Last Monday saw me successfully complete my charity Coast to
Coast walk across our constituency for the Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
We walked from West Portholland to Perranporth, 25.5 miles,
77,454 steps.
It was a fine day and took just over 13 hours, starting at
6am and finishing just after 7pm. We raised over £1,000 for this excellent
local charity.
Along the way we passed through many different communities and
spoke to local people and businesses about a wide variety of issues. It was really
useful to get a snapshot of issues relevant to the area as we progressed.
We walked from Truro to Shortlanesend through Idless Woods
and it was interesting to see the signage for Cornwall Council’s Quiet Lanes
project, which is a trial taking place on these narrow rural lanes to
discourage traffic other than for residents and deliveries. These roads certainly
are currently used as rat-runs from our experience, and it will be interesting
to see the results of the trial which will run for six months through the autumn,
and what residents think of it.
Just outside of Shortlanesend we were welcomed by Marte and
the team at Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s lovely HQ. Cornwall Wildlife Trust are
beneficiaries of funding from the A30 dualling work and it was good to talk to
them about their plans for this site in the future. It was also good to talk to
their team about the work I do on the Environment Audit Committee in
Parliament, particularly around working to improve the quality of river water -
which I was able to see was of varying quality at different places throughout
my walk.
After that, we were over 20 miles in and near the A30. It was
good to see the work being done to dual the A30, of which the need to do so has
never been more apparent, with the unprecedented busy-ness of the current
summer season. Thank you to Alister and the team for guiding us through some of
the works, which saved us having to go on a long diversion on a busy road that
would have been really difficult.
I also visited two pubs along the way, the Heron in Malpas
and the Watering Hole in Perranporth where we finished, as well as speaking to
the landlord from the Plume of Feathers in Portscatho, who we saw near Truro
enjoying a well earned day off! What was really apparent across all three businesses
and indeed is reflected in correspondence and conversations I have every day at
the moment is just how busy our hospitality sector is at the moment, and the
herculean efforts those who work in this sector are putting in to ensure those
visiting have the best possible experience.
All in all, it was a challenging day but an excellent
experience and it was good to see so many people and places over the course of
the walk, while raising money for an excellent local charity. A Member of
Parliament is always supported by their team and I must also give credit to Jordan
for joining me on the walk and James for organising it and completing the whole
route with me. Thanks also to Toni for getting us to the start early this morning,
and Susan, Barnaby and Reuben for joining us for part of the route.
As ever, if you need my assistance with anything then my
team and I are here to help. Please get in touch with me by email at
Cherilyn.mackrory.mp@parliament.uk , or by telephone on 01872 229698. I have
now restarted my regular constituency advice surgeries, held in a covid-safe
environment at my office, so please do get in touch should you wish to meet me
about any matters that I can be of assistance with.
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