On 20 October 2016, the beds at Falmouth Hospital will temporarily be relocated to Cove Ward, Longreach House, Redruth; returning to Falmouth in January 2017.
The short-term relocation will take place to allow an extensive range of essential building work to be carried out; including the installation of a new fire alarm, nurse call system for patients and other safety improvements.
Wayne Gummery-Richards, Matron at Falmouth Hospital explains:
Keeping the streets of Falmouth shipshape is a challenge at the best of times given its sprawling geography, its pre-eminence as a popular tourist destination and its outstanding natural environment but the problem of discarded chewing gum is a particular scourge that the town council is determined to do something about.
It might have taken since Lord Nelson was a lad to enable people to enjoy one of Falmouth’s most spectacular views across the Carrick Roads but Falmouth Town Council has managed to bring about this welcome change following a lengthy period of negotiation and hard work.
One of the best pump tracks for cyclists in the South West is to be officially opened in Falmouth’s Trescobeas Park by Councillor David Saunby at 11am on Saturday 18 June 2016.
A pump track is a looped trail of smooth dirt mounds for cycling around, at speed, without pedalling. The name comes from the pumping motion used by the cyclist’s upper and lower body when riding around the tracks, which are used for competitive time trials.
Town Mayor Councillor Grenville Chappel has chosen Falmouth Stroke Club to be his charity for his term in office and he has met with Treasurer Brenda Wilkes and Chairman Graham Wilkes for his first formal engagement in the Mayors Parlour.
The Mayor stated ‘I decided upon Falmouth Stroke Club as my charity as so many people are affected by strokes and most importantly Falmouth Stroke Club is a local charity that provides a fantastic support network to the local community’.
To view Annual Return for 2015-16 please refer to Financial Information under Town Council Information tab.
A Sporting Chance is an interactive website promoting accessible sports for disabled people in Devon and Cornwall. Whether the disability is physical, learning or social there are a range of different sports clubs advertised to suit specific and additional needs. The website is supported by several social networking sources including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, in order to grow awareness of the project. Featured on the website, within the organisations, are images, text and testimonials of the coach’s and the members.
A Sporting Chance is an interactive website promoting accessible sports for disabled people in Devon and Cornwall. Whether the disability is physical, learning or social there are a range of different sports clubs advertised to suit specific and additional needs. The website is supported by several social networking sources including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, in order to grow awareness of the project. Featured on the website, within the organisations, are images, text and testimonials of the coach’s and the members.
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Behind Falmouth's parish church (in the centre of town) is a grassy open space climbing the hill to Wodehouse Terrace. The interesting history of this patch of ground is lost to many of Falmouth's residents, who often assume the site has always been used for dog-walking or view-taking. But a closer look reveals a scattering of gravestones, leant against walls or covered with ivy. These relics are a clue to the site's actual history; the entire hillside here is a disused graveyard, opened in 1664 and closed in the 1850s because the ground was literally overfilled with the dead.
