I have read in the Saltash Observer that the long awaited plastic abomination of a Cornish Celtic Cross is going to be in place later this year : I wonder if the people involved in this so called Celtic Cross know just what the Celtic Cross represents, I doubt it , any true Cornish person would have thrown it out, makes me wonder if any of the decision makers are Cornish
why is it that the gateway to Cornwall has to have this plastic imitation and not a true CORNISH GRANITE CROSS ? saltashron

By Saltashron at 12:08 on 26/01/12

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I thought it was going to be steel plated with copper, rather than plastic?! And at 62 foot tall, that would be an enormous weight of granite! It's a modern interpretation - times change.

I can't fault the scheme at all - I think it will be a great addition to Saltash. Not just the cross, but the fact it will bring a park back into use.

But I guess my opinion doesn't count, I only live in Saltash, I wasn't born or brought-up here...

By JamieQ1 at 14:26 on 26/01/12
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i recently came to live here. I went shopping with my friend for some clothes,the shops are for old farts,ditto shoe shops.went to the local greasy spoon cafe hardly The Americano is it ?. like goiing back to the 70'S espescially looking at some of the yokels, look they only have a bath once a week, On a Sunday!

By CharlesHawtry at 21:37 on 31/01/12
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well mr CharlesHawty you know what to do ,if you don't like it in Saltash move on most of us are quite happy as it is :
saltashron

By Saltashron at 08:35 on 01/02/12
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I would move if I could, now calm down and have another pasty!
Haha

By CharlesHawtry at 16:25 on 01/02/12
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I completly agree, CharlesHawtry. I was born here and it is very very boring. The only shops are Darling Boutique and the pasty shop!

By smilesun at 17:31 on 01/02/12
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I completely agree, CharlesHawtrey. Saltash is very boring. Imagine my suprise when I walked past the gift shop and they were selling GOLLYS! They were banned in the 70's! AND I saw goldfish being sold in a bag in the fair, I thought it was banned 30 years ago! Darling Boutique and Rowes, oh, exciting shopping in Saltash.

By smilesun at 17:37 on 01/02/12
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cranky at the concil,SURE. Ellwell rd, renamed without consultation.Longstanding Ellwell rd leading to Ellwell lane and Ellwell woods has been renamed Locker ter.For all of us who live in this area know Locker ter is mostly on Ellwell rd,it is not Ellwell rd. How did this happen surely cant be right.
By Brian Cotton

By briancotton at 08:50 on 03/02/12
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Not sure how this discussion went from a moan about the imminent new Cross to lack of shops, to pasties and Gollys and then on to road name changes, but I guess Elwell road (note 3 L's not 4) is beside where the new cross will go, so perhaps we have come full circle!

After a very quick look at the large scale OS maps it looks like the Terrace of houses itself is called Lockyer Terrace, but the road remains Elwell Road. This happened quite a lot historically, and is a cartographer's nightmare. Greenbank Road in Plymouth is a classic example where you have Whitefield Terrace and Woodfield Terrace either side of Greenbank Road.

Maps from the 1970's have the houses labelled Lockyer Terrace and the Road Elwell Road too. Jamie.

By JamieQ1 at 09:15 on 03/02/12
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So, I guess, in conclusion, has the road name definitely been changed? or is it a simple mistake? If it has been changed, not quite sure why an uproar is necessary, as the road is just 100 yards long and all 19 houses on it already have a label (Lockyer Terrace), so it would simply remove a line from your address. If it has definitely been changed and you think it is worth fighting for, take it up with the authorities!

By JamieQ1 at 09:36 on 03/02/12
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The road sign for Ellwell rd has beed removed and replaced with Locker ter on request from cllr Mr Ellison. yes ido think its worth fighting for and all ready taken it up with the authorities. Brian Cotton

By briancotton at 09:53 on 03/02/12
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Do you belive are roads should be renamed without consultation

By briancotton at 10:00 on 03/02/12
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it's a wonder cllr Ellison did'nt try to try to get it named ELLISON RD. I think we should start a petition to have the original name reinstated , my biggest gripe though is still this plastic abomination he's calling a Cornish Celtic cross it's a bloody disgrace : saltashron

By Saltashron at 10:21 on 03/02/12
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I think I would be more concerned about other things than a road name change (like parking for any visitors when the cross is actually built), when all they are doing is simplifying it. Why does it need two names?

But fair enough, if you feel that strongly and think it is worth fighting for, go for it, but if I were you I would make sure you spell them both correctly in any written correspondence!

By JamieQ1 at 21:52 on 03/02/12
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Jamie Q1 I was wondering just why we need car parking when the imitation celtic cross is in place , Ellwell woods I thought was a nature reserve, a place of safety for our local wild life, not a car park : saltashron

By Saltashron at 13:25 on 07/02/12
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I'm not suggesting that the cross is going to draw visitors like Stonehenge, or even the Angel of the North, like it is being compared to in terms of height etc, but it will be a visible landmark crossing the bridge, so I know people will want to see it/stop to photograph it etc etc, so I would have thought it would need some sort provision for this. Not looked at the plans in any detail, so not sure if they have even thought about this - personally, a car park for half a dozen or so cars under the bridge with access from Lower Fore St would suffice, but I'm no planner!

By JamieQ1 at 14:04 on 07/02/12
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What saltash needs is a bit of bling!

By CharlesHawtry at 21:25 on 07/02/12
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By CharlesHawtry at 20:27 on 08/02/12
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Ya Ole Soap-dodgers!

By LadyGarGar at 20:40 on 08/02/12
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By JanePublisher at 10:24 on 13/02/12
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By CHawtry at 21:09 on 13/02/12
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