The Parish of Gwinear-Gwithian lies in the west of Cornwall, in the

former Penwith District. The Parish covers 2,977 hectares, and stretches

from the coastline at Godrevy Point down to Fraddam, incorporating

the villages of Gwithian, Gwinear, Connor Downs, Carnhell Green, and

the hamlets of Fraddam, Wall, Reawla, Roseworthy, and Upton Towans.

The Parish is bordered by Camborne Parish to the north-east, by Hayle

Parish to the west, St Erth Parish to the south-west, and Crowan Parish

to the south. The civil parishes of Gwinear and Gwithian were combined

to form the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian in 1934.

This gives me the

opportunity to look

back through the year,

and also to look at our

plans for the coming

year. We have had

another busy year

across the Parish. The

Neighbourhood Plan

continues to be our main focus with

consultation continuing. We hope the

plan will go to referendum in early

2017 and thank the Steering Group

for their input and for undertaking

this project.

We have consulted parishioners

regarding new service delivery to

include weed spraying, verge

management and sign cleaning and it

was proposed that as a clear mandate

had not been given the Parish Council

could not take on responsibility for

these items at this time.

We sadly lost our Chairman, Brian

Pocock in the Autumn. I would like

to acknowledge Brian for his

enthusiasm and input into the Parish

during his time with the Council – he

continues to be sadly missed.

Our Community Pride Officer – Mr

Paul Miners continues to maintain our

Parish where the PC has an input and

we thank him for his hard work.

The Streetscape Project for the

Parish is reaching fruition and we

look forward to seeing the works on

the first phase being carried out in

the next couple of months.

I would also like to thank our Clerk

Mrs Vida Perrin for her continued

hard work, she has steered our

Neighbourhood Plan and continues

to work towards her CiLCA Award

for the Parish Council to attain

Quality Council status, also she is

ably supported by her Assistant

Mrs Sarah Thomas.

Thanks also to our Parish

Councillors, both current and past

this year for their continued

commitment. Lots of work goes on

outside of the Parish Council

meetings that is not seen and

hopefully this Annual Report will

go some way to showing the

community what we do all year!

Cllr Steve Rowe (Chairman)

March 2016

Gwinear-Gwithian Parish

Chairman’s Report

G W I N E A R - G W I T H I A N

P A R I S H C O U N C I L

Y O U R

C O U N C I L L O R S

Gwinear Ward

Cllr S Negus

22 Reawla Lane, Reawla, TR27

5HQ shirley@negus1510free

serve.co.uk 01736 850832

Cllr R Norman

Parbola Holiday Park, Wall,

TR27 5LE ron@parbola.co.uk

01209 831503

Cllr L Pascoe

19a Hayle Rd, Fraddam

jpascoe19@hotmail.co.uk

01736 850708

Cllr M Roberts (Joint Vice-Chair)

Wall Farm, 18 Wall Rd, Wall,

TR27 5HA michael.roberts@

ggpc.org.uk 01736 850506

Cllr S Rowe (Chairman)

36 Reawla Lane, Reawla TR27

5HH s.rowe160@btinternet.

com 01736 850181

Cllr J Tovey

17 Cober Crescent, Wall TR27

5HB jenny.tovey@btinternet.

com 01736 850513

Gwithian Ward

Cllr N Bawden

Gwlaskor, Penhale Rd, Carnhell

Green TR14 0LT

nigel.bawden@ggpc.org.uk

01209 832125

Cllr A Burt

8 St Nicholas Close, Upton To-

wans TR27 5BZ ann.burt@

ggpc.org.uk 01736 602731

Cllr D Cupples

6 Horsepool Rd, Connor Downs

TR27 5DZ davecupples05

@aol.com 01736 759283

Cllr T Homes

53 Churchtown, Gwinear tyrone.

homes@ggpc.org.uk 01736

850698

Cllr M Smith (Joint Vice-Chair)

1 Treeve Court Connor Downs

TR27 5DQ

mike.treeve_court@btinternet.

com 01736 753887

Cllr D Wilkins

3 Willow Drive, Camborne TR14

7HR david.wilkins2@googlemail

.com 01209 719129

Annual Report 2015-2016

P A G E 2

Allotment Awards

How the year shaped up

Annual Meeting of Gwinear-Gwithian Parish

Council held on Monday 11th May 2015

Cllr Brian Pocock and Cllr Steve Rowe were elected

Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively.

Membership of the Council

The council consists of twelve councilors, with six

members representing each of the wards of Gwinear

and Gwithian. The Council interviewed candidates for

the Gwithian Ward Vacancies after the death of Cllr

Brian Pocock and resignations of Cllr James Crocker

and Cllr Annette Crocker and co-opted Mr Nigel

Bawden, Mrs Ann Burt and Mr David Wilkins as Coun-

cillors.

The Council met 22 times in 5 differing venues in the

Parish; of these there were:-

19 Ordinary Meetings

1 Parish Plan Committee Meeting

1 Annual Parish Meeting

1 Annual Parish Council Meeting

Considered/observed 69 planning applications

received notification of 5 planning appeals; submit-

ting additional representation when necessary

received 2 appeal decisions

have representatives on 13 outside bodies & commu-

nity groups:

i) Gwithian Green Advisory Group : Cllr Roberts &

Vacancy

ii) Connor Downs Residents Association : Cllr Smith

iii) Gwinear Hall Committee: Cllr Roberts

iv) Gwithian Residents Association: Cllr Homes

v) Towans Partnership: Cllr Roberts

vi) Hayle Day Care Centre Trust: Cllr Cupples

vii) Wall Hall Committee: Cllr Roberts & Cllr Negus

viii) Rural Transport Partnership: Vacancy (reports re-

ceived from Parishioner)

ix) Penwith Access and Rights of Way Forum: Vacancy

x) Over 50’s Forum: Vacancy

xi) Cornwall Council Beach Management Advisory

Group: Cllr Homes

xii) Community Network Panel: Cllr Roberts & Homes

as substitute

xiii) Pen Tye Residents Association: Cllr Tovey & Cllr

Roberts

xiv) Gwinear School Travel Working Group: Cllr Rob-

erts & Cllr Tovey

xv) Speedwatch : Cllr Cupples

with members also attending:

Gwithian Church remembrance service

Gwinear Church remembrance service

Neighbourhood Planning events

Carnhell Green Traffic Management Meeting

GGSCF – 2 members represent & attend meetings

Cornwall Council West Sub-Area Planning Commit-

tee Meeting

Planning Conference for Town and Parish Councils

with staff attending:

Paperless Planning Training

Localism Summit 2015

Planning Conference for Town and Parish Councils

Certificate in Local Council Administration training

The Council received presentations from:

George Eustice MP - “Time for a catch-up” question

and answer session

Ulrika Oberg-Wright with reference to an application

at 27 Gwithian Towans

Mr & Mrs Curnow with reference to a development at

Connor Downs

Mr Paul Williams of the Ronnie Richards Memorial

Charity RRMC gave a brief demonstration of a defibril-

lator and advised the meeting of the work carried out

by the RRMC

Mr Adrian Gould with reference to potential develop-

ment – Morrops Field, Gwithian Towans

A N N U A L R E P O R T

An annual allotment

meeting was held on 14th

December 2015 at Wall

Hall. This included the

presentation of the

Gwinear-Gwithian

allotment awards 2015.

The winners were:-

Best Kept : Peter Searle

Best Newcomer : Philip &

Teresa Davy Thomas

Best Overall : Jill Gregory

P A G E 3 G W I N E A R - G W I T H I A N

- Carnhell Green before

The fingerposts in the Parish have

now all been fully restored,

including re-painting and

replacement works.

This has been possible thanks

to:- advice from Jane Powning

and paint donation from

Gwinear Farmers;

After -

Cormac is the contractor used

by Cornwall Council (the

Highway Authority). Cormac

have put together a schedule

to help prioritise the works

required across the Parish.

The schedule is generally in

line with the findings of the

community consultation held

during July/August 2015, the

results of the consultation and

Gwinear-Gwithian Parish

Council has for sometime

wanted to improve road safety

across the Parish. It is

important to note that the

Parish Council has no legal

power to facilitate highway

infrastructure projects alone as

Cornwall Council is the

Highway Authority we must

work in line with their

requirements.

the schedule and

regular updates can

be found on the

Parish Council

website under

www.ggpc.org.uk/

streetscape-road-

safety-projects

The Parish Council has supported

our allotment holders through a presentation of allotment awards, annual meeting and welcomed new tenants

Carnhell Vintage Rally

Gwinear and Connor Downs Primary Schools Supplying Christmas Trees

PAROW & GDFBA

GDVA – Newsletter for the Gwinear Ward

CDRA – Newsletter for Gwithian Ward

Connor Downs Dog Show

The advertising of Affordable Homes across the Parish

The Towans Partnership with funding for the Ranger Project

Streetscape

- Connor

Downs

before

work by Cormac and Iron

Brothers; Stephen Rowe and the

Parish Council’s CPO Paul

Miners.

After -

Fingerposts

Reawla triangle before

After

The Parish Council continues to:-

Manage the cemetery and 22 allotment plots

Support the Reawla Youth Group activities

Endeavour to provide a permanent office

Secure funding for maintenance and annual

works at Gwithian Green LNR

Manage ESPF in partnership with CDRA

Drive forward the aims and objectives of

the Parish Plan

P A G E 4

Project Updates - Bitesize

PROJECT NAME INFORMATION PROGRESS REQUIRED/NOTES

BT Telephone Kiosks PC investigated status of 3 kiosks (Roseworthy, Carnhell Green

& Gwinear) Roseworthy – unused needed adopting, Community Heartbeat Charity adopted, PC to consider adopting and installing a defib,

will get 7 years free electrical use from BT. BT have replaced door. PC to consider adopting and fitting with defib. Carnhell Green – still used (cannot have defib and keep phone). Awaiting new door from BT, CPO can then paint – PC to chase

Gwinear - still used (cannot have defib and keep phone) Has had a new door, BT has to repaint as on private land – PC to chase

Email from BT 11/3/16 - We are hoping to have the

door fitted at CG by the middle of April. The paint job for Gwinear has been sent to the contractors and they have added this to their list of kiosks

to be painted this year. They work geographically so I can’t say when this will be done, just that it will be done this year.

Cemetery extension The PC owned Connor Downs Cemetery (off Gwithian Road)

will only cater for another 20 odd plots. Going on current interment rates at this cemetery, could last up to 5 years. Possible solutions would be to try and purchase more land or

to create more space using the PC owned allotment land which is adjacent to the cemetery.

PC agree to upgrading the need for allotment space

in INA from ‘necessary’ to ‘critical’ in line with the need for cemetery space and put info in the notes linking the two.

Review new allotment plots as they become available. Parish Cllrs to consider allotment space being included (or a contribution made towards space) within planning apps coming forward depending on

their size.

CiLCA Clerk undertaking a 2 year course known as Certificate in Local

Council Administration This course will help the Council obtain Quality Council Status It is equivalent to an A level

The course must be completed by November 2016.

The pass rate is 50% first time.

Defibrillators (for full

update see page 7

Cllr Tovey & Bawden are the project leaders.

PC has been given £10k grant towards project, funded by the National Lottery Awards through the Big Lottery Fund. Project leaders to meet with business owners to set up the sites

for the defibs and encourage volunteers. It is anticipated that we will have about 8 defibs across the Parish as well as training volunteers. RRMC Collection pots may be managed by the PC for future funding towards the defibs

The CPO will be responsible for maintaining & reporting on defibs.

JT & NB have arranged installation of first defib at

Reawla JT & NB liaised with Clerk regarding rolling out the project across the Parish on 4th March

Once sites have been finalised defibs will be purchased Parish Cllrs to promote project and refer volunteers to Clerk.

More information on this project can be found at -

http://www.ggpc.org.uk/defibrillator-project/

Dog Bins Local resident enquired on prices of dog bins as

considering making a contribution to one for Connor Downs.

CC not willing to provide further bins at this stage.

PC to undertake a survey of Connor Downs residents to evaluate need.

Elizabeth Sampson

Playing Field (ESPF) Connor Downs equipment

The intention would be to replace the diminishing wooden teen

equipment, A basket swing has been installed further up but there is still room for further equipment.

- Very little of this remains today

Consider type of equipment to replace:-

Wood replacement (could apply to GGSCF) Something completely different like workout equipment

This project would need to be led by Cllrs/externally CDRA have stated they would be keen to work with the PC. PC formed working group including Cllrs Wilkins,

Cupples, Homes & Smith to liaise with community and report back to PC.

Gwinear Road Station Possible project from Network Rail to decrease speed limit at

Station Road / Gwinear Road and other possible speed measures

23/2/16 - Awaiting detail from Network Rail

PC to liaise with Network Rail & CC.

P A G E 5

PROJECT

NAME

INFORMATION PROGRESS REQUIRED/NOTES

Local Devolution

Fund projects

Possible funds available from CC devolution grant PC to put forward a funding bid towards Reawla

Park as it will be a devolved asset.

Neighbourhood

Planning (see back page for more details)

The Pre-submission consultation period has now closed

and the Steering Group are working through the comments made to ensure the plan is robust and compliant

The NPSG have to produce a Consultation Statement which must outline all the consultation stages and show evidence of each. The NPSG also has to put together a ‘Basic Conditions

Statement’ before it can submit the plan for the Post-Submission stage showing that the plan is compliant.

The NPSG is hoping that it can provide the Parish

Council with these documents ready to be signed off for Post-Submission along with any recommendations for changes to the draft

Neighbourhood Development Plan at the June meeting now as works are still ongoing. If we can submit in June it will be some months before we are at examination stage as Cornwall

Council have to do their consultation. Updates can be found at

www.gwineargwithianplan.org.uk

PC considered setting up a working group to look at

hall management & ongoing costs, WG to report

back to the PC – current members RN, SR & SN PC/WG to consider new hall in context with

existing halls such as Gwinear & Wall Hall

A new Parish facility which will include

a hall, kitchen and toilets as well as 2

offices is due to be built as part of the development behind Pen Tye in

Reawla (off Relistian Lane). The hall is due to be completed by the end of 2016. Once built the facility will be transferred to the PC.

Parish Boundary

Markers

Project was part of Parish Plan Implementation

Committee (PPIC) granite boundary markers throughout the Parish. Grant received from HAPP

Need to ascertain landowners & get approval from

them for markers (write to CC with sites)

Parish Directory Project was part of Parish Plan Implementation

Committee (PPIC). Online directory of all local businesses

PC writing to businesses for permission to put on

directory

Parish Plan Needs updating in line with current projects including NP New plan put on hold by PC until the NP has been

approved

Quality Council Criteria - At accreditation, at least two-thirds of the

members of the council must have been elected. The clerk must hold The Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA). Test 3 - Council Meetings

(Mandatory) A council which is in touch with its community is expected to hold regular meetings.

PC considered setting up a working group of

Councillors to review all the criteria and report back to the PC regarding the requirements needed to meet the award and agreed this would be

undertaken once the Clerk had gained the CiLCA award.

Reawla Park (see

back page for more details)

PC approved the detail of the Cory contract and agreed

to enter into an agreement with CC on 9th November 2015 to devolve the park to the PC CCLLR Pascoe agreed to ask CC for an update – 25th Jan

2016

Handover of park expected by Summer 2016

More information on this project can be found at -

http://www.ggpc.org.uk/reawla-park-devolution/

Reawla

Streetscape

PTRA – highlighted issue with cars parking on grass verge

next to Ray Tovey memorial stone causing grass to erode into mud

PC considered options and agreed to contact CC

for advice.

Service Delivery Full update on page 7

Streetscape –

Stage 1 (see page 3 for more info)

Project includes minor and major works right across the

Parish, including Upton Towans, Connor Downs, Roseworthy, Gwinear & Carnhell Green. More information on this project can be found at - http://

www.ggpc.org.uk/streetscape-road-safety-projects/

PC Streetscape Working Group met with Cormac

to run through the draft updated plans and possible costs. Almost all of the items wanted from Stage 1, phase 1 have been achieved with a good spread

across the Parish. Awaiting updated plans & costs ready for the public on Phase 2.

Project Updates - Bitesize continued…...

These projects

are updated

every month

and reported at

the second

Parish Council

meeting of the

month

P A G E 6 G W I N E A R - G W I T H I A N

GWINEAR-GWITHIAN PARISH COUNCIL UN-AUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015/2016 - INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

Previous Year Current Year

£ INCOME £

65965.00 Precept 69434.78

7606.00 Council Tax Relief Grant 6335.22

83.03 Deposit Account Interest 317.36

2676.70 VAT 22741.15

344.52 Allotment Rents / Costs 359.28

2038.00 Cemetery 826.00

3300.00 Local Maintenance Partnership 0

1637.93 Gwithian Green Local Nature Reserve 1403.40

2607.13 ESPF 252.05

1000.00 Defibrillator project 10250.00

675.00 Neighbourhood Planning 0

44.90 General Administration 60.20

39.98 Electricity 0

1105.30 Petty Cash in 1428.00

0.00 Community Facility 450.00

0.00 Office Equipment 700.00

89123.49 TOTAL INCOME 114557.44 0.00 Petty Cash balance 2.31

114559.75 EXPENDITURE

1102.99 Petty Cash out 1336.10

3230.70 Hall Hire / Office Space 2953.26

30855.14 Staff Wages / PAYE & NI 33871.70

5757.81 Administration 6110.73

12955.02 Recreation / Street Scene 14969.46

905.66 Burials 2058.69

100.00 S137 Grant Payments 698.00

400.00 Other Grants 630.00

3300.00 LMP 3300.00

2518.36 Gwithian Green 1358.43

26.10 Councillor Allowances / Expenses 0.00

0.00 Towans Ranger Project 500.00

1100.00 Reawla Park 548.66

0.00 Defibrillator Project 1410.00

120.00 Christmas Trees (S137) 120.00

719.00 CiLCA Training 575.32

0.00 CDRA Horsepool Project 246.00

0.00 Fingerposts 23.28

500.00 Parish Plan 0.00

8286.00 ESPF 1168.86

0.00 Section 106 Streetscape 139434.24

6160.92 Neighbourhood Planning 6229.69

78037.70 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 217542.42 2.31 Petty Cash balance 94.21

78040.01 217636.63

CUMULATIVE FUNDS—Balances as at 1st April 2016

5379.40 General Fund 7475.30

239440.94 Earmarked Reserves 248430.83

Add total income 114557.44

Deduct total expenditure 217542.42

= 152921.15

Balances as at 31st March 2016

General Fund 10389.06

Earmarked Reserves 142532.09

152921.15

P A G E 7 A N N U A L R E P O R T

Defibrillator project

New Service Delivery

Due to budget constraints

Cornwall Council (CC) has

had to make decisions

about what services it can

provide in the community.

The Parish Council (PC)

receives complaints

regarding these issues

every year and therefore

agreed to undertake a

community questionnaire

sent to every household in

2015 asking Parishioners if

they wanted the PC to

consider taking any of

these services over.

The results are as follows:-

183 responses received

Item 1 - Sign Cleaning –

only 52% were in favour of

the PC carrying out regular

cleaning

Item 2 - Verge manage-

ment – only 54% were in

favour of the PC carrying

out some management

Item 3 - Weed

management – only 54%

were in favour of the PC

carrying out management

Item 4 - Gwithian toilets –

78% felt a 10% rise in car

parking fees was

appropriate. With 8%

wanting the PC to take

over and 14% wanting no

toilets.

The PC agreed that as a

clear mandate had not been

given by Parishioners for

items 1, 2 and 3 the PC

could not take on

responsibility for these

items but agreed that the

evidence for the Gwithian

Toilets be passed to CC

and ask them to investigate

the way forward.

Grant Awards from the Parish Council in 2015/2016

- Busy Bodies Pre-School £150 towards playhouse, CDRA £80 towards community Newsletter, St

Gwinear Church £100 towards cemetery maintenance, PTRA £300 towards Christmas

community event, Wall Music Festival £200 towards the Festival and Hall for Gwinear £200

towards the installation of a mic/induction loop.

Gwithian Towans/Beach area

Gwithian Village

Upton Towans

Connor Downs

Roseworthy

Gwinear village

Carnhell Green village

Reawla (installed)

We will also be talking to

both of our Primary Schools

to ensure they don’t miss out

on this vital piece of life sav-

ing equipment.

We will need to raise further

funds to maintain the defibs

but we will hopefully do this

with donation boxes located

near to them.

Volunteers will be trained on

how to use the equipment

and what to do in the case of

an emergency they will be

covered under the Parish

Council’s insurance and their

contact details will be made

available to the Ambulance

Service as well as having

them with the defib if re-

quired.

If you are interested in going

on our register as a volunteer

or just want some more infor-

mation about becoming a

volunteer for this project

please contact the Clerk and

keep an eye out for the defibs

which should be installed

across the Parish in the next

few months.

We would also like to say

congratulations to the Connor

Downs Resident Association

(CDRA) for raising money

and installing the first ever

community defibrillator in

the Parish at Turnpike Inn,

Connor Downs and for rais-

ing enough money possibly

for a second defib for the

village! The whole commu-

nity in Connor Downs has

worked really hard to achieve

this. Click the following link

to see more about the CDRA

project – www.cornishman.

co.uk/Connor-Downs-latest-

town-receive-public-access/

story You can see info on the

g r a n t a t b i g l o t t e r y -

fund.org.uk/funding

The Parish Council has been

awarded £10,000 funded by

the National Lottery through

t h e B i g L o t t e r y

Fund towards our project for

defibrillators. We are abso-

lutely delighted to receive

this grant which will enable

us to buy a number of defi-

brillators to be installed right

across the Parish. It will also

enable us to train up any

volunteers who would like

to help in an emergency.

We already have a small

number of volunteers but we

really need more, particu-

larly in more isolated areas

such as Roseworthy,

Gwithian, Gwinear and Up-

ton Towans. The aim is to

get at least 5 volunteers

within 10 minutes of each

defibrillator.

We are hoping to put

defibs in all of the

following locations:-

Gwithian Toilets – Sign Cleaning – Verge Management – Weed Control

If you want funding

for a small

community project

contact the PC for a

grant form or visit

our website.

Post-Submission is when the plan is formerly submitted to

Cornwall Council for comment and they in turn have to consult other statutory consultees. This process could take

a further 3 months. After Post-Consultation the next stage is Examination and

again this can take around 3 months. Once our plan has gone through Examination the

community will get the opportunity to vote to approve the plan through a referendum. To find out more about how our plan has come together

and to keep up to date with all the latest information, p l e a s e v i s i t o u r d ed i c a t ed web s i t e a t

www.gwineargwithianplan.org.uk

The Parish Council started the process of developing a

Neighbourhood Plan on behalf of the community back in October 2013.

The Neigbourhood Planning Steering Group (NPSG) on behalf of the Parish Council has held a series of

consultations over the past two years. Our plan has just gone through the Pre-Submission

Consultation stage. This is to ensure that not only the community but statutory consultees are given an opportunity to comment on our plan.

The NPSG are currently working through the comments made and will look to submit the plan for the next stage

(Post Submission Consultation) in the coming months.

Neighbourhood Planning

Contact - Gwinear-Gwithian Parish Council . Unit 3 Bosprowal Farm . Penhale Road . Carnhell Green . Camborne . Cornwall . TR14 0LU Tel: +44 (0)1209 614618 (Parish Office) . email: clerk@ggpc.org.uk . www.ggpc.org.uk Clerk - Mrs Vida Perrin

Reawla Park Devolution The Parish Council would like to take over the park in Reawla from Cornwall

Council (CC) who currently own and manage it. The PC have been negotiating with CC on behalf of the

community to get the best deal possible for the take over. We have also been working closely with the PTRA

regarding

funding

towards the

Park. The

PTRA have

already raised

funds towards

a new basket

swing and a

fun day at the

park to find

out what

people would

like to see

once the PC

take it over.

The adjacent

plan gives

you an idea

of how the

park may

look once

funding starts

to come in:-