Keeping Cornwall safe

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Look after each other

Thank you Cornwall for supporting yourselves and each other against Covid-19.

Make sure you continue to stick to government guidelines:

Wash your hands

Cover your face

Keep 2 metres apart where possible

Don't meet in groups of more than six

If you haven't already please download the NHS app to help us track and trace all cases

App Store - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1520427663

Google Play - http://play.google.com/store/apps/details...

Find out more and get the app

Get help

We’re urging residents who are struggling to pay their rent to get in touch for support and advice.

The government’s extended ban on evicting people who rent their homes ended on 20 September with landlords still required to give six months’ notice to any tenants they want to evict.

Cornwall’s Social and Supported Housing landlords, which include Coastline Housing, Cornwall Council/Cornwall Housing Ltd, LiveWest and Ocean Housing, have said that no-one will be evicted from their homes as a result of financial hardship caused by coronavirus as long as they are working with their landlord to get their payments back on track. If you haven’t already, we urge you to get in touch with your landlord now if you are having difficulties paying your rent, as the earlier everyone starts talking the easier it is to resolve problems.

If you are one of the one in five households who rent your home from a private landlord and are worried about being evicted, do get in touch with Cornwall Housing’s Prevention and Engagement Team at www.cornwallhousing.org.uk or by calling 0300 1234 161 now so we can work with you and your landlord to help find a solution.

If you are struggling to pay your Council Tax, there is support available and the Council can help you if you have been affected. Follow this link to find out more.

Find help

Out of work of looking for a change?

Are you aged 19+?

Are you currently not working/taking a career break/looking for a new challenge?

Do you live in and around the following areas: Newquay, Bodmin, Bude and Launceston?

Cornwall Adult Education is delivering a new ESF-funded project called Locally Led Learning. The aim is to encourage, support and motivate individuals back into learning or work by improving their confidence and skills.

The sessions are learner led and designed to meet individual interests. There Fi-to-face and online sessions running in the following areas:

Arts & Crafts
Cornwall Culture & History
Nature, Environment & Animals
Leisure
Communication Skills
Health and Wellbeing

Find out more

Have your say

Have your say on the Council’s draft budget proposals for 2021/22 which seeks to prioritise critical frontline services, our most vulnerable residents, and investment in Cornwall’s recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic in the face of unprecedented financial uncertainty.

Give you views by visiting the Council’s engagement website ‘Lets Talk Cornwall’ or by post to Cornwall Council, The Budget, Room 4S, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, TR1 3AY

Or, you can request a survey through the post if you prefer by emailing haveyoursay@cornwall.gov.uk or phone 0300 1234 100 between 8.30am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.

The consultation closes on 14 December 2020.

Have my say

Know your carbon footprint?

If we are to work together to combat the climate emergency we will need to make some pretty significant lifestyle changes, but where do you start? By visiting a carbon footprint calculator and taking the first steps to understand your personal impacts. Have you ever calculated your carbon footprint? Please click the option that best fits your view.

Yes

No

If you want to find out more about the projects and work being done here in Cornwall to create a Carbon Neutral Cornwall visit The Hive.

Go to the hive

Get planting

With leaves starting to fall and temperatures cooling, now’s the time for foraging. Between now and mid-October is prime seed-gathering time! With this in mind, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Cornwall Council have partnered up to launch a county-wide autumn seed search asking people to collect, grow and plant tree seeds in Cornwall.

Click here to find out more and join in.

Business Training

There’s a range of business training sessions coming up in the next few weeks hosted by the Business Regulatory Support team. Follow the links below to sign up for the events.

Thursday, 15 October 2020 11am: Covid-19 Business Legislation Updates and Support - https://bit.ly/3n6rXpy

Tuesday, 20 October 2020 11am: Helping you to Operate Hot Tubs/Spas Safely - https://bit.ly/3ieMOna

Thursday, 22 October 2020 11am: Covid-19 business Legislation Updates and Support - https://bit.ly/3l1voME

Thursday, 29 October 2020 11:00: Covid-19 Business Legislation Updates and Support - https://bit.ly/3ig8S0w

Tuesday, 10 November 2020 10am: Allergens Webinar - https://bit.ly/2HBe0j8