On Saturday as a Jubilee treat for the current Mrs Pz01, we
popped into Penzance for a bit of retail and Causewayhead it was.
Iv’ heard it all over the past few years as a councillor,
Penzance is dead, there are no shops and it’s a mess, why don’t you do something.
Well something has been going on and a lot of it in
Causewayhead, it’s new automatic bollard is now in place (more about this
later), as part of the “Cornishman” Go to Town campaign, traders, councillors,
members of the public and members of the Penzance Community Flora Group all
turned up on a Sunday morning and gave it a bit of a spring clean, read more
about this here…..Go To Town
So the street has had a weed, street furniture painted and
flower beds filled, but what about the shops, well how many shops do you think
are in Causewayhead?
Take a guess …. 40, 50
You’re wrong in fact there are over 90, yes 90 and the vast
majority are Independent
90 Independent shops, most towns would be pleased to see
this number in their town let alone one street. Soon the revived Charter Market
will be back at the top of the street so even more reason to visit.
So back to our shopping trip, the sun was shining and
Causewayhead was busy, but for a change busy with people, no cars, no vans just
people and it was great. Talking to the traders the much maligned bollard was
the reason, cars no longer use the street as a short cut, no delivery vehicles on a Saturday, just room
to walk and enjoy and enjoy it we did, the whole street looked a picture, fruit
and flowers outside shops, shop doorways with plants either side, after a
haircut, new earrings for Mrs Pz01 and a few other bits and pieces we sat down
in the excellent Waves and had a coffee.
So next time you want to take a pop at Penzance, take a walk
up Causewayhead and
look around.
So congratulations to The Causewayhead Traders Association, Penzance
Community Flora Group and all those who helped make Causewayhead - Probably the
best Independent Trading Street in Cornwall
Ps. I notice that the old Threshers is being refurbished new
tenants moving in soon.
