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    MAyORS WELCOME

    Welcome to the latest edition o Fathom,

    the newsletter designed to deliverinormation, news and events direct tothe heart o your community.

    Tis autumn weve been celebrating the 350thanniversar o the granting o the Roal Charter. A date in

    histor that changed the ate and ace o Falmouth orever.Celebrations kicked o with our 350th Art Exhibition,

    opened b Sarah Newton MP, ollowed b a parade led b theRoal Marine Band, the Sea Cadets and Guides and Scouts.On the anniversar date a reenactment took to the streets,messages were sent to all Falmouths around the world,

    whilst the Big Sing All the Kings provided a ne nale.Im also pleased to announce that Falmouth was etagain triumphant in the annual South West In BloomAwards, bringing home Gold or the town along withman special accolades or the local communit.

    Councillor Geore Evans, own Maor

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    Visitor Hospitalit ProjectEver ear our town sees thousands o tourists fock to itsshores and centre, providing not just an important income,but also the chance to champion the amazing place in

    which we live.

    We realise that we are instrumental inthe visitor experience and the VisitorHospitality Project, one o the largestprojects in the Falmouth BID, has been

    designed to enhance this experience.Spearheading improved inormation, destination

    signage and interpretation o the area, the project aims to:Increase visitor satisfaction Extend the visitor stay by

    encouraging them to see and explore more Increase visitor

    spend in our BID businesses, which in turn helps stimulateeconomic growth in the town Support from Falmouth

    own Council, Falmouth Harbour Commissioners andFalmouth own Forum has been excellent, with theCouncil committing 20k towards the initiative.

    o nd out more about this and other projects theBID is driving orward visit www.almouth.co.uk/media

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    FALMOUH OWN MANAGER

    A message rom Richard GatesIve been in the role as own Manager or almost two earsnow and in that time man achievements and changes havetaken place in Falmouth as well as man challenges.

    Te events calendar has gone romstrength to strength, with historiccelebrations continuing to playimportant and unique roles in the town.

    One o opportunities, such as the lming o Brad Pittslm World War Z, have injected a considerable amount oincome into the local econom and shone the spotlight on

    our town.Te town management team has worked hard with

    the Falmouth BID and man other organisations to makethese events a success. In particular Id like to thank RuthAbraham (own Management Assistant) and Ruth Tomas(own Council Finance Ocer), alongside the volunteer

    marshals who contribute invaluable support.We continue to strive to make Falmouth better and

    plans or the coming months ocus on improving andmaintaining public spaces.

    For more inormation telephone 01326 313553 oremail [email protected]

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    UNIVERSIy COLLEGE FALMOUH

    AND HE UNIVERSIy OF EXEER

    Developing a worldclassuniversit campus or CornwallUniversit College Falmouth (UCF) and the Universit oExeter (UoE), who jointl manage the remough Campus,continue to develop a worldclass universit campus orCornwall with the construction o three iconic buildings

    that will open in 2012.UCFs 9M Academ or Innovation & Research will

    ocus on research themes o sustainable design and digitaleconomies, and enable Cornish companies to develop newproducts and services.

    UoEs 30M Environment and Sustainabilit Institute

    will lead cuttingedge research into the consequences oenvironmental change. It will also engage with businesses totranslate its research themes o clean technologies, naturalenvironment, and social science and sustainabilit intoinnovative business practice, products and services.

    Te Exchange, a 10M shared learning space, will

    provide distinctive acilities that refect the needs o 21stcentur students.

    Tese developments will provide localpeople with more opportunities to engagewith the Campus or business and leisure.

    Visit www.tremoughcampus.com to nd out more about theremough Campus and events that are open to the public.

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    HOUSEHOLD WASE RECyCLING CENRE

    Its Eas Being Green!A Household Waste Reccling Centre is making greenliving eas in Falmouth.

    Opened earlier this ear, the new site, the thirteentho its kind in the count, is a Mecca or reccling. Alongsideprovision or all the usual reccling suspects o cardboard,textiles, plastic and glass, the site also accepts asbestos,

    batteries, household chemicals, electrical items, ridgesand reezers or a ull list o items accepted please visitwww.sitacornwall.co.uk

    Te site is open 7 days a week and islocated at Carveth Farm - o the A394

    between reliever and Longdowns, nearMabe Burnthouse.

    Tis site does not accept trade waste. Residents whoown commercial tpe vehicles or large trailers and want touse them to visit HWRCs with their household waste must

    appl or a permit. For more inormation visitwww.cornwall.gov.uk/wastepermit or call 0300 1234 141

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    FALMOUH PROJECS

    rescobeas ParkA hive o activit has been taking place with the installationo new equipment, remedial site works and the resitting othe memorial equipment. Works were unded b Falmouthown Council and SIA Cornwall rust.

    LLAMALambs Lane and Asheld Residents Association (LLAMA)held their annual un da on the 17th September, whichcoincided with the ocial opening o the Phase III worksb the Maor.

    Kimberle Park AssociationTe Association, together with Falmouth own Council,has submitted an application to the Big Lotter Fund. Isuccessul unds will be added to the Councils budgetedcontribution and used to acilitate the installation o the

    Phase I enhanced pla or toddlers. Outline designs havebeen agreed with an emphasis on locall sourced productswherever possible.

    Public ConveniencesTe contract or replacement public convenience provision

    should be nalised b the date o publication, with workstarting on the 12th December.

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    Fathom is the ocialcommunit newsletter orFalmouth own. We want

    ou, the people o Falmouth,to take ownership o this

    publication b activelcontributing content. I ouhave an inormation that

    ou eel ma be o interestto the wider communit,please contact us.

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