Portreath Parish Council

The first meeting of the parish council was held on Monday 15 April 1985. It came about through the hard work of members of The Portreath Improvements Committee in particular the late John Martin.

 

He had worked tirelessly since 1978 to create a Parish Council which would represent the coastal strip including Portreath, Bridge, Cambrose to a point at the lower end of Chapel Hill, Porthtowan

 

The election for councillors was held on 28 March 1985 and the winners were, John Martin, Ashton White, Nigel Mathews, Madge Powell, Simon Moyle, Alan Vine, Alice Fitton with Ashton White and Nigel Mathews enjoying uninterrupted service to the present date. Our Clerk to the council Jean Oates has also served throughout the life of the council.

 

The first big task the new council tackled was the unsightly virtually derelict area of quayside, which was transformed into a public seating area. At the opening ceremony Councillor Ashton White immediately appealed for motorcyclists to stay clear of the area and for dog owners to clear up after their pets. Councillor White unveiled a plaque mounted on a granite cairn, which was once one of the original bollards when the harbour was built in 1750. The total cost of the improvements was £1759.89, which was raised from the parish council, public donations, a Kerrier district council grant and monies from the Alice Fitton Memorial fund.

 

The work of the council carries on to date with the task of co-ordinating the village's application for Objective One funding for a regeneration of the village. A public meeting was held on Saturday 26 April 2003 when the opinions of the residents parish on what form the regeneration should take were recorded. The single most frequently cited issues related to traffic and specifically to slowing vehicles down on the B3300, which runs through the Parish including Bridge, Bridge Moor and Portreath. There were also a number of concerns about dog fouling and the provision of dog bins throughout the village.

 

Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month open to the public with councilors available for questions at the beginning of each meeting.

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