The Latest from Your Parish Councillor - Martin Corney (Parish Pump - July 2015)

There has been an interesting development on the planning application in St Ive for change of use of the Butchers Arms public house to a residential dwelling with Bed and Breakfast facilities and a village shop/post office. The Butchers Arms Preservation Society has been formed, and the pub registered as an Asset of Community Value. At last month's parish council meeting opponents of the change forcefully expressed their views to the new owner. He has withdrawn the application for change of use and offered the community a tenancy agreement. This is an opportunity for the community to run the pub. The offer will only be open until the end of July, so if we want to take up this offer, the time is rapidly running out.


The Community Emergency Plan for St Ive Parish is nearly in place. Unlikely though it may seem now in high summer, it is possible that a snow storm could block our roads, leaving many people stranded and in need of help. There are other possibilities that have to planned for. Mostly we would just be managing the situation until the professional emergency services take over. Copies of the plan and grab bags with vital kit will be stored strategically in Pensilva and St Ive. This plan has been worked on by our Cornwall Councillor's local working group, and under Cornwall Council's guidance for a long time, but is nearly done.
  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.