Fairfield.  (back to the top)

Fairfields is an open green area in the Town of Redruth which has been traditionally used by local people to enjoy visiting Fun Fairs, Circuses and the regular Car Boot Sale. It is situated at the west end of Redruth adjacent to the Penventon Hotel. Funding from Neighbourhood Regeneration has been granted through Kerrier District Council for the site to be upgraded with part of it to be used for housing.

The proposal is that Kerrier District Council would engage the Basset Trust to manage the site (the public area) in perpetuity so ensuring the retention of this important open area for the use of local Redruth residents and future generations.

Further negotiations are to take place on the facilities to be erected/installed and agreement on any covenants which might be applied by Kerrier District Council. We await with interest the outcome of these discussions.
 

Heartlands (Pool).  (back to the top)

The Basset Trust has been, and continues to be, part of the consultation group/team on the development of this site. The Heartlands project, funded through a Lottery Grant of some £20 million, will see the development of an area of Pool from a ruined mine to a thriving village with visitor facilities and entertainment areas thus bringing new life to an area of deprivation.  

Much more work and discussion is to take place before any role can be identified for the Basset Trust but we shall try to keep members up to date on this very special development. You can also keep up to date with the development of this site through the Heartland website  www.theheartlandsproject.org.uk

Camborne Youth Initiative.  ( The Pub with No Beer) (back to the top)

Discussions are taking place as to the development of a club / pub for the youth of Camborne. This facility will be for those young people from 11 to 18 years of age. The project / club will take the form of a “pub” without alcohol. Premises have been identified and negotiations are now taking place with the owner as to leasing arrangements and levels of rent etc.

Camborne Science and Community College will take the lead on this project and already students are writing/preparing a three year Business Plan which the working party will use in all future business negotiations. Students are now balloting fellow pupils to agree the name of this club.

The most important part of this facility will be to ensure the public that it is a good place for young people to gather and socialise, not another place where the young people make a nuisance of themselves by causing local disruption and problems for the Police and local residents.

We await with great excitement the outcome of these negotiations.

The Church was built during the great mining era of Cornwall for the Parish of St Day. This was when St Day was the largest Parish in England with some 20,000 residents. The Church fell into disrepair as the mining industry died and the residents of St Day moved away. The Church, however, still remains an important part of the social history of the area and now forms part of the Great Flat Load and is included in the World Heritage Site.

Had the Trust been successful in its bid to purchase this part of the history of the area, it was proposed that the ruin could have become a facility which local arts and theatre groups could hire for exhibitions and performances. The building could have been managed on a day to day basis by the people of St Day thus ensuring its appropriate use and place within the village of St Day. It would have also guaranteed that the site remained open during the summer months as an information centre.

The Basset Trust would have then ensured that the history of the building was retained and the facility available for future generations to use. Unfortunately  it was not to be .