Nightmare for Cornwall

MawBe Absolutely right! It's the only way to do it.

Thanks MawBe??

Thank heavens for the Royal Navy ?

Our local news is taken up with the G7 Summit and the disruption it has caused, particularly to folk trying to reach their places of work, which has been particularly difficult for care home staff, with security delays of up to three hours. One elderly lady had to wait two hours for a doctor to reach her! Sadly, cases of Covid have emerged amongst staff at a hotel used by the Press and amongst the police being accommodated on board a ship. Although the victims (and their bubble) are self isolating, some hospitality business owners have enacted precautionary closures.

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St Ives say sales are down 75% as no trains or buses into St Ives. Presumably Extinct Rebellion aren’t buying either.

The last G7 was at the Celtic Manor and we were staying there for a wedding around the time they were setting up - Huge hotel near Cardiff and major road networks.

That was a NATO summit, dizzygran.
The Celtic Manor is near Newport.
Wherever these summits take place, there is disruption to the local population.

I remember when there was going to be a G20 summit where we were in Australia and perfectly good pedestrian precincts were being ripped up and replaced with new paving. I doubt the leaders ever put their expensively shod feet on them.

Bringing in a lot of income to the area me thinks!
They have lost a lot too.

I've taken the train to Cornwall many times and although long, it really is a beautiful journey
I used to do this regularly as a child and agree that it is, grannyactivist.

However, I'm not sure that this meeting should have taken place, at least not for another year.

With 7 world leaders in in small place then it doesn’t surprise me that security has been stepped up. Bringing in a lot of income to the area me thinks!

The G8, as it was then, was held in Fermanagh, N.ireland in 2013. Before it there were all the same predictions and anxieties about restrictions, security, an invasion of protesters etc and there were police sent in from all over the uk. In fact very few protesters arrived, possibly because too far for people to travel, the police who came from big cities in England loved being here and many said that they'd come back to holiday on the lakes. I don't think it really brought in any investment in the county but it was all very exciting and great fun having world leaders in town. President Obama even visited one of our local schools.

I kind of agree. Carbis is a very small village reached down winding narrow lanes. The old Carbis Hotel was old fashioned - it looks ritzy now. Most of that part of Cornwall is hard to get around. The last G7 was at the Celtic Manor and we were staying there for a wedding around the time they were setting up - Huge hotel near Cardiff and major road networks. Carbis Bay is beautiful but strange choice in view of the location - but I imagine there will be lot of people visit now its on the world map.

Are these people from red and amber list countries? Do they have to quarantine like the rest of us? If not, why not?

I love Cornwall and I'm glad that the world will now get to see how special it is. I'm also delighted that some of the local towns will get more money as many towns and villages in Cornwall will miss the money they have received, in the past, from the EU, and outside of the tourist areas many are run down and under resourced. I think the police are doing an amazing job under very difficult circumstances, but I admit to bias as one of the key police officers involved in organising the response is a very close relative.

However:

The Pandemic seems to have been completely ignored and it will be no surprise to anyone if one of the safest places in England suddenly becomes rife with the Delta Variant. I've just read that one of the police officers on the ship has tested positive.

My own preference would have been to hold a virtual meeting with Cornwall as the backdrop - and I have no doubt this could have been done well and imaginatively, but as it was deemed necessary to hold in-person meetings I do think much more could have been done to travel wisely. I've taken the train to Cornwall many times and although long, it really is a beautiful journey and I've no doubt that First Class travel could have been arranged.

Avoided not a aided

Try the Glastonbury Festival. Most folks from Pilton aim to be away that weekend. In fact I think the organisers pay them to be away. The roads around are chaos and to be a aided. Come to think of it not good for The Royal Bath and West Show either but not so noisy. Then there is the Isle of Wight Festival.

It’s only a few days. Cornwall is used to overcrowding. It’s what pays the bills. Same as the Lake District. I wonder why they didn’t think that would be a good place to hold the summit.

Just respect our leaders and be grateful we have them. When the Open is held in Sandwich Kent, we are swamped by golf fans camera crews and media outlets from around the world.
We rent three rooms out for just for duration of the Open and it pays our council tax and house insurance for 2 years with some over. It also puts Sandwich on the map so we get a lot of visitors following the free publicity of the Open.

We were in London recently to see Van Morrison at the Palladium and the streets are in total chaos. The money outlined for road repairs has been used to close roads and create endless one way traffic systems. I think the job was given to the work experience student.

At least my OH has accepted that we will travel by train next time around. Literally nowhere to park as all the underground car parks have been sealed off as well.

Evie66

Don't you think its rather ironic that the conference is about climate change and yet for just 3 days they have used ships, planes, helicopters, cars, motorcycles, lorries and trains. Which has probably made more pollution than the last 10 tourist full summers in Cornwall.

Don't forget all the trees which were chopped down too, Evie66

Sorry, Mawbe but you are completely out of line on this one - a view just a tad shortsighted? Try thinking of the bigger picture!

Stubug I think the irony of all this with regard to ^the bigger picture^has not escaped some of us, including MawBe

Theoddbird

Calistamon I am presuming that you do not consider your next door but one a neighbour then?

Yes but they're not next door! In fact, I can't even see them.

Somerset and Dorset are a long way from Cornwall and I can't see what benefit Somerset or Dorset would gain from this apart from traffic jams.

Or even neighbouring Devon, unless the hospitals in these counties are used which is not really a benefit for locals.

some of you would never cope if you lived in London with the constant security and disruption.
The residents of Cornwall only have it for a few days.
I think those in the area on GN seem quite laid back and happy to see the summit there.
good posts from muse and oldudders.