Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, has welcomed the news that Cornwall Council has found a new tenant for the widely loved Outdoor Education Centre at Porthpean.
In November 2021, when Cornwall Council announced that it was ending its countywide Outdoor Education service, Steve worked with local Cornwall Councillor for Porthpean James Mustoe to successfully make the case that the council should keep the service open until July 2022 to allow the sites to fulfil their existing commitments while the search for a new tenant started.
Following the cessation of Cornwall Council’s provision of services at Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre in July, that process has now concluded, and new provider Cornwall Adventure Limited has confirmed the site will reopen in the new year.
This means the site, which is enjoyed by young people and the community from around Cornwall, will once again be available for school and community groups across the county and beyond.
Commenting, Steve said:
“I am delighted to see Cornwall Council conclude its exercise to find a new tenant for Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre, with a new local business appointed to run it.”
“Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre has a special place in so many of our hearts. Generations of Cornish families have enjoyed it and now it has never been so important to keep this offer available, affordable and accessible to our young people.”
“I look forward to meeting the team from Cornwall Adventure Ltd to find out about their plans for the site, and wish them well for its future operation.”
Commenting, James said:
“I am delighted to see Cornish company Cornwall Adventure take over management of Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre.”
“Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre is an amazing asset, which has been enjoyed by generations of Cornish children, and should remain a key facility for Cornwall.”
“Since my election to the area, and as Chair of the council’s Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee in 2021, I have been clear that this site has so much potential and I am pleased that the council has now concluded this process and put in place a company that will be able to realise this.”
“Cornwall Adventure’s values align with what our committee recommended to Cornwall Council as part of this process, that activities on site should remain affordable and accessible to Cornish school children.”
“Having met with the operator I am looking forward seeing their exciting plans for this site for the future and look forward to continuing to work with them to ensure Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre is the very best it can be.”