The Latest from Your Parish Councillor - Martin Corney (Parish Pump - March 2017)

The last Caradon Community Network Panel meeting had more members of the public than I've ever seen. This was because NHS Kernow and Cornwall Council presented their Sustainability and Transformation Plan which will change how our health and social care services are delivered in Cornwall. The plan is to supposed to provide a better service with less money. Inevitably hospital beds or even complete local hospitals are at risk. It has been rumoured that Pensilva Health Centre is at risk of closure since GP practices with less than 5,000 patients are not thought to be sustainable. I asked about the possible closure of Pensilva Health Centre and was told that 5,000 is only a guideline, and not an absolute figure. I believe that the number of patients registered with Pensilva Health Centre is only a few hundred below the 5,000 needed for sustainability.

I've changed the name of the Google calendar I told you about last month to 'Millennium House What's On' as it was getting confused with the Millennium House Events Group which is a different thing altogether.

The Cornwall Council and Parish Council elections are due on 4th May and from the 20th March, when the election is called, the councils are not allowed to publish pieces by candidates. So there will be no pieces from me in the April and May Parish Pumps.

Don’t forget the parish website st-ive-parishcouncil.gov.uk with council meeting agendas and minutes; also downloadable copies of the Parish Pump. For those of you who do Facebook, our St Ive Parish Council page is still being updated with parish news. Phone me, email me on martin.corney@btinternet.com or "martin corney blog st ive" in search engines will find my blogs for you to comment on this article and other gems.

The Latest from Your Parish Councillor - Martin Corney (Parish Pump - February 2017)

The defibrillator in Millennium House Pensilva is not available for public use unless Millennium House is open. The St Ive Village Hall committee are thinking about a publicly available defibrillator for the St Ive hamlets. Possible locations are; the old phone box opposite the Butchers Arms, outside St Ive Village Hall, outside the Methodist chapel. The defibrillator would have to be linked to a phone line so that the code to unlock the defibrillator can be obtained. Do you think this is a good idea, and where should it be located?

The plans for the Butchers Arms (Ref: PA16/07605 and PA16/07606) have been called in to the Conwall Council planning committee on 27th February at Luxtowe House, Liskeard. I will be speaking for the Parish Council which supports the opinion of the Butchers Arms Preservation Society that while we very much want the pub to reopen as soon as possible, the plans need to be in keeping with the existing listed building.

For those on the internet, there is now a Google calendar called 'Millennium House Events' that is publicly available and also visible on the CornwallEvents.com website on the What's On page and also via st-ive-parishcouncil.gov.uk under Community / Venues.

Don’t forget the parish website st-ive-parishcouncil.gov.uk with council meeting agendas and minutes; also downloadable copies of the Parish Pump. For those of you who do Facebook, our St Ive Parish Council page is still being updated with parish news. Phone me, email me on martin.corney@btinternet.com or "martin corney blog st ive" in search engines will find my blogs for you to comment on this article and other gems.

The Latest from Your Parish Councillor - Martin Corney (Parish Pump - January 2017)

I am no longer Chair of the Parish Council; just an ordinary Councillor. The EGM on 28th November 2016 to discuss legal advice on the correct procedure for leasing Millennium House to any organisation such as Pensilva Community Association resulted in three Parish Councillors walking out of the meeting and resigning along with a fourth. The EGM was held in closed session so the minutes would not normally be made public. The Parish Council has decided to issue a statement about the EGM which should be in this issue of the Parish Pump. Since this EGM was so significant to the community and the future of Millennium House, I wanted to make the minutes of the EGM public but had no support from the remaining Parish Councillors at the December meeting. I also disagree with the statement about the EGM as I do not think it accurately reflects the legal advice we were given. Because of this I could no longer remain as Chair. I decided to remain as a Parish Councillor because we have been reduced to five when we should be thirteen, which puts us in a difficult position. At least two Parish Councillors are needed to make payments from the bank account and this has been me, the Vice Chair and one other who has now resigned. I am also the only one adding anything to the parish website. We are not allowed to recruit new Parish Councillors because we are within six months of the next election in May 2017.  The Parish Council precept (the Parish Council part of our council tax) for 2017-18 has been set at £64,000 which is a small reduction on the current precept of £64,770.

Don’t forget the parish website st-ive-parishcouncil.gov.uk with council meeting agendas and minutes; also downloadable copies of the Parish Pump. For those of you who do Facebook, our St Ive Parish Council page is still being updated with parish news. Phone me, email me on martin.corney@btinternet.com or "martin corney blog st ive" in search engines will find my blogs for you to comment on this article and other gems.