Underneath the scaffolding...........

In the next month we will be revealing all the hard work that has taken place to the headgear when the scaffolding is taken down to unveil Robinson's Shaft headgear and engine house at Heartlands.

The photos above and below show the headgear which has been blasted to remove rust, made strong and painted, restoring the wonderful structure back to its former glory.

We are restoring our engine and need your help!

Do you have any spare time to volunteer? Are you interested in Cornish Heritage? Do you fancy getting involved in a project that will transform an area of Pool? Then our engine restoration project could be the thing for you!

We are looking for volunteers to work alongside our restoration company who will be working to get Robinson's Shaft beam engine moving again. Volunteers would be needed to help us clean and polish the engine back to its former glory.

We would love to hear from you if you are interested. Please call 01209 722323.

Notice to residents and patients of Pool Health Centre

We are pleased to tell you that work has commenced in Pool Village as part of the Heartlands scheme.

This work will focus around Station Road and Carn Brea Lane in Pool, with the following improvements going ahead:

- Village Green created, which will include tree planting and green space

- Resurfacing to pavements and road

- Further dedicated car parking spaces

- New entrance to Pool Health Centre - Health Centre car park will be accessed from Station Road rather than Carn Brea Lane

- New car park created for Pool Health Centre staff

- New car park created for Cornwall Development Company

- Renovation of Bassett Institute in to a community facility

- Entrance courtyard to the front of Cornwall Development Company which will form an entrance in to the main Heartlands site.

The initial works that will happen during May is work to the Health Centre entrance and staff car park, along with construction starting on the Cornwall Development Company. July will see work starting on the Village Green and entrance courtyard.

Please bear with us during this busy but very exciting time. We will aim to keep disruption at a minimum and will keep you updated as much as possible through this web link and local notices, please do hesitate to contact Kirsty Davies if you have any queries on 01209 722323 or kirsty.davies@cornwall.gov.uk

New aerial photo's show real progress on site

Last week we received some new aerial photos of the Heartlands site. Below is a 'before' photo taken prior to any works commencing on site and above shows a photo taken in the last 2 weeks.



Above shows a photo of the former mine buildings of Robinson's Shaft which are currently being renovated. Alongside these old building is the new community building, artist studios and apartments. Below shows Pool Innovation Centre in the background which is situated next to Cornwall College. Heartlands will be a very short walk from the College which will be linked via the new road that is also currently being built as a separate scheme.

The photo below shows the new road that skirts the Heartlands site.

Cornish stone hedgers on site

Cornish stone hedges are being built as a boundary to the site and will be a backdrop to the Diaspora Gardens.

David's Diaspora Blog

You can now get a real insight in to the ideas behind David Mackie's art work that will feature in the Diaspora Gardens. David worked with schools and community groups to develop the patterns that represent Cornwall's Diaspora. The Diaspora Gardens at Heartlands will include 5 gardens of North America, South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand each the size of half a football pitch. The planting represents the areas of the world that the Cornish emigrated, and took their mining engineering skills with them to leave the Cornish Mining legacy all over the world.

David's artwork consists of imagery inspired by the countries the Cornish travelled to, these images will be cast in bronze a mix of tin and copper, and attached to granite boulders in the Diaspora gardens. Some examples of the imagery can be seen below. Take a look at David's blog which gives a real insight in how the project start and was inspired by people in the community. http://www.seamsandveins.tumblr.com/

Things are really starting to come on.......

The park, playground and events space can now start to be seen above, with the whole area levelled ready for landscaping. The new road, shown above, which will skirt round the northern boundary of Heartlands is also progressing quickly with a finish date of this summer. There have also been big changes to the Carpenters Shed which will be home to the restaurant, cafe and bar. Above shows the interior of the restaurant which has been panelled and below is the outside of the building which is currently undergoing structural and roofing work.

Work on the first floor apartments has started with the block work walls currently being put in to place.