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It’s coming home to Camborne!

It’s coming home to Camborne!

Football’s biggest trophy will be on display at Fonehouse Camborne in Commercial Square on Saturday 1 August. Fonehouse Camborne is one of only six Fonehouse outlets in the country to be given the opportunity of displaying the Premier League Cup in-store and owner Ian...

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Largest mural in Cornwall is ‘delighting passers-by’

Largest mural in Cornwall is ‘delighting passers-by’

Work on what is expected to be the largest mural in Cornwall - and possibly the largest in the UK - is well underway in Camborne’s New Connexion Street. Ideas for the project came out of a series of discovery workshops led by artist Cosmic that involved residents,...

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Four-year-old loyalty card is boosting the Camborne economy

Four-year-old loyalty card is boosting the Camborne economy

An estimated spend of at least £140,000 has been generated in the four years since BID Camborne introduced a loyalty card scheme to encourage shopping in the town.  The figure equates to the 70,000 transactions and 5000 monthly competition entries recorded by the BID...

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The Camborne café that’s a bit different

The Camborne café that’s a bit different

Stuart Cobb knows a thing or two about food. As former head chef of the award-winning Porthminster Beach Café in St Ives, he’s spent more than 25 years whipping up culinary delights and garnered Michelin plaudits and AA Rosettes in the process. Stuart now runs his own...

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Camborne petition to Cornwall Council

Camborne petition to Cornwall Council

A petition to ensure a maximum of one road closure within a square mile of any Cornish  town at any one time is garnering significant support in Camborne. Organised by BID Camborne, the petition to Cornwall Council comes in response to significant disruption currently...

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Thirty years of running nineteenth century Camborne pub

Thirty years of running nineteenth century Camborne pub

Belinda (Billy) and Scott Sowden are celebrating thirty years as licensees at The Vyvyan Arms Hotel in Camborne. First recorded in the 1856 Post Office Directory as The Vyvyan Arms Inn, the public house with rooms was founded during Cornwall’s mining boom and, nearly...

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Nighttime economy joins Camborne’s crime reduction system

Nighttime economy joins Camborne’s crime reduction system

Photo: Members of the BID Camborne team were amongst those meeting Alison Hernandez in October BID Camborne has received £3870 from the Devon & Cornwall Police Hotspot Problem Solving Fund to expand DISC, the town’s app-based business intelligence scheme. Known as...

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Free parking and bargains in Camborne

Free parking and bargains in Camborne

Businesses in Camborne are making the most of the one hour of free town centre parking being offered by Cornwall Council whilst highway improvements are taking place. The work is part of Camborne Town Deal’s Renew project, a government-funded transport scheme designed...

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Christmas in Camborne officially launched

Christmas in Camborne officially launched

Hundreds of people thronged Camborne’s town centre for this year’s annual Christmas lights switch on. Santa arrived in a vintage car, festive elves roamed around on stilts and merry and bright displays dazzled in shop windows. Hours of entertainment were provided...

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Lighting up for Christmas in Camborne

Lighting up for Christmas in Camborne

Camborne’s Christmas Lights Switch On is happening this Saturday 22 November. Camborne Brass Band will begin the stage entertainment in Commercial Square at 1pm, followed by performances from CD Kids, Keur Arwodha Kemeneth and Makasong, Holman’s Choir, TR14ers, The...

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High five for Tykes on Trikes

High five for Tykes on Trikes

Camborne’s fifth annual Tykes on Trikes event saw children up to the age of ten pedalling hard through the town’s main street. Supported by parents, family and friends, competitors gathered at the Tyacks Hotel for three separate races. Goodie bags sponsored by...

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A spoke-y trail in Camborne

A spoke-y trail in Camborne

Combining children’s cycling with Halloween has resulted in a spoke-y event taking place in Camborne next week. To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the annual Tykes on Trikes race and to make the most of spooktacular window displays in the main street, BID Camborne...

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Ready, steady, pedal!

Ready, steady, pedal!

A new category has been added to this year’s Tykes on Trikes race in Camborne. Organised by Camborne’s Business Improvement District (BID) team, this year’s event takes place in the town’s main street on Sunday 26 October, with a third race, Twinkling Stars on Trikes,...

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Positivity in Camborne

Positivity in Camborne

There’s lots to celebrate and be very proud of in Camborne. That’s the message behind Positively Camborne - a new campaign aimed at showcasing some of the town’s many highlights. Camborne’s Business Improvement District (BID) team is behind the initiative which builds...

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Getting creative in Camborne

Getting creative in Camborne

“You don’t get a chance to take part in things like this when you’re an adult - it’s great to be involved.” That was how one of the participants described a creative workshop held at the Tyacks Hotel in Camborne. Led by local artist Cosmic and organised by Camborne’s...

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Did you help make Camborne’s Christmas banners?

Did you help make Camborne’s Christmas banners?

Camborne’s Business Improvement Development (BID) team would love to hear from anyone involved in making the 12 Days of Christmas banners annually used around the town’s centrepiece Christmas tree. The banners were created in 2018 during sessions facilitated by local...

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Information Sharing Agreement signed in Camborne

Information Sharing Agreement signed in Camborne

An official information sharing agreement has been signed between Camborne’s Business Improvement District (BID) team and Devon & Cornwall Police to help reduce crime in Camborne’s town centre. BID Camborne bought into the app-based DISC system last year so that...

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New location for Camborne Show welcomed by BID

New location for Camborne Show welcomed by BID

Camborne Show is taking place at a new venue much closer to the town on Saturday 19 July. The event has been a highlight of the Cornish calendar since 1942 when it was first held to raise funds for the Red Cross. Founded by the Holman family and supported by local...

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Manifesto sets out crime-free Camborne goal

Manifesto sets out crime-free Camborne goal

Camborne’s Business Improvement Development (BID) team have presented the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall and the Leader of Cornwall Council with a manifesto aimed at achieving a crime-free Camborne. Compiled with input from more than 300 local...

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Camborne Christmas lights planning

Camborne Christmas lights planning

Photo (l to r): Sam (RG Kellow), Jamie (RG Kellow), Matt (Lamps and Tubes), Abbie (RG Kellow), Samantha Hussey (BID Chair) and Anna Pascoe (BID Manager) It may be summer, but the BID Camborne team are busy planning Christmas. BID manager Anna Pascoe, BID director Jo...

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Celebrating Camborne’s preloved motorbike accessories store

Celebrating Camborne’s preloved motorbike accessories store

One of Cornwall’s only new and preloved motorbike accessories shop is celebrating its first anniversary in Camborne. Olly Rutter set up Triple R Motorbike Accessories in May 2024 and is delighted with how the business is growing. Located in Unit 2 of the Camborne...

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More ideas for Camborne artist Cosmic

More ideas for Camborne artist Cosmic

Street art is transforming Camborne’s high streets – thanks to local artist Cosmic. Commissioned by BID Camborne to paint 12 BT boxes in the town through Town Deal Project A-Void Phase 2 funding, he joined the BID Camborne team on Trevithick Day to get more ideas for...

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‘Camborne’s ‘exciting’ Space in a Space initiative

‘Camborne’s ‘exciting’ Space in a Space initiative

Camborne’s latest Prosperity Accelerator Partnership (PAP) meeting has been described as ‘exciting’ and ‘productive’ by BID Camborne organisers. The event’s principal topic of discussion was “Space in a Space” – a new initiative to make redundant space available in...

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“Everything we hoped for” in Camborne

“Everything we hoped for” in Camborne

Photo: Angela Bradford and members of the Friday morning crafts session at Delight2Bite Angela Bradford has just won the £100 first prize in March's BID Camborne loyalty card draw. Angela, 58, loves shopping in Camborne’s high street – in fact she loves everything...

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Planning ahead for Christmas in Camborne

Planning ahead for Christmas in Camborne

Christmas may seem like a long way ahead but a team from BID Camborne have already visited Tregothnan Estate, near Truro, to choose this year’s tree. BID manager Anna Pascoe, BID director Jo Weller and social media manager Chantelle Roberts made the trip to select...

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Working towards a crime-free Camborne

Working towards a crime-free Camborne

BID Camborne’s Business Intelligence Scheme (BID:BIS) is proving an effective way of reducing local crime. Launched in October, businesses using the licensed-based app can alert each other to criminal and anti-social behaviour via instant messaging. They can also file...

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Revamped Camborne shop reopens

Revamped Camborne shop reopens

Fonehouse Camborne reopens on Saturday 25 January after major refurbishment. Situated in Commercial Square, it is one of the mobile phone retailer’s top performing outlets and one of the first of more than 65 stores nationwide to undergo a complete revamp. Ian Gilbert...

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Get involved in Christmas 2025 changes

Get involved in Christmas 2025 changes

Christmas in Camborne 2024 proved so successful that organisers are going to hold two major evening events in 2025, rather than just one. Volunteers are being sought by BID Camborne to join a working group that will be planning a Saturday Christmas switch-on, instead...

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Louis steals the lights show

Louis steals the lights show

    Four-year-old Louis Hood switched on Camborne Christmas lights and stole the show. Born with half a heart, little Louis has already endured three open heart operations. Not that his medical condition stops him living life to the full. “Louis is a real cheeky...

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Extra special gift tokens

Extra special gift tokens

Jo Weller has created reusable gift tokens that have the look and feel of a special present. Jo owns Jojangles in Camborne – an award-winning town centre shop that specialises in handmade jewellery, gifts and cards. As the recipient of one of more than 100 grants...

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Favourite BID Camborne project poll

Favourite BID Camborne project poll

To celebrate twelve years of BID Camborne, the Business Improvement District team are asking people to vote for their favourite BID projects. First established in 2012 as a business-led partnership, BID Camborne’s activities to boost commercial enterprise in the mid...

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Camborne hosts ‘Cornwall’s Most Powerful’

Camborne hosts ‘Cornwall’s Most Powerful’

Tyacks Hotel in Camborne has provided the backdrop for some of the strongest men and women in Cornwall being put through their paces. The day-long ‘Cornwall’s Most Powerful’ event saw competitors take part in five gruelling challenges that had all been sponsored by...

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Speeding up prosperity in Camborne

Speeding up prosperity in Camborne

BID Camborne is launching its Prosperity Accelerator Partnership and is inviting anyone with an interest in doing business in the town to attend one of two inaugural meetings. The first will take place online from 10am to 11am on Friday 9 August and the second in...

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Celebrating independents in Camborne

Celebrating independents in Camborne

Independent shops and businesses in Camborne will be firmly in the spotlight to celebrate Independents’ Day UK 2024 on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July. Offering choice, a variety of products and a more personal service to customers, independent retailers are at the...

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Grant funding makes a difference in Camborne

Grant funding makes a difference in Camborne

The range of leather goods saddler Martin Hughes can make in Camborne has just got bigger. Thanks to a grant of £3800 from the Town Deal Project A-Void funding pot administered by BID Camborne, Martin now has a brand-new industrial leather sewing machine. Based in ‘Up...

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Landmark art installations at Camborne Railway Station

Landmark art installations at Camborne Railway Station

Original local artwork has been installed at Camborne Railway Station. Camborne Business Improvement District (BID Camborne) was awarded £20,000 in funding from the GWR Customer & Community Fund to create an inclusive, immersive experience that showcases the local...

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Last call in Camborne

Last call in Camborne

More than £80,000 in grant funding was awarded to businesses in Camborne at the last Project A-Void panel meeting in February. Managed by BID Camborne, the scheme is one of eleven projects awarded a total of £23.7m in Town Deal funding by the Government. Almost £507k...

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Voting has opened!

Voting has opened!

Voting has opened for this year’s Camborne Community and Commerce Awards. Since its launch in 2020, the event has proved a popular way of acknowledging the individuals, groups and businesses that voters believe make an outstanding contribution to the town. Jointly...

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Community Centre gets 100th grant

Community Centre gets 100th grant

Camborne Community Centre is the 100th recipient of a Town Deal grant to transform Camborne’s town centre. As administrators of the Project A-Void scheme, BID Camborne awarded £5000 towards the cost of restoring two rooms in a part of the centre that had been...

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Road closure ‘killing Camborne businesses’

Road closure ‘killing Camborne businesses’

A road closure in Camborne has stopped traffic coming through the town’s main street and is killing trade, according to local business owners. Gas main work on the A3047 began on 7 January and is due to carry on until 29 January. Diversions are in place during that...

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Festive Camborne

Festive Camborne

Preparations are well underway for BID Camborne’s Christmas Lights Switch-On on Friday 24 November. Entertainment will begin on the main stage in Commercial Square at 3pm with the rhythmic sounds of the Jumping Out jazz duo. They are followed at 4pm by Camborne Town...

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Improving Camborne town

Improving Camborne town

Some of Camborne’s longest established businesses have had significant improvements made, thanks to Town Deal funding from Project A-Void Phase 2 delivered by BID Camborne. Pooleys Meat Pantry, a butcher’s shop in the high street that first opened its doors to...

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Calling all creatives

Calling all creatives

Camborne-loving creatives are being invited to express their interest in a project aiming to transform Camborne Railway Station with a landmark installation. Camborne Business Improvement District (BID Camborne) has been awarded funding from the GWR Customer &...

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Camborne design and discovery workshop

Camborne design and discovery workshop

BID Camborne is running a free design and discovery workshop on Tuesday 1 August as part of its plan to create branded zones in the town centre. The session will explore how Camborne should be visually represented on signage and promotional material and is being led...

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Fun Fridays in Camborne

Fun Fridays in Camborne

A golden pirate captain, the chance to learn some circus skills, creating a work of art on hand cranked paint spinners and Demelza Dragon – just some of the wide range of free things to see and do on Fridays in Camborne this summer. Fun Fridays have become a...

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Camborne Community & Commerce Awards 2023

Camborne Community & Commerce Awards 2023

The 2023 Camborne Community and Commerce Awards have been announced at a gala event in Camborne Rugby Club. Jointly organised by BID Camborne and Camborne Town Council, a packed gathering of nominees, friends, family and invited guests enjoyed pasties, saffron cake...

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Camborne Community and Commerce Awards

Camborne Community and Commerce Awards

Camborne Community and Commerce Awards will take place in Camborne Rugby Club on Thursday 18 May from 5.30pm. The event was staged for the first-time last year and nominations for the 2023 awards categories have significantly increased on the back of the inaugural...

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Project Avoid grant applications open

Project Avoid grant applications open

BID Camborne has announced that applications for a second round of business improvement grants in Camborne are now open. Project A-Void is one of eleven projects awarded a total of £23.7m in Town Deal funding from the Government – the highest amount in Cornwall. The...

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Another ‘nail in the coffin’ for town centres

Another ‘nail in the coffin’ for town centres

BID Camborne is urging people to respond to Cornwall Council’s proposals regarding parking charge increases before the 23 March deadline. The Council’s plan includes standardising tariffs across Cornwall by introducing three zones. Currently Camborne has two car parks...

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Spring Loyalty Card Bonanza in Camborne

Spring Loyalty Card Bonanza in Camborne

Spring has sprung in Camborne with a loyalty card bonanza that began on St Piran’s Day and runs to Trevithick Day on 29 April. BID Camborne first launched the loyalty card scheme in April last year. Shoppers earn one stamp on the card each day when they shop at a BID...

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Get snapping in Camborne

Get snapping in Camborne

BID Camborne is giving people the chance to win local shopping vouchers and have their favourite photos of Camborne included in future publications. Entitled ‘Camborne at its Best’, the campaign has just been launched and runs until April. Photos need to have been...

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Onwards and upwards for businesses in Camborne

Onwards and upwards for businesses in Camborne

Affordable rents, business accessibility and a strong sense of community all combined to make 2022 a positive year for Camborne. That’s according to BID Manager Anna Pascoe who said several new businesses opened last year. Visitor footfall was good over the festive...

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Christmas has come to Camborne

Christmas has come to Camborne

Camborne’s festivities began in grand style on Friday when 8-year-old Cicely pushed the giant plunger and lit up the town with Christmas lights. Thousands of people gathered to watch the big switch-on and soak up a festive atmosphere that started at 3pm with stage...

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Spot the baubles in Camborne

Spot the baubles in Camborne

In preparation for what they are hoping will be the biggest and brightest Camborne Christmas ever, the BID Camborne team has created two seasonal competitions. The first, for children aged 11 and under, invites competitors to colour in a Camborne Christmas scene and...

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Second year of success for Tykes n Trikes

Second year of success for Tykes n Trikes

0-5 years category in the Tykes n Trikes 2022 race Camborne’s second Tykes n Trikes competition has been hailed a success by the organisers. The weather stayed dry, there were a lot of repeat entries from last year and, with face painters very busy, there were more...

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Tykes n Trikes are back!

Camborne’s streets will again set the scene for a children’s bike race when the Tykes n Trikes event takes place on Sunday 23 October. Inspired by 2022’s Tour of Britain which went through Cornwall and Camborne for the first time, Tykes n Trikes was introduced by BID...

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A feast of Friday fun in Camborne

A feast of Friday fun in Camborne

Camborne Fridays just got even more fun with twice the amount of free street entertainment booked. Organised and funded by BID Camborne, this year’s summer programme includes a penny farthing bike with bubbles, stilt walking, face painting, storytelling, balloon...

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Camborne celebrates excellence

Camborne celebrates excellence

Highlight from the Camborne Community & Commerce Awards night Camborne’s first Community and Commerce awards presentation has taken place in front of a packed audience at Camborne Rugby Club. Jointly organised by Camborne Town Council (CTC) and BID Camborne,...

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Winners go shopping!

Winners go shopping!

Sue Curry with Trish Bawden at Chapel Street Boutique, Camborne Sue Curry, Liz Wilson and Edward Verrier have been announced as BID Camborne’s first loyalty card winners. Sue has chosen to spend her £100 worth of vouchers in Chapel Street Boutique and JoJangles, Liz...

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MP takes on time trial

MP takes on time trial

Camborne MP George Eustice has competed in the Town Trail Time Trial. A keen runner, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was seen pouring over a map beforehand to work out the best way of tackling the mile-long route, whilst ticking off its...

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Camborne cadets tackle town trail

Camborne cadets tackle town trail

rone Camborne air cadets have completed the Town Trail Time Trial and loved it so much they want to do it again. Since some of those taking part had injuries, there were both running and walking groups – with the runners competing against each other and the time trial...

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Festive food for local children

Festive food for local children

Sharron Lipscombe-Manley is well known in Camborne as the owner of Delight 2 Bite delicatessen and as the chair of BID Camborne which has just been voted in for a third term. Less well known, perhaps, is that she and her group of loyal helpers are regular fundraisers....

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Camborne Businesses vote ‘YES’ to BID

Camborne Businesses vote ‘YES’ to BID

Camborne businesses have voted ‘yes’ to a third five-year term as a Business Improvement District (BID) with a strong mandate from their business community. At 77% of votes cast, the ‘yes’ result was 20% higher than in the second term, demonstrating the big difference...

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Camborne Lantern Parade cancelled

Camborne Lantern Parade cancelled

Due to the predicted weather conditions this Friday (26 November), the Lantern Parade part of the Christmas lights switch on event has sadly had to be cancelled. A weather warning has been issued for this weekend and organisers are concerned that participating...

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Tykes’ pedal power in Camborne

Tykes’ pedal power in Camborne

Thirty-five competitors took to Camborne’s main street in the town’s first ever Tykes on Trikes event. Organised by BID Camborne and sponsored by Tesco and the Tyacks Hotel, there were three races. The first was for children up to the age of five, the second for those...

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Charity contribution to ‘amazing community”

Charity contribution to ‘amazing community”

“I’m passionate about Camborne. It’s an amazing community and I love working here.” So says Michelle Jay who manages the Children’s Hospice South West shop in Commercial Square, Camborne. Like other retailers in the town, she is full of praise for local residents and...

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Home from Home

Home from Home

Can You Spot The Difference?The two images above are of Towns 226 miles apart. One is in the Rhondda Valley, Wales, and one is our town, Camborne. The images are similar, one long thoroughfare with lots of small shops lining either side, interspersed with terraced...

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A warm welcome awaits shoppers in Camborne

A warm welcome awaits shoppers in Camborne

With lockdown restrictions easing and the bunting up, there's a sense of celebration in Camborne. BID Camborne chair Sharron Lipscombe-Manley, who also runs a delicatessen in the town centre, says it's milestone moment. "It's a huge step forward for the success of our...

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Celebrating Camborne success

Celebrating Camborne success

In the week that saw £23.7m Town Deal funding announced for Camborne, local MP and Cabinet Minister George Eustice met BID manager Anna Pascoe, Camborne Town Deal Acting Chair Val Dalley and members of the public at the weekly Camborne market. The BID team had taken a...

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Polstrong appeal dismissed

Polstrong appeal dismissed

An appeal against Cornwall Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for a retail park at Polstrong on the outskirts of Camborne has been dismissed. The application was submitted by Quora, a Newark and Nottingham based company that specialises in commercial and...

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Project A-Void grant helps attract G7 summit interest

Project A-Void grant helps attract G7 summit interest

A Project A-Void grant of £5000 has helped a local holiday let company attract G7 summit business to Camborne.  SRU Ltd runs four properties in the town that offer en-suite accommodation to visitors. Now, thanks to recent renovations by Camborne based building...

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Cornish version of Covid Trelawny in time for St Piran’s Day

To mark St Piran’s Day, Camborne’s re-worked version of Trelawny is being translated into Cornish. Written last summer by BID Camborne manager Anna Pascoe and sung online by the Ingleheart Singers, the new wording of Cornwall’s famous anthem highlights the need to...

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Memorandum of Understanding signed

Memorandum of Understanding signed

Mayor David Wilkins and BID Camborne Chair, Sharron Lipscombe-Manley Camborne’s town council and business improvement team have officially declared their willingness to work together on improving the fortunes of the community and commerce of their town. The landmark...

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An extraordinary Camborne Christmas

An extraordinary Camborne Christmas

It’s going to be an extraordinary Christmas. That’s the message from the BID Camborne and Camborne Town Council teams as they busy themselves with festive preparations unlike any others that have gone before. Traditional features like the thirty-foot real Nordman Fir...

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Click & Collect and Delivery Services in Camborne

Click & Collect and Delivery Services in Camborne

With the latest lockdown, many of the Camborne businesses have adapted so that they can still support their customers by offering a click & collect and delivery service. Details of these services can be found below. Kath's Plaice28-30 Church Street,...

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Adapting to lockdown in Camborne

Adapting to lockdown in Camborne

Lockdown 2 may be upon us but that’s no reason not to support local shops and businesses. That’s the message from Camborne as the country once again battens down the hatches to fight the Covid virus. Forced to put up their closed...

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Established in Camborne

Established in Camborne

R Pascoe & Sons, 121 Trelowarren Street, Camborne It’s not often that you can say that a town has changed the world, but Camborne can – and more than once. A town proud of its mining origins and industrial heritage with Holman Brothers, Richard Trevithick and the...

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Camborne secures £750,000 of Accelerated Funding

Camborne secures £750,000 of Accelerated Funding

Camborne has been awarded £750k of funding from the Government to kick start developing plans for improving the town. The money will be spent on improving local businesses and securing a central site to build a vibrant, multi-purpose community hive. Camborne Town Deal...

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One in a Million

One in a Million

Sally Crabtree, better known as the Poetry Postie, has visited Camborne to deliver postcards as part of the town’s COVID-19 ‘One in a Million’ campaign. Not only that, she’s composed a song to celebrate all that Camborne has to offer and performs it, together with...

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What? Why? Are you mad?

What? Why? Are you mad?

I often got asked these things when I shared the dream of owning my own shop again. I knew that it’s not easy or that I’ll earn my fortune but it was my dream.  After moving away for a few years I have to confess to being homesick, I missed Camborne, my...

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Embracing Change During Uncertain Times

Embracing Change During Uncertain Times

Change is the only constant, you gotta just Rowe with it! Needless to say the last few months have been challenging for all of us, in so many ways. We all have had to embrace a great deal of changes at an astonishing rate. I would have never believed you if you told...

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Trelawny in a time of Covid

Trelawny in a time of Covid

On the same day that face masks become mandatory in shops, a Camborne choir has launched a re-worked version of Trelawny – Cornwall’s well-known anthem. Penned by BID Camborne manager Anna Pascoe, the new wording highlights the need to keep Camborne clear of Covid by...

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Trelawny 2.0 Song Lyrics

As Cornwall’s largest town, where 20,000 people know the reason why Camborne is a great place to live, work and shop, BID Camborne has curated this very special new edition of Cornwall’s national anthem, to mark the town’s reopening. The song lyrics can also be...

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Camborne aims for double zero

Camborne aims for double zero

Cornwall’s largest town is leading the way in keeping COVID-19 at bay and achieving the double zero statistic of no new cases and no new deaths. Camborne has always prided itself on being a close-knit community that looks out for each other. With most shops and...

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Get involved in forging Camborne’s future

Get involved in forging Camborne’s future

What do you like about Camborne, what improvements would you like to see and what would encourage you to visit the town centre more often?  Those are some of the questions in a survey that is being widely distributed as part of work currently underway to bid for...

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Camborne Town Deal Survey

Camborne Town Deal Survey

Launched in November 2019, the Government’s Towns Fund Deal aims to regenerate town centres, boost businesses and improve infrastructure. Camborne is one of four towns in Cornwall selected to participate. The Camborne Town Deal Fund board would like to hear from the...

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Working in partnership for safe Camborne re-opening

Working in partnership for safe Camborne re-opening

BID Camborne and Camborne Town Council (CTC) are working in close partnership to ensure the safe re-opening of businesses from Monday 15 June. An application has been submitted to Cornwall Council to help fund a range of measures that include installing two sanitiser...

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Supporting local businesses  for re-opening.

Supporting local businesses for re-opening.

Camborne’s Business Improvement District (BID) team is working with local businesses to help them prepare for re-opening in accordance with current public health advice. This includes sending out frequent newsletters with up-to-date guidance and actively encouraging...

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Strong local opposition to Polstrong appeal

Strong local opposition to Polstrong appeal

An appeal to overturn a Cornwall Council decision to reject plans for an out of town development on land north of Roseworthy Hill, known as Polstrong, is facing strong opposition from BID Camborne and the hundreds of local businesses the Business Improvement District...

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Trevithick Day at home celebration

Trevithick Day at home celebration

Coronavirus may have stopped Camborne’s annual and very popular Trevithick Day festivities taking place in the town’s main street this Saturday, but people are still being encouraged to mark the occasion with memories, videos and music. Since 1984, residents have been...

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10-year-old girl from Camborne sets off to John O’Groats

10-year-old girl from Camborne sets off to John O’Groats

A 10-year-old girl has set off on a 1347.1 km run from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for Blackwood care home in Camborne. Mia Richardson, a pupil at St John’s Catholic Primary School, will be covering the length of the country on the cross-trainer in her...

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Seeking financial clarity for Camborne businesses

Seeking financial clarity for Camborne businesses

Whilst the package of financial measures so far announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to combat the effects of COVID-19 have been largely welcomed by BID Camborne, the directorial team have raised concerns on a number of issues with local MP George Eustice. BID Manager...

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Working towards a COVID-free Camborne

Working towards a COVID-free Camborne

BID Camborne has introduced a number of measures to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on Camborne. These include contacting every business to see what support they need; explaining the financial help available from the Government; writing to George Eustice MP to lobby for...

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