Welcome to the Launcells Parish Council Website
Launcells has been an interactive parish since 2013, offering online access to its residents and beyond.
We have just upgraded our website to comply with the new website regulations for 2020.
Please browse and let us know what you think and please tell us if there is anything that you feel the website could add to benefit users.
Thank you
Launcells Parish Council
Parish Council Meeting 04/03/24
Notice is given that Launcells Parish Council will be holding a parish council meeting in Launcells Parish Hall on Monday 4th March 2024 at 7.30pm.
If you would like to share your views on an agenda item, but are unable / uncomfortable attending, please email your comments to launcellspc@gmail.com no later than midday on Friday 1st March.
Measles: it’s not just a kids’ problem
Teenagers, young adults and anyone who has missed their MMR vaccination can get measles.
Symptoms to look out for include:
- high fever
- rash – sometimes starting around the ears
- sore red eyes
- cough
- aching and feeling unwell
If you think you may have measles call your GP first before attending a clinic, or contact NHS 111.
Make sure you have had your 2 doses of MMR vaccine. If you haven’t contact your GP now.
We're seeking your views on a number of topics.
We want to hear from adult social care service users, carers and care providers for feedback on plans to involve people in planning the care and support they receive. Have your say about Indicative Personal Budgets until 1st March.
We also want your input on Adult Education spending. As part of the Council’s Devolution Deal with the government, Cornwall is set to benefit from £10.2 million of funding to directly commission Adult Education from 2025. It will enable you to get the knowledge and skills to help find jobs, get promotion, become self-employed, or go on to further learning. We want your views on the strategy to create opportunities to transform lives. It's open for your comments until 25th February.
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The NHS and Government have launched a dental recovery plan to give patients fairer, simpler and easier access to dental care.
The plan includes offering dentists 'golden hello' cash incentives for working in under-served areas and taking on more NHS patients.
It will also send teams into schools to treat children's teeth.
You can read the plan on the Government's website.
You can now get on-the-day appointments at primary care hubs if you're suffering from the symptoms of minor illnesses.
The hubs are run by a GP or other healthcare practitioner experienced with minor illness, who can offer advice and onward care including issuing prescriptions.
Contact your GP surgery in the usual way and, if appropriate, an appointment will be made for you at a nearby hub.
The aim is to ease urgent, on-the-day demand for GP appointments, allowing surgeries to focus on their patients with long-term conditions. Hubs are being set up across Cornwall, with at least 8 in place already and more being added.
Find out more about the new primary care hubs.
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Household Waste Recycling Centres
Some of Cornwall’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) are trialling new recycling services, including paint reuse, wetsuit reuse, and free DIY waste disposal.
Paint reuse
Truro HWRC has introduced a new paint reuse service. Residents can drop off new or good quality left over paint for others to collect, free of charge. The service will be rolled out across more HWRC sites later this year.
Wetsuit reuse
After a successful launch at St Erth (Hayle) and Newquay, three more HWRCs are now collecting old wetsuits – St Day (United Downs), Falmouth and Penryn, and Bude. All wetsuits are donated to the Wave Project to help support surf therapy programmes.
DIY waste
Charges have now been removed for the disposal of asbestos, plasterboard, soil/rubble, and tyres at eight HWRCs, for an initial six month trial from 2 January. Residents can now dispose of up to eight bags or four sheets of material per week at St Erth (Hayle), Falmouth and Penryn, Truro, Newquay, St Austell, Tintagel (Bowithick), Bude and Saltash.
Please note that during this time Bodmin, Connon Bridge, Redruth (Pool), Helston, Launceston and St Day (United Downs) HWRCs are unable to accept this material.
There’s more information on all these services on www.cornwall.gov.uk/hwrc.
The successful skills training programme Train4Tomorrow has won funding from the Department for Education to boost employment opportunities across Cornwall and Devon.
The programme, led by Devon County Council and delivered in partnership with Cornwall Council, will get £6.4million in 2024/2025 to enable more than 2,000 adults to access Skills Bootcamps in a variety of dynamic sectors.
Skills Bootcamps are available in a range of sectors. New for this year will be Skills Bootcamps in childcare, heavy goods vehicle driving, and creative sectors such as film production, photography, and media.
Did you know that millions of people in the UK are using the NHS App to manage their health the easy way?
From viewing their health records and test results to ordering prescriptions, the NHS App makes managing your health easier.
Find out how you can order repeat prescriptions using the NHS App.
Find out how you can securely view your health records in the NHS App
As local authorities across the country face financial pressure, Cornwall's Cabinet has approved a balanced 2023/25 budgetand vowed to focus on delivering financially sustainable services.
The budget will mean a council tax increase of 4.99% for residents, which includes a 2% levy to fund adult social care, bringing the bill for a Band D property to £1,892.75. It also confirms plans to bring in a 100% Council Tax premium on second homes from April 2025. Find out more.
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Ready, Steady... Grow - bookings open!
Healthy Cornwall now have dates available to book onto their new, FREE Ready, Steady…Grow prenatal and postnatal health and wellbeing programme.
The sessions focus on the health and wellbeing of both baby and you, discussing a variety of health topics such as healthy nutrition and getting active, in a relaxed, informal and comfortable environment.
Sessions are now available to book in a variety of locations throughout Cornwall and online. Head to the Healthy Cornwall website now to book.
Keep an eye out for flyposting
There is no formal definition of flyposting, but it is generally taken to mean the display of advertising material on buildings and street furniture without the consent of the owner.
Unauthorised flyposting on both public and private property is a criminal offence. It can result in fines being given out by the Magistrates Court, or a fixed penalty notice up to £80 being issued by Cornwall Council or the Police.
Please advise local residents of this if you are approached for advice. Also, if you are aware of examples of flyposting and can identify the perpetrator, you can report this to Cornwall Council for investigation using these links:
We are aware of lots of people coming down with coughs and colds and feeling generally unwell. Help stop the spread of germs by taking simple steps to protect yourself and others:
- Use tissues to trap germs
- Wash your hands often with warm water and soap
- Put used tissues in the bin as quickly as possible.
Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.
If you don’t feel well enough to go to work or carry out your normal activities, please try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people. For more information visit People with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Learn First Aid Gestures
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Community Emergency Plan
The community emergency plan document can be found here
It was created in 2018 and distributed to all parish households - some details have changed but the general information is still relevant.
November 2020 -
Covid - 19 Directory amended pdf here
Launcells Parish Defibrillators
The first defibrillator is located at Launcells Parish Hall in Grimscott - EX23 9LS
The second is It is located at the Red Post Inn, by the post box - EX23 9NW.
As before, should you need access to this "self-guiding" piece of equipment, just phone 999 and follow the instructions on the cabinet. You will then be given the access code to open it. The machine then tells you how to use it.
We would hope to arrange another set of training for the use of a defibrillator, once we return to normal, but in the meanwhile, attached is the note that was in the Parish Magazine a while back.