Welcome to the official website for St Germans Parish Council
Citizens Advice Summer 2022 newsletter
RECYCLING drop off point for lots of items not taken at kerbside (click on this link to see extensive list of items) - Next collection from Eliot Arms Car Park St Germans July 3rd between 10:30-11:30 2022. See website (Date to be confirmed)
Please take time to read the Parish Councils 2022 year end financial documents under the Documents section and then Financial on this website.
Note train strikes planned!
You may have seen that the RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport Trade Union) have today announced that they have asked members to take strike action on Tuesday 21 June, Thursday 23 June and Saturday 25 June. The dates are the same across all Train Operators providing services for the Department for Transport (DfT) and Network Rail, and they coincide with strikes on the London Underground (21 June) as well as Glastonbury Festival in the South West between Wednesday 22 June and Sunday 26 June.
Public consultation on the A38 safety packages on the following dates:
1 July Saltash guildhall 2-7pm & 2 July 9am-noon
14 July Royal British Legion Tideford 3-8pm and 15 July 9am-noon
OR you can do the on-line response (directly below)
A38 Carkeel to Trerulefoot public consultation on-line response can be found here (closes 22 July 2022)
Every 2nd Tuesday of the month pop along to the well-being hub at the Eliot hall in St Germans; next one is on 12th July 2022. (It's all free to attend). See attached poster for details
These hubs are a fantastic way for people to access support and advice that can help them enjoy their life to the full. We’ve already been able to provide people with practical advice through the hubs, but also an opportunity to socialise which is so important for our wellbeing.
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 S.14: Temporary Prohibition of Traffic
Location: Hessenford Road, Seaton
Timing: 3rd July 2022 (08:00 to 16:00 hours)
Contact: Sunbelt Rentals on behalf of Openreach - Tel: 03700 500 792 / surveys@sunbeltrentals.co.uk
Please click the following link to view a map and associated documents
Parish Council newsletter 9 June 2022
Sustainable funding available from Tamar Valley AONB
The Rural Bulletin 6 June 2022
Citizens Advice Spring 2022 results for this area
Tamar Valley AONB Annual Forum Tuesday 14 June in Calstock at 2pm
New railway timetable effective 15 May 2022 so please check GWR website before travelling
Cormac grass cutting overview 2022
Tamar Valley News Bulletin May 2022
Forest for Cornwall Spring 2022 newsletter
FREE guided woodland walks in May
Did you know there is a free computer from Citizens Advice Cornwall installed in Scholars in St Germans where you'll be able to speak to an adviser face-to-face online. You don't need any technical knowledge because staff will be available to assist you. The computer is in a secure area so no-one will be able to overhear your conversation. To make an appointment please contact Scholars.
Cllr Ewerts Community Chest fund is open again for community project grants - please contact cllr.kate.ewert@cornwall.gov.uk for more details
Homes for Cornwall movement
Please note with immediate effect (10th April 2022) bus fares are now up to 40% cheaper. Please try and make use of the Cornish bus service.
New bus timetable effective 10 April 2022 (75A) can be found here
Heightened level of cyber threat - a message from the National Cyber Security Centre. Details can be found here
Please see our Useful Links page for support for Ukraine details
We also have a vacancy for a Parsh Councillor for the ward of St Germans. details can be found here
We have a vacancy for a Parish Councillor for the ward of Tideford. A Parish Council is the collective voice of your community. Get Involved and Make a Difference in 2022. Further details are here
Cornwall Council are currently running varous consultations for you to comment on here Let's Talk Cornwall
A free and varied education programme available at Maker Heights, Rame - Monuments matter to people
Please remember you can report many things to Cornwall Council yourself here
Response to consultation on the draft leisure resources strategy
Any Police concerns in St Germans Parish the Saltash Neighbourhood Team can be contacted on ciosnbmsaltash@dc.police.uk
Cornwall Climate Care latest documentary film
RECYCLING drop off point for lots of items not taken at kerbside (click on this link to see extensive list of items) - Next collection from Eliot Arms Car Park St Germans July 3rd between 10:30-11:30 2022. See website (Date to be confirmed)
Saltash Foodbank Annual Report 2020-2021
Kernow connect: Services for young people
Healthy Cornwall training options
Cornish buildings at risk newsletter
So what does a Cornwall Buildings at Risk look like?
Highways England - A38 Trerulefoot to Carkeel Safety Package - if you have any further comments or would like any additional information please access the Highways England website Highways England - RIS 3 Schemes and use our feedback tool called ECHO (Every Customer Has an Opinion) that allows customers and stakeholders alike to comment on sections of highway that may be causing a concern or simply to provide positive feedback on the experience, please feel free to share this ECHO link with your stakeholders and colleagues. The page will be open until December 2021. Alternatively please do not hesitate to email A38TCSafetyPackage@highwaysengland.co.uk
Cornwall Council is managing and marking ash dieback trees at St Germans Closed Churchyard. How they manage their trees can be found here. Any queries email: forestry@cornwall.gov.uk or telephone the Parish Council.
Free landmark trees here
Workplace travel grants available
Carbon neutral Cornwall 2030 Climate emergency
Plymouth City bus timetable (and type in your village in the service finder box)
Forest for Cornwall - Look at St Germans Parish's Tree canopy 15%. Ideas for increasing contact the Clerk
Extra funds available in Cornwall addressing climate emergency
Cornwall Council has declared a Climate Emergency and Cornwall Climate Group have circulated this film highlighting issues in Cornwall
Residents in St Germans Parish may receive a letter from
CORMAC about raising awareness of the disease ash dieback in ash trees.
If you have ash trees on your property please take note of the letter
and your responsibilities. Thank you. Also see 2 specific links below:
Information on managing your trees from Cornwall Council here
Information from Cornwall Council on ash dieback here
BEWARE of FAKE NHS Covid-19 vaccine text alerts - the texts appear to be from the NHS and states the recepient is eligible to receive the vaccine. You are then asked to click on a link to an application form. STOP! The webpage is very similar to the NHS. Remember the NHS will NEVER ask for your payment details.
Latest statistics for St Germans is we are only recycling
28.81% of our waste. 22% of whats put in the weekly black bin bags is
actually recyclable at the kerbside with 43% being genuine waste. In
light of the Climate Crisis, can we try to do more to recycle. If you
need help with what can be recycled use Cornwall Councils A-Z look up what can be recycled (search by item) (2021)
Carbon neutral Cornwall 2030 HIVE (Watch the replay. Enter email address and then choose from the Schedule, top left of the screen).
Free support for businesses in Cornwall
SUEZ offering free recycling plant tours
Community resilience fund from the Police
Please respect the countryside code
Latest Parish Council News
Monday 27th June 2022 is the next full monthly Parish Council meeting at 6:30pm in the Eliot hall in St Germans. Everyone is welcome.
**The Parish Council purchased for the May Tree committee a steel framed marquee (6m by 3m) and a gazebo (3m by 3m) during 2020. These can be borrowed by St Germans parishioners for events (with conditions). Please contact the Clerk with your enquiry or speak to a member of the May Tree Committee.**
COVID-19 - On behalf of your Parish Council may we take this opportunity to send you and your families our best wishes, please do follow government guidance, encourage others to do so and stay safe.
St Germans is a rural parish in East Cornwall, extending north west along the valley of the river Tiddy from the village of St Germans. The village takes its name from the St Germans Priory, which was possibly founded by St Germanus in 430 AD shortly after the Roman withdrawal. The 12th century priory church replaced an earlier Anglo-Saxon building and was used as the cathedral of Cornwall until Truro Cathedral was built in the 19th century.
Adjacent to the church is Port Eliot, the ancestral seat of the Eliot family and the Earls of St Germans.
The railway station in the village is on the main line from Penzance to Plymouth. There are direct trains to London. The A38 trunk road passes north of the village, connecting to the motorway network at Exeter.
In the past St Germans was a busy fishing village and port and the quay is now home to the Quay Sailing Club.
Bethany is a small hamlet about 2 miles from St Germans. Originally a farming community and surrounded by farmland, each house has its own story to tell.
