Checks on the safety of headstones

Family members visiting graves are advised that the parish council carries out periodic checks on the headstones. The tests are carried out by hand, with slight pressure applied to check that headstones are secure and not at risk of falling. We do this to try to make sure there is no risk of injury or damage, should a headstone topple.

If a headstone needs to be repaired, or better secured, then the council will contact the grave owner, according to records held. It is the grave owner’s responsibility to carry out works to ensure that headstones and memorials in this cemetery are safe.

Keep your contact details up to date

The parish council is currently working through its burial records and so if you own a grave in this cemetery, or have a close relative buried here, then now is a good time to get in touch and check that we have the right contact details on our system 

Contact the parish clerk by email or phone (the clerk works part-time).

email: clerk@ludgvan.org.uk         tel. 07928 813 653

The Friends of Ludgvan School have organised a Big Picnic Lunch and Fun Day, on Sunday 5 June from 12.30pm to 16.30pm at the Ludgvan Community Hall & Field.

For details of a day which promises to be packed full of fun and entertainment, organised by the local community for the local community, click on this link:

https://sites.google.com/view/ludgvanplatinumjubilee/home

The Ludgvan Horticultural Society will be holding a plant sale at the Murley Hall, Ludgvan, on Saturday 14 May 2022.

Get there early to have the best choice of plants to buy! Starts at 10.00 am until 12 noon.

Tea, cake and plants on a sunny (hopefully!) Saturday morning in May – all welcome to come along, support this local group and pick up some plant bargains.

A family history question: we are trying to track down families linked to two graves in Crowlas Cemetery. These are the graves of Elizabeth Grose who died aged 81 in 1925, and Cpt John Jones & Christiana Johns, buried in 1913.
If you are a descendant, family member, or have any information, please contact us at clerk@ludgvan.org.uk or tel 07928 813 653

Cornwall Council have a dedicated web-page giving information for people wanting to give a home to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine – follow this link to the Cornwall Council page: Homes for Ukraine:

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/people-and-communities/homes-for-ukraine/

The parish council is responsible for the maintenance of the chapel building within the grounds of Crowlas Cemetery (off the A30, opposite Croft Hooper).

The building is in need of repair works to stonework, mortar, timbers in the roof, windows and doors. There are internal works needed, to replace the lime plaster. The works will also include a preparation phase – construction of a buried stormwater drainage soakaway and construction of a parking area.

Contractors with relevant qualification and experience are invited to quote for these works, with a deadline for quote submissions: Friday 29 April 20222.

Full details are set out in the works specifications below. (in pdf or word format)

Works specification – pdf

Words specification – word document

Site viewing visits can be held, by arrangement in advance with the clerk:

email: clerk@ludgvan.org.uk

tel. 07928 813 653

Click on this link : https://www.ludgvan.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/casual-ludgvan-pc-lelant-richards.pdf

for full details of the notice of vacancy for a councillor on the Lelant Ward, Ludgvan Parish Council.

If there is not a valid request by 6 April 2022 for an election, then then vacancy will be filled by co-option.

At the meeting of the parish council held on 9 March, the Chairman made the following statement, supported by the council:

Whilst we, as a Council, have not tabled a formal motion, I would like to suggest that we state that we stand with the people of Ukraine and wish for the end of bloodshed of innocent people, in Ukraine and around the world.

We encourage anyone wishing to help provide support for those displaced by this conflict to donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee, the Red Cross, or any other official charity providing direct support.

Also at the meeting, Leader of Cornwall Council, Cllr Linda Taylor, spoke of the Ukranian refugee crises, advising that Cornwall Council had started preparations to be able to support refugee settlement and that Cornwall Council had already been inundated with offers of accommodation. Cornwall Council’s website has a page ‘Support for Ukraine’ which sets out links to charities providing support to people fleeing the war: Support for the people of Ukraine – Cornwall Council

If you think you can make a change for your community at a local level, follow this link for information about a vacancy for a parish councillor on the Crowlas Ward: Vacancy for Councillor – Crowlas Ward, Ludgvan Parish Council.

Being a parish councillor is a voluntary role and involves attending council meetings and working with local groups and residents to help people to live well in the parish, building community links and facilities.

All parish councillors bring different skills, ideas and experience and so a wide mix of applicants would be welcome. For more information, contact the parish clerk (email: clerk@ludgvan.org.uk or tel 07928 813 653) or talk to one of the current parish councillors.

Applications for the current vacancy on the Crowlas Ward to be sent to the clekr by midday, Tuesday 5 April 2022.

For small steps that you can take this month, see our March environmental tips to help make a change in tackling the climate emergency.

On the theme that many small steps can make a difference, follow the link to see how hedges and kettles can help the environment: https://www.ludgvan.org/march-hedges-and-kettles/