North Quay Bridge, Hayle Cornwall.

Nick Farrars photo shows workers preparing for todays concrete pour and the casting of North Quay Bridge, Hayle. Scheduled to take 14 hours from 7am this morning. The weather and forecast are perfect, so fingers crossed for no big accidents or road holdups for the fleet of cement mixer lorries!

North Quay new road and Swing Bridge OPEN

Sometimes it’s the little things that bring pleasure.

Tonight I was returning from seeing my father on his 80^th birthday when I noticed that the old North Quay swing bridge had re-opened after road works the other side.

I swiftly turned around in the Central Garage and had the simple pleasure of driving over the old bridge and appreciating the new seawall and road surface, but THEN I noticed that the new elevated North Quay road was open…Deep joy!

With great satisfaction I drove for the first time along the new road, opened this afternoon, right down to where the Wave hub is then turned around and drove back, enjoying the experience, and the open prospect and views.

All these years after the harbour closed to major shipping  and all Hayle’s industries fell like dominoes, it is so satisfying to see major construction work rebuilding hayle harbour, and in my father, Bob Coad’s lifetime……..

One small drive for me, one significant step for Hayle Harbour!

Well done Council, Good work Carillion.

Graham Coad.

Graham Coad For all those who say Objective One money was squandered and "spent up country" here is an interesting website..... http://www.objectiveone.com/O1htm/01-projects-date/all_projects2000.htm

Choose any year from 2000 to 2007!

HARBOUR PLANS PASSED BY SEC. OF STATE

The secretary of State has approved the planning application for ING's developement including a supernmarket and housing on South Quay, Hayle Harbour in Cornwall.

The controversial plans had been passed unanimously by the town council and then passed by Cornwall Council who were obliged to refer the matter to the Secretary of State as there were strong objections from English Heritage, a statutory consultee.

This means that the Secretary of State has decided that he can alow Cornwall Council to proceed with the planning application to the point of full approval and 'signing off' so that work can start.

Plans include extensive repairs and strengthening of historically important quay walls, resumption of sluicing to help keep the harbour viable, methods to guarantee future income for the harbour management, transfer of various property to local ownership as part of the regeneration of Hayle Harbour overall.

Hayle DID have a Fire Station..in WW2!

Well, it turns out that the mysterious stone/concrete circle on Merchant Curnow's Quay is the base of a World War 2 water tank for the temporary Fire Brigade that was grudgingly set up by the then district council at Penzance on the order of the government.

Water tanks were situated at useful points to top up the tenders in case mains water supply was disrupted by bombing, remember that during the war, Hayle still had a Power Station, a decent working harbour, and factories around the harbour doing important war work (including vital fuel additives for RAF)

It was sited at the east end of Hayle Causeway in what was later known as Blue Star Garage and is now a Tempest Photography factory.

Once the war ended, the district council rushed to disband Hayle's Fire Brigade, and the town has stated unprotected until now, when there are moves that could being a modern Fire Station to Hayle and revamp local services to improve cover and public safety.