Drawing up plans

for rundown park

PROPOSALS to revamp Rendel Park on the waterfront in Torpoint are still being drawn up.

The park, next to the Torpoint Ferry lanes, could be given a new lease of life as part of the process of regenerating the town.

Plymouth Groundwork Trust and Caradon District Council are involved in the proposals for the rundown park which has fine views across the River Tamar.

Alan Brimacombe, company secretary of the Torpoint Community Development Trust, said that the district council was preparing a report on the contamination of land at the park which was once the site of gas works.

This report would go to the South West of England Regional Development Agency which, it is envisaged, would provide some of the funds towards cleaning up the land. The cost of the clean-up has been put at around £20,000.

Mr Brimacombe said the groundwork trust was looking again at a scheme for the park with the aim of putting forward proposals which would tie in with a sculpture trail for the town. The walls of the park could be lowered and there could be a sculpture in the public open space to start off the trail. The park could also still feature the town's beacon which is housed there.

Meanwhile, Torpoint Town Council is calling for the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee to keep a closer eye on the park.

The committee provided temporary fencing around the grassed area in the park to keep people away from any areas of contamination.

However, this fencing has been knocked over and some pieces have been thrown into the river. The town council wants the committee to ensure new fencing is put in place.

Torpoint resident T P McHale, who is critical of the bad state of repair of the park, told the Cornish Times: "We have a facility that is in full view of all our visitors who either sail up the Tamar or come across the ferry and it is disgraceful - grass and trees left to overgrow, waste bins overflowing and the fencing strewn all over the place."

Sport the

winner

A MINUTE'S silence for the victims of the terrorist attacks in America was observed before the annual Mayor's XI v Torpoint Cricket Club match. The cricket club batted first and scored 207 runs off 35 overs at the Horson cricket ground.

In response, the Mayor's XI, featuring town councillor Alan Brimacombe, members of the town's fire brigade and residents of the town, amassed a total which fell 18 runs short of their opponents' score.

Mayor Stan Martin joked: "Town councillor Bob Cross 'defected' to the cricket club - luckily for him he didn't have to bat!

"But, seriously, it was a friendly sporting occasion and at the end of the day sport was the winner."

Mayoress Christine Martin, helped by scorer Tanya Freestone and Viv Duncan, provided refreshments in the pavilion.

Charity set

for launch

THE charity being supported by the Mayor of Torpoint, Stan Martin, in his second year in office is due to be officially launched this weekend.

The Chestnut Appeal aims to raise money to set up a state-of-the-art unit at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for prostrate cancer patients.

The launch is due to take place across the River Tamar at HMS Drake on Saturday (September 22). The patron of the appeal is Major Ronald Ferguson.

Fly tipping

investigated

INCIDENTS of fly tipping in Torpoint have been investigated by Caradon District Council.

There has been particular concern over dumping at the rear of Hamoaze Road.