We have published the latest edition of the St Ives Town Deal Newsletter which contains the latest information about all our Town Deal projects.

Our programme is now firmly in delivery mode, with construction of the majority of our projects well underway. Eight of our nine Town Deal projects have signed their contracts and received their first tranche of funding, with the final project signing due to take place within the next few weeks.

The CORE, the new learning centre at St Ives Community Orchard and Wildlife Reserve, was officially opened in April. This amazing building was the first of our Town Deal funded projects to be completed and opened to the public, marking a very exciting milestone for our Town Deal programme. 

Around 42 local businesses and organisations awarded Enterprise Grants have now received their funding and work is continuing on the St Ives Theatre, Guildhall, Leach Pottery and Old Vicarage Flats projects.  

Two new Youth Engagement Project officers have been appointed using Town Deal funding,  Laura Peach and Rosana Cox will be working with all the Town Deal projects to ensure young people are more involved and benefit from the programme.

Work is also continuing on LiveWest’s retrofit housing programme. The planning application for the St Ives Rugby Club project was submitted to Cornwall Council at the beginning of July. The Low Carbon Transport Strategy team are meeting with local resident groups and businesses to help develop the projects within the Strategy, with an exhibition to update the local community due to be held in the town’s library in September.

Updates on these and all our other projects are available here