The Penrose Trail Completing a ‘green’ link between Helston and Porthleven with a National Trust entrance to Penrose at the foot of the town. •
Town Centre Community Hub Creating a community building within the town to address the lack of facilities for young people and families. •
Promotion of Helston Already funded by Helston Town Council, a marketing strategy for Helston has already been fully implemented. In the bid Helston – which currently has 12,184 residents, around 2.1 per cent of Cornwall’s population – is described as having pockets of significant deprivation , while also having many benefits including good schools, excellent events such as Flora Day, the Christmas lights switch on and Helstonbury, and a good sense of community.