- Title: G7 summit 'a nightmare' say Cornish business owners
- Date: 9th June 2021
- Summary: ST IVES, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 8, 2021) (REUTERS) ST IVES HARBOUR PEOPLE WALKING ALONG STREET PEOPLE SITTING ON PIER PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE ICE CREAM SHOP SEAGULL SITTING ON BIN AND FLYING AWAY PEOPLE SWIMMING COUPLE SAT IN DECK CHAIRS GIRL PLAYING IN WATER PEOPLE ON BEACH ST IVES, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 9, 2021) (REUTERS) SIGN ADVISING OF ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO G7
- Embargoed: 23rd June 2021 14:13
- Keywords: Carbis Bay Carbis Bay hotel Cornwall G7 G7 summit Tregenna Castle businesses locals police reactions residents
- Location: ST IVES AND CARBIS BAY, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: ST IVES AND CARBIS BAY, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001EGOJIH3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: With just hours before world leaders descend on Cornwall for the G7 summit, residents of the coastal town of St Ives were concerned on Wednesday (June 9) about the impact the gathering is having on their lives and businesses.
Told to expect disruption or avoid the area over the next week visitors are staying away, starving the tourist town of much-needed footfall.
Megan Steeds, the owner of St Ives Boat Rides said the financial impact on her business would be "massive" as customers had been cancelling bookings.
Sarah Spratley, a cafe worker said it was exciting to have the G7 come to Cornwall but she understood many locals were frustrated with road closures.
Train stations, roads, and footpaths in the immediate vicinity of Carbis Bay hotel and Tregenna Castle, where the summit will be held, were closed.
More than 5,000 police officers from across the country have been deployed to the area.
The G7 will be the first in-person meeting of leaders of major developed economies for nearly two years and will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
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