They Told Me This Seaside Town Is AWFUL! Homeless Britain 🇬🇧

[@stephen3511]

The guy who owns the community kitchen is doing a great job. The UK needs more people like him.

[@Thanksforbeinere]

I just wonder how he can make a wage at end of day to pay all his own bills....3. Course meal £1.50 that couldn't pay for all ingredients

[@KillerBill1953]

The UK needs a real Conservative government to ensure people like him are not necessary. Unfortunately we have a woke Green Tory party pushing the WEF/UN agenda to pauperise and control us all.

[@stephen3511]

@@Thanksforbeinere know what you mean. Guessing cheap meals mean more people… more money.

[@shaunbanner6774]

I don't agree. In reality the guy who's a cuts hair next door is right it's efecting his business of course he's mad i would be to. If you give something away for free there's always people who will gladly take it and the little money they have can go on whatever vice they have.

[@VincentVincent-s9t]

God bless him,people like that are real humans. Wow !!!

[@kattysat]

A small town like this is a concentrated version of what's happening in quite a few towns and cities regardless of size.

[@bristol2002]

its like this every where has been for over 40 years

[@vurtigoneiii275]

@@bristol2002 Either you're not aware of what things were like or you don't realise how bad things have gotten to say that. The last decade, even the last five or so years have seen a rapid decline to standards never seen before.

[@sempereadem54eadem64]

You can find misery everywhere in this country now.Well done Blair,Brown,Cameron,May,Johnson and the clown now.

[@brianjones4026]

Yes, but the Real damage was Blair, until him we had borders and were basically able to keep control of our streets by community belief and pressure of acceptable behaviour, but now all that has gone and British streets are now opened up to the Jungle and no sense of moral compass !

[@mcharrisment4765]

Your analysis with the aforementioned names above is spot on - because every single one of them is to blame 👏👍

[@jsemplefelton5348]

Local Councils aren't entirely innocent.

[@tjbooker8585]

May is flying up my chart of contempt, and nearly nudging Blair off top spot for certain agreements she signed off!

[@williamgould2855]

exactly

[@nigelwatson2750]

The biggest problem for St Austell is Giles and Jacintha from Surrey, not homeless people!

[@stephenholmes1036]

Correct

[@thomaswykes3647]

And yet they have soft lens black and white photo portraits of grizzly old Cornish fishermen mending nets and smoking a pipe

[@hermanthetosser4219]

Hellooo Giles, just bought our 9th property in St. Austell... when we visit least we have property for each of our doggies to stay in

[@sempereadem54eadem64]

Who sold them in the first place the Cornish.

[@tjbooker8585]

​@@hermanthetosser4219lol! Savage!

[@cdansmith9753]

Another interesting vlog - so sad how the country is being lead. So many good people trying to help whilst the government just look after the wealthy establishment.

[@jaygee2759]

The community kitchen,,what a nice fella,,,but it shows how this country has gone,,,food banks ,,ect,,very sad, it will get full of immigrants soon.

[@alidabotes6264]

They also look after the hordes of migrants.

[@cdansmith9753]

@@alidabotes6264 look after hordes of migrants!!! No they don’t - sorry but that is a moronic comment. This government looks after no one but the wealthy - don’t look down for people to blame look up at the top.

[@fisherman5517]

all they have is money and greed and nothing else ,these people are empty of compastion for other people , the establishment is a criminal institution led by mass murderers and other very evil people that belive they are gods but realy they are just a pile of dirt that annoys all good people.

[@simongilbert2704]

it's up to the individual to help themselves , not sit around for drug money ;;; we can't blame the government for peoples behavior

[@charlottedowling2241]

They should give this man and his wife a medal ,what great people are they .🥰

[@mcharrisment4765]

Massive respect to the owner of STAK kitchen in St Austell - if only there were more people like him 👏👍

[@richardfox9495]

Great guy.

[@MatthewChapmanYT]

Barber shop guy is a a top lad too. He’s paying tax business rates and rent whilst next door don’t. If it wasn’t for him their would be no community kitchen

[@claudiaritaverza5798]

Ciao Hi from Milan have just seen the video....

[@sonyaritchie7227]

We stay in St Austell on holiday and while we have seen the poverty and issues with street drinking and drugs we do love it there.. The people are so friendly and decent... We will pop into the community kitchen with a donation when we are next there such Stirling work they are doing, great video yet again xx

[@WendallExplores]

🙏

[@FlyingFun.]

​@@Valhalla-vk7hfsimilar problems here , the answer is not to give them money but give them food and shelter and some skills training to make them employable. No one really wants to be a druggy and will kick the habit with help.

[@MassAwakening1]

Legend

[@richardbaron2948]

If these people swapped their home town for a 6 month stint in Blackburn they would beg to go home. On are more positive note the guy at "STAK" needs a knighthood, communities need more people like this, the guys an angel.

[@WendallExplores]

Guess I better make a film in Blackburn

[@nigelwatson2750]

And then there are true sh1th0l€s like Southend, Croydon, Dagenham

[@janesmith761]

Burnley too

[@rumples2698]

@@WendallExplores can't wait

[@cerealkiller4248]

The establishment keeps the top honours for themselves. Useless MP’s who’ve never done a real day’s work in their cosseted lives get all the enrichments that people like this guy miss out on.

[@johngreen6191]

This dual way of living rich/poor living side by side is becoming more common. It is turning the clock back hundreds of years.

[@seangarylewis]

I moved to St Austell from Coventry 3 years ago and really enjoy living here! The area is not without problems, but as somebody who has lived in a city up north, I sometimes feel I need to show people life up there for a reality check! St Austell really isn't that bad, the city centre is suffering the same issues as every centre around the country. Love your videos Wendall, keep up the good work

[@flumpaustin1994]

It's a town, not a city.

[@seangarylewis]

@@flumpaustin1994 my point still stands

[@ukqwerty999]

@@seangarylewis Lol at flum arguing pointlessly (standard KZbin nonsense) A large percentage of humans complain about what they have no matter how much they have. You can't change them, easier just to live a positive life and leave them to wallow in self-pity. Have a cool day in a beautiful part of England.

[@Emzinton]

I also moved to St Austell from Cov

[@MrSuperG]

@@Emzinton😂me too

[@ladylaois8184]

That man feeding the vulnerable, is a seriously incredible person. I want to personally tell him he’s amazing! Kudos. This channel is so good. You have a great personality in drawing in even the most difficult of folk. Thanks 🙏 for doing this. I can’t get out as much as I used to. Due to to many rescue dogs but you help keep me in the loop. I’m in Bath so enjoy all the places you go.

[@andylee9977]

wendall that man at Stack is a angel in disguise i appreciate all you do to bring to the forefront of what is really happening in Cornwall i have elderly family in Redruth who are really struggling

[@mrjones9915]

Great vlog. Both sides of the story summed up well by the owner of STAK and the barbers next door. The drug/alcohol users need to be stopped and that might mean some strong intervention from a well thought out policy by central government. Sadly, that won’t happen due to the way the political class is so out of touch.

[@WendallExplores]

Thank you for appreciating I tried to show both sides 🙏

[@geoffallibone4026]

Managed to punch down. Well done 🤨

[@dr.impossibleofcounterpunc1984]

Cornwall, like many places across Britain, is being run into the ground by landlords plus the local and main council like Cornwall Council. The high car parking charges, which seem to deliberately target car usage, and in doing so, have destroyed many town centres. I've lived in Cornwall for 36 years. The changes to towns across Cornwall are significant. Falmouth used to be a fantastic town. Busy and full of independent shops, then the students arrived with the combined university, plus a number of well-known shops left, including the biggest draw, M&S. Truro is not looking too healthy either. So many businesses have gone. What gets replaced is estate agents, charity shops, hairdressers, and phone shops. Back in 2001, Cornwall had one of the largest funding schemes for the economy of Cornwall called Objective One. Multi-millions of pounds worth of funding. Then, 6 years later, vertually all of that money had disappeared down a blackhole, never to be seen again. Half of it was squandered on private companies who lined their own pockets with cash and lucrative contracts, and blew it on paperwork and paying higher and lower level staff plenty of cash. The stuff that went on was awful. Nothing has changed for Cornwall. It just seems like other parts of the country are going Cornwall's way. Just look at Bristol, Wales, and even parts of the South East. It's all about sustainability and green objectives now. Limit human resources and think about worshipping the Earth.

[@geoffallibone4026]

The UK population has increased by 10 million people in the last 15 years and the internet has destroyed the town centres with the assistance of private landlords and government's refusal to lower business rates.

[@172louis]

Agree with everything you said. I came from St Austell. All I would ever hear there since I was a kid was how boring it is and nothing to do constantly when I lived there. It was making me feel depressed listening to the constant put downs of the place. As you pointed out councils are starting to do same crafty things everywhere now. Quietly slipping money in there pockets on half arsed projects nobody asked for or wanted.

[@HotPotHob]

I agree with everything you've said except that about Falmouth. It still has the most independent shops of anywhere I know in Cornwall. There's a youthfulness, an art scene, and an obvious sign of money and opportunity, caused by likely spurred by student cash flowing. Students obviously put a strain on housing which definitely needs to be worked on. Not pretending it doesn't come without some issues, but simply in terms of the town centres I'd say its the most successful in Cornwall, as it's not entirely seasonal or completely dead like most other places.

[@janehoward6395]

Thanks in order again Olli for giving people a voice, and for showing us such amazing people who give back to the community We really appreciate your kindness and support for the less fortunate Looking forward to you taking us on your next adventure ❤

[@WendallExplores]

Thank you for appreciating the videos 🙏

[@sarahstrong7174]

The youth are not appreciating a town where you can get a good meal for £1.50.

[@sarahstrong7174]

There are loads of places full of poverty in the South West.

[@onelove2909]

The real problem is its avery expensive country to live in, the minimum wage just isnt enough. Plus wealthy people who dont live in Cornwall ,buying houses for holidays or air b&b pushing up house prices so it becomes impossible for young locals to buy a house, causing homelessness and they then fall into drugs.

[@johnbewick6357]

My first thoughts were that the comunity kitchen run by Dave, and the shop giving sleeping bags run by his wife, were only attracting the low life to the area, and only making things worse. Then I started reading the comments, and that changed my mind. An awful lot of the homeless people are homeless because of the unafordable housing in Cornwall, and the fact that there is no industry there creating any useful employment for a moderately skilled to unskilled workforce. Hardly suprising the drug pushers have moved in to help appease the unsufferable life of the locals. Videos like this should be shown countrywide to bring it to everyones attention. I doubt very much if King Charles could give a toss for the locals, unless they are contributing to his corrupt way of life.

[@cynthiastogden7000]

Yes the ' Duchy of Cornwall. Hah. Carry on up the main Rd to Lostwithiel. Duchy Nurseries and ever extending posh( expensive) cafe there. Used to be just a shed with pasties not that long ago. Out of my pocket now and the plants, oh la la, beautiful but costly.

[@debradelara]

We only give tents/sleeping bags to those who have had a background check from the council.We check everyone and keep it all under control. We no longer support anyone sleeping/begging in shop doorways,it's just as much our priority to keep our town safe. Unfortunately we can't do anything about people hanging around the churchyard,that's the job of the security guys. I love your comment,it means alot,huge thankyou 😊

[@williamcarrington61]

Seems like the E U killed the fishing industry in Cornwall.

[@balls9420]

@@williamcarrington61 Seems like the English killed Cornwall.

[@johnadkins5918]

I’m from Penzance and have seen a similar pattern happening here over the last twenty years or so, it’s very sad to see. My children have both worked from an early age and so are fortunate in that respect but they still struggle with affordable housing over half their income is spent on rent alone, they will never own a house, they can barely afford to run a car . Yet the government managed to find millions of pounds to build a dual carriage road so the holiday makers can get to West Cornwall half an hour quicker.

[@richardfox9495]

Totally agree.

The Government found it because the taxpayers gave them the money.

[@johnnyg1700]

I highly recommend you speak to the lady that runs a similar place that sells all sorts of s/h clothes, furniture and collects food etc next to the Pannier Market at the top of the hill in Bideford, Devon. I was blown away with some of the stories she told me about people in the same position and how she helped them turn their life around. Very inspirational to hear!

[@Ponkelina]

I hope Wendall see's this comment.

[@richardjones4466]

As a wheelchair user I come in contact with a lot of homeless people. Most are decent and ready to help me if I need it.

[@jorel4477]

We’re having the same issues here in Queensland. Youth crime, drugs and homelessness is destroying our costal towns in paradise

[@WendallExplores]

I might be down under later this year to document the broken Aussie dream 🇦🇺

[@jorel4477]

@@WendallExplores TBH, it’s still better than other places. But it’s getting rough, especially financially.

[@nozyparker]

Generally coastal regions suffer during recessions because of less tourism Money coming in

[@tenniskinsella7768]

Why are youths so more anti social May,be thrybthink there's no future because of the horrorbdtories from the climate change doorsteps. I know climate change is real butntonssy theveorldvwillnend in 12byears I don't believe that but the youngsters probably do

[@tenniskinsella7768]

I meant doom mongers phone changed my word didn't notice thrybshould be told thst people are taking action because they are

[@davidpenney2334]

Poverty is an understatement...it collapsed years ago...drunks and drug addicts placed there by the authorities...in all the large houses surrounding the town......

[@tinsel-pants]

This ^ I lived there and went to college in the 90’s. A lot of drugs then. Heroin and opiates .

[@susanlane8803]

Like a huge amount of our seaside towns, full of good intentions and trying their best, but let down by central government and ignored for far too long, used as a dumping ground of people with problems. This town like many others could once again be a vibrant happy place, if only industry and infrastructure were promoted, to get it back on it's feet. Good intentions need a massive helping hand!!!

[@mikeeendean]

Since when was St Austell a seaside town ? (St Austell born and bred)

[@geoffallibone4026]

Cornwall council are pretty dynamic. It's the influx of second home owners that have destroyed the local economy and communities.

[@lemsip207]

There was the China clay works that employed people.

[@katdosestuff8149]

Hi im from northern ireland and i use to live in st austell. I actually really liked it there people where lovely but i did find that there was alot of people strugling. We moved back to northern ireland last year and i miss cornwall so much! But we couldnt afford to buy a home there and i feel terible for any cornish who cant afford to buy a home where there from. I would move back there tomorrow if i could ❤

[@SlavaBanderastan]

Irish people also wish you settlers, invaders would go back tomorrow too. Give back the land you occupy and annexed.

[@m.p.7075]

I worked in Cornwall for 5 years in the early 2000's. Like you, I absolutely loved it but ended up back in the Belfast rain as well. House prices were a problem for the locals back then, I can't imagine how bad it has got nearly 25 years later.

[@angieogden2308]

Bless you for not looking down on people 😢

[@WendallExplores]

🙏

[@mooronful]

Trouble is, with the Tories allowing so many water authorities to dump millions of tons of raw sewage into the sea and the general decay of the UK after 13 years of the worst government in my living memory it's not surprising there is so much decay & despondency in the UK.

[@nelliedownsouth2316]

They're also paying huge sums for the channel crossers, be nice if some of that money was spent on the UK homeless..

[@aliengrey6052]

They say they care about the environment. The govts actions do not align with their so called net zero agenda. Doh!

[@helopi8]

Definitely! 💯

[@spm36]

You're the problem labour boy...you think labour give a sh,,t? They're no different than the tories you despise

[@SlavaBanderastan]

😂 Love it

[@alandavies1054]

We holiday in Cornwall most years for a week or so but our main family holiday is always abroad. We stay on a caravan park about 2 miles away from St Austell and it is beautiful, clean, and quiet… and I didn’t realise what it is like in St Austell until I saw this video. When we are down there again next year I will definitely drop in a donation to that support kitchen…what a man that guy is 👍

[@COYR-du6fq]

What a top bloke. The world needs more good people like him in it

[@stjut]

I came to your channel from Backpacker Ben, you filmed with him in Torquay. Really depressing to see these areas, I never realised they are so rundown. Thx for your time. Stu

[@WendallExplores]

Thanks for watching my channel 🙏

[@edenjs1503]

Interesting video. The widening gap between rich and poor is crippling the country. Social inbalance removes hope for so many.

[@kernow9324]

Repeat after me, Olli. Car LIE un Bay, not Carleon Bay 😀 St Austell is a pretty town, but like so many towns in Cornwall it has a real drug problem. I'm not even sure it's fixable anymore. There's no money.

[@cornishhh]

IIt doesn't seem to be called Crinnis much now.

[@baddymcladdy123]

I came to the comments specifically for this!!

Well there's obviously money to buy drugs.

[@edwardmorris1790]

Went there with my wife rented a luxury flat saw lots of young people with no work nothing to do ,homelessness while we were renting a luxury flat while the Cornish are treated like shit ,similar to London except most of the properties are owned by foreign investment the local inhabitants can’t afford the London rents and still have to live with their families but unlike Cornwall London still has work especially if your a tradesman and you’ve got a chance of getting out of the rut and buy a cheaper property in Kent or Essex and out price the locals . It’s just a vicious circle.Unless your an illegal the local councils will rehouse you and your tribe get your benefit’s etc.LETS TAKE CARE OF OUR BRITISH BORN FIRST AND ONLY THOSE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ASSIMILATE TO OUR CULTURE AND WAY OF LIFE

[@annabellesapphire]

Totally agree, utter treason by the government, all WEF members trying to destroy England, Ireland and Wales. We must stand together in solidarity against these fascists.

[@johnnymcnoodle27]

What kind of people do not like community kitchens ? Unbelievable. Those people providing help to the vulnerable are the real Pride of Britain.

[@paulmitchell6350]

Imagine being mad at someone for looking out for and feeding other humans. Must be exhausting being so hateful

[@lizrigby-jones3700]

Agree totally.

[@stephenholmes1036]

Well said

[@M0LHA]

Yeah it's desperately sad. I can see where he's coming from, imagine running a small business next door to a property which intentionally attracts vagrants etc. As he said it'll drive away his customers which will literally take food out of his family's mouths. On the flip side the community kitchen is doing incredible work and he's clearly compassionate - I'm a little surprised @Wendall didn't try and get a paypal link or similar given the views this channel gets. Overall poverty doesn't serve anyone well, it's all good if you're hidden in your ivory tower but that's hardly sustainable.

[@Philthy_UK]

@paulmitchell Must be exhausting being so naive, too, right? Did you listen to anything the guy actually said? All fair points. By its very nature, a drop-in kitchen for the homeless will attract people with mental health issues and addiction issues. People shouting abuse in the street will indeed drive away customers.

[@M0LHA]

@@Philthy_UK not sure if that’s a response to me? If so did you read my post? I was reflecting understanding of both owners.

[@TravellingTorunn]

Great video again, Oli! But still really sad. I have only been to the train station in St. Austell, and this video was an eye opener. You are doing a good job telling these stories.

[@julianmorris9951]

I have a feeling places like that are about to get a hell of a lot worse, those youngsters don’t realise how lucky they’re.

[@christinemoore8171]

Keep noticing an awful lot of Turkish Barbers popping up all over our Towns?

[@wyattpervledge2801]

They are connecteed to moslem-linked organised crime' Money laundering, drugs and human trafficking.

[@samholdsworth420]

Money laundering

[@fabpeter9764]

Sunak is of the opinion that things are pretty good on the whole. He and his ministers need to come down from their ivory Towers and smell the coffee.

[@zumbieuk]

Reminds me of my town, St Alban's ,one of the richest town and highest property prices,but high homelessness and poverty.A number of food banks,few community kitchens,but a very visible street life which shows the two tales of my city.Underlying substance abuse,mental health,and over stretched community backed projects to offer shelter,where the local and national government can't cope. Please come and visit

[@tonyshingler104]

It look really tidy and clean, perhaps it should accommodate for holiday makers, however for the prosperity to change, the people of that area need to be looked after, the homeless need somewhere to shelter, this is all down to the council and unfortunately, the illegal migrants will be looked after first.

[@paulhamj6175]

Illegal migrants are not looked after first. Stop talking crap you obviously know nothing about.

[@checkthefacts.]

If you want to see the more positive side of St Austell you won't find it hanging about the town centre,there are plenty of activity clubs,clubs, sports clubs, sports events,two weekly parkruns nearby,choirs,bands, carnivals,rallys, fantastic trails and walks etc around the St Austell catchment area, or you can hang around the town centre in gloom,doom and negativity expecting the world to fall into your lap

[@cornishhh]

The supermarkets are always busy.

[@lemsip207]

But the town centre should be the vibrant hub of any town. It's what visitors first see in a town. It's where people meet their friends. Once that goes everything else goes. I have seen the same happen to Cardiff city centre. In the lockdowns most of the businesses were closed but the drinkers and drug dealers still met there. They actually put people off shopping there as well as the chuggers and the street preachers that councils turn a blind eye to. The street preachers don't just harass people. They shout through megaphones constantly six days a week and people working there have to put up with it.

[@nigelwatson2750]

Probably a lot of people upset that their homes have been bought up by Giles and Jacintha from Surrey.

[@WendallExplores]

🤣🤣

[@SteveR-w1q]

Jealousy not a good look

[@nigelwatson2750]

@@SteveR-w1q jealous of who? Of clueless private school parasites? Don't make me laugh!

[@williamobrien282]

Why is someone fortunate enough to study at a private school a parasite? You need to look in the mirror.

[@thomaswykes3647]

It's the same here in coastal Suffolk. The villages are like ghost towns during the winter and then the place fills up with Range Rovers around April to September. Property is outrageously expensive now and the last person you're likely to meet is an old Suffolk boi. I overheard one of the ex-London tw@ts complain last year that the area needed more diversity because she didn't like "the whiteness"

[@outoftownr3906]

Turkish barbers ,Eastern European mini marts ,Vietnamese nail bars all fronts for drug,illegal tobacco & cash laundering

[@1toppotter987]

Every town and city!

[@museonfilm8919]

Hey, even those security guys were super friendly and talkative, what a surprise!

[@WendallExplores]

Nice lads

[@paulmcdonough1093]

if you talk to people nice you usually get a nice response you must have a bad attitude with people

[@sihaves8808]

Lots of causes and conditions for towns that are struggling. Years of cuts to local authority budget, cuts in mental health services, drugs laws that dont work, closed thinking by governments and of course the high cost of everything. Cornwall is poor with ridiculous house prices. Your doing good video mate and not making poverty porn.

[@CarterKey6]

People are not taught to appreciate their ancestors and their history instead are taught to hate themselves and their ancestors. That’s the reason for the despair in these communities.

[@deme9873]

And "Wendall" isn't doing himself or Cornwall OR ANYBODY any favors by "hating tourists" while giving tourists NO REASON TO VISIT CORNWALL.

[@donaldoutterson3071]

Keep the faith and teach the old ways to the young. The answer to sheep is not wolves, but shepherds. @@deme9873

[@riverhope5469]

It's called divide and conquer! Pit each other against each other. They've been doing this for a long time.... Marxist education! To destroy the fabric of your culture and history.. So we have no pride in our Christian Anglo saxon heritage.... England was founded on Christianity! King Alfred the great a devout follower of Jesus Christ... We were once one people, one faith One community.. The English race.. Whom those in power hate.... And denegrate us at every turn.... With chants of racist, nazi, etc, etc.. The anti fascists are the Facists (communists).. Every thing is equal, but some are more equal than others.. Pure communism!! Most don't even know it.. Liberalism is a cancer!!! Stands for nothing!! And everything! They kicked God out of the schools, and the public domain.... We don't need the commandments of God... Because we are modern men!! Fools in paradise!!! Hell is real!! Stupid people full of arrogance and pride... Only Jesus Christ can save!! Turn away from God at your own peril.... God bless!!

[@priscillaroberts7945]

No jobs, no police,no transport,no services, healthcare sparse and not nearby ,lack of affordable housing to rent or buy probably. Many reasons.

[@tigading2177]

let's be honest, UK's history and culture has not be very good is it really? UK's has a long history of looting from poor defenceless nations, natives of North Amarika and Australia were totally genocided, and in recent times, the Irak war lies, Blair was even knighted having murdered >1m innocent Irakis. Perhaps this is the comeuppence for ALL the atrocities UK has committed all over the world and are still committing and please don't say it's all for "freedom and democracy", just look around you. I didn't make this up, it is what it is.

[@firstnamelastname-uq9hr]

Wendall you are doing a good job so many people need to see this , i know its countrywide too.All the drunk and drugged people have no way in life any more, no way at present are they able to care for themselves because they became so desperate they started to take drugs and drink as a mental numbing, they can no longer fit into society by getting a job, somewhere to live ect,. Some do ,but not enough. To me its heart breaking that these people have succumbed to todays pressure of living/existing, and that there is so many of them now.The people need to get land and housing for the ones that can help themselves and let them have space to grow food and barter for the rest of their needs,they need responsibility, help and guidance, shelter, good honest companionship, to be a human again, a reset, until they back on their feet and strong,good home grown food.The land in Cornwall would and should be available for its own people, instead of rewilding vast areas for wild life, being sold off to unknown consortiums, farms being defunked, people moved off to else where, what is this government doing i wonder,but, this is the result of how our government is administerd, we are i think being sold down the pan, our government is being controlled by a larger force, and things are getting worse, our government is no longer fit for perpose.

[@steve-bk1qd]

Remember, a few years ago, going into a pub in Ramsgate...a half-cut Scottish guy walked up to me and threatened to 'tear my head off'...I only popped in for a quiet pint ! I heard the pub sold good beer...a shame... I had a summer job in Ramsgate... I was only there for 3 weeks...it quickly became apparent that there is a lot of alkies in Ramsgate... since my visit I've heard that a massive Wetherspoons pub opened there... perfect !🤣 Why do alkies and druggies gravitate to sea-side towns ?

[@eltonlovell9898]

It's all the bed and breakfast availability I think.

Maybe the sea-air helps with the hangovers.

[@lemsip207]

Rhyl is the worst. I was last there in 2003. It must be even worse now.

[@chuckbradley1]

DRUGS are often the demise of these kinds of towns.

[@172louis]

Couldn't agree more. Born and bred there. I'm a force out too. I live in Plymouth now.

[@kitcat4512]

The government provides the best hotels for illegal entrants and ignores our own. Well done the few.

[@nelliedownsouth2316]

👏

[@davidtaylor7477]

Such a shame, I remember camping nearby when I was little in the 70s & it was a lovely town & area.

[@ryminsta]

St austells posh to where I moved from. been here 4 years. The only thing that is wrong is the wasters being dumped down here. I know this coz I talk to the locals. is rather here x10 then where I come from, north of London.. THEY KNOW NOTHING....YET You could've done better and walked into the town itself.

[@DavidMartin-ym2te]

Clothes are so important. If I hadn't been able to go to interviews in smart clothes I would never have been able to get out of my situation

Tattoos and facial piercings don't help either.

[@kbrickell4732]

why aren't these homeless being kept in 5* hotels ????

[@thomaswykes3647]

Because that doesn't fit the agenda

[@ThMindFdr]

You dont get money for taking in native homeless...While migrants make you thousands per month, you should see Ireland, every town has hotels full of them, everywhere...Greedy people making serious money while all around them is folding...

[@civildiscourse7626]

Because they know the local area

They haven't said the magic words.

[@mike-A299]

Because they're too busy paying benefits to your family.

[@britishmick]

Great vid Oli, your content is always good but loving the deep dives in to actual Cornish life, format and editing spot on, informative and fair insights, we’ll done buddy. Enjoy the emmet free😂 Cornish Sunshine ☀️

[@WendallExplores]

Thank you Mick 🙏

[@colinstewart1432]

Before you judge other people who are less fortunate than yourselves, remember, the average person/family is three mortgage payments away from being homeless. Massive respect to this guy who doesn't judge but tries to be part of the solution, instead of just moaning about the problem. He's getting out there and changing what he can.

[@owenmccall632]

So many people living beyond their means just blind themselves to the fact they are prime candidates to fall off the edge.homeless and addiction ravaged people do not choose to live like this

[@yvonnehayton6753]

But many homeless people did not being homelessness on themselves

[@yvonnehayton6753]

*bring*

[@doug6868]

lived in tough areas (Benchill Manchesher) and posh areas too. Now live in St Austell. It's not rough at all.The town is like most towns where shops are shutting. There are a few homeless people but really not bad at all. The surrounding areas are of the most beautiful in the country. A lovely place to bring up kids if you can.

[@nelliedownsouth2316]

Salford born and bred..38 yrs there, 14 in Cornwall..Cornwall isn't rough in the slightest, run down in parts, yes...

[@balls9420]

Come to Pool, Camborne and Redruth then. I live there and a lot of people have stories of being jumped and having to fight or run. Arson is a big issue in Camborne that Camborne School, Redruth School and Pool Academy have arson posters dotted around their schools. Druggies everywhere. I think there is a bedsit next door to me with druggies. Stabbings are also pretty frequent. My Ex Father was jumped and almost had his van stolen. He had to fight back against people with knives.

[@Mike_5]

This should maybe be shown to appropriately aged school children so they can learn about the serious issues that affect our beautiful country

[@WendallExplores]

Heavy responsibility but sure, people need to know what the streets are really like.. that is my motivation to film 🙏

[@Mike_5]

@@WendallExplores For sure Buddy this is real life in the UK and we should all learn

[@kellisonline]

I thought it was worse 20 years ago. Carlyon bay was an eyesore thanks to Ampersand! Used to be the place to go back in the 60's-80's with the Colosseum. The precinct has been redeveloped some 15yrs ago and town due for more redevelopment. Beautiful places nearby such as Charlestown (tall ships) and Mevagissey harbour. Lost gardens and Eden also nearby! It's not all bad!

[@cerealkiller4248]

Seaside towns, especially in high demand areas have been bought out by London financiers, second homes for the occasional visit leaves local shops without regular trade and high streets are crumbling.

[@barrywhite5899]

Those roads look immaculate compared to the rest of England

[@easytoassemble54321]

Another great video from you, highlighting the poverty situation in the SW. The UK has a big problem ignoring rural and coastal poverty in favour of urban stories, because the newsmakers can't seemingly get beyond the M25. It would be great to see you do a video on Coventry if you haven't already.

[@peterdavies1522]

I understand the social problems , but a main reason for the high street decline are 1. New out of town shopping precincts . 2. The councils paving over the shopping high streets , and small independent retailers therfore can't get their goods easily to their shops to sell . Customers having to walk great distances to shop . The labour run councils have literally ruined the high street with NO FREE PARKING . 3. And it's never mentioned ON LINE SHOPPING, if you buy on line it's your fault that these shops have to close down. IT'S A OWN GOAL FOLKS , PLAIN AND SIMPLE !!!

[@sihaves8808]

S Austell has a conservative MP and the council is a mixture of Tory, independent, lib Dems and labour in the minority.

[@bertibear1300]

Yes, the parking and inaccessibility means nobody goes into town now.

[@geoffreybevan4301]

DEAD ON only SADIQ AND ULEZ could be worse.

[@jamieashton3835]

Peterdavis1522 why do say labour council?? All the towns around where I live Northampton have no free parking etc and they are tory run in fact noton has gone bankrupt during to tory councillors stealing millions still waiting for them to be arrested!!!

[@172louis]

True. since they got rid of the old multi story car park and built all that new rubbish around the corner of the old square St Austell changed for the worse...again. Some people probably can't find the square and walk past the main part. Looking at the empty high street thinking is that it.😅

[@angelagardner5230]

Our country is going to pot

[@WendallExplores]

100%

[@stevebriggs2645]

Sadly,in my opinion a large part of this country has already gone to pot and if we are not careful the rest will follow!

[@CarlBland-tn1jo]

​@@WendallExploresit's done maybe couple years left of being mostly British then it's done

[@shibbymiyah6614]

I think the uk is the best country in the world

[@ellsw]

I've seen a few of your videos now and feel.they are well put together, so thank you for sharing them. The towns seem to have many caring, sociable people. It makes me wonder what those who criticise the town actually want from their town. They have shops and cafes plus the advantage of a seaside. What else is it they want. I wonder whether they'revunfairly blaming the town when they're not happy with their own lives. Perhaps they don't have family or friends, or they don't have hobbies or interests, didn't enjoy school..whatever it is, I wonder whether it's really the town's fault.

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

Sad , bloody sad . Most of our seaside towns are really f..ked up .

[@tashday9662]

I was born here but moved to Wiltshire when I was young. My family still lives here. My cousin is a policewoman in the town

[@172louis]

I remember ya. You went to Penrice school. 😅 or I hope I'm right. I'm going of one profile pic here.

[@stuartcarr9627]

The St Austell and Camborne stories are about industrial decline, the China clay and tin industries. Added to that, Truro has been preferred by Cornwall Council for investment, 'all roads lead to Truro', which drains money out of these marginal towns. That needs to be reversed, to spread prosperity in the County

[@richardfox9495]

Agree,but I have noticed Truro town centre looks really run down nowadays.

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

Thank you for these videos they really do make me appreciate what I have and I am very blessed and lucky

[@Wayne-R-]

The country needs to get rid of all the dinghy doctors and there would be no need for community kitchens or food banks

[@nelliedownsouth2316]

Spot on 👍

[@dawnbroadhurst5112]

I absolutely love Cornwall as iv told u many a time Oli but I totally recognise that Cornwall has its poverty as does every county and city in the UK. I, speaking from a family who lives wage by wage and feeling the pinch big time from the north west can not imagine how it would be not even having that ....people who r not happy with places helping feeding Their fellow man no matter what their vice is. Every person has a vice. To some can fund it some can't, they get their vice through all sorts of reasons but even so it don't matter they r HUMAN and every human needs help if it's feeding, someone to talk to what ever it don't matter no business do not have the right to judge how another business is helping a community, bless STAK for helping the people of St Austell X

[@WendallExplores]

STAK is doing St Austell proud

[@marklockwood8386]

Yea great stuff pal it's becoming same all over uk towns even really nice places like bakewell matlock derbyshire it's a bloody mess I am 52 years old and I felt loads safer in the 1980s and the 1990s

[@LudaMas-b6k]

It is so heart breaking to know about the frustration of English people. How could such misery and privation happen in the highly developed country and in such an amazingly beautiful English place like Cornwall? Hard to believe At least I don't notice any immigrants here. That's a relief. Thank you for this video.

[@cornishhh]

Thomas was definitely an eastern European immigrant.

[@LudaMas-b6k]

@@cornishhh To tell the truth,I thought about it.But if he integrated into British culture and contributed into local life, that is a different thing

[@cornishhh]

@@LudaMas-b6k I completely agree.

[@MrLeadb1]

It's intentional for the WEF led government..... destroy the country to a point where people will cry for change to fix the issue......then along come the WEF with a solution that most will vote for, but the caveat is that it will cost personal freedom. Then we become true slaves.

[@priscillaroberts7945]

There's no work. They go where the work is.

[@paulosullivan3472]

The cafe owner is great but the hairdresser has a point too, the government are relying on people like the cafe owner too pick up the slack but what are we being taxed so much for if the government cannot do basic things correctly to sort these problems out?

[@WendallExplores]

Good comment

[@wellslife8406]

The government don't care about anyone there the biggest gangsters in the world corrupt to the core

[@ellismeah8110]

@@WendallExplores The govt needs billions for the hundreds of hotels for the 1,000s of illegal migrants being housed in 4/5 * hotels across the country

[@kerryburns6041]

A valuable (if dismal ) piece of social history, well presented and probably only a fraction of the total scene. Meanwhile in Kensington and Chelsea ...

[@gwynapnudd9199]

this is what happens when city councils clear out the victims of their failed policies, to make room for channel floaters or "the Hotel" people as I heard 1 tourist from Stafford call them

[@prochoicenotantivax119]

Well done my friend for drawing attention to this issue i am ignorant as i believed Cornwall was an beautiful affluent area i didn't realize there was so much poverty i pray for these people thank you sir keep up the good work

[@TheLeeattwood]

It’s the same story in every UK seaside town

[@markseeley8476]

STAK kitchen is a beautiful place. Thanks guys. Lived in St Hostile for 4 long horrible years. Abuse, hate and ignorance is par for the course. Met a few nice locals but all the decent people are from somewhere else.

[@RichardGraydon-eu3tw]

It's not just the economy People didn't have much money in the sixties and seventies yet Cornwall and Devon were busy with lots of families on holiday. I remember the traffic jams all the way West from Dorset to Cornwall. What happened ?

Most people now go abroad.

[@bugze666]

The barber is spot on with what he said about facilitating peoples behaviours

[@stevebartley8902]

Good intenentions are sadly not enough when governments create situations of hopelessness.

[@smoore6461]

I've been watching all your videos over the last couple of days, and i have to say that as an american, it's fascinating. I think the work you do is SUPER important to bring attention to problems but also the positive and community as well! Great work, mate! These videos are fantastic. Great people who are doing great work to help others!!

[@gavinspiby8304]

Looks like most town city centres to be fair

[@geoffreyball731]

hats off to you guys running the caff and the shop. people like you are the backbone of this withering country...

[@VincentVincent-s9t]

There's no piss ,and crap everywhere. The streets look lovely and clean. You want to try london mate,it's bloody purgatory.

[@ScottFree-GB]

Do you remember London in the 70s?

[@mikehome9650]

The issue at ST Austell is not the town, it is as it was designed a costal fishing port. The problem is the people who are attracted to it, both drugs and alcohol abuse are a human failing nothing to do with the town, the people are the cause of all the issues as visitors do not like being around or having to deal with the sufferers and then stay away, the town then runs down as a consequence of lack of trade. People as with most things are the problem.

Well then obviously drugs and alcohol are the problem, not people.

[@CelticSaint]

20 years ago St Austell used to be a busy thriving market town. It would be packed on a Saturday and there was a huge number of shops. Now it is like a ghost town. Recently Wilkinsons and Poundland closed their doors. The local council are utterly useless.

[@SGTfrogman]

Poundstretcher, you mean. Poundland and TKmax are the only large shops left. Cornwall council are a joke, they bought a small part of white river place for £7.8m when it was sold in its entirety for less than 3m not that long ago.

[@CelticSaint]

@@SGTfrogman WOW! I wonder how long TKmax will last. I was in there yesterday. A few people downstairs buy hardly any upstairs.

[@172louis]

It's crazy dead lately when I went back to look. It's a shame really.

[@afrocentricalbion]

Is there anywhere in the UK where you won't find these issues? Living in inner-city Birmingham, it seems odd to hear people describe places as terrible when they are holiday locations for people elsewhere.

[@frederickmoller]

Druggies are a hugh problem in my small city in Northeastern Ontario Canada, and they Mayor and council are doing next to nothing about it, as are the Federal and Provincial governments. And the Mayor has gone on social media and mainline media calling the Taxpayers racists and haters, in my opinion if no government agency will tackle this, then cull them as why should tax paying 'citizens' have to put up with this. Harsh, but it's us or them!

[@mrjones9915]

The political class is repugnant.

[@SlavaBanderastan]

I think the cheering of nazis is a bigger problem though. Slava Bandera

[@PunkBible666]

Hey mate, as a born and bread, just wanted drop in that just like your Grimsby video, English China Clay was a massive employer of the people of St Austell. The decline of the clay industry, like so many great industrial towns in our beautiful nation, was the decline of another town in my beautiful Dutchy. Great work you do man, keep it up, big love from Kernow, Andy Kent

[@angelafensom3878]

Hats off to the guy for giving a lifeline and feeding people, but there are two sides to every story, drug use and drunkeness affects all the people that have to live and tolerate it especialjy the children . Take a good look at Kensington Ave in Philadelphia , if you are homekess where do you go to the toilet??!! Where do you dispose of your needles??? Yes people do not want to shop where drug addicts are shooting up in plain sight and drunken people are being abusive and violent. If that barber cant get clients into his shop he wont be able to pay his rent or his mortgage and he will become homeless, its a vicious circle

[@Retrobeemer]

*There's actually a lot of help available in St Austell including Cosgarne Hall (a drug tolerant temporary housing shelter) run by Harbour Housing. Unfortunately, many homeless do have substance abuse issues but apart from drug replacement therapies (like Methadone) there is little else to help addicts stop using and get clean. There are 2 rehabs in the whole of Cornwall and admission takes a lot of jumping through hoops. There is very little post rehab support available though and anyone completing rehab only to end up homeless, is likely to relapse. There are pods available throughout Cornwall but they become ghettos when filled with using addicts, most of who know each other having been a part of the homeless community for years. A community that often move from town to town, taking their issues with them. Nothing changes, if nothing changes. I spent a few years as drugs worker and housing support worker in Cornwall and it's tough. The Government couldn't give a toss and resources have been run into the ground. Instead, they feed us the narrative that immigration is to blame and have us squabbling with each other, instead of holding them to account.*

The Government won't blame immigration for anything! They claim we need immigrants to contribute to the economy and spout the tired myth that "diversity is our strength".

[@MariaMGuerrero-eh2jj]

You are my "NÚMERO UNO" Wnendall. Thank you very much for you great videos

[@WendallExplores]

Thank you 🙏

[@garethlloyd4570]

I was homeless for a year in 1999 in Eastbourne and there was no help at all bk then . It was horrible and the only way I got out of that situation was a long prison sentence with parole. I got parole and a flat on release and I’ve never looked bk . I have a 18 year old son now and a lot of good friends. But I never forget my homeless days cos it can happen to anyone in a day . Never complacent and never forget who I am ! Great work wendall you really are helping we need more people like you !!! 😇🙏👍🏻

[@pressuredrop6173]

It's not Britain. It's England.

Actually it's Cornwall.

[@theparrsitivitypodcast]

I work for Cornwall council in the front line trying to help rough sleepers/homeless people in north east Cornwall. In st Austell, Bodmin, liskeard, saltash, Launceston. And it can be wild, alot of people have undiagnosed conditions, compounded trauma, childhood trauma, drug use, violence, county lines. some clients i have helped to accommodate and get off the streets, back on the straight and narrow. But half of the work has to come from them, and im very clear about this with clients. Great work and great video, would be great to have you as a guest on my podcast!

[@WendallExplores]

Drop me an email, happy to come on the podcast

[@172louis]

A crazy fact is that St Austell has a bigger population than Truro our capital. Yet theres hardly anybody around in the square at the best of times. Bring back the Cornwall Colosseum at Carlyon bay. It used to have a outdoor swimming pool, a roller disco, bar, cafe, Night club, had some huge gigs and events there back then, had an acting stage, All sorts of events during the week during the daytime, obviously the beach too, ice cream van, oh yeah can't forget the nudest beach there too ect. It had everything and loads of people used to go there.