A LEAFLET and questionnaire was recently delivered to every household in Camelford about the future of St Julitta’s Church at Lanteglos.

More than 1,000 leaflets and questionnaires were distributed and just over 100 returned. Although this may seem like a small number, it was sufficient to carry out an analysis.

The most striking results were that 99% thought it was a good idea to keep Lanteglos open for worship and community activities; 93% thought it was a bad or very bad idea to close Lanteglos as a place of worship and 98% thought it a very bad or bad idea to close the church and make it redundant.

Other results were a little more mixed. For example, 71% thought it was a very bad or bad idea to keep the church open for community activities only and just 14% thought it was a good idea to keep the church open for worship only, but 78% thought it a good idea or very good idea to use the church for all types of community events — especially weddings, funerals and community celebrations.

These results will now help the Friends of Lanteglos Church to move to the next stage of fundraising to save and maintain St Julitta’s for future generations.

It remains the only Grade I building in the Camelford area with significant heritage going back some 1,000 years.

Although the results have been collated, anyone who did not receive a copy can contact John Pearce on 01840 212665 or email [email protected] and any new results will be added to those already in.