Boscawen Street-neither busy nor beautiful now
The time has come – if it has not long passed – when someone must clearly say ‘Enough is enough!’ It is time to...
February 21, 2022
Architect Philip Sambell
When Sue Coney tells you where she was born she uses the native pronunciation – ‘Eadless’. Most of her entirely Cornish family are from...
February 10, 2022
Video Presentation – before Truro
People of the river crossing Fiona is a landscape archaeologist. She is talking about what we now know about Truro’s origins and evolution. In...
January 6, 2022
Video Presentation – Saga of the High Cross
For its November ZoomTalk, Truro Civic Society has invited Cornwall’s leading expert on Cornish Crosses to speak about his experience of repairing Truro’s High...
November 20, 2021
Safeguarding the future of Truro City Centre
Mike and Trish Hawes, principals of Mei Loci, an experienced team of landscape architects based in Truro with an international practice will be giving...
October 6, 2021
St Mary’s Churchyard is full of bones of contention – it is part of our parish; we should look after it.
A good number of years ago a Mayor of Truro, Mrs Valerie Bennett, developed an acute civic anxiety about the condition of the St...
June 25, 2021
Time for businesses to get a grip. This will not do.
A snapshot of Old Bridge Street rubbish – this car park brings poeople into the town centre – its on sat navs, is flat...
June 16, 2021
All Power to Landscape
Why is the Mayor standing in a field screaming ‘TOLGARRICK! HINTERLAND!’? With all this walking around, and with a summer remarkably free of pollutants...
October 26, 2020
Time to Clock On Again
To the Freehold owner of The Clock House, Lemon Quay, Truro Dear Landlord, It was a moment of relieved happiness when it was decided...
July 20, 2020
Planning Issues Oct 2019
Higher Newham Farm No doubt what the two key issues are this month! Higher Newham Farm has returned to the agenda. The applicant persists...
October 25, 2019
Stranger Things
Recently, strange objects reminiscent of mystical obelisks from 2001 Space Odyssey have appeared in various places around the Truro town centre. Sadly, these are...
February 6, 2019
A visit to Carne’s Ope
With the agreement of the ‘site manager’, and with the assistance of the ever-helpful staff of Uneeka, I visited Carne’s Ope. With me was...
November 13, 2018
THINKING TRURRA
An ‘Ideas Exchange’ of short talks exploring the present and future for Truro presented by Truro Civic Society, in partnership with Truro City Council,...
March 28, 2018
The Truro List – please comment
Following the successful introduction of the Truro & Kenwyn Neighbourhood Plan, and the previously successful process to develop a Truro Conservation Area Management...
February 2, 2018
Truro is dead at night ‘because no one actually lives in the city centre anymore’
Bert Biscoe opens the debate about the opportunities available to us at the old Carrick site. Read more Here
November 3, 2017
Report September 2017
15/16 St Clement Street I hesitate to say anything but there’s a mini-digger, a pile of aggregate and a man with a theodolite on...
October 26, 2017
Boscawen Street Still Thriving
I was once asked to visit a widow who was anxious about a letter from the Dept. of Revs & Bens (DRAB!) about her...
August 4, 2017
What’s happening in Truro?
April 2017 Pydar Street News is that the deal to secure the whole of the site occupied by Carrick DC is nearing completion. This...
April 30, 2017
A Message from the Neighbourhood Plan team
For five long years Truro City Council and Kenwyn Parish councillors have worked hard to provide this Neighbourhood Plan for Truro and Kenwyn. It...
April 24, 2017