Cat branch fund raising
The Callington and district branch of the Cats Protection League has a stall at Callington Community College during the Millennium Fayre tomorrow, Saturday April 8, from 10am to 4pm.
Many varied items will be on sale including CP new goods, toys, books, clothes and good quality bric-a-brac.
On the same day there is a fundraising event in the Long Room at Liskeard public hall from 10 to 1pm.
Beating the bounds
To celebrate the Millennium, Callington town councillers are to lead parishioners round the entire boundary of Callington town.
Beating the bounds was last undertaken in 1987 but is being revived for the celebrations.
Anyone wiching to take part in this historic ceremony should assemble at Newbridge at 9am on Saturday April 15.
Refreshments will be provided at points along the route. There will also be transport available to carry those back to the town who wish only to tackle part of the route.
For more information contact the Town Clerk, Michael Williams at Callington Town Hall.
Town toilets takeover
Callington council has agreed to take over the maintenance of the public toilets on New Road as an agency for County Council.
The toilets are being refurbished to a high standard and whilst the work is taking place Caradon District Council has agreed to place temporary toilets in their car park for public use.
Danger road plan
A dangerous stretch of Launceston Road, below Callington Community College, is soon to be altered.
At Callington town council's March meeting correspondence was heard from Nigel Higgins the minor improvements engineer for Caradon County Council who outlined an extension of the footway in the existing carriageway.
The carriageway will be moved slightly, by removing a hedge on the opposite side of the road to the college, enabling the footpath to be widened. This will make progress to the school safer and provide easier access for mum's with pushchairs.
Callington council has been pressing for many years for major improvements to the road, but the county council are finding major schemes too expensive to implement and are resorting to minor alterations to improve the current dangerous situation.
Will the town pay for extra policing?
Callington could receive two police officers dedicated to patrolling its streets - if local people are willing to pay an extra 60p a week on their council tax bill.
The controversial idea is just one of a package being considered by the town councill, which wants to know if residents are prepared to pay out more to improve the town.
Callington has a population of only 4,600, but the town council manages to run its own parks, allotments, cemetery and town hall, and provide free car parking. It also maintains 15 parish footpaths and has just taken over the running of its public toilets from Caradon District Council.
Now town councillors wants to know if residents are willing to pay extra to fund: two police officers specifically covering Callington; better street lighting; a regular street market or farmers market and environmental improvements, such as flower beds and street furniture.
Suggestions from residents about other improvements are already being submitted and considered.
District councillor and portreeve-elect Kath Pascoe said: 'Callington has a very low crime rate, but there are small things going on which are enough to upset people. We have had problems with on-street drinking, vandalism and even tomatoes being thrown at people.'
She continued: 'Several years ago we hired a weekend warden with a dog from a security firm to patrol our parks and it proved very effective. I am sure elderly people in particular would like to see more policemen around the town but whether they could afford to pay for them is another matter.'
The council should discover what residents feel about funding more bobbies on the beat at its annual town meeting next Friday, April 14, starting at 7pm in the council chamber at the town hall. Members of the public are being invited to attend and give their views, or return a form printed in the Callington News parish newsletter.
Portreeve Peter Hambly said: 'I am hoping that we will get more people than usual to come to our annual town meeting and tell us what they think.'