Nightmare for Cornwall

“Three towns will receive £65m in funding to create a "fitting legacy" of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. The money given to Penzance, St Ives and Camborne for local projects comes from the government's Towns Fund.”

This doesn’t fully compensate Cornwall for the loss of EU funding, as reported here:-

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-55279468

Camborne and Redruth are the poorest area of Cornwall so good funding is going there.

It was Biden’s choice to fly into Suffolk but then Mildenhall is one of the biggest US bases in the uk so perhaps no surprise he visited there before heading to Carbis Bay. Perhaps he should then fly straight home rather than have lunch with the Queen?

I’d rather have Devon and Cornwall police than Avon and Somerset, although that’s probably a back handed compliment. D&C are used to large influxes of visitors after all.

Biden was in Suffolk, he only arrived in Cornwall an hour ago.

I agree muse. Hopefully there will be a knock on effect to poorer areas, like with the Olympics in East London on a far bigger scale.

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JaneJudge

Discussing Climate Change and Boris takes a plane down there

and the excuse was he had to as he had to be there to meet Biden, who was in Suffolk

Another lie

PMQ’s ?

would have left it rather tight to catch a train from London to Caribs Bay.

A30 is not closing. It’s the bridges over the road are being shut.

“Three towns will receive £65m in funding to create a "fitting legacy" of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. The money given to Penzance, St Ives and Camborne for local projects comes from the government's Towns Fund.”

I wish this funding could have been spread around the poorest parts of Cornwall. Pleased that Camborne will get some but there are other areas of deprivation.

Devon and Cornwall Police are well prepared!!

You have to be joking.

That is a very unfair comment Oopsadaisy. Do you work for the Devon and Cornwall constabulary by chance? If not, I can find many who are proud of their force and who can enlighten you.

Yes, you will have to add it to other thread WW2

Good post 25Avalon and spot on with your knowledge of contingencies in place.
One of our sons works for MoD, he can't say much but if the G7 had been in London there would have been more spent on security as a location.
The disruption to a small area of Cornwall is minimal.
I don't think the hospital in Truro will be the first port of call unless you are Samantha Cameron giving birth! Air ambulances take serious casualties to Derriford and to Bristol in normal times anyway.
Cornwall is a seasonal destination Deeda so the area needs to be showcased for the other 8 or 9 months of the year where life goes on without tourism. A few days disruption and inconvenience will soon be over and will bring longer term prosperity.

JaneJudge

^Discussing Climate Change and Boris takes a plane down there^

and the excuse was he had to as he had to be there to meet Biden, who was in Suffolk

Another lie

JenniferEccles

On the plus side though the G7 summit will showcase Cornwall to the whole world won’t it?

Cornwall is one of the poorest counties in the country, relying heavily on its tourist industry so a few days disruption is nothing compared with the future potential benefits.

It’s a case of looking at the long term prospects.

Tourism is important but Cornwall also produces crops which growers are struggling to harvest as many of the usual workers have returned to their homes in the EU. Also, it is feeling the loss of the EU subsidies it once enjoyed, too.

We’re in Devon at the moment and the weather isn’t playing ball to “showcase Cornwall”, cloudy and humid.
We usually go to Cornwall to the Newlyn area twice a year, and have decided to give it a miss this year as it will be much busier than usual. I do hope small businesses and locals do benefit from any increased trade, but from what I have seen, locals can be quite disadvantaged by the popularity of Cornwall as a holiday destination. St Ives in particular has so many second home owners, who either let their property or are absent for most of the year, making house prices out of the reach of many locals.

Discussing Climate Change and Boris takes a plane down there

and the excuse was he had to as he had to be there to meet Biden, who was in Suffolk

FannyCornforth

And there is only one hospital in the entire county!

We have quite a few hospitals here in Cornwall but only one with an ICU.

Devon and Cornwall Police are well prepared!!

You have to be joking, 11000 police shipped in from all over the Country, plus Ambulances, A30 to be closed as and when they deem it necessary.
Police staying off shore in a ship, so no spending in local shops.
Local roads closed
Thousands of holiday makers down there anyway on roads that are now closed, so trying to find detours around narrow lanes.
Meanwhile local people still have to get their children to school, go shopping through traffic that is bad anyway in the Summer.

Discussing Climate Change and Boris takes a plane down there.

You couldn’t make it up.

oh dear I'll most probably get chastised for that foul comment, so in advance I will say it was reference to all the cats in sacks

Devon and Cornwall Police are well prepared. A giant cruise ship that can take 1,000 passengers has been moored off Falmouth to help accommodate the extra police and emergency police required. So there may not be many young unvaccinated officers will be mingling.

There is only one main hospital in Cornwall it’s true in Truro but there is also Derriford hospital in Plymouth, and the air ambulance is pretty good. Not that far to get to Musgrove Park and large Bristol hospitals in the event of a major incident which hopefully is unlikely. It will all have been planed for.
The hotels etc and the hospitality business will be glad to be full and use local suppliers - good for the fishermen who’ve had a lean time. Cornwall relies on tourism so as Elliane rightly says showcasing is valuable.

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Miranda Green

As I was going to St Ives,
I met a man with several wives and an undisclosed number of children

Roa.ds are a nightmare in Cornwall in the summer, the slightest thing causes tailbacks. Why Johnson thought this was a good idea is beyond me. Cornwall doesn't really need showcasing, it's having more visitors than usual at the moment anyway. The financial benefit (if any) will not make up for the inconvenience caused to the people who live there 365 days a year.

It's a bit nimbyish, isn't it? International summits happen all over the world and whichever place is chosen as a venue will experience the same disruption. Why should Cornwall be any different?

Hopefully they'll try not to abuse their power...oh hang on...

Have you been watching South West news this week MawBe? All local accommodation for the G7 was fully booked ages ago, one b&b owner was saying only one of her rooms has actually turned up, so she is more than happy. They do that to stop other people going (security), so all good for business in a strange way.
There was also a small Cornish natural soap shop there packing up boxes after boxes to send to the states. They said they were having to employ more staff because the demand had gone crazy worldwide.
Showcasing Cornwall is a positive move as is seen in these few examples.
The lady in your quote is correct, the covid issue is a different matter.

It is ridiculous that while advice to others is, work from home if you can, this event is moving so many people into such a small area. And yes there may be a financial benefit for a short time that will be completely wiped out if a third wave results and everything is closed again.

Can’t understand why this has had to happen at all, and in St. Ives!!!!
It’s up there with all the holidays ?.
We are in a world wide pandemic aren’t we? Or have I just been dreaming?