<strong>Launch of new Visit and Your Truro websites</strong>
Over the past year, Truro City Council’s destination marketing service, Visit Truro, has been working with MiHi Digital on the redevelopment of the Visit Truro website (www.visittruro.org.uk). The new destination site, which is now live, has more functionality to highlight the range of wonderful events, offers, accommodation options, shops, and hospitality venues in Our Great […]
<strong>Mexican Ambassador to the UK to visit Truro for St Piran’s Parade</strong>
Truro City Council and the Truro Old Cornwall Society are delighted to welcome Ambassador Josefa González-Blanco, Mexican Ambassador to the United Kingdom, to this year’s St Piran’s Day Parade in Truro. The Ambassador has a long history as a promoter of social, environmental and cultural programmes, both in Mexico and the UK, and we are […]
Truro to celebrate St Piran’s Day
Truro City Council is excited to be working with partners Truro Old Cornwall Society and Salt Projects (Cornwall) to plan the 2023 St Piran’s Day Parade. This year, Truro’s celebrations will take place on Saturday 4th March. St Piran’s Feast falls on 5th March each year. Truro’s parade is a celebration of Cornwall’s patron saint, […]
New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Truro City Council is looking forward to the New Year’s Eve celebrations on Saturday 31st December, in which there will be two fireworks displays in the city. This includes the family fireworks at 19.30, and the traditional midnight display. Both displays can be viewed from Lemon Quay. The family fireworks were first introduced in 2019, […]
Truro Remembers
Truro City Council has been working alongside the Truro Branch of the Royal British Legion to organise and assist with events that will take place to mark Remembrance this November. On Armistice Day, Friday 11th November, we will observe a two-minute silence at the War Memorial in Boscawen Street at 11am. The silence will be […]
New bench installed in Victoria Gardens as part of a Legacy Project by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) is placing plaques on benches in locations around England and Wales, carrying messages of hope from victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. Last week, a bench and plaque was installed in Truro’s Victoria Gardens, with permission from Truro City Council. Research carried out by the IICSA […]
Truro City Council introduces ‘Warm Welcome’ initiative
Truro City Council, working alongside CHAOS Group and Volunteer Cornwall, is pleased to introduce the new ‘Warm Welcome’ initiative, which aims to relieve the pressures from those in our community this winter amid the rising cost of living. Warm Welcome will provide warm and safe community spaces for people to visit during the winter, reducing […]
Truro City Council’s Annual Bonfire and Fireworks Display returns
Truro City Council is pleased to announce the return of the annual Bonfire and Fireworks Display at Tremorvah Playing Field. The event will take place on Friday 4th November. Gates will open at 5pm. The bonfire will be lit at 6pm, followed by a fireworks display at 6.30pm. Entry is charged at £3 per adult […]
Press release: Truro City Council’s arrangements to livestream the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Since the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II last Thursday, Truro City Council has been busy reviewing and planning for all the arrangements required during the ten-day period of national mourning. This has included investigating the options for the live streaming of the funeral on Monday 19th September. Following a review of all […]
Statement regarding Floral Tributes and Book of Condolence for Queen Elizabeth ll
Floral Tributes to Queen Elizabeth For those wishing to pay their respects on the death of Queen Elizabeth ll, flowers & floral tributes can be placed on Truro Cathedral Green, adjacent to the Chapter House. Book of Condolence Truro Cathedral will be open daily from Monday – Saturday between 08.30am and 18.30pm, and from 11.30am […]