In a brand new regular feature, Mayor Steve Eva and Deputy Cllr Kirstie Edwards provide an update on the things going on at the Town Council.

Both mayors will be addressing the community weekly writing about what they have been up to, their committees/meetings, and any issues/news affecting residents in the town.

This is what the pair had to say about the events over the past week and going forward...

Cllr Kirstie Edwards - Deputy Mayor

Where to start? As I write this the notifications still come thick and fast- this week started being all about green initiatives in our town and will most definitely end all about the G7.

I was lucky to be one of the first people to trial the new e-bikes in town and shine a light on the community lead action by our local cycle groups in Falmouth and Penryn, that ensured their installation.

The expression goes 'it takes a village'- in this case, it takes two towns and a community partnership with volunteers, an ethical business and our Cornwall wide Council.

I think my buzzword for the week will be 'collaboration'.

You see it really does take all of us working together to effect tangible positive change. I'm honoured to have been asked to speak as part of the Y7 GB event this weekend and afterwards with the global press about our town and why we are so special. For me, it is always about our community and working together.

The Ocean 8 challenge I supported, also shone a light on just how important these partnerships are- we spoke about their next project working across the GB sports sector, with athletes, events, and business. Building strong resilient relationships that engage as many sectors of our community as possible, is the key.

That is what I am hoping the 'legacy' of the G7 will be - Falmouth and Cornwall leading by example - sustainably, innovatively,

collaboratively, and by using Circular economy and community wealth building, as a template for the rest of the world.

That said, I will keep pushing for tangible examples of what the legacy will be for our town in terms of infrastructure and commitment to economic growth from up the line. I may be a volunteer, but it's ethically part of my responsibility now, to ensure that Falmouth is fairly supported.

Mayor Steve Eva

This week has been busy with the preparation of the forthcoming G7 Event.

I along with the Deputy Mayor and the Town Clerk, visited the Media Centre which I can only describe as impressive. We met those who will be collating all the news to send around the world and I was surprised and pleased with the amount of local workforce involved.

I have met with the Mayors of St Ives and Newquay in person for the first time in 15 months - which was wonderful.

Kirstie and I also met with Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, who has given us his personal assurance that he was directly contactable if the town needed his help over this weekend. This was very much appreciated by us.

As you can imagine the rumours circulating around the town- some are funny, some over the top, the best one was the 20 snipers on the roof of Tragos.

This will be our chance to experience a Global Event in Cornwall, in which Falmouth will play its part and hopefully, we will look back on how we welcomed the world and did Falmouth proud.

On another note, on the Mayors' weekly walkabout we went into what was Shades and to my amazement, the dance floor and mirrors plus some seats still remain. This brought back very fond memories of meeting my wife for the first time over 43 years ago. A whirlwind week, that's about to get busier.

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