Inside one of Cornwall’s most deprived towns where council introduced ‘homeless pods’
IN the ancient graveyard of Camborne Parish Church, neatly-labelled metallic bins urge drug addicts to deposit their used needles inside.Eighteen of the mini-homes - which provide a bed, shower and cooking facilities - were installed three years ago, in response to the
Shopper Colin Richards, 80, told us: “The town has changed over the years and there does seem to be more anti-social behaviour.“On the one hand the pods at the car park are somewhere for them to go and they keep people out of the doorways in the town centre, but the council are bringing more people here.13Angela Hatherell is director at CREATE Contemporary Crafts Hub, which runs crafts, pottery and fuse glass classes and rents studio space.
“Rosewarne car park, once a regular car park, has become a hosting ground for homeless pods. This has significantly impacted the sense of security, discouraging people from visiting the town centre due to fear.” Councillor James Ball, the town mayor, revealed how one lout had deliberately jumped on the back of his wheelchair and broken it.
“There were problems in Camborne before I moved here, but people assume whatever happens now are down to the pods.
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