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| Culture clash over Cornish jetty | Culture clash over Cornish jetty |
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| By Alex Bushill BBC News, Cornwall Around 70% of homes in Helford are left empty for most of the year | By Alex Bushill BBC News, Cornwall Around 70% of homes in Helford are left empty for most of the year |
| A row in the Cornish village of Helford over plans to build a jetty to help local fishermen bring in their catch has exposed fault lines between wealthy second homeowners and those who live there all year round. | A row in the Cornish village of Helford over plans to build a jetty to help local fishermen bring in their catch has exposed fault lines between wealthy second homeowners and those who live there all year round. |
| Many of us would dream of moving to a quiet Cornish fishing village to escape the stress of city living. But would you then complain about the fishing itself? | Many of us would dream of moving to a quiet Cornish fishing village to escape the stress of city living. But would you then complain about the fishing itself? |
| In the quiet village of Helford, which sits on the river from which it takes its name, that is exactly what is happening: a Cornish culture clash between those who live here and those for whom it is a part-time paradise. | In the quiet village of Helford, which sits on the river from which it takes its name, that is exactly what is happening: a Cornish culture clash between those who live here and those for whom it is a part-time paradise. |
| A clash between local fisherman and wealthy second homeowners. | A clash between local fisherman and wealthy second homeowners. |
| Chris Bean is back from a day's fishing and says he is not surprised the village he returns to is empty. | Chris Bean is back from a day's fishing and says he is not surprised the village he returns to is empty. |
| "They disappear off to Milton Keynes or London - don't think about it anymore," he said. It is a beautiful, special spot. Do I want to see it as a new road along the seashore... do I want to see a car park there? No Nick JacobJetty protester Helford's development dilemma | "They disappear off to Milton Keynes or London - don't think about it anymore," he said. It is a beautiful, special spot. Do I want to see it as a new road along the seashore... do I want to see a car park there? No Nick JacobJetty protester Helford's development dilemma |
| The problem he faces is Helford village has no working jetty | The problem he faces is Helford village has no working jetty |
| So, still at sea, he has to load his catch on to a dingy to get it ashore. It makes his work harder and more dangerous. | So, still at sea, he has to load his catch on to a dingy to get it ashore. It makes his work harder and more dangerous. |
| As more than a million pounds of fish are landed here each year, a new jetty has been approved by the local council - but there have been 200 letters of complaint. | As more than a million pounds of fish are landed here each year, a new jetty has been approved by the local council - but there have been 200 letters of complaint. |
| So where are all these protesters? Explore Helford at this time of year, and you will not find many locals let alone second homeowners - a few seagulls maybe. | So where are all these protesters? Explore Helford at this time of year, and you will not find many locals let alone second homeowners - a few seagulls maybe. |
| We had to go to London's Mayfair to find one who would talk to us - Nick Jacob who runs an asset management company from the capital. | We had to go to London's Mayfair to find one who would talk to us - Nick Jacob who runs an asset management company from the capital. |
| He said: "It is a beautiful, special spot. Do I want to see it as a new road along the seashore... do I want to see a car park there... do I want to see an industrial use there with a lot of concrete... vehicles parked... that sort of thing? No." | He said: "It is a beautiful, special spot. Do I want to see it as a new road along the seashore... do I want to see a car park there... do I want to see an industrial use there with a lot of concrete... vehicles parked... that sort of thing? No." |
| Around 70% of homes in Helford are empty for most of the year, but should those who do not live here permanently decide what happens here? A jetty would make it safer for Chris Bean to get his catch ashore | Around 70% of homes in Helford are empty for most of the year, but should those who do not live here permanently decide what happens here? A jetty would make it safer for Chris Bean to get his catch ashore |
| Not according to Pam Line, who has been delivering milk to Helford for 50 years. | Not according to Pam Line, who has been delivering milk to Helford for 50 years. |
| Today she has just one customer. | Today she has just one customer. |
| She said: "Over the years less and less homes are occupied and more sold off as holiday homes or summer lets. Most of the objections are from people who don't live here" | She said: "Over the years less and less homes are occupied and more sold off as holiday homes or summer lets. Most of the objections are from people who don't live here" |
| That may be true, but they are well organised. | That may be true, but they are well organised. |
| Some members of a group known as the Helford Village Society have forced a judicial review which will cost thousands of pounds to challenge. | Some members of a group known as the Helford Village Society have forced a judicial review which will cost thousands of pounds to challenge. |
| In the meantime, Chris will keep bringing in his catch however tough it gets - after all Helford's second homeowners may not be able to stomach his jetty plans but they do love his fish. | In the meantime, Chris will keep bringing in his catch however tough it gets - after all Helford's second homeowners may not be able to stomach his jetty plans but they do love his fish. |
| Inside Out is broadcast tonight at 1930 GMT on BBC One for viewers in the South West or via the BBC iPlayer from Thursday. | Inside Out is broadcast tonight at 1930 GMT on BBC One for viewers in the South West or via the BBC iPlayer from Thursday. |
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