Truro Together Sept Oct 2022

The Mayor of
Truro summer
diary
words by Stephen Webb
Sometimes I feel like pinching myself.
After becoming Mayor of Truro I quickly
realised what a privilege the role is; there are
times when I struggle to believe it’s true! City
Council meetings are very important. There
is the civic side: such as Remembrance Day,
Mayor Making et cetera. Then there are the
premiers such as when Hall for Cornwall
opened with Fisherman’s Friends, the
Musical. I met some of the cast - and Tim
Rice. Invitations like that don’t come along
very often!
In August, with Lionel the Town Crier (and his
wife Carol) we opened the new Lidl, and just
down the road, The Food Warehouse. I tasted
my first Gregg’s sausage roll which were being
handed out to the patiently waiting queue.
Tasty! One afternoon I opened the Truro
Refugee Support Group in Victoria Gardens,
to be joined by the local fire station, other
city councillors and bands during the day. To
be able to support local initiatives like this
has quite an impact. There are so many great
Truro Refugee Support Group afternoon in Victoria Gardens.
things happening, and to play even the
smallest part is a joy. On BBC Radio
Cornwall I spoke to James Dundon
and shared my story and talked about
building a vision for Truro, so those living,
working and visiting can learn where Truro
is going.
On a particularly scorching day, I discussed
with (Devon and Cornwall Police Crime
Commissioner) Alison Hernandez how we
can tackle Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)
and all the graffiti plaguing Truro at the
moment. Safer Streets has just been
awarded over £650,000 to continue their
hard work in supporting the youth and
dealing with ASB and graffiti.
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Left to right: Helen Toms ( Cornwall Council ), Stephen Lennon ASB officer,
Truro
Mayor
Together
of Truro and
is part
Alison
of Community
Hernandez.
Together