Thanks to the help of Trust volunteers, St Austell Community Hospital’s coffee shop is open once again.
It has been closed since 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic. With a shortage of volunteers, it has not been possible to reopen. But following a successful appeal for volunteers the popular café is now back up and running.
Matron Margaret West officially reopened the coffee shop.
She said: “I am delighted that we have been able to reopen the much-loved café at St Austell Community Hospital. Without the commitment and support of our dedicated volunteers this would not have been possible. The café has always been a little gem and when it closed was hugely missed by patients, visitors, and staff, and it is great that it is buzzing again.”
Volunteering in the coffee shop helps support the hospital by providing drinks, snacks and a reassuring smile to patients and visitors.
Jan Jago and Christine Clemes are both helping at the coffee shop.
“The reason we are volunteers is because we enjoy the social aspect. We feel that we are giving our time as a service to people who visit for one reason or another.”
If you are interested in joining the team, contact Volunteers In Partnership on 01726 873253/873255 or by emailing cpn-tr.Volunteers@nhs.net
St Austell Community Hospital’s Minor Injury Unit (MIU) has been given a major upgrade.
The unit now has a larger waiting area, 2 bays that can hold 4 beds at a time, and 3 new treatment rooms. It is also celebrating 3 new murals. These murals were made possible thanks to the long‑standing support of the St Austell Community Hospital League of Friends.
This June (Friday 12th – Sunday 14th), the world-famous, award-winning Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival will return to the Cornish port with three days of maritime music for the 22nd year running. More than 80 groups from across the UK and overseas will descend on the town for a jam-packed weekend of jovial song, harbourside harmonies, salty shanties and deck stomping choruses.
Families can meet Santa, ride husky sleds and return to Cornwall the same evening on new festive charter. For the first time ever, a same-day Lapland experience will depart from Newquay, taking passengers straight to Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland - the official home of Santa Claus - on 21 December 2026.
As the Eden Project celebrates 25 years this week (17 March), one of the educational charity’s earliest and most memorable exhibits – the Plant Takeaway, affectionately known as “The Dead Cat” – is set to feature in an upcoming episode of BBC One’s hit TV show The Repair Shop on the Road. The episode will be broadcast on BBC One at 15:45 on Friday 20 March 2026.
Cornwall Council is encouraging residents to support local picks during this year’s Great British Spring Clean. Cornwall Council works in partnership with Clean Cornwall to support people that take part in litter picks.
Truro BID are inviting owners of classic and vintage cars, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles to display their cherished automobiles at the Truro Classic Car Show, which returns to Truro this year on Sunday 2nd August.
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