“In collaboration with the Harbour Master/Chief Executive and his Management Team, we are committed to delivering services, facilities, expertise and skills of the highest quality to all those who use Newlyn Harbour. To further the flow of information from all sectors of the harbour an Advisory Board meets on a regular basis drawing advice and guidance from members with a broad range of skills and experience all related to the port.
You are welcome to take a look at our Advisory Board Terms of Reference.”
Paul Durkin Chair, Newlyn Pier & Harbour Commissioners
“The role of the Advisory Board is to establish stakeholder representation and a means for Newlyn harbour commissioners to seek views on key issues relevant to stakeholders with particular responsibility of ensuring that stakeholder views are heard at board level.”
That representation includes:
February 26, 2024
Expansion potential (7.2 hectares) Offshore wind farm service vessels Bulk seaweed processing and drying Freight storage & shipping RN & IFCA fisheries patrol Oceanic research Bio-digestion of fish waste Hydrogen manufacture & storage
Industrial Units: North Pier: 4200m² ground floor; 4200m² first floor. New Market: 1960m² market floor; 1960m² offices The Strand: 1020m² retail/processing space ground. 1020m² first floor living or offices Gig Club: 122m² ground floor (existing) Car park area: 759m² Harbour admin offices 442m² retail; 442m² offices above. 1200m² restaurants on two floors Existing net sheds: […]
Stage 1 Establishing the development structure Town Deal Fund to build Maritime Skills & Innovation Centre New, single pitch roof, industrial units built on North Pier New, higher North Pier edge continues around east face of Mary Williams Pier, end and 60m of western face. Raise, widen and strengthen North Pier, infill in front […]
7 years’ experience as part-time commercial fisherman, West Bay Harbour/Lyme Bay. This was from the age of 14 with my own boat.
Understudied the Harbour Pilot for 15 months with the intention of taking over. Re-design of the harbour entrance resulted in no more coastal vessels visiting the harbour.
1978 – 1984 Business Development Manager for Bridport Gundry, with special responsibility for defence sales in the Middle East. Also developed a cargo restraint safety system for offshore containers for the petrochemical industry Scotland.
1984- 1988 Senior Training Officer for the Sultanate of Oman’s Armed Forces (Engineering Division)
1988 –1991 International Training Manager, Olympus Industrial, Southend-on-Sea. Responsible for the design and implementation of product training seminars for employees and Agents of the Company.
1991 – 2008 Business Lecturer, Dubai Men’s College, UAE. Training courses to Degree level for male Emarati students in Marketing, Business Management and Organisational Behaviour.
2008 – retired to live in France.
2019 – returned to Cornwall. In 2021 stood for election as a Cornwall Councillor and was elected with 48% of the total votes. I now represent residents of Camborne Roskear and Tuckingmill, generally working 40-45 hours per week
Nick has more than 45 years experience in the fishing industry from establishing merchant and processing companies and from spending a very short time attempting to be a fisherman. Introducing mechanical grading machines and opening up the markets in Spain for Newlyn fish were firsts in the 1980’s.
Reviving Cornwall’s traditional pilchard fishery by rebranding the fish as “Cornish Sardines” with Marks and Spencer in 1998 and founding the Cornish Sardine Management Association resulted in renewed investment in vessels and onshore processing by many Cornish companies.
Though semi-retired he still oversees the manufacturing and marketing of “The Pilchard Works” brand of tinned fillets to Waitrose and wholesalers in the UK.
Nick is looking forward to aiding the commission to implement a Long Term Development Strategy.
Newlyn’s location within the new UK fishing area offers unique opportunities for its vibrant community to finally benefit from new investment.
I live in Newlyn, having moved here when I retired ten years ago. I have been Chairman of the Advisory Board for three years. I am also Chairman of the Cornish Pirates, having been appointed in 2016.
I am involved in the local community as treasurer and trustee for a number of local Trusts and Charities and as a member of the Rotary Club of Penzance, of which I am a past president.
Prior to retirement, I was a partner in EY (Ernst & Young) in London as a Chartered Accountant, a Certified Information Systems Auditor and a Certified Information Security Manager.
Hopefully I bring a lot of experience in business, board membership and to the long term strategy for the harbour.
From a fishing background, as a family we ran 8 trawlers from Brixham and Plymouth, I joined the merchant navy, where I served as a third mate before coming ashore to work in the maritime safety industry.
Recently worked at WS&S within the port as a Fleet Superintendent, and I’m now Marine Superintendent at Kynevor Morlift Ltd.
After 20 years at sea, living in the UK and New Zealand, Jonathan moved ashore to work for the Falkland Islands Government where he gained valuable insight and experience of the management of Ports, Fisheries, marine regulation, and the wider marine domain in the role of Deputy Harbour Master/Marine Officer.
Moving on to a Marine Consultancy in Orkney he developed valuable skills and knowledge of the business of ports, working closely with Orkney Harbours and St Margret’s Hope ports on Port Marine Safety Code compliance.
The move to Cornwall and Newlyn has opened a new chapter, and he hopes to deliver the Commissioners vision for the long term future for Newlyn Harbour, respect its place in history, and maintain and build Newlyn’s place as a leading fishing port in the UK.
