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A30 weekend closures, new walkway open and we want to hear from you on libraries and conservation
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Watch this short film to find out more about the new pedestrian bridge over the A30
New bridge opens over the A30
A new bridge over the A30 at Chiverton is now open, providing a safe crossing point for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders for the first time and significantly boosting local connectivity.
The 48 metre structure forms part of the Saints Trails route linking St Agnes and Threemilestone.
Cornwall Council led on the design and delivery of the bridge using the final round of European Regional Development funding.
Whilst the bridge is now open for use, the off-road route from St Agnes to Threemilestone will not be complete until later this year.
Find out more
Are you ready to take the Cornwall Active Travel Challenge?
The Active Travel Challenge, taking place from 1-30 June, is a friendly competition encouraging individuals and workplaces, community groups or organisations to walk, wheel, scoot and use public transport for more of their everyday journeys this summer.
There are a range of prizes up for grabs this year, including:
* Fitbit activity trackers
* Shopping vouchers
* Free bus travel for a week
* Adventure book packs
Register as an individual or team and get ready to log your journeys in June to be in with a chance of winning. Sign up before the end of May to be in with a chance of winning a shopping voucher!
Get active, connect with others and try new ways of travelling around our beautiful county.
Join in!
Weekend closures on the A30
National Highways are now into the final stages of their upgrade to the A30 and are carrying out full weekend closures of the A30 between Scorrier and Boxheater to allow their teams to safely continue surfacing and infrastructure work.
Closures will be in place: from 8pm Friday 10 May until 6am Monday 13 May.
Westbound high sided vehicle traffic needs to divert via Chacewater to avoid the low bridge at Scorrier (4.7m / 15' 3").
All eastbound and westbound traffic under the height restriction can use the diversion route via Blackwater. Local access north and south is via the B3284 at Chybucca.
Forward look
National Highways are planning further closures of the A30 on:
* 17 to 20 May - weekend closure between Chiverton and Boxheater
* 3 to 6 June - overnight closures between Chiverton and Mitchell
Dates and locations are subject to change.
Find out more
7km of new hedgerow planted by Forest for Cornwall
Celebrating National Hedgerow Week
Forest for Cornwall are celebrating National Hedgerow Week - May 6 to 12 -
by sharing news of the 7 kilometres of new hedgerow that has been planted. This equals around 40,000 trees.
This video, made by Cornwall Football Golf near St. Austell, shows the 2500 hedging trees they planted in just three days. These hedges will provide wind protection, shelter and perfect conditions for playing. They'll also increase biodiversity and help nature recovery.
Other highlights include 1km of new hedgerow planted at Tregerles Farm, near Newquay.
Residents of Downderry also got together at Downderry Community Field to plant trees, providing boundaries and shelter.
Find out more
Moving more for our mental health
Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week, from 13 -19 May.
This year the theme for the week is “Movement: Moving more for our mental health.”
Being active isn’t just good for your physical health, it’s great for your mental health too! But so many of us struggle to be active enough.
We know there are many different reasons for this, so this Mental Health Awareness Week we want to help people to find moments for movement in their daily lives.
Going for a walk in your neighbourhood, putting on your favourite music and dancing around the kitchen, chair exercises when you’re watching television – it all counts!
Healthy Cornwall’s current programmes include a whole host of ways for you to move more. And the website also has a wealth of advice and support to help you add more physical activity to your daily life.
Find out more
Tell us your story...
Public libraries make a huge impact on the lives of many people in Cornwall. There are so many FREE resources and events available to all.
Do you know what’s happening in your local library
to find out what’s on offer.
Maybe you already use your local library and know about the range of free benefits that come with being a member?
If you use our libraries, we want to hear about how they have helped make a difference in your life.
Whether it's our baby and toddler sessions bringing new parents together, free access to reading for everyone - how have you benefited from the community focus within our libraries?
Tell us what's made a difference so we can keep helping our Cornwall communities.
Tell us your story
In the ninth episode of our Eat Well, Spend Less cooking video series, we're making a chicken and broccoli pasta bake.
As with all of our recipes, these are adaptable, so you can use a different protein source or different vegetables so that you can use up whatever is already in your cupboard to avoid unnecessary waste.
You can also make it suitable for vegetarians or vegans, and anyone with diet sensitivities by using ingredients best suited to you and your family. Watch the video
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We're offering free climate change training to help individuals and community groups learn about reducing carbon impact.
* The one-hour online course is aimed at anyone wanting to learn about:
* The science behind climate change
* How global warming will impact Cornwall
* The role of government, local authorities, businesses and individuals in tackling the issue.
To book a place and for more information visitLets Talk Cornwall.
Did you know that thanks to the new Pharmacy First service, you can see your pharmacist for impetigo (a skin infection)?
Local pharmacist, Jakob tells us more in this short video
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Find out more - Think Pharmacy First
Want to be part of a scientific effort to monitor changes to Cornwall's coastline?
It's as simple as taking a photo on your phone!
Find out how you can get involved by watching this short animation
and looking out for one of the 17 CoastSnap stations across Cornwall.
Take part in this summer's survey across the Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and be entered into a prize draw!
Cornwall Council’s Nature Recovery Team want to better understand the habits of people who recreationally use the area, but they need your help. The surveys, have now started and run until the end of September.
The team will be out and about across the SAC area over the next few months encouraging people to fill out the online survey -
entering enters you into a prize draw!
This survey will inform the decisions we make in the Fal and Helford SAC, helping reduce impacts on marine life, checking boundaries and buffer zones.
Take the survey.
mailto:hello@healthpad.online
Free Wellbeing Walks at Luxulyan Valley - Saturday May 25 at 10am - A guided walk for young children to practice wellbeing strategies based on the natural world
The two hour guided walk, suitable for families with primary age children, will help them discover techniques to develop emotional resilience - through the use of the natural world.
Author and therapist Judith Hasell will share strategies of movement, breath work and imagery, using the characters from a story - helping children express feelings, manage anxiety and connect to others.
To find out more, contact Jo from HealthPad at hello@healthpad.online
or calling 07800 648 515.
** News in brief
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Listening to you - Cllr Linda Taylor, Leader of Cornwall Council is holding public meetings across Cornwall. Come along and join us, if you have a question for Linda about local issues, Cornwall Council services and priorities or are just interested to hear the conversation. Find out about all scheduled meetings here
. The next two meeting are:
13 May: Bude, 7pm
Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Road, Bude, EX23 8SD
16 May: Bodmin, 7pm
Shire Hall, Mount Folly, Bodmin, PL31 2DG
If you're not sure what to do with the kids over the May bank holiday, there's lots of free activities on at Kresen Kernow.
Check out their What's on page for more information
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