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.
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 2023. Alternatively, 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.
Tel-Signposting-List-March-22-updated.pdf (togethernetwork.org.uk
Transformation Cornwall compiled a list of contact details for organisations providing help and support in Cornwall, this can be accessed through the link above.
Organisations provide help on a wide range of issues, including:
Alcohol/Drugs Asylum/Immigration Befriending Benefits/Financial/Debt
Bereavement Carers Children/Young People/Families Dental
Disability Domestic Abuse Employment support/training Energy Support
Exercise Gypsies, Roma & Travellers Homelessness/Rough sleeping
Housing LGBTQ+ Mental Health Modern Slavery Older Age
Social Care Single Parents Veterans Victims of Crime Volunteering
Cost of Living Crisis Support – Advice from Cornwall Council – 5 October 2022
The cost of living crisis is causing worry for many people but if you don’t have enough to live on, there is help available. This includes the Household Support Fund and Cost of Living Payments.
Income maximisation is a good place to start by checking what benefits you can get. People often believe they are receiving everything they are entitled too, but some benefits like Council Tax Support and Pension Credit regularly go unclaimed.
Some benefits are “passport benefits” so if you claim one you can claim others. You can do a Benefit Check at the link below:
https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators
You should also consider a budgeting tool to ensure that you are effectively managing the money you are getting in. There are several online tools, one from Citizens Advice and one from MoneyHelper are available below:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/budgeting/budgeting/work-out-your-budget/
https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/everyday-money/budgeting/beginners-guide-to-managing-your-money
Local advisers are available to assist, for instance at Citizens Advice, or contact your local Cornwall Councillor or MP’s office.
Most benefits can be paid early. This is known as a ‘short term benefit advance’. A small amount will be taken off future payments to pay it back – usually for 12 weeks. You can ask the Job Centre about this.
Cornwall Council might help you pay for things like:
This help is known as the ‘Household Support Fund’. You can contact Cornwall Council on 0300 1234 121.
You don’t have to be getting benefits to get help. If you do get benefits, they won’t be affected if you start getting money from the Household Support Fund scheme.
The government will give every household in Great Britain £400 off their electricity bill. This is called the Energy Bills Support Scheme. You don’t need to do anything to get the money and you won’t have to pay it back.
You’ll get the £400 in 6 instalments starting from October 2022. You’ll get £66 in October and November, £67 in December, January, February and March
If you have an electricity meter and pay your bills every month or quarterly, your supplier will automatically take the amounts off your energy bill each month.
If you have a prepayment meter, your supplier will confirm how you’ll get the £400. This will either be automatically added to your energy meter (if you have a smart meter) or they will give you the instalments as vouchers by email, text or post
If you get vouchers, you’ll only be able to use them for your own energy account and if you are unsure, please contact your energy provider.
If your household is in council tax A-D, you should have received a £150 council tax rebate from the government. You should have got this in April 2022 – you don’t need to pay it back. If you haven’t got your council tax rebate, you should contact Cornwall Council.
The government will also send you extra one-off payments if you get certain benefits – for example, Universal Credit, PIP or Attendance Allowance, or are over State Pension age and get Winter Fuel Payments
You can get as many of these extra payments as you’re eligible for. You won’t have to pay tax on them and they won’t count as income when calculating your benefits.
The government will give every household in Great Britain £400 off their electricity bill. This is called the Energy Bills Support Scheme. You don’t need to do anything to get the money and you won’t have to pay it back.
You’ll get the £400 in 6 instalments starting from October 2022. You’ll get, £66 in October and November, £67 in December, January, February and March
Those households not on standard gas or electricity contracts, such as those living in park homes or on heat networks – and so outside the scheme – will receive support equivalent to both the Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bills Support Scheme. Customers do not need to take any action in order to receive this support, which they will receive by the end of the year.
Those households who are connected to the electricity network but who use fuels other than gas, such as heating oil, to heat their homes will still receive support through the Energy Price Guarantee for their electricity costs, as well as the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
If you are not able to receive support for your heating costs through the Energy Price Guarantee (for example because you live in an area of the UK that is not served by the gas grid), the Government will also provide an additional payment of £100 to compensate for the rising costs of other fuels such as heating oil. This is intended to guarantee you will receive support equivalent to those on both the electricity and gas grid for the total cost of your energy.
You can see more below:
If you are worried about the cost of your energy bills, speak to your provider.
You might be able to get extra money from a charity. Some of these charitable grants are open to everyone, others might be available to you based on your situation – for example, your health or your previous or current job.
You can check what is available on the Turn2Us website below:
https://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/
If you are over 55 and have a personal pension, you might be able to take some money from your pension savings to help pay for essential costs or to pay off your debts. Taking money from your pension will mean you have less income when you retire. If you’re getting benefits, taking money from your pension could affect your claim.
Before doing this please get advice from Pension wise at:
https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/contact-us/pensions-guidance
You can also get further help from MoneyHelper at the link below:
https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en
You can get excellent advice and information from Community Energy Plus. They produce leaflets and factsheets on everything that is available and eligibility. You can see more below:
You can call them on 0800 954 1956
You can also see their Winter Wellbeing guide at the link below:
To see their factsheets please go to link below:
Citizens Advice have a comprehensive website and you can see this below:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
They will advise on any matters, including money and debt and you can see more on this at the link below:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/get-help-with-the-cost-of-living/
To contact your local Citizens Advice, Text the word ADVICE to 78866 and you will receive a call back with 10 working days. Alternatively call Adviceline on 0800 144 8848 Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm
Please do get help as soon as possible, the organisations mentioned above will help in any way they can.
Your mental health is as important as your physical health. You should talk to your GP if your money problems are affecting your mental health.
Cornwall Council is a source of advice on a wide range of topics, including help with money worries, housing and health problems.
See the Cornwall Council advice pages at this link: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/people-and-communities/support-for-residents-struggling-with-the-cost-of-living/
Saturday 6 August – for more details click on the poster link – here
or see Ludgvan Horticultural Society’s facebook page.
Checks on the safety of headstones
Family members visiting graves are advised that the parish council carries out periodic checks on the headstones. The tests are carried out by hand, with slight pressure applied to check that headstones are secure and not at risk of falling. We do this to try to make sure there is no risk of injury or damage, should a headstone topple.
If a headstone needs to be repaired, or better secured, then the council will contact the grave owner, according to records held. It is the grave owner’s responsibility to carry out works to ensure that headstones and memorials in this cemetery are safe.
Keep your contact details up to date
The parish council is currently working through its burial records and so if you own a grave in this cemetery, or have a close relative buried here, then now is a good time to get in touch and check that we have the right contact details on our system
Contact the parish clerk by email or phone (the clerk works part-time).
email: clerk@ludgvan.org.uk tel. 07928 813 653
The Friends of Ludgvan School have organised a Big Picnic Lunch and Fun Day, on Sunday 5 June from 12.30pm to 16.30pm at the Ludgvan Community Hall & Field.
For details of a day which promises to be packed full of fun and entertainment, organised by the local community for the local community, click on this link:
The Ludgvan Horticultural Society will be holding a plant sale at the Murley Hall, Ludgvan, on Saturday 14 May 2022.
Get there early to have the best choice of plants to buy! Starts at 10.00 am until 12 noon.
Tea, cake and plants on a sunny (hopefully!) Saturday morning in May – all welcome to come along, support this local group and pick up some plant bargains.
A family history question: we are trying to track down families linked to two graves in Crowlas Cemetery. These are the graves of Elizabeth Grose who died aged 81 in 1925, and Cpt John Jones & Christiana Johns, buried in 1913.
If you are a descendant, family member, or have any information, please contact us at clerk@ludgvan.org.uk or tel 07928 813 653