Author Archives: Louise Dowe

Water saving at the allotments

Ludgvan Parish Council has been successful in being awarded grant funding from South West Water for a community water saving project.

The project has enabled a water butt to be provided for all of the allotment plots at the Church Hill (Ludgvan) and Long Rock allotment sites run by the parish council.

Picture below are some of the volunteers who were pleased to receive the first of the deliveries of the water butts which will help cut down the tap-water used at the allotment site, saving on bills and water usage.

allotment volunteers and water butts
allotment volunteers and water butts

Councillor vacancy – Crowlas Ward

Application form – word document (to down load and fill in on your laptop): https://www.ludgvan.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Application-form-cllr-co-option.December-2023.docx

Application form – pdf version, to print and fill in by hand: https://www.ludgvan.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Application-form-cllr-co-option.December-2023.pdf

Vacancy for Parish Councillor – Crowlas Ward

Ludgvan Parish Council needs a new team member. If you think you can make a change for your community at a local level, complete the application form for this voluntary (unpaid) role and return it to the clerk by 5pm, Tuesday 5 December 2023.

What do councillors do?

There are three main parts to the work of a parish councillor:

  1. Decision Making – through meetings and attending committees with other councillors, decide which activities to support, where money should be spent, what services should be delivered and what policies should be implemented.
  2. MonitoringCouncillors make sure that their decisions lead to efficient and effective services by keeping an eye on how well things are working.
  3. Getting involved locally – as local representatives, councillors have responsibilities towards their constituents and local organisations. These responsibilities and duties often depend on what the councillor wants to achieve and how much time is available, and may include:
    1. Going to meetings of other organisations
    1. Going to meetings of bodies affecting the wider community
    1. Taking up issues on behalf of members of the public

How much time does it take up?

Quite often councillors say that their duties occupy them for about an hour a week. Obviously there are some councillors who spend more time than this – and some less, but in the main, being a parish councillor is an enjoyable way of contributing to your community, and helping to make it a better place to live and work.

As a councillor representing your community you will help keep it a great place to live and work. You will be supported in your role and will be expected to undertake training. You should be comfortable working with IT. You should have a positive outlook and a ‘can-do’ attitude, and be willing to work as part of a team.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Tuesday 5 December 2023.

Louise Dowe, Clerk, Ludgvan Parish Council

clerk@ludgvan.org.uk        www.ludgvan.org        t. 07928 813 653

Councillors: Qualification

See the Local Government Act 1972, sections 79 to 82, 85,92 and 104.

A person is qualified to be elected as a local councillor, and to hold such office, if they are a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or a relevant citizen of the [European] Union, and on the relevant day (defined below) has reached 18 years of age AND –

  1. On that day they are, and thereafter continues to be, a local government elector for the area of the authority; or
  2. They have, during the whole of the 12 months preceding that day, occupied, as owner or tenant, any land or other premises in that area; or
  3. Their principal or only place of work during that 12 months has been in the area (Note: this could, arguably, be “the local council’s offices” – based on his previous principal or only work as a councillor);  or
  4. They have, during the whole of the 12 months, resided in the area; or
  5. They have, during the whole of the 12 months preceding the relevant date, resided within 3 miles of the parish or community. This qualification only applies to parish or community councillors and does not extend to district or county councillors (s. 79(1) LGA1972).

The ‘relevant day’ means (except in the case of an election not preceded by the nomination of candidates) the day on which the person is nominated as a candidate and, if there is a poll, the day of election. In the expected case, the term means the day of election.

In order to qualify on the basis of residence, it is necessary for the person at least to have and use sleeping accommodation within the area or within three miles thereof; and it is possible for a person (eg a student) to be a resident in more than one place at a time.

A member qualified under (b), (c), (d) or (e) above continues to be qualified during the term of his office even though they cease to be an elector or their situation is otherwise changed. However, a councillor qualified on the day of nomination and election only by virtue of them being a local government elector must continue to be a local government elector for the local council’s area during the whole period of their office. Note that registration on the electoral roll is essential to qualification as a local government elector.

Notice of Vacancy for Councillor – Crowlas Ward

To view the notice of vacancy for a parish councillor for the Crowlas Ward, please click on this link:

https://www.ludgvan.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Notice-of-Vacancy-ludgvan-pc-crowlas-price-jones.pdf

If by 31 October, 2023 a request for an election to fill said vacancy is made in writing (by hand or post) to the Returning Officer at Cornwall Council by TEN electors for the Crowlas Ward, an election will be held to fill the said vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option. Full details are given in the notice.

Apply to be co-opted as a parish councillor

If you want to apply to the parish council to be co-opted as a parish councillor for the Crowlas Ward, a voluntary role, then follow this link for more details, eligibility, and an application form.

https://www.ludgvan.org/your-council/vacancies

Applications to be received by 5pm, Tuesday 5 September 2023.

Co-option is scheduled to be decided at the meeting of the parish council on Wednesday 13 September 2023.

20 mph consultation – 8 September deadline

Cornwall Council has launched a public consultation on bringing in 20mph speed limits across West Penwith.

Click on this link to see the full public notice: https://www.ludgvan.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Infra22-070-Public-Notice-West-Penwith.pdf

The aspect of the proposal relevant to Ludgvan Parish is set out below.

See the Notice at the link above for information on how to view copies of the Orders and documentation. Comments of support, objections or any other representations, must be sent in writing, with objections specifying the grounds on which they are made, to Cormac Solutions Ltd, Infrastructure Design, Radnor Road, Scorrier, Redruth, TR16 5EH.  Any representations must be received no later than the 8th September 2023Alternatively, you can respond to the email address above, or on-line by visiting: www.cornwall.gov.uk/TrafficConsult.  Once registered, you will be able to submit responses to this and other current traffic consultations. 

LUDGVAN & CROWLAS

20mph Speed Limit

Access to Carvossa Bank; Access to Kimberley; Access to Rear of Carvossa Terrace; Access to Rose Villa; Back Lane; Blowing House Hill from junction with Lower Quarter to 175m north-west of junction with Access to Carvossa Bank; Bowglas Close; Carvossa Estate; Carvossa Place; Castle Road from junction with Square to 80m north-west of junction with Bowglas Close; Chapel Square; Church Hill from junction with Lower Quarter to 186m south-west of junction with Long Lane, and from 150m east of junction with Access to Trethorns Carpark to junction with The Square; Chy-An-Gweal Estate; Eglos Road from junction with Square to 80m south-west of junction with Access to Bospras; Long Lane from junction with Church Hill to 63m south-west of junction with Chy-an-Gweal Estate; Lower Quarter; Polmor Road; River Valley View; Road Between A30 And Lower Quarter; Road Between Angwinack and Lower Quarter; Road From B3311 To Angwinack from junction with Road Between Angwinack and Lower Quarter to 10m north-west of junction with Access to Cannock Cottage; Road from Long Lane to Junction South of Ludgvan Leaze from junction with Long Lane to 90m south of junction with Fairfield; Rospeath Industrial Estate; Rospeath Lane from junction with A30 to 140m south-east of junction with Rospeath Industrial Estate; The Square; Tregender Lane from junction with Chapel Square to 50m north-east of junction with Tregender Road; Tregender Road.

30mph Speed Limit

Church Hill between 186m south-west of its junction with Long Lane and 150m east of its junction with Access to Trethorns Carpark.