Council Corner

February and March 2020

New Councillor
and Council Vacancy

In January Councillor Nigel D’Arcy joined the council, representing the North Ward. We welcome Nigel to the team. His and all councillors’ contact details are listed on the council’s website page.
Unfortunately, Councillor Bernie Marks has resigned from the town council. We wish her well and thank her for positive contribution over the last 5 years. Consequently we now have another councillor vacancy for the Hayle North Ward. More information is on the council’s website. If you would like to get involved and take an active role in shaping the future of Hayle please contact the clerk, details below, to have an informal chat to find out what is involved.  read more »

Hello Hayle

We started a new adventure! We wanted to work with St.Austell’s Brewery. We had never been to Cornwall. Never been to the south of England. We haven’t seen much of Great Britain at all really.

We are from Canada. But let me start at the beginning of this journey.... We received a call –St. Austell’s had a lovely pub called the Cornish Arms (Hayle) would we be interested? John and I decided to take a road trip ( we were currently living in Morecambe enjoying the views of Morecambe Bay). We drove down to Hayle with Charlie Fynn our goldendoodle dog –quite the drive. Arrived at the pub and stayed in the holiday let  a 2 bedroom flat) –the pub looked lovely –the people were friendly.  read more »

Dissolution of Praze Hayle Choir

It is with great regret that we have to announce the dissolution of the Praze Hayle Male Voice Choir. The choir last met in August 2019 and the intervening period has been spent in distributing the choir’s assets, both financial and physical; This has now been completed.

The choir was formed by the joining together of the Praze and Hayle Male Voice Choirs and  25performed successfully for nearly two decades. However, a declining membership meant that the choir could no longer perform the 4-part Male Voice Choir music that formed its repertoire and closure, sadly, became inevitable.  read more »

Haylestones

Do you know of any marker or boundary stones in the Hayle area? I home-published a small booklet about them a couple of years ago but would like to update it and produce it as a proper book.

I know about most of the obvious ones -the 4 numbered milestones from Penpol Road to Connor Downs; Harvey/CCC marked posts; the GWR stone by the  34greenhouse on the King George Memorial Walk, etc., but there are many more. We are lucky they are still here and I'd like to record what the town has at the moment.  read more »

NEW ENTERPRISE HELPING HAYLE'S PLASTIC FREE STATUS

Sharon Joslin has started Eco Makers Markets at venues in West Cornwall including Passmore Edwards Institute. All traders are making products ethically with minimal impact on the environment and avoiding the use of plastics and man-made fibres. The first two Eco Makers Markets in Passmore Edwards in November and Jubilee Pool in Penzance in December were well attended by traders and customers. People commented how nice it was to be part of a community of like-minded individuals. Items being sold included recycled Cashmere accessories, local pottery, reworked clothing, toiletries, lighting and jewellery together with vegan chocolate. There were knitted goods from fleece to completed garment, weaving and much more.  read more »

Front of House Volunteers required

At Hayle Heritage Centre

February 2020

Do you have a few hours to spare each week and would like to join a team of friendly people who are passionate about local history?
We are looking for new Front of House Volunteers to help with the following tasks:
Greeting visitors
Working in the Heritage Centre shop
Assisting with family workshops
Stewarding
Providing information on the local area
Assisting with historical enquiries

There will also be the opportunity to get involved in cataloguing, conservation, research and exhibitions-related activities. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact  read more »