Opening Doors tell us about their visit to Heartlands

Today we had a different meeting. We went to the Heartlands Project in Pool to see what was happening there. We need a new place to meet so we are looking at all the different places we could use. We hope to use some rooms at the Heartlands Project.

The Heartlands project is all about using land that was not being used and changing it to land that can be enjoyed by lots of people. They will take some of the old buildings and make them better. They will build new buildings. It will look great when it is done.

They will have nice gardens for people to relax in. They will have a pond and water feature that people will enjoy. There will be a museum for people to learn about the history of all the work in the tin mining industry. There will be a theatre for performances. There will be artist's studios. There will be an open air theatre for music and performances.

Kirsty showed us on the model what it would look like.

This is some of the land that is not being used at the moment. It used to look a mess.

This will be the cafe. It needs lots of work doing to it.

This is the Robinson's Shaft where the museum will be.

This is where they will build the artists studios. It was flat and nothing there. It was hard to imagine what it would look like. They will have markets and a children's centre.

There is a web cam which will show how they are getting on. You can see it on the Internet at the Heartlands website. Have a look at http://www.heartlandscornwall.com/

Here they are building a new road so that you can get to Heartland easily. You can get a bus there. David knew lots about mining and all the big machines they were using. He told us what they were and what they did. David told us all about his family who worked at Falmouth Docks and the Holman works.

We finished off our tour by having our picture taken with Sarah, Kirsty and Claire. Gary and Judith looked cool in their sunglasses. It was a great day for a visit.

Sheila has done lots of art work which helped to the money for the Heartlands project. Gary said he was pleased he had found out more about the Heartlands project. Tina thanked everyone for the interesting visit. Persida said its going to be awesome when its finished. We were all excited about the project and what it would look like.

Kirsty and Sarah said they were happy that we had come to see the project. They said to keep in touch. They would like to do other things with us. Things like fireworks on bonfire night and Christmas. We then had lunch with Kirsty, Sarah and Claire.

Words and photos kindly created by Peter Keeves, Cornwall Partnership Trust.

Balloon winner announced!

The winner of the Heartlands Biodegradable Balloon Race has been announced! Local student Roxanne Penfold from Pool Business and Enterprise College, is now the proud owner of a new bike thanks to her balloon making the 712 mile trip to the small town of Modingen in Germany.

In total 33 balloons were reported found from Jersey, France and the winner in Germany.

The balloon release that took place on July 23rd was to mark the launch of construction on site and echoed the movement of Cornish people around the world in the 18th and 19th century.

Roxanne has been involved with Heartlands through the geography department. Roxanne and her year group have been researching the renewable energy sources that we will have on site to power Heartlands.

Roxanne is pictured above receiving her prize, along with friend Shauna, and Pool Business and Enterprise teachers Mrs Boase and Mr Brooks.

Heartlands web cams go live

The two web cameras that have been installed on site at Heartlands to follow the build progress have gone live on the Heartlands website.

On the 'Watch' page of our website you can view the photos taken by the cameras as they are updated with a new image everyday.

Sneak preview of web cameras!

Two web cameras have been installed at Heartlands to keep you updated with all the developments from the site.

The top photograph is an image from one of the cameras which is aimed at Robinson's Shaft and will follow the renovation works on the Grade 2* listed buildings. The second camera will record the progress of the new buildings, which will allow you to see the community building, artist studios and market square spring up from the ground.

The web cameras are due to go live in the next month, so keep visiting our website.

Progress from site

The Robinson's Shaft Headgear at the centre of the Heartlands site, has been encased in protective covering ready for the structure to be treated and restored.

This is a closer view to the top of the headgear which shows the winding mechanism.

New road around Heartlands starting to take shape

Construction has started on a new link road bordering the Heartlands site in Pool, Cornwall.

The road will take cars around the northern boundary of the Heartlands site, from Dudnance Lane to Trevenson Road opposite Cornwall College.

Both of the photos are taken from the scaffolding surrounding Robinson's Shaft Headgear, which is at the centre of the Heartlands site. The top photo shows South Crofty Mine in the distance and the road coming towards the Carpenter's Shed building which will become a restaurant and cafe. The bottom photograph shows the new road to the right and the land to the left is where Heartlands playground and events arena will be located.