West Cornwall

West Cornwall Friends of the Earth is an active and well-established group. Meetings are held at 7.30 on the 3rd Tuesday of every month (except December and August) in the Dolphin Inn, Quay St (off the bottom of Chapel St) in Penzance. We can be found in the room on the right as you enter the pub. Visitors or new members are always welcome.

Current activities and campaigns include:

Sustainable Development (meaning against the Penlee Quarry Marina "Development", see http://www.stopthemarina.co.uk/)

Transport

Partnership in Transition Penwith

Climate Change / Chemical and industrial pollution

Local planning issues

GM campaign

Sustainable waste (including supporting the freecycle networks Penzance Freecycle & Freecycle Hayle)

Preservation of the rural landscape and organic farming (including supporting local Community Supported Agriculture projects like the one at Badger's Cross, see Lowarth Brogh CSA.)

Wildlife, marine mammal habitats and conservation

Sustainable Communties (see Local Works)

Trade and anti-globalisation issues

Co-ordinator Contact:

Peter Hardy via email at soft.reality@btopenworld.com

Secretary Contact:

Monique Schneider on 01736 368 401