Notices and Information

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                                                 Bridging the Tamar Project

Volunteer Bridge Ambassadors are currently being recruited to support the delivery of the learning programme and welcoming visitors to the site.  More information can be found here

Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee Press Releases: 1. New 'Bridging the Tamar' Visitor and Learning Centre opens to the Public  2. Ferry Returns to Torpoint after major refit completed ahead of schedule.  3. Bridging the Tamar - Win a trip up the towers of the Bridge. More information here 

4. Essential Engineering Works.  More information here  5. Special Day for new 'Bridging the Tamar' Visitor and Learning Centre here 

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Cornwall Council Adult Education team has a continuing aim to offer Saltash residents opportunities to improve their skills, learn or re-learn English, maths and ICT, and gain qualifications.  This could:

-      Help with employment

-      Help people access promotion and deal with a higher demand on their skills which results

-      Help families understand how their children are taught and to support them with homework

-      Allow people a feeling of mastery over things which always defeated them, e.g. algebra, fractions, spelling, report-writing

-      Give people a good grounding and confidence to go on and try further study at higher levels

We do this through our Link into Learning centre at 6 Fore Street.

Anyone interested may phone 0300 1231 117 or pop in, to arrange a friendly exploration of skills and options, at any time of the year.

For more details, click here

 Rob Sweetzer-Sturt, Head of Adult Education - Rob.Sweetzer-Sturt@cornwall.gov.uk

Many thanks to all residents who returned a copy of the priorities form in the last Messenger, or on the town council website. All the returns were analysed, alongside forms completed by young people at saltash.net and those completed by town councillors.

As a result the Town Council produced a provisional list of priorities which it then debated in September 2013. In this discussion the top priority was decided to be ‘Continuing existing town centre improvement projects (free parking, extra signage, hanging baskets etc.)’.

The high priorities were decided as
Continuing to develop a Saltash Neighbourhood Plan (for housing, jobs etc. for the next 20 years)
Providing a ‘vibrant Saltash’ office (paid employee to oversee publicity, co-ordinate festivals, support community groups, town centre management etc). For further investigation and final decision by full council
Promoting appropriate developments to waterside amenities
Providing grants for community groups (Community Chest)
Funding festivals in general
Promoting development of Saltash station building (including additional  passenger/community facilities)
Improving play areas
Developing the use of the Maurice Huggins Room within current budget
Attracting additional leisure facilities (suggestions: aquarium/ice rink/skate parks/cinema etc)

The town council is now looking into how these top and high priorities will be funded and taken forward.

Other priorities were graded as ‘medium’, ‘low’ or ‘none’ priorities: we are reviewing all of these to make sure that they are consistent and achievable, and there may be a few changes to the list made by October full council. A full list will be published on the town council website after this final decision.

There was considerable discussion about where toilets should fit within the priorities, but it was decided that at this time the Town Council should not prioritise taking these on from Cornwall Council. Instead the Town Council will continue to lobby Cornwall to   ensure that they are kept open and maintained to a proper standard.