PRESS RELEASE
"Truro beaten to
Cleanest City title, but earns special award as
Best Small City for its ‘sparkling’ open
spaces"
Carrick District Council is delighted to see Truro awarded as the Best Small
City in Britian at The British Cleaning Council’s Cleanest City Awards. Mr
Alan Miller, Carrick’s Principal Waste Management Officer accompanied
bywith the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Truro, Councillor Ron Cooke and his
mayoress, Mrs Jean Cooke represented the city at the awards ceremony today
todayin Birmingham. Mr Miller said, “quoteI am delighted that all
the hard work by so many people associated with the City has been rewarded
in this way.”
This year's Special Awards, designed to reward excellence where cities have
demonstrated particularly high standards in promoting municipal cleanliness,
went to the City of London, Birmingham, Bristol and Truro
The awards, organised by the British Cleaning Council, gave first place overall
to Westminster, with Birmingham being awarded "Best Waterside City",
Bristol, "Most Improved City" and the Corporation of London as "Best
City for Continuous Improvement".
Cabinet Councillor Tony Husband upon hearing the news said “It is a real
team effort to keep Truro looking clean and tidy. Residents, business
owners and the working population take great pride in their city, generally
acting very responsibly with their litter and other waste. Staff of the Council’s
street cleansing contractor, Cory Environmental, get up are out and about very
early to ensure that the city’s streets are clean for everyone else to
start their day. I am very pleased their efforts have been recognised nationally.”
The judges in their report to Carrick District Council, who are responsible
for street cleaning, refuse collection and recycling in Truro stated “A
major contribution to the 'best small city' award for Truro came from the rare "sparkle" achieved
to many of the city's open spaces”. Picked out for special praise were
the city's public conveniences, “which showed a similar "sparkle
factor" and were evidently cleaned to a high standard”, they added.
The Council’s contractor for public conveniences is Team Clean, who also
contribute greatly to the overall team effort.
The BCC inspectors were also impressed with the way dog-fouling was removed
within an hour of reporting it to the Tourist Information Centre - "a
positive response seldom found in other cities", they commented. The principal
thoroughfares and the area round the cathedral were also very satisfactory.
Truro City Council provides the greenery and floral displays which displays
that set off the historic townscape throughout the year. Officers of
the Council, the Police and Fire Brigade meet as the Arson Task Force to solve
city waste issues before they develop into safety problems.
Waste is the topic of the moment with litter being just one of the issues under
the spotlight. Carrick manages the removal of abandoned vehicles, collection
of recycling and refuse, street and beach cleansing and public toilets on a
daily basis. Members of Carrick’s Public Waste Management Group
advise officers of the Council of their views on draft waste policy affecting
the District as a whole.
Last month saw the launch of “Gwitha Kernow” (Cherishing Cornwall)
with cheeky Jack Chough promoting the County’s Integrated Waste Strategy
whilst Carrick has just released its own waste strategy for public consultation. The
District’s schools are set to participate in a litter awareness and education
initiative, Scrap Attack, early this summer.
Living and working in the city we tend to overlook the historic features which
make Truro so appealing. A mighty cathedral, the unique Leats water system,
the grandeur of Lemon Street, to cite but a few. However, new development
also injects vital energy into the urban scene: Lemon Quay was created
as an important new public space in the city only last year. Locals and
visitors wandered in and out of the marquees set up for the Fatstock Show and
locally crafted gifts in the run-up to Christmas. It is the weekly venue
for the Farmers’ Market where local food producers offer their tasty wares.
With the British public increasingly shying awayfrom flying to destinations
abroad 2003 looks to be a bumper year for tourismin the County. The NationalMaritime
Museum Cornwall is the latest addition to an impressive suite of topquality
Cornish attractions. Truro’s central position in Cornwall makes it
an ideal touringbase for visitors.
However, it’s not only mainstream tourists who flock to the city. Truro
is the shopping centre meccaof Cornwall, offering national chain stores as
well as smaller, specialist shops. The Royal Cornwall Museum and Art
Gallery, as well as other, private art galleries, provide food for the culture
vulture whilst coffee shops and cafes offer sustenance for the weary shopper. The
ever growing choice of restaurants, bistros, bars and traditional pubs offer
the ideal starting point for a night’s entertainment, or just to while
the evening away. The Hall for Cornwall offers top rate theatre and musical
extravaganzas whilst bowling, comedy shows and the latest films offer exciting
alternatives. (Check out Truro City Council’s website, www.truro.gov.uk.)
This important award
will encourage even more people and businesses
to come to Truro which can only consolidate the
current economic success of the City. People
are right to be proud of their city, Truro is a
great place to Live, Work and Play.
For any further information please contact:
Alan Miller on 01872 224522, Claire Gunn on 01872 224618,
or Richard Budge on 01872 274766 |
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