Feock Parish Council

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The following message has been received from Loe Beach

Guys we know it's tempting to come down to the beach, but please remember it is CLOSED, so please stay at home! This means everyone-just like the government messages. Once we have got through this difficult time, the beach can be enjoyed again. Remember that even though you are feeling a little bored, cooped up, stir crazy, there are people who are working to exhaustion and...

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Any tree, planted anywhere in Cornwall, by anyone from January 2019 can help contribute to the Forest for Cornwall - as long as it is over and above anything that was there before.

Please complete Cornwall Council's online contact form to let us know about any trees being planted  which you are happy to be counted towards the Forest for Cornwall.

Please let us know if the trees were provided by the Woodland Trust so we can...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) update - we have received the below update from Councillor Sally Hawken, Portfolio Holder for Children, Wellbeing and Public Health at Cornwall Council.

With lots of news going around about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), I want to update you on Cornwall Council’s preparations and involvement on this issue.

Daily updates

Our officers are working closely with our partners in health and linking into daily nationa...

The Parish Council has been invited to take part as a pilot area (one of only two pilots in the UK), in a European Interreg 2 Seas Project starting in Spring 2020 in association with the University of Exeter and other European partners. 

The project will build on Community Connect and work with and for people aged 60+ to develop services and facilities of benefit to them. The aim is to reduce the loneliness and feeling of isol...

Cornwall Council are carrying out their annual Planning Feedback survey to measure public satisfaction in the Planning services they offer.  The survey will mean that they are able to:

• Gain a better understanding of how we are performing as a service.

• Provide a means of measuring the impact of service improvements.

• View a range of data so we are able to see if we are reaching company benchmarks.

• ...

There is some useful information here from the Cornwall Wildlife Trust about how to attract hedgehogs to your garden. Please be very careful when using pesticides in your garden as these can be very dangerous to hedgehogs.

The Parish Council were delighted to be able to fund this project with Devoran School and the Grow Nature Seed Fund. Pictured in today's West Briton are two of our Councillors, Phil Allen and Barrie Thomas planting trees in the new garden area that Devoran School Gardening club will continue to plant and help maintain. We are looking forward to seeing the bulbs and wildflowers emerge over the next few months.

A planning application has been received by the Parish Council for consultee comment for the detailed design of 14 dwellings on land off Quenchwell Road in Carnon Downs. The proposals provide a mix of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses. Of these, 50% (7 homes) are affordable rented and shared ownership.

This land already has permission for 14 dwellings and this application is for a revised layout and design of that development. This app...