Helston Gateway
Very impressed with the remarkable achievements of Helston’s community, who’re on the road to delivering one of the best community ventures I’ve ever seen. National recognition should follow.
Visited the “Helston Gateway” project today. The remarkable David Turnbull and team who’s vision and drive guided the project, Dr Jim Tait, Helston Medical Practice, on behalf of the local NHS community, and the incredible team brought together by Jonathan Kearsley, who Project managed. How they’ve managed to deliver all of this within their £3.6 Million budget is a lesson to all. South Kerrier Alliance CIC has shown what can be done, when a local organisation works to put community benefit before private profit.
They’ve turned a local white elephant, notorious eyesore and hotbed for vandalism and anti-social behaviour – the former Safeway/Coop/Budgens supermarket in Trengrouse Road carpark – into a brilliant and much needed local medical centre, youth centre and community facility. EPC A+, with geothermal heating, solar panels, and excellent redesign, which has brought light into building which was previously almost completely devoid of daylight.
Hoping to see a formal opening of the whole building this autumn, though the medical facility is already up and running.
Congratulations to all involved. This deserves national recognition.