Menheniot Parish Council

East Road Playing Field - What does it mean to you?

Have your say and tell us how you use it now - and what you'd like to see in the future.

Better known now as ‘the playing fields’, councillors are looking at making the fields fit for the future. What do YOU use it for at the moment? Playing footie? Walking the dog? Relaxing by the wildflower bed? Working out in the gym? Whatever you do, we’d like to know how good (or not so good) the experience is, and what we might do to make it better for everyone.

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Take the survey please

29th July 2025

Dydh da. Welcome!

On our website, you will be able to find out all you need about the council's work and the services it delivers to residents and visitors of our community.

If you are looking for information about this council, you can view and download Document 1 as a handy guide to what it does, or browse along the menu at the top of this page.

If you are looking for details of what services Cornwall Council provides, such as recycling, planning and planning enforcement, potholes and fly-tipping, visit their website at cornwall.gov.uk.

Your privacy
We are committed to protecting your personal information. We aim to be clear and open about our data and security practices.

Where we ask you to provide us with any information by which you can be identified, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement, and in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018. Your parish council is registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) and we follow all their code of practice. You can view and download our General Privacy Notice under Document 2 below.

What your parish council does

16th April 2023

Locum Parish Clerk/RFO

Approximately 50 hours per month

We are looking for a Locum Parish Clerk to perform the roles of Proper Officer and Responsible Financial Officer who can take over from our outgoing clerk.

Salary in accordance with NALC/SLCC recommended rates (depending upon experience), home-based but with monthly evening meetings in Menheniot.

The ideal candidate will have experience in local council governance, data protection legislation and accounting procedures
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For an application pack, please telephone 01579-342437 or email clerk@menheniotparishcouncil.gov.uk

Application deadline: 15 September 2025.
Interviews will be held soon after in the evening.

1st September 2025

Next Parish Council Meeting Thursday 18 September 2025 7pm

The next meeting of the council takes place on 18 September at The Old School, Menheniot. Everyone is welcome attend. Agenda and reports for this meeting are published on the 'Meetings' section of this website. Everyone welcome.

Attending a council meeting

18th July 2025

Blooming Marvellous Menheniot | The waiting begins!

On Thursday 10 July, judges from South West in Bloom came to visit the parish to meet residents and scrutinise and sniff the mass of flower displays across the parish to see if everyone deserves to win the GOLD award they did in 2024. Now - the countdown to the Awards Presentation on October 8th in Torquay begins. Fingers crossed everyone!

Welcome to Cllr Jerry Tucker

At their public meeting on 17 July 2025, councillors unanimously voted to co-opt Jerry Tucker back onto the parish council. All councilors welcome Jerry back and wish him well in his new role.

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21st July 2025

Civility & Respect

Throughout the local government sector, there are growing concerns about the impact bullying, harassment, and intimidation are having on local councils, councillors, clerks, council staff and the resulting effectiveness of local councils.


Councillors in Menheniot have signed up to a Civility & Respect Pledge that sets out what they regard as acceptable behaviour between themselves and their residents.


If you have any concerns about the behaviour of councillors or council staff towards you or people you know, report this to the Clerk's Office in confidence. If your complaint is about the Clerk, please write to the Chair of the parish council. You can find their contact details on the 'Parish Council' tab at the top of this page.

The Civility & Respect Pledge

31st July 2024

Annual Audit 2024-25 | Conclusion of Audit

The council's annual audit has been reviewed and accepted. Residents are invited to examine the public records Monday to Wednesday by giving notice to the clerk's office - please see details in this document below.

Conclusion of Audit 2024/25

1st September 2025

Safeguarding for children and vulnerable adults

This council takes seriously its responsibility under the current legislation to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults, and to work together with other agencies to ensure that there are adequate arrangements within our organisation to identify and support those who are suffering harm. Where someone is suffering significant harm, or is likely to do so, action will be taken to protect that person.

Please contact the Clerk’s Office if you have any concerns. All calls in strictest confidence.

Safeguarding Policy

17th January 2024

How the parish council spends your money 2025/2026

At their public meeting on 21 November 2024, councillors voted to approve the parish council budget for 2025/2026 and to set a precept (local council tax) that will be charged out to residents in the coming year. This note explains what the council’s budget for next year is and sets out how it manages residents’ tax receipts.

The precept for 2025/2026 has been agreed at £29,825. This is an increase of £2,993.00 or 11%. The Band D equivalent of £43.03pa (current year £40.68) which is an increase of £2.35pa or 5.8%.

How the council spends your money

3rd December 2024