At the age of just eighteen years and 23 days,
Joanna Tisdale was co-opted onto Stithians Parish Council on 15th
April 2008.
She is a student in her last year at Truro School
studying for her A Levels in Chemistry, Physics and Music. Within
the School she is a Senior Prefect and has served on the School
Council for seven years. She plays in the sports teams, and plays an
important part in the musical side of the School, being one of the
top Soprano singers in the Senior Choir and as a soloist. She has
had solo parts to sing all over the Cornwall, most noticeably in
Truro Cathedral and St Paul’s Cathedral in London where she has also
had solo parts to sing. She is also a student member of the St
Mary’s Singers, the volunteer Truro Cathedral Choir. She enjoys
Musical Theory and is hoping to take her Grade 8 in singing at
Christmas. She also plays the bagpipes.
Last September she completed her Duke of
Edinburgh’s Award by finishing her Gold Award and has recently been
nominated for the ‘Kerrier Young Citizen of the Year’ for 2007.
Kerrier is our local District Council. Her success or otherwise in
this will be known after the presentation on 14th May
but, whatever the result, in view of all she has achieved, who could
possibly disagree with her nomination?
Joanna is an Air Cadet at Falmouth Squadron,
where, being the highest rank a Cadet can achieve (Warrant Officer),
she plays a vital role in the running of the squadron in both a
practical and administrative sense. This achievement was recognised
in October 2006 when she was named the Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet for
the year, and again in September 2007 when she was presented with
the Air Commodore’s Certificate for Good Service, the highest level
of recognition awarded by the Air Cadet Organisation. She has
represented the Air Cadets at many levels, having represented the
South West Region at sports, and the Air Cadets as a whole at
training weekends, camps and leadership courses, and parades and
civic duties.
She enjoys a variety of other activities ranging
from Yoga and Tae Kwon Do to Shooting, Flying, Sailing (She is a
volunteer instructor at the Helford River Children’s Sailing Trust),
Singing, Reading and Sleeping when she gets time!
Joanna says "I wanted to become a Parish
Councillor as I feel that I can bring a new and youthful outlook on
parish matters and now, having reached voting age, I wish to take
some responsibility and have some say in the change and events
happening around me. I wish to help change the future, rather than
observe it."
After the meeting, the Clerk, John Calvert, said
"Members voted unanimously to co-opt her onto the Parish Council,
recognising the valuable contribution she could undoubtedly make,
having packed so much experience into such a short time. It is good
to see young people wanting to make a difference to their community.
I wish there were more with her undoubted enthusiasm."
