Interview of the New Saltash Mayor; Adam Killeya

1. How long have you lived in Saltash?

Five Years; my wife Meryn is Cornish and we agreed

(when engaged) that as long as I got a teaching job in Cornwall we would there,

but it had to be Cornwall! The job came up in Saltash and the rest as they say

is history!

2.   Do you have family in Saltash?

Not originally but my mum just moved to Saltash

which is nice – just like buses no Killeya’s in Saltash then suddenly three

come at once!

3.   How long have you worked on the Town Council?

Since 2007 I was also on Caradon Disrtrict Council

from 2007 – 2009.

4. When did you become the new town Mayor?

I became the Saltash town Mayor on May this year.

Last year I was the Deputy Mayor.

5.   How did you feel on the day?

Excited. Nervous. A big sense of responsibility to

do it properly.

6.   What are your plans for your mayoral year?

Three main projects;

1.   To advance the regeneration of Fore Street,

working with the Community Interest Company, Chamber of Commerce and others on

our big three projects a) a town square b)bringing markets to Fore Street

c)improving the look of Fore Street

2.   To help our new Town Clerk settle in, and get the

council on solid footing for ‘business as usual’.

3.   To promote the environmental side of Saltash – I am

also chair of Saltash Environmental Action and Saltash in Transition.

7. Have there been any achievements so far this year

or planned for the year?

• Saltash in Transition, with significant Town Council

  funding have a big environmental festival coming up in September – Making Saltash

  Greener.

• Our big cemetery extension starts work next week

  and should be finished by December.

• I’m personally very pleased to have persuaded

  Cornwall Council to let us have a small piece of land to put extra allotments

  on, which will hopefully happen soon.

 8. What do you like to do in your spare time?

I don’t have a lot of spare time at the moment but

I like reading, travelling and family history.