Water saving tips during a drought

A drought has now been declared for Cornwall which means we all need to do our bit to help save water.

The Environment Agency is reassuring us that water supplies are safe but there are things we can do to conserve water.

South West Water has lots of tips to cut your water use including:

• Collect rainwater in a water butt
• Check your home for any leaks
• Turn off the tap when brushing teeth
• Add compost or mulch to your garden to help retain moisture
• Water plants directly at the roots
• Shower instead of taking a bath

See South West Water’s website for more water saving tips 👇

Help for private renters facing eviction

A pilot scheme to help tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes has been extended after we were successful in a bid for further funding.

Up to £5,000 is available from the Tenancy Sustainment and Rescue Project to help tenants of privately-owned properties who have fallen behind in their rent and, as a result, are at risk of homelessness.
 

Boardmasters Heat Advice

Don't let heatstroke, sunburn or fire damage ruin your fun at Boardmasters!

... and remember to leave the BBQ at home. Sadly they're banned this year, due to risk of fire and will be confiscated if found.

Our Public Health team have just four bits of key advice for music-lovers in order to stay safe while having fun at the three-day event:   

Click the link to read more about how to avoid:

• Heatstroke
• Stomach bugs
• Monkeypox and other STIs
• Illness

Stay safe and have fun!

Diabetes Prevention Programme

Are you at risk of Type 2 diabetes? It usually affects people over 40, people who carry excess weight or people who have a family member with the disease.

Leaving this potentially serious condition untreated can lead to long-term health problems. The Healthier You Cornwall team would love to support you in lowering your risk.

Healthier You is funded by the NHS, completely free to use and convenient for everyone; with group face to face sessions, tailored remote provision, and digital options on offer. The team are committed to providing a high quality, accessible, friendly service, to support you to reduce your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.

For more information about the programme in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, or to self-refer, please visit healthieryou.org.uk or call the Healthier You team on 0161 605 6616.

Pawsome Therapy Dogs

Therapy dogs will be helping put youngsters at ease at Cornwall’s principle COVID-19 vaccination centre over the next month.

The paw-some pooches will be at the Royal Cornwall Showground site in Wadebridge over the next four weekends. They have already proved a hit at a number of clinics with many parents saying the dogs made a potentially daunting experience enjoyable for their children.

The therapy dogs will be appearing at the Wadebridge site on:

• Saturday 13 August: 9.30am – 4pm
• Saturday 20 August: 9.30am – 6pm
• Saturday 27 August: 9.30am – 6pm
• Saturday 3 September: 9.30am – 4pm

The clinic is open to both bookings as well as walk-ins.
All children over the age of 5 can get vaccinated against COVID-19.

If you can’t make the above clinics, you can book a vaccination appointment for their children online, or just walk in at their nearest walk-in clinic. To find out the details of your nearest walk-in site visit the Grab a Jab website. 
 

Our priority: empowering and enterprising

❤️ Our focus is on delivering good services on budget and for residents to trust that what we do is always for the benefit of Cornwall

One of our top priorities is to create an empowering and enterprising council.

Here's how we aim to achieve this and what you can do to help 👇👇

Work to resume on Penzance Creative Cluster

Work will shortly resume in Penzance on a dedicated workspace and hub for creative businesses after a new contractor was appointed to complete the project.

Kier Construction has been appointed to continue work on the Penzance Creative Cluster, after the previous contractor Midas, entered into administration.

Due to be completed in Autumn 2023, the building will provide up to 30 modern studios and flexible workspaces at Causewayhead for businesses within the diverse creative sector, from high tech digital companies to visual and performing artists.