Pensilva is within two miles of the Bodmin Moor Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and so will be included in the buffer zone of the newly proposed Bodmin Dark Sky Park. The Parish Council supports this proposal as will strengthen planning regulations for a better environment and improved year round tourism. Bodmin Moor has crystal clear skies because of the prevailing winds coming over the Atlantic washing out most atmospheric dust. Cornwall Council have been putting together a bid with the technical support of Caradon Observatory at Upton Cross. The bid for Dark Sky Park status is currently at the consultation stage and will be ready to be submitted this Autumn. More details and links to the Cornwall Council information are available on the parish website.
The Parish Emergency Plan will be presented at the annual parish meeting 7.30pm 25th May. This is a plan that has been created by members of the community together with the guidance of Cornwall Council.
I've been asked to remind people that they must pick up waste from their dogs when walking them. This is a very emotional issue for many people, and now that it is mandatory for all dogs to be chipped, there is a demand from many to take the DNA profile of dogs when they are chipped so that each dog can be traced from anything they leave behind. I've also noticed that large carrier bags are being left next to the specialist dog waste bins. This is totally unnecessary since the dog waste disposal rules have changed to allow inclusion in household waste. We used to have to buy special dog waste bags from the council, to be collected on special days; this is no longer the case.
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