From the middle of last week through the weekend
saw Cornwall dominated by storms, particularly Storm Eunice, which came in over
Friday morning, and led to a very rare Red Weather Warning being issued for the
north parts of Cornwall. Despite the Red Weather Warning only covering part of
Cornwall, in reality, we actually saw massive disruption and power cuts all
across Cornwall right through the weekend.
Understandably there was a lot of travel and
education disruption, but as ever in difficult times, Cornwall pulled through,
and I would like to thank all of the emergency services, highways workers,
Western Power, Red Cross and community volunteers who worked flat out to keep
our roads clear and services going while the storms raised outside.
I would like to single out in particular two of our
local councillors who made a big difference for their communities through the
weekend. Karen Glasson, Cornwall Councillor for Probus and St Erme helped St
Erme Parish to source a generator so they could set up a community hub to
deliver hot water and food to vulnerable residents, as well as support from the
Red Cross.
Meanwhile, Peter Williams, Cornwall Councillor for Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth,
liaised with my office on Saturday to get support and medical care for a
vulnerable local resident who was dependant on having electricity to enable
their adaptations to work, ensuring this person was looked after at a difficult
time.
Just two examples, that I am sure were replicated
across our constituency to ensure that we supported our communities through a
difficult time.
Although my work plans were also disrupted towards
the end of last week, I was able to get a lot done in our constituency in the
first part of the week, as we were in February Recess, when Parliament does not
sit and I can work around Truro and Falmouth.
Firstly on Monday, I had a really productive
meeting with our local police and various agencies looking at the anti-social
behaviour issue in Truro, particularly in the light of the disturbing incident
from the previous weekend.
I can assure the people who live and work in Truro
that there will be a targeted and robust approach to tackling with the spate in
crime and anti-social behaviour.
Tackling anti-social behaviour in Truro has now
been made a strategic priority for the police force and we will get additional
resource to tackle this.
The biggest issue at the minute in Truro is a very
small minority of youths.
As well as action from the police, there needs to
be more youth provision in Truro to get the youths causing the issues off the
street.
All our focus on now is on de-escalating the issues
in Truro and making people feel safe and ensuring Truro remains a safe place to
live, work and grow up in.
I also spent time last week visiting businesses and
organisations in Falmouth.
On Tuesday I was fortunate enough to meet with the
School Parliament at King Charles Primary School in Falmouth, answering
questions from the pupils ranging from the environment to housing. It is one of
the favorite parts of my job to speak to our young people about what matters to
them, and is something I hope to be able to do much more of in the future as
Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
Last week I also met with several local businesses
in Falmouth, including SouthPaw Dog Store in the middle of town. I was so
pleased to learn that everything sold in the shop was made here in the UK,
championing other small British businesses. If like me you have a canine
friend, please do head down and take a peek at the wonderful products in stock.
It was also really useful to speak to a variety of
businesses in Falmouth about their experiences of the pandemic, their future
plans, and how I can support them as their Member of Parliament. If you would
like me to visit your business, please get in touch.
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. My
regular constituency advice surgeries are 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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