Rob Nolan on the Truro & Kenwyn Neighbourhood Plan
People say to me, why are we continuing with the Neighbourhood Plan, when Cornwall Council have already made all the big decisions. And it’s...
August 9, 2012
A Sustainable Energy Future for Truro
The economy is depressed, public services are under pressure, employment is difficult to find, and we have waste problems, pressure on farmland for development,...
August 7, 2012
How do the leats work?
The leat system in Truro starts at Waterfall Gardens just off St George’s Road, and is extracted from the river Kenwyn, but until the...
June 12, 2012
Chairman’s Report – May 2012.
Firstly, I hope that everybody who came found the talk given by Professor Mike Jenks about ‘future thinking’ of interest and value. Some people found...
May 23, 2012
Run Kernow! Run! Now!
[AFG_gallery] Run Kernow! Run! Now! Phoenicians, Arimethea Joe, Herodotus, Polydore Virgil – Past Gibraltar against the wind, Gale-filled sail – North, Boys. North! Up...
May 20, 2012
A visit to the Chantry Garden
When Haley moved into the Chantry flat in August 2009 , she could see a garden becoming established . The land owned by the Chapter...
May 2, 2012
An undershot at the future!
Could Truro’s future energy needs be partly generated by calling on one of the wonders of past times? Truro lies in a delta –...
April 28, 2012
Cap’n Swift – rumour or wraith? Or is it art?!!
When Truro’s sea trade was at its height and Sir Charles Lemon’s Quay was a hub of activity the opes were the ways used...
April 28, 2012
Too Much “Authority”
I have felt for a long time that ‘authorities from beyond Truro who make regulations for Truro have little or no concern for the...
April 27, 2012
Famous sons – Richard Lander
Richard Lemon Lander was the son of a Truro innkeeper, born in the Daniell Arms. His explorations began as an assistant to the Scottish...
April 27, 2012
Something’s happening at long last
Thanks to Edwina, you can now read all the past chairman’s reports and see the minutes of the last meeting of the Truro Civic...
April 25, 2012
The Careless Cut is the Killer!
Under every great painting lies a canvas, and it is the quality of, and care for, that canvas, that allows the painting to endure....
January 5, 2012
History of Truro
By the start of the 14th century Truro was an important port, thanks firstly to its inland location away from invaders and its prosperity from...
December 1, 2011
