Carharrack Parish Council

09/09/2026

🚲🌿 CHILDREN ON WHEELS! 🌿🚲

Get ready for an afternoon of FREE pedal-powered fun at the racetrack! 🥳

📅 Sunday 4th October 2026
⏰ 1:30pm–3:00pm
📍 United Downs Raceway, TR15 5HU

Bring your bike, scooter or go-kart and enjoy the freedom of the racetrack! 🏁
🪖 Please bring your own helmet.
🚫 No electric or battery-powered vehicles.

🌱 Want to help nature too?
Join the Making Space for Nature conservation session from 10:30am–1:30pm with the United Downs Environment Group and Cornwall Butterfly Conservation. Help remove invasive vegetation and improve habitats for butterflies and other wildlife. 🦋

👢 Conservation volunteers should bring sturdy boots, warm clothing, gloves, water and lunch. Homemade cakes will be provided! 🍰

🍦 Sophie’s Pink Ice-Cream Van will be there, with cakes and hot drinks also available.

Everyone welcome — come along, get active and help make space for nature! 💚

📧 Contact: [email protected]

06/09/2026

🌱⚡ THE 3RD GREAT CORNISH GREEN ENERGY SUMMIT IS COMING! ⚡🌱

Join the Cornish Green Energy Summit for a fantastic day exploring the future of green energy in Cornwall — with expert speakers, community projects, presentations and plenty of opportunities to learn, share ideas and ask questions.

📅 Sunday 13th September 2026
⏰ 11:00am – 4:00pm
📍 Chacewater Village Hall, TR4 8PZ

The summit brings together community energy groups, local organisations, experts and Cornwall’s political representatives to discuss the opportunities and challenges around creating a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

🔋 Topics include:
🌊 Celtic Sea floating offshore wind
☀️ Solar PV & vertical PV
🔋 Sodium batteries & energy storage
🌡️ Heat pumps & geothermal energy
🌾 Bio-methane
⚡ Community power clubs & local energy
🏡 Local Area Energy Plans
🌬️ Wind turbines
🌱 Climate action and adaptation

There will be presentations, Q&A sessions, panel discussions, exhibitors and opportunities to meet others involved in Cornwall’s energy future.

🎟️ Entry is FREE, but booking is required.

👉 Book your free ticket via the link/QR code on the poster.

📣 Please share this post and invite anyone interested in renewable energy, community energy, climate action or Cornwall’s future energy needs!

06/09/2026

🌿💚 WEEDING & VILLAGE TIDY UP – LET’S GET TOGETHER! 💚🌿

We’re calling on all volunteers to come together and help make Carharrack cleaner, greener and brighter! 🌱

Whether you can spare a little time or roll up your sleeves for the full session, every helping hand makes a difference. 💪

📅 Every Saturday for six weeks
🗓️ 10th October – 14th November 2026
⏰ 9am each Saturday
📍 Village areas to be confirmed

🌳 Cleaner environment
🤝 Stronger community
💚 A brighter future

Bring your enthusiasm, suitable clothing and gardening/weeding tools if you have them — and let’s work together to give our village a bit of TLC! 🌼

All hands, big or small, make a real difference. ❤️ Email the [email protected] if you are able to lend a hand or watch this space for each village location.

Please share this post and tag anyone who might like to get involved!

30/08/2026

THE WELCOME CLUB – INFORMATION UPDATE 🌟

📍 St Day Community Centre
🗓️ 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month
⏰ 2.00pm – 4.00pm

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back to The Welcome Club! 😊

We enjoy a lovely variety of activities and entertainment, including 🎶 music, 🎨 crafts, 💃 line dancing, 📸 local photos and videos, 🗣️ talks and information, 🧠 quizzes, 🎱 bingo and much more!

There’s also plenty of time for a cup of tea or coffee, biscuits and a friendly chat. ☕🍪

Everyone is very welcome – come along and join us! ❤️

📅 Our upcoming dates are:

➡️ Thursday 10th September 2026
➡️ Thursday 24th September 2026
➡️ Thursday 8th October 2026
➡️ Thursday 22nd October 2026
➡️ Thursday 12th November 2026
➡️ Thursday 26th November 2026
➡️ Thursday 10th December 2026

A big thank you to everyone for your continued support, and especially to all those who generously give their time and talents to make The Welcome Club possible. 🌷

Contacts:
Marilyn Richards
Graham Homer

We look forward to seeing you! 😊

15/08/2026

🎃🌽 **What a fantastic display of Cornish creativity!** 🌽🎃

A huge **thank you to all the fantastic entrants** who took part in the **Carharrack Parish Council Cornish-Themed Scarecrow Competition 2026**! 🙌

We’ve been blown away by the imagination, creativity and effort that has gone into all the wonderful scarecrows around the village. A special thank you to the **United Downs Environment Group** for taking on the difficult job of judging this year’s entries! 👏

🏆 **And our winners are…**

🥇 **1st Prize – The Tin Miner** ⛏️
🥈 **2nd Prize – Excalibur** ⚔️
🥉 **3rd Prize – Cornish Cream Tea** ☕🍰

A massive congratulations to our winners, and well done to **everyone who entered** – you’ve made the village a brilliant place to wander around and enjoy!

🚶‍♀️🌽 Why not have a wander around Carharrack and check out **all the fantastic entrants and our worthy winners** for yourselves?

Thank you once again to everyone who got involved. We hope you’ve enjoyed taking part as much as we have enjoyed seeing your creations!

💛 **Here’s to seeing what 2027 brings!** 🎃🌽

12/08/2026

Firefighters are responding to a wildfire at Carn Marth, near Lanner. Smoke is visible around Lanner and Redruth.

If you’re travelling through the area, please take care. If you live nearby, keep your windows and doors closed.

Cornwall is at increased risk of wildfires due to the warm, dry conditions. Please help prevent fires by avoiding BBQs and campfires in the open countryside, taking all rubbish home and disposing of ci******es safely. Never throw cigarette ends from a vehicle.

If you see a fire, move to a safe place and call 999.

08/08/2026

SCARECROW WORKSHOP – TODAY!

Come along to the Mills Hall Community Market today and get creative with us! 💙

🧵 Learn how to make a scarecrow for home
🌻 Get inspired and pick up some great ideas
♻️ Have fun using creative & recycled materials
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for all ages!

Whether you’ve always wanted to make your own scarecrow or just fancy having a go, come along and join in the fun!

📍 Mills Hall Community Market
📅 TODAY – Saturday 8th August

Bring your imagination and let’s make some scarecrow magic! 🌾❤️

Come along, get creative and be part of our community!

15/07/2026

🎉 Get Ready for Carharrack's Cornish-Themed Scarecrow Competition! 🎉

It's time to get creative and bring our village to life!

Whether you're inspired by Cornish legends, mining heritage, the coast, fishing, or all things Kernow, we'd love to see your imagination shine. Better yet, challenge yourself to use recycled and upcycled materials to create your masterpiece! ♻️

📅 Workshop with tips & inspiration: 8th August at Mills Hall Market.
🏆 Judging takes place: 15th August
🎁 Prizes to be won!

This is a fantastic way to get involved, have fun with family and friends, and help make Carharrack even more colourful and welcoming.

So gather your straw, paint, old clothes, cardboard, tins and anything else you can recycle... and let's fill the village with amazing Cornish scarecrows! 🌽🎨

Please share this post and tag anyone who'd love to take part. We can't wait to see what you create! ❤️

To enter: Please register your scarecrow by Wednesday 13th August by emailing [email protected] with your name and address. Scarecrows must be out for judging on Saturday morning on the 15th August - come rain or shine!

15/07/2026

23/06/2026

🚗 Community Speed Watch – Volunteers Needed

Following concerns raised about speeding through the village, we are now ready to establish a Community Speed Watch team for Carharrack.

If you previously expressed an interest, or would like to get involved, please register online and join the CARHARRACK CSW group.

Registration steps:
• Click Register
• Select Join Existing Team
• Choose Devon and Cornwall Police
• Select Cornwall West
• Choose CARHARRACK CSW
• Complete the online training videos and quiz

We need a minimum of four volunteers to get the scheme up and running, so please consider signing up and share this post with anyone who may be interested.

If you experience any difficulties with the registration process, please email [email protected] and mark your message FAO Elaine Fell, including your name and contact number. Assistance will be provided to help you complete the registration.

Together we can help make our village roads safer for everyone.