Saltash Youth Council met at Saltash Wesley Hall on Monday evening when Pip Miller gave a presentation of the progress at Salt Mill and the facilities that would be available when the leisure park has been completed. She said it is hoped that the work will be completed and the park opened in September of this year.

A multi-purpose pitch will provide an area for hockey, base ball, basket ball, rounders, football, with changing rooms. There will also be a walkway, cycle track, picnic and play areas, plus a BMX and skate boarding area.

Public art has been included in the scheme and poems will be featured around the site, and there will be various workshops which groundwork will support.

Pip Miller stressed that the site was for the use by the whole town not just Lower Estate, and youth groups and schools would be invited to take part in the scheme.

A special committee has been set up between Lower Estate, Groundwork Trust and Caradon Council to improve the whole area.

Mr Michael Collins presided and retired as chairman, and the new chairman who will take over at the next meeting is the Revd Bob Munro, the new treasurer will be Nicola Thomas. Oliver Doney will continue as secretary.

Applications for donations included one from Bishop Cornish School for a special machine to be used by a blind pupil. £100 was donated. Saltash Sailing Club Cadets will also receive £100 towards the cost of life jackets.

It was suggested by Mr Peter Morgan that E Mail might be used to notify members of the Youth Council of meetings as this would save postage. This was agreed.

Reports were given by representatives of the various organisations present, and Miss Ursula Davey said that the Duke of Edinburgh scheme was doing well with 68 young people on the books and doing well with their selected projects towards their bronze, silver and gold.

Fifteen young people will be presented with their awards on February 3. Miss Davey stressed that any young people were welcome to take part in the scheme.

Len Maddock of the scout groups in the town said that unfortunately they had closed one cub-scout pack through lack of leaders and there was a problem to find leaders. Chris Marsh spoke about the problems of young people and alcohol and said that letters had gone out to all parents of young people using K2 youth club that no one would be admitted if under the influence of alcohol. "We do not condone people who have been drinking in the club." said Mr Marsh.

Mrs Pam Potterton, District Guide Com-missioner, said that the Rangers were working for a trip top Canada and one of the Guide companies hope to visit Germany this year.

A grant has been received for £2,800 from the Millennium funds by the Guide Association at Saltash and this will be used to refurbish the kitchen at the Guide Headquarters in Saltash.