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Welcome to Polperro
Narrow, winding streets and alleys, cottages perched on steep
slopes overlooking a tiny harbour -
Polperro is everyone's idea of a picturesque Cornish fishing village
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New
homecare service launched in village
The Restgarth Care home has launched a new homecare service called
Pine Lodge Home Care. A full range of care in the home services
are being offered, including meals on wheels and "re-ablement
care" which enables people to recover from illness or a hospital
stay whilst preserving the skills needed for independent living -
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The future of a key community resource is at risk -
you can help to save Polperro's British Legion Club
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Polperro Arts Foundation is the
gallery and studio for the local artists and craftspeople of Polperro
and the surrounding area. The studio-gallery is a beautiful large
space overlooking Polperro's historic harbour and the fish quay. Founded
ten years ago it is continuing Polperro's long association with the
arts and crafts and has existed as a studio-gallery for nearly 50
yrs. It has a broad membership of artists, photographers and craftspeople
supported by many friends and sponsors including the Lottery Fund.
Visit their website - click
here
www.polperro.org 27 June 2011
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The
next Polperro Arts Festival will be in 2012 on 16th - 24th
June. More information about the festival and about Polperro's christmas
lights and fireworks can be found on the Polperrofest
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Polperro
Environmental Group (PEG) is a collective and creative
group moving towards a low-energy, resilient and self-sustaining community
using local skills, knowledge, wisdom and alternative technologies.
The group supports the Transition Movement in the UK and is working
towards becoming a Transition Village in the future.
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Size
really does matter in Polperro
Residents and businesses in Polperro, fed up with their properties
being damaged by vans and large vehicles trying to navigate the narrow
lanes have issued some friendly advice to delivery vehicle drivers.
Cllr Edwina Hannaford, Cornwall Councillor for West Looe and
Lansallos, was approached by local people to see if she could help
overcome the problem. Edwina said, “Although residents of Polperro
are still keen to welcome deliveries to their homes and businesses,
they would be very grateful if larger vehicles could use the off loading
area next to the bus stop. This area has been specially set-aside
for this purpose. I was very pleased to design an information flyer
and arrange for an additional ‘Unsuitable for HGV’s’ sign to be erected
at the entrance to the village.”
Owner of Fore Street Brasserie Sioux Legg
said, “Some drivers wouldn’t listen to reason that their vehicle would
just not fit through the narrow lanes of Polperro, and some were even
quite aggressive. Thanks to Cllr Hannaford producing a new information
leaflet and signage, we hope our properties can be spared additional
damage.”
Polperro resident Mrs Phyllis Cole owner
of Lily Cottage in Fore Street said, “The side of my house has been
scraped and bashed several times this year already. Although the perpetrators
have paid for the damage, it is very annoying and of course the companies
must be getting fed up with all the damage to their delivery vehicles.”
Cllr Hannaford has also contacted all the supermarket
home delivery companies to highlight the issue: “Many drivers don’t
realise just how narrow the roads are past the off-loading area and
many vehicles get wedged or damaged. One van was stuck for 14 hrs,
another burnt out his clutch and all had to be towed out by a tractor.
The streets of Polperro were designed for horse and carts not cars
and lorries and sat navs don’t always say how narrow the streets are!”
In the summer only vehicles delivering or needing
access to properties are allowed into the village because of the very
narrow streets and sharp bends - the result is a largely traffic free
environment much enjoyed by the thousands who visit - and park at
the large car park at the entrance to the village.
Edwina's campaign involves distributing a new flyer
to supermarket companies and delivery firms to give to their drivers
and urges them to use the special off-loading area by the bus stop
in the village centre and not to attempt to reach their delivery address
in their van or lorry. Copies of the new flyer will also be available
to residents to give to delivery drivers - click
here to see the new flyer.
www.polperro.org - news - 9 May 2012
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21st
Century Engineers live up to Isambard Kingdom Brunel's example
October saw the arrival of an "oil rig" type floating platform
with legs which had come to collect a large crane and other construction
equipment which had been used in the construction of Polperro's new
sewage treatment works costing more than £5m which has been
built at the base of the cliffs overlooking the entrance to Polperro's
harbour. The project has taken more than a year and has involved the
use of state of the art techniques and technology which would have
astonished and delighted the great Victorian engineers such as Brunel.
The construction of the trench for the 330m sewage outfall was performed
by equipment operating under water from a work vessel controlled by
a GPS system which regulated multiple water jets to ensure the vessel
remained perfectly still in the absolutely correct position despite
winds and tides. Every item of materiel had to be brought into the
construction site by sea from Par docks (near St. Austell) and the
"oil rig" vessel itself came from Falmouth and will be on
its way to Australia by Christmas after completion of its task at
Polperro. The upshot of this is a state of the art sewage treatment
system for Polperro despite formidable problems because of the local
topography and sensitive care for the visual environment which is
likely to mean that few people will even notice that this amazing
feat of engineering is there - the only clue to its existence is a
personnel lift to allow maintenance engineers to reach the works from
the coastal path in the Warren. More information on this project on
South
West Water's website - click here (www.polperro.org - 8
November 2011) |
Get yourself a copy of the excellent RNLI leaflet Your Guide to Beach
Safety if you are going swimming, surfing, or even just paddling,
playing, rock-pooling or walking on the beach. You can get a copy
at Polperro Post Office, or from RNLI lifeboat stations, telephone
0800 328 0600 or visit the RNLI
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What's
to do at (and from) Polperro?
1. Explore Polperro - narrow winding
streets & lanes with great views of the picturesque harbour
and village at every turn - bring lots of spare film or memory
cards. 2. Browse the eclectic
mixture of quirky and fascinating shops. 3.
Enjoy the selection of great pubs, cafes and restaurants. 4.
Visit Polperro's unique Heritage museum of fishing and smuggling
and learn about Polperro's colourful past*. 5.
And, when you've done all that, there are wonderful coastal walks
on the South West Coastal Path - east to Talland Bay and Looe,
west to Lansallos, Lantic Bay and Polruan. 6.
There are boat trips and 7.
shark fishing. 8. Cornwall's
biggest tourist attraction -The Eden Project - is an easy 30
mins drive (open all year). 9.
Three National Trust houses are within easy reach - Lanhydrock,
Antony House and Cotehele (Cotehele is open in December for viewings
of its famous Christmas Garlands). 10.
There are superb Cornish gardens to visit including Headland
at nearby Polruan. 11. Visit Looe
- Polperro's bigger neighbour and 11.
Take a boat trip to Looe Island. 12.
Polruan & Fowey - take the Bodinnick car ferry or Polruan
foot ferry and enjoy this historic town and its beautiful river estuary.
13. Liskeard - a bustling
market town with some notable victorian architecture and an interesting
museum - 14. go there by train
on the Looe Valley line from Looe for the best views. There's
101 things to do at and from Polperro - we've not enough space on
this page to list the remaining 87 - but we're working
on a new page that will!
*The Polperro Heritage Museum is open daily (including Sundays)
between 11am and 5pm from March until October. |
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A Tardis for
Sale |
Location, location,
location...
It's a sound rule that's passed the test of time and even in
today's tough economic climate the appeal of living in one of
the most beautiful parts of the country, full or part-time means
that there are plenty of people seeking out properties in and
around Polperro, especially ones with period character, space
and, of course, if at all possible, a view of the sea or of
the Cornish countryside.
If you are looking for a new home or an investment
property keep an eye on this space. If you are selling a property,
contact us - advertising it on www.Polperro.org could prove
to be your most cost effective decision. Use link at foot of
this page to contact us if you wish to advertise a property |
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Behind
its typically charming facade "Stonehaven"
is a real tardis of a house, spacious and full of character.
Mainly mid 18th century, this Grade II listed freehold property
has spacious accommodation spread over three levels. The lower
floor used to be a shop and the main accommodation includes
3 double bedrooms but with a little creativity on the lower
floor this could very easily add another 2 double bedrooms making
Stonehaven a truly versatile home - there is even a sunny patio
garden with views of the sea and village. Stonehaven could be
your haven as it is now for sale - full
details and photos |
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More
news: Swan savaged by visitor's dog
On Easter Saturday the RSPCA had to be called to attend to a swan
which had been sitting on its eggs and which was savaged by a bull-terrier
type dog in Polperro harbour at low tide. Unfortunately, due to the
severity of its injuries the swan had to be put down. The dog owner
quickly left the scene after the attack and has not been identified.
More
www.polperro.org - news - 13 April 2012 |
A
local Titanic connection
With the centenary of the Titanic's sinking in the news just now it
seems local connections to the great ship and the tragedy of its sinking
and great loss of life are everywhere being rediscovered. Whilst Southampton
is the city which can claim to have the strongest connection to the
crew of the Titanic, even tiny Polperro had one of its number in the
great ship's crew - Charles H. Pascoe from Great Green,Talland was
an Able Seaman on the Titanic and one of the lucky ones to be saved.
www.polperro.org - news - 13 April 2012 |
Topple
Cottage topples
Fortunately nobody was injured when at 07:30 yesterday the roof came
off Topple Cottage, a holiday cottage at the bottom
of Landaviddy Lane. Luckily it was early and no one was about - if
it had happened later on someone could have been severely injured.
The road was closed for about 4 hours whilst the rubble was removed
and the roof made safe. Years ago the cottage was an antiquarian book
shop but when owner Donald Adamson retired it was converted back to
being a cottage.
www.polperro.org - news - 13 April 2012 |
New
car park charges encourage longer stays
The privately owned main car park for Polperro now has new charges
- stays up to 3 hours now cost £4 and all day stays £5.20.
Most holiday makers spend at least 3 hours visiting the village and
many spend longer, especially if they have a meal. A positive result
could be that visitors who might previously have left the village
before they really wanted to just because they had paid for only an
hour or two's parking and feared wheel-clamping if they overstayed,
will now be able to relax knowing they can stay at least 4 hours,
or all day if they have paid the higher option. There is concern that
people wanting only to pop to one of the shops (and these are often
relatively local people) will not do so now they have to pay £4
for even a half hour or hour's parking. As a result of Cornwall Council
having to make big savings, council car park charges across Cornwall
have gone up substantially, but most council owned car parks have
a graduated scale of charges. Some motorists have been seen to turn
away from the main car park but the issue of car park prices is not
as simple as it first appears - more - including
our editor's comments & your views.
www.polperro.org - news - 4 & 11 April 2012 |
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