Cornish campaigners urge Bishops to meet to discuss planned cuts
Save The Parish Cornwall, the Diocese of Truro branch of Save The Parish has called on the Bishops of Truro and St Germans to meet to discuss the brutal cuts planned in their housekeeping programme 'On The Way'.'On The Way' has caused upset and dissent across Cornwall. The text of the letter is reproduced below: 26 April 2022 Dear Bishop Philip and Bishop Hugh, We the undersigned have set up a Cornish branch of Save The Parish (STP). As you are aware, STP has been set up to push back against the increasing centralization of the Church of England while administrative costs burgeon and there is a general movement away from the C of E’s traditional roots in this country i.e. the parish. This is of particular importance to us in Cornwall as, of course, this is a largely rural county. We are particularly concerned, too, in Cornwall for other reasons. 1. That very large sums of money – 60 per cent coming from the Church Commissioners’ Strategic Dev