Keeping Cornwall Updated

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Please send all coronavirus related enquiries or issues to Cornwall Council’s dedicated email address covid19@cornwall.gov.uk.

Bank holiday and half term

As we approach half term, it’s worth thinking about your plans with the kids ahead of time.

Going shopping? Visiting the zoo? Heading out for a meal?

It's important to plan ahead and ensure you book ahead and continue to stick to the advice:

Remember - face - space - fresh air.

Let's keep up the good work.

Covid guidlines and advice

Your G7 questions answered

Our final G7 summit Facebook LIVE Q&A took place on Wednesday.

Representatives from Devon and Cornwall Police, Cornwall Council and the Cabinet Office were on hand to answer your questions about the upcoming event.

If you missed it you can catch up on the below link.

Watch the video

Get vaccinated

If you’re aged 30 and over you can now book your COVID vaccination. It's important to get both your first and second vaccinations as soon as you’re able to.

Join the millions already vaccinated to protect yourself and others. Find out more about the COVID-19 vaccination on the NHS website.

COVID home test kits are now available for everyone for free too. Regular home testing can help provide reassurance for you and your family and help stop the spread of COVID-19 locally. Here’s how to get your test kit.

Book my vaccination

Back to the future

Find out how Cornwall is bringing the fight to climate emergency by tuning into a live streamed evening of fun, inspiration and environmental proactivity from 7pm on 10 June on Youtube.

Two competing causes will have just 24 hours to raise money for their projects. During the last hour they will join the #Backthefuture Live broadcast and find out if they’ve also won a portion of a £10,000 prize pot from Cornwall Council.

A new council

Despite the challenges of the last year we still held local elections in early May. On Wednesday we hosted our first full council meeting under a new administration, all hosted in a covid safe way.

It was great to be back in the chamber and welcome the councillors to begin their work for the new term of office.

The meeting also elected a new chair and vice chair of Cornwall Council.

You can watch new chair Pauline Gile's acceptance speech on the below link.

>>> https://bit.ly/3bWlHwT

Free covid testing

Everyone can now get free twice-weekly Covid-19 tests.

Here are three reasons why it’s important

Not everyone has been offered the vaccine yet
One in three people have no symptoms
Society can open up more safely so we can continue on the roadmap.

>>> https://bit.ly/3ffJtog

Highlighting highstreet safety

Popular stilt walkers will still be out and around during June to remind us to do our bit and keep each other Covid-safe when visiting local shopping areas around Cornwall.

This has been arranged by the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund. This is where they’ll be over the next couple of weeks.

The stilt walkers will be in:

Falmouth on Thursday, 3, and Saturday, 5 June.
Hayle on Friday, 4 June.
Wadebridge on Thursday, 10 June;
St Austell on Friday, 11 June, and
Launceston on Saturday, 12 June

Business Support

Our Business Regulatory Support team still have a number of business support webinars in the coming weeks. Sign up on the below links:

3 June: Preparing for Step 4 and Summer >> https://bit.ly/3vrr7Hi
17 June: Back to Business Special "The way ahead" >> https://bit.ly/3aHBKOk
22 June: Back to Business: Guidance reality check >> https://bit.ly/2R0ihS1
1 July: Covid Trading Safely - Public Health update >> https://bit.ly/3t0Ev3q