Full News Report

23rd January 2024

Road closures; a Police surgery and commemorative D-Day 80 pin badges

COMMUNITY Police Support Officer (for Morval Parish) Dave Billing told Morval Parish councillors at their monthly meeting that the Looe Police Station ‘front office’ was now open to members of the public from 10.00 am until 3.00 pm, Thursdays to Saturdays.

He will also be holding a ‘Police Surgery’ at the Village Hall (Reading Room), Widegates, on Friday, February 16 (6.00 pm until 7.00 pm) when any members of the public can raise issues, or take part in a general discussion about policing. 

PARISH councillors are expected to review their community grants policy at their February meeting in the Village Hall, Widegates, on Wednesday, February 7 (7.00 pm).

When the Council recently awarded a further £225 from its grant fund to St Wenna’s Parish Church at Morval, it was suggested that making annual payments towards churchyard maintenance was not in keeping with the ‘spirit’ of the policy.

Cornwall Councillor Armand Toms said that Looe Town Council made regular contributions to churchyard upkeep through their maintenance budget, and he wondered if that might be the way ahead for Morval parish.

A copy of the Parish Council’s current policy on grants can be viewed on the council’s website: https://www.morvalparishcouncil.org.uk/data/uploads/786_275497371.pdf

CORNWALL Highways will be temporarily closing the B3254 road (from the junction west of Penhale to Gellies Rise, between Tregarland Farm and grid reference SX 25840:57318) to allow South West Water to carry out drainage works.

The road will be closed from Monday to Wednesday, March 4-6 and an alternative route will be signposted. 

For further information please visit: https://one.network/?tm=136639000 or contact Kier on behalf of South West Water on 0344 346 2020 (e-mail: Streetworks.mail@kier.co.uk).

Pedestrian and vehicular access will be maintained to properties.

Remember, too, that the main Sandplace to Looe road will be closed throughout February and March for highways works.

PAGEANTMASTER Bruno Peek has told Morval Parish councillors that Lapel Pin Badges are now available to purchase to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France (D-Day 80 is on June 6 this year).

Further information regarding the Commemorative Event can be found on the D-Day 80 website:  www.d-day80beacons.co.uk while badges are available from empiremedals.com, priced £7.95 plus postage.