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The Camborne / Redruth / Hayle Gazette September 2012


MP backs businesses


THE Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), West Corn- wall branch, has just met George Eustice, MP for Cam- borne and Redruth, to discuss the needs and concerns of businesses in the constituency. With a background in busi- ness in the county, Mr Eustice was keen to pledge his sup- port for local entrepreneurs by signing up to be an FSB Real Life Entrepreneur (RLE) Champion. Tony Wood, secretary of the


West Cornwall branch of the FSB, said: ‘We were very pleased to welcome George to our meeting. He gave us a helpful insight into the work he is doing to support busi- nesses and the local area. This inspired many questions from the floor on issues ranging from the new funding for lending scheme, banks, water bills, housing, business rates, town centres and out-of-town developments. ‘George is passionate about business and the county. His knowledge and influence is always appreciated and we are delighted he has agreed to for- mally to support our work as an RLE Champion.’


GEORGE Eustice, MP for Camborne and Redruth, takes questions and signs up to be a Real Life Entre- preneur Champion


Mr Eustice said: ‘I was a member of the FSB and have always championed the im- portance of small businesses and genuine enterprise to our economy. We need to drasti- cally cut the burden of regula- tion and create incentives for new businesses to start-up and existing businesses to grow.’ RLE Champions agree to


four key actions: Listen to the concerns of businesses and champion their cause; repre- sent businesses at local and national levels; recognise the importance of the many thou- sands of hard-working entre- preneurs who support the UK economy, and support the FSB in its endeavours to get the best deal for them.


HELEN Suffolk, from Brighton, receives a prize for being the 100,000th visitor from Malcolm Moyle, chair of Heartlands Trust. Helen is joined by her husband Julian and three children, Holly, Eadie and Martha


Massive success


HEARTLANDS Cornwall, the new free visitor attraction and World Heritage Site Gateway in Pool recently welcomed its 100,000th visitor – just three months after opening.


Heartlands has footfall coun- ters at each of its gateways to calculate visitor numbers, and the 100,000th visitor was iden- tified as Helen Suffolk, from Brighton, who received a cer- tificate, a goody bag and a bot- tle of Camel Valley sparkling wine from Malcolm Moyle, the chair of the Heartlands Trust. Helen was joined by her hus- band Julian and three children, Holly, Eadie and Martha. Heartlands opened on April 20, with a three-day celebration party.


The attraction is based at Robinson’s Shaft which was derelict mine land until £35m funding, provided by a £22.3m grant from Big Lottery Fund, and additional funding from the Homes and Communities Agency, Cornwall Council and


the European Union (through the Convergence programme), paid for its transformation. The Heartlands development (led by Cornwall Council) took just over four years to com- plete, with neglected and aban- doned buildings restored and new spaces introduced.


This led to the creation of a mix of uses for the site includ- ing World Heritage Site exhibi- tions, art and craft studios, botanical gardens, adventure playground, cafe, water features and buildings to hire for wed- dings and functions.


Pleased


Projected visitor numbers for Heartlands were 230,000 in the first year of business.


It is hoped the new 19-acre cultural space will support the regeneration of Pool, Redruth and Camborne, an area which contains more than ten per cent of the Cornish population but has struggled to recover from the closure of the tin and copper


mines and the related industries. Malcolm Moyle, chair of the Heartlands Trust, said: ‘We have had an unbelievable first few months at Heartlands. We didn’t really know what would happen until we opened those gates, but we are so pleased that people near and far have come along here to Pool and taken our beautiful site to their hearts. ‘We’ve still a lot to do and a lot to achieve but thanks to all the hard work of our small team here we’re making some won- derful steps. I look forward very much to Heartlands grow- ing and making people smile for generations to come.’ Heartlands is run as a social enterprise by the charity, the Heartlands Trust.


In its first three months it has hosted some large-scale events including the Flame Festival which saw 15,000 people attend the attraction in one day. School groups and coach par- ties have also been regular guests to Heartlands.


Urban festival is a first


HEARTLANDS is hosting its first Urban Festival this month when Cornwall skateboarding legend Leo Smith and prolific street artist Cosmic will be ap- pearing.


The event, on September 1 and 2 from noon-8pm, was put together after teenagers and young adults in the Camborne,


Pool and Redruth area contacted Heartlands to ask if there could be more activities specifically for their age group.


Activities will include a large skateboarding area by King Ramps with live demonstrations from professional skateboarders and BMX-ers; a street skate zone by Xtravert; Cornish hip


hop and drum and bass DJs and MCs; urban dance workshops including hip hop and break- dancing; and street art demon- strations and workshops with Cosmic among other artists. Entry to Heartlands is free, but skateboarding and BMX activities will include a nominal fee.


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