Report on Constituency AGM in St Austell & Newquay

Mebyon Kernow members in the St Austell & Newquay Constituency recently held their Annual General Meeting at St Dennis.

It was an extremely upbeat meeting, with members looking forward to a host of local campaigns and the 2017 elections to Cornwall Council and numerous town and parish council elections.

Cllr Matt Luke (Carn Grey) was re-elected branch chairman at the meeting with Cllr Brian Higman (Roche) as his vice-chairman. I agreed to continue as branch administrator.

Olie Allen (St Austell) and Peter Wyper (St Columb) were appointed to represent the branch on the MK National Executive Committee.

An Executive Committee for the Branch was also set up. This included the officers and the representatives to the NEC, along with Nessa Brown (St Austell), Cllr Matt Facey (Mevagissey), Julie Fox (St Austell), Pete Hedger (Mevagissey), George Lawson (Newquay), Brian Richards (St Austell) and Dr Garry Tregidga (Penwithick).