I HOPE everyone had an enjoyable August. As a working parent, I was lucky enough to be able to take a couple of weeks off, at the beginning of the school holidays and have just got back from Cyprus – a place which is much hotter than Cornwall but the people are by and large just as friendly.

Before my holiday, I was delighted to be elected unopposed as chairman of the Cornwall South (Kemeneth Kernow Soth) Community Area Partnership.

Community area partnerships give a forum for Cornwall Council to work with town and parish councils, local organisations, the voluntary sector and the public.

I want to see the Kemeneth Kernow Soth Community Area Partnership become results-focussed - while the provision of community area partnerships has always been part of how Cornwall Council has operated as long as I have been a councillor, we need to demonstrate their continued worth by actually making outcomes happen as a result of their work - this isn’t and should not be another talking shop!

We agreed our priorities for the next year as being community health and wellbeing, and economic growth – two areas where I believe we can make a genuine difference working with local partners, as well as continuing to support the valuable work of the White River Project.

Congratulations also to my vice-chair Cllr Jake Bonetta, and thank you to our community link officer Sarah Scoltock and Lisa Grigg for their support.

I look forward to working with all concerned to make the Cornwall South (Kemeneth Kernow Soth) Community Area Partnership the best it can be in the future.

As ever, should people require my assistance on any matter, please get in touch on 07885 277670 or at [email protected]