21st November 2023
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17th November 2023
Parish play area scheme progresses
Morval Parish Council bids for extra money in addition to its own reserves13th November 2023
Trenode children help lead Remembrance tributes
‘Heaven’s tears’ for the fallen of Morval Parish10th November 2023
Councillors attempt to unravel development process
Sorting the planning field wheat from the administrative chaff…27th October 2023
Back garden forest free tree giveaway
… and could your project be an award winner19th October 2023
Celebrating young people in Cornwall
Arts co-operation results in youngsters’ well-being enhancement14th October 2023
Young people desperately seeking a ‘Forever Home’
… and news about Government support money and ‘cheaper’ prescription meds13th October 2023
‘Missing’ minutes could have led to hours… of head scratching!
Parish Council to tighten up agenda procedures11th October 2023
Police investigating road accident ‘patterns’ in Morval Parish
Terras Bridge ‘indiscriminate’ parking also under review10th October 2023
What happens next for Trenode Field…
Parish talks produced no clear-cut answer to parish amenity’s future7th October 2023
Could you offer a home for a refugee from Ukraine?
… and the clock is ticking on booking school places for the September 2024 term intake6th October 2023
Bridge and Ferry reserves running perilously low
Daily tolls will have to rise without government intervention5th October 2023
County Planners taken to task over Widegates houses
Parish calls for elected committee to rule on Little Chimneys site expansion4th October 2023
Green light for Widegates houses?
Parish asked to ‘Agree to Disagree’ with County Planners3rd October 2023
Planning appeal rules in favour of new home
Whitehall inspector dismisses County Council’s objections2nd October 2023
Your chance to help frame the next county budget
Keeping Cornwall updated29th September 2023
New rubbish collection rotas coming in the New Year
But Morval will be unaffected (for now!) by new county-wide bins roll-out28th September 2023
Councillor calls for urgent road safety measures
Cornish road said to be ‘more deadly’ than any other in county27th September 2023
County pledge to resolve school bus issues
Widegates complaints mirrored across Cornwall25th September 2023
Council bids for £150,000 grant for Play Area provision
Youngsters give their views on Farriers Way recreation equipment20th September 2023
Widegates ‘Play Park’ meeting this Saturday
Monthly parish council meeting also hears about car parking charges, road safety, Tamar crossing tolls and Trenode school field18th September 2023
School place applications now open
Stay in touch with what’s happening at Cornwall Council18th August 2023
Planting a tree for every resident in Cornwall
Keeping parishioners updated16th August 2023
Help the fight against an Asian Hornet invasion
Asian Hornets are here in the UK15th August 2023
Keeping You Update with Cornish matters
Here's your chance to have a say on GREEN energy plus… concessionary bus passes, industrial action update, and Cornwall's ‘Start for Life’ pointers…27th July 2023
Introducing our new chairman
MORVAL Parish Council’s new chairman, Andy Jackson, says he is pleased to have been given the opportunity of representing the parish. Born and raised in rural Oxfordshire, where his mother and father were landlords of The Swan Inn (Ascott under Wychwood), Andy always wanted to join the Army so it came as no shock when, on May 3, 1983, he reported to Woolwich Barracks to start 16 weeks of basic training, followed by six weeks of trade training. ‘That was where my life changed for ev22nd July 2023
Trenode Field open meeting
DESPITE atrocious weather a number of residents attended the Village Hall, Widegates (Saturday, July 22) to express views on possible long-term uses of the council-owned field behind Trenode CoE Primary school.Some years ago now the council bought the land with the intention, inter alia, of providing car parking and a safer pick-up/drop-off area for parents visiting the school. Sadly, on that occasion, those ideas found little favour with Cornwall Council’s highways department.A dedicated play a21st July 2023
Bodmin Moor: The World’s 1st Dark Skies Landscape
Bodmin Moor has the World’s first Dark Skies Landscape, but what’s that got to do with Morval Parish and how can our holiday business and residents benefit from it?At the July meeting of the Parish Council, parishioner Mike Willmott urged the parish to get on board. His presentation pointers are attached.17th March 2021
Morval Parish Litter Pick
If you are concerned about the amount of rubbish that people are dropping and throwing out of vehicle windows, and you want to give the parish a 'spring clean', the parish council has available litter pick equipment for you to borrow. If you would like to organise an event, please contact the Clerk for details.7th March 2021