside their own What is not appreciated is closing so it is good for a Environment Action continue homes, and others are that some then deposit their The increase above inflation is accountable to the fact that the town council has taken over a change to know that a new to do their bit to maintain the encouraged to consider doing bags on the ground, on a number of responsibilities from Cornwall Council in order to ensure that they are maintained for post office is opening to town as litter free as possible, so. fence, or hang them on a bush the benefit of the town. In order to maintain them new staff have been employed, including the serve Saltash. holding their monthly litter One problem, in particular for the ‘dog poo fairy’ to town and waterfront wardens, the benefit, which has already been noticeable. In fact the precept The shop in Gordon picks at different targeted in our otherwise beautiful remove. There is no such is much as last year’s apart from the additional staffing costs. Court, off Church Road, is areas. All, of any age, are Churchtown Farm wildlife fairy and dog walkers are While the cost of staffing has increased this is partially balanced out by the fact that the town acquiring post office invited to participate, with reserve, is that of ‘dog poo reminded that there are bins council can now save money by having much work done ‘in house’ by their own staff, instead facilities.

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