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Carrick: FREE EARLY MORNING FERRY TRIAL - ST MAWES TO FALMOUTH

Cornwall Council is working in partnership with Cornwall Ferries Ltd to provide an early morning ferry from St. Mawes to Falmouth, aimed at students and commuters, which will be FREE of charge for the first week (1 to 8 September).


Commencing on Friday 1 September, the first ferry departs St. Mawes at 08.00 for Prince of Wales Pier in order to assist those wishing to be in work or college in Falmouth by 09.00.

The new service is part of a wider scheme to improve transport links between the Roseland Peninsula and Truro/Falmouth and to create further travel options for the Roseland population. A transport survey conducted on the Roseland earlier this year, and a new transport planning tool measuring areas suffering from poor 'accessibility', both showed that better links were needed. In response to this the timetables of the year-round ferries operating to/from the Roseland have been extended, with the King Harry Ferry operating an extended service starting at 07.20 from the Truro side (Feock) until 21.50 from the Roseland.

The early St. Mawes Ferry will be operated for a trial period until May 2007. Passenger figures will be monitored and, if successful, the improved service will become a permanent feature of the St. Mawes Ferry timetable. Garrick Royle, Operations Manager of the St. Mawes Ferry Company, explained, "We are always keen to improve our services and I would like to hear from anyone who would like to use this earlier service to ensure the service meets their requirements." Garrick can be contacted on 01872 861911.

Clare Gwennap, Transport Policy Officer at Cornwall Council, added, "We are eager to help improve access to work and college through sustainable forms of transport and wish this service every success for its continuation in the future. We also hope that the free trial will encourage new passengers to try the service and see just how the service can fit into their travel arrangements."