SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
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TRAINING CENTRES<br />
Cornwall<br />
Cornwall has a population of approximately 486,000. It represents the second largest county in the area but has<br />
the lowest population density.<br />
The county has the longest coastline of any English county, some 570 km; the river Tamar forms a physical and<br />
cultural divide with the rest of Great Britain for all but 18km of its length. The Isles of Scilly lie 45km off Lands<br />
End. The distance between the north and south coast varies from 72km in the east of the county to as little as<br />
8km at the western end.<br />
Much of the county‟s identity has been maintained in traditions and culture and it possesses distinctive physical<br />
features in its peninsular form with stunning coastlines, moorlands and a temperate climate. A past history of<br />
mining has been subsumed by the growth as a holiday area together with some recent manufacturing industry.<br />
The area remains however largely rural in character and farming and fishing in the west is still the mainstay of<br />
economy.<br />
There is a wide scatter of small towns and villages. Only 31% of the population live in towns of over 10,000<br />
inhabitants (Penzance, Camborne, Redruth, Falmouth, Truro, Newquay, St Austell, Bodmin and Saltash).<br />
Cornwall‟s renowned temperate climate allows for such activities as sailing, wind surfing, swimming, and<br />
walking. There are also several Golf Courses in the county. Leisure Centres are provided throughout the<br />
county. The attractive cathedral city of Truro is the sub-regional centre and offers extensive shopping and leisure<br />
facilities. Performing arts are catered for at the Hall for Cornwall, Truro and a range of other venues including<br />
the spectacular Minack theatre in Carrick. There is a thriving artistic community and the centre for modern and<br />
contemporary art is at the St Ives Tate Gallery in the west of the County. There are also a number of impressive<br />
restaurants throughout the county providing a wide choice of cuisine. The County offers excellent primary and<br />
secondary education through state and public schools, coupled with a comprehensive choice of adult education<br />
classes.<br />
Major national and international tourist attractions such as Heligan Gardens and the Eden Project attract visitors<br />
throughout the year.<br />
A choice of properties including waterfront, smallholdings, traditional and new build are all available within<br />
county.<br />
Plymouth<br />
Plymouth is a major centre of population with large industrial, residential and leisure sectors and as such its<br />
population has a wide range of health care needs. Plymouth Primary Care NHS Trust is responsible for providing<br />
secondary mental health, rehabilitation medicine and geriatric services plus a range of primary community<br />
services including community nursing, reablement teams, dental services and remedial therapies. In addition<br />
the Trust manages two community hospitals, located at Tavistock and Kingsbridge. The Plymouth Primary Care<br />
NHS Trust provides services to acute general adult psychiatry, rehabilitation and old age psychiatry for the<br />
catchment area. There is a specialist Community Drugs Service and a developing Community Alcohol Service.<br />
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry care is now also provided by the Trust. Glenbourne also houses an ECT suite,<br />
administrative offices and meeting and conference rooms.<br />
Almost 60% of the population served live in the city itself and services must therefore cater for a large inner city<br />
population. Unlike some other areas of the SW Region, Plymouth does not have an unusually high number of<br />
elderly people in its population. The age structure is similar to the national pattern with 19% under 15 years and<br />
17% over 64 years. Projections show that although the population will grow by only 3% during the next 10<br />
years, there will be a 36% increase in those over 75 years of age. There are good road and rail links to central<br />
southern England and flights from Plymouth Airport at Derriford to London and other major cities. To the northeast<br />
is the rugged and virtually unpopulated Dartmoor national park. The <strong>South</strong> Hams area to the east of<br />
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KL/klc/Master Job Descriptions <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Deanery</strong>/Updated Feb 2011