St. Piran's day shows Cornwall at its best

4.23.00pm GMT Wed 4th Mar 2009

Graham at the Eden Project

Ahead of St. Piran's Day celebrations which will take place across the County tomorrow Cornwall's Liberal Democrat MEP, Graham Watson, comments how the day highlights the unique culture, heritage, language and aspirations of the County and shows Cornwall at its best, and as a great place for a holiday.

Mr Watson commented;

"I have been proud to serve the people of Cornwall in the European Parliament since 1999. Only last week I was in Cornwall for two days. I saw how EU money is helping everything from investment in major infrastructure to helping people through education and skills projects.

Cornwall has some amazing attractions including the ever popular Eden Project, which benefited from £50 million of EU Funding.

Tourism has an important role in Cornwall's economy, the County is blessed with some of the best beaches in Europe, and a truly breath taking coastline.

With the slide in the pound meaning foreign holidays are more expensive. I hope people will come to Cornwall instead and experience the great holidays the County can offer."

Attached picture - Graham Watson MEP at the Eden Project.

Editors note:-

The Eden Project which opened in 2000, has received £50 Million pounds of EU funding.

75 beaches across Cornwall have recently passed a major quality test which shows that the bathing water is of a good quality, suitable for swimming. Mounts Bay did outstandingly with its 4 Beaches achieving a Pass (G) - the top rating available in this assessment; signifying that the water exceeded requirements. Perranporth also had a perfect result, with both Village End and Penhale Sands joining the list of 66 Cornwall beaches to receive a Pass (G).