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Royal Cornwall Show bus from Age UK


Royal Cornwall Show coach trip – Saturday 8th June 2024

Age UK will be providing transport to and from the Showground, entry to the Showground and a pasty lunch at the discounted cost of £14.75 per person. Age UK have a marquee throughout the day for any of the group to rest and enjoy conversation. A refreshing beverage will be available from 3.15 – 4pm at no extra cost.

Complete the forms below and return to Jeff Edwards, in the post to our address at Boscawen House below, or by email (jeffrey.edwards@ageukcornwall.org.uk), as soon as possible, as places are limited; allocations will be on a first-come, first-served basis. It would be helpful if the forms could be received by Friday 19th April, with any booking adjustments and payments to be received by no later than Friday 3rd May.

Please note: All guests must be able to cope with getting on and off a coach, coach transport, the terrain of the Royal Cornwall Showground, a significant walk from the Showground car park to our marquee and back, and the anticipated volume of people, as well as potentially very warm weather. Individuals requiring support may be accompanied by a family member/carer, who will also be required to pay
£14.75. This offer is only valid using one of our coaches for travel to and from the Showground; the offer is not valid for those who wish to use alternative forms of transport.
I look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions or queries about the event or this offer,
please feel free to call me on 01872 223388 or 01872 266384.

South Hill Parish Hall Survey Feb. 2024


This survey produced by your South Hill Hall Committee will be hand delivered to households in South Hill Parish on Saturday 3rd and Saturday 10th of February 2024.

Please complete and return by February 29th 2024 to the box provided in the parish hall porch or you can email in your response to southhillparishhall@gmail.com THANK YOU.

Also available as a PDF you can download.

April 2024 Connection Newsletter


In this edition:

  • Happy Easter enjoy the Egg Hunt, Trail & donkey
  • New council kerbside collection starts
  • Council Housing in the parish
  • Comedy Evening at The Parish Hall
  • St. Sampson’s Open Afternoon
  • Internet, which is the best provider?
  • Seasonal car parking ticket
  • All our local Advertisers here

As well as the on line newsletter we also offer a print copy which can be delivered to you within the parish. We love your feedback and articles email to editor@south-hill  or call Ali on 07305 044049.

You can follow us on our South Hill Parish FACEBOOK Group  Where you can share posts of interest, lost cats and dogs, for sale or wanted items…

THANK YOU, and enjoy reading the newsletter

From The Connection Team

Archived newsletters (all of them!)
can be found in our public Google Drive folder – here…

South Hill Parish Housing Need Survey Report results


South Hill Housing Need Survey Final Report V0.1 (cornwall.gov.uk)

Summary
Housing Need Survey

  • A survey of local housing need was carried out by Cornwall Council’s
    Affordable Housing Team, on behalf of South Hill Parish Council, between 20th
    March 2023 and 30th April 2023.
  • The survey was sent to 225 households in the parish, and 65 responses were
    received – a response rate of 29%.
  • 12% of respondents stated they were in need of affordable housing, 100% of
    which stated they had a local connection to the parishes.
    o 6 (75%) want to live Anywhere in the Parish
    o 2 (25%) want to live in Golberdon
    o 2 (25%) were interested in self-build housing
  • The survey identified 6 ‘hidden households’ that are not registered with
    Homechoice.

CORNWALL COUNCIL encourage all parishes to consider conducting a parish survey.

Parish and other housing need surveys:

  • Provide vital information about the housing need in an area
  • Help in planning new developments
  • Help to show the need for affordable housing
  • Help show the level of community support for new development.
  • Parish surveys can help to produce a Parish Plan, which sets out a vision for a parish.

You can see other parishes that have had recent housing need surveys here Housing needs surveys and reports – Cornwall Council