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St Just in Bloom share the first place in the Champion of Champions group at the South West in Bloom presentation awards at Taunton Cricket Club yesterday.

Yesterday at Taunton the South West in Bloom held their annual presentation and celebration day. The Champion of Champions class is a very special class. It contains the nine groups that won the bloom group classes in 2015. That is towns and villages of certain sizes competing against each other. They were Weston Super Mare; Kingsbridge in Bloom; Truro; Sherborne; Cannington; St Issey; Portishead; Sidmouth and St Just. The judging for this group was carried out  by John Wheatley, whose is the chairman of SW in Bloom and also a national judge. More on this news update »St Just in Bloom – Champion of Champions Winner

In accordance with the Accounts & Audit Regulations 2015, please click on the link to view the notice of conclusion of the external audit by Grant Thornton UK LLP

Inspection and notice procedures for audit 2015 / 16 accounts.  In accordance with the Local Audit & Accountability Act 2014 the following documents have been published for inspection.  Please click on the links to access the documents.

Accounting Statement 2015 – 16

Governance Statement 2015 – 16

Signed Declaration Statement of Accounts

Exercise of Public Rights

At Last night’s Annual Meeting Cllr Kevin McFadden was re-elected as Town Mayor for a fourth consecutive year.  Cllr Dave Stevens was elected Deputy Town Mayor, following Cllr Fiona Cock’s decision to stand down from the position.

Cllr McFadden will now lead the Council in its final year up to the next local council elections in May 2017.

ST JUST-IN-PENWITH TOWN COUNCIL

PUBLIC NOTICE

ANNUAL MEETING

To be held on

MONDAY 23 MAY 2016

at

7.15 P.M.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, 1 CHAPEL STREET

ST JUST

Members of the public are welcome to attend

As a consequence of devolution discussions between the Town Council and Cornwall Council it is likely that the Town Council will be taking on additional services in the future ranging from environmental services such as grass cutting, public toilets & car parks/ open spaces / playing fields / weed spraying / footpath maintenance etc. to mention just a few.

The Town Council wishes to put together a list of contractors it could contact to seek quotations / tenders in the future.

If you run a company which may be interested and would like your name added to the list then please forward your contact details to Elaine Baker, Town Clerk via the email info@stjust.org

St Just Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, “The Miners’ Cathedral” will finally close its doors at 12 midnight on Thursday 31st August 2017 for the last time.

More on this news update »St Just Methodist Church – Set to Close

PENZANCE   FOODBANK

(Including the St. Just & Pendeen Area)      

C.T.I.P.A Registered Charity No. 1147642

HELP FOR PEOPLE IN FINANCIAL CRISIS

 For Information Ring:

07950 159841

 VOUCHERS AVAILABLE AT YOUR DOCTOR’S SURGERIES, NURSERIES, SCHOOLS

 If you have no transport, food can be delivered to you

Important Information to Help Support our Community

The Foodbank in Penzance has been supporting our local Communities for a number of years now, and each week the collection boxes in the Co-Operative , St. Just and the Costcutter Store in Pendeen contribute to the food, household and personal items that are distributed in this part of West Penwith.

For the generous support of our community in maintaining the Foodbank, very many thanks.

Recently it was realised that the difficulty and cost of transporting food, and other essential items for a family, from Penzance to out-lying areas such as St Just and Pendeen may be deterring people from asking for support from the Foodbank.  To this end, we would like to make sure that people know that they can ask for Foodbank goods to be delivered to them.  They will be asked to ring the Foodbank number and give their order and this order will be delivered to their house, and their vouchers collected. We regret that it’s not possible for our car drivers to take people to the Foodbank to collect their food for insurance reasons.

If you need support from the Foodbank please don’t hesitate to call 07950 159841, and someone will explain how it all works and what to do next . If you are in crisis the Foodbank responds very quickly.

Gilly McQueen – St Just Town Councillor

The 1^st July 2016 marks the 100^th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme.  On this one day alone in 1916 the British casualties totalled nearly 58,000 troops, with over 19,000 killed.

As part of the First World War Centenary commemoration, and the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site’s Tinth anniversary programme, a remarkable event will take place near the cliff tops at Levant Mine in Cornwall.  Produced by Collective Arts Ltd, a theatre company that specialises in large scale community productions, The Trench is a cultural event that explores the contribution made by Cornish miners serving on the Front Line during the First World War. 

The production is in partnership with Levant Mine and the National Trust, Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, Miracle Theatre, Tremough University and local schools in Penwith.  Research is well underway and locals in Penwith, the St Just and Pendeen Old Cornwall Society, along with students from Tremough are helping uncover information relevant to the production.

The company are looking for physically fit individuals to rehearse as community performers for the event.  Their task will be to guide the participants throughout the performance.  Rehearsals will take place in St Just-in-Penwith and begin in May 2016. 

Please contact Jason Squibb through www.collectivearts.org.uk for further details.

The Town Council at its Extraordinary Meeting on 8 December 2015 agreed to call a public meeting to seek the views of the local community on the future of St Just Library which forms part of an outline business case to Cornwall Council on a devolution proposal to rationalise services and assets within the parish. More on this news update »Town Council Calls Public Meeting to Seek Local Community View