Ladock

The parish church of St Ladoca has a fine west tower built of granite blocks. The north side of the church is 13th-century in date while the south aisle is 15th-century. Repairs and alterations were carried out by George Edmund Street in 1862–1864. Street's interventions are notable for being his first professional collaboration with William Morris, his former student, whose windows in the church have been characterised as "the best display of Morris & Co. glass in Cornwall".{{Cite book |last=Beacham |first=Peter |title=Cornwall |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |publisher=Yale University Press |year=1951 |isbn=978 0 300 12668 6 |edition=Revised |series=The Buildings of England |location=New Haven and London |publication-date=2014 |pages=75}} Interesting features include the carved base of the rood screen and the font of Catacleuse stone. The feast traditionally celebrated in the parish is held on the Sunday after the first Thursday in January.Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 10, 124-25

Ladock, in a joint venture with the nearby village of Grampound Road, has launched an effort to be Cornwall's premier sustainable village and set an example for the rest of the county. The scheme has been orchestrated by The Ladock and Grampound Road Transition group. The group today consists of around fifty active members and was set up in 2008 by people within the community concerned about socioeconomic and environmental issues such as climate change, the rising cost of oil and population growth.

In 2009, the transition group submitted an application for a nationwide government grant which they subsequently won. The grant of £500,000 was given to twelve varying communities across England and Wales to find out how small-scale communities could reduce carbon emissions from the bottom up. The communities are acting as test-beds for achieving sustainable living on a community-wide scale. In 2010 the villages together were named Cornwall Sustainable Village of the Year and awarded an additional £1,000 first prize to be invested in the community. The transition group encompassing the two villages has been praised for its high scores in five categories – local economy, village amenities, renewable energy and reducing environmental impact, plans for the future and the buzz factor.{{cite web|work=This Is Cornwall|title=Two named winners in Cornwall Sustainable Village of the Year competition|url= http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/named-winners-Cornwall-Sustainable-Village-Year-competition/article-2804226-detail/article.html |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120913223245/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/named-winners-Cornwall-Sustainable-Village-Year-competition/article-2804226-detail/article.html |url-status=dead|archive-date=13 September 2012|accessdate=8 April 2011}}

As of early 2011, the project had completed the installation of carbon-reduction measures in sixteen homes (with varying housing types, age and occupancy), two schools, six local businesses and two community halls. Measures include heat pumps, biomass boilers, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal panels, as well the installation of dry lining and insulation in many properties. In addition, smart meters have been installed in participating properties to assist the monitoring of the behavioural change activities. The overall aim of the scheme is to deliver a reduction of 33% to the current carbon emission, equating to a saving of 123 tonnes of CO₂ a year.

In the wider community, a carbon sequestration project has seen the planting of fruit and nut trees and 5-acre allotments site to naturally absorb and hold carbon while providing a boost to local food production. A community owned 20k wind turbine has also be installed. The generation of energy by means of renewables will be sold back to the National Grid, with money being generated via the government's adoption of Feed-in tariffs. A community managed fund will be set up to ensure that income made by electricity generating aspects of the scheme remain a rolling resource that will benefit the wider community. Income from feed-in tariffs and anticipated Renewable Heat Incentives from the government will be reinvested in more carbon saving measures so that the benefits of the programme will far exceed the initial targets of the project.{{cite web|publisher=Community Energy Plus|title=Low Carbon Living Ladock and Grampound Road|url=http://www.cep.org.uk/info-for-you/info-for-communities/current-projects/low-carbon-living-ladock-and-grampound-road/ |accessdate=8 April 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110912025752/http://www.cep.org.uk/info-for-you/info-for-communities/current-projects/low-carbon-living-ladock-and-grampound-road/ |archivedate=12 September 2011}} In 2012 it delivered £20,000 profits to the local community.{{cite news|accessdate=2021-02-09|title=Cornwall village Ladock generates green energy profit|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-17161930 |newspaper=BBC News|date=25 February 2012}} To reduce flooding, Ladock applied for funding to make weirs. When no funding came, they applied for beavers, which have since made terraced ponds on the streams, thereby successfully mitigating the potential for flooding.{{cite web |title=Walking with Cornwall's Beavers |url=https://tevi.co.uk/walking-with-beavers/ |website=Tevi |date=24 May 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210120121921/https://tevi.co.uk/walking-with-beavers/ |archive-date=20 January 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=The Baver Project - Cornwall Council |url=https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment/grow-nature/the-beaver-project/ |website=www.cornwall.gov.uk}}{{cite web |title=Beavers {{!}} WOODLAND VALLEY FARM |url=https://woodlandvalley.co.uk/beavers/ |date=29 June 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201203050733/https://woodlandvalley.co.uk/beavers/ |archive-date=3 December 2020 |url-status=live}}

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held in Ladock in the 1800s.West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 28 July 1854.

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