Welcome to the official website of Menheniot Parish Council
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.
East Road Playing Field - thank you for all your comments
Our residents' survey is now closed, and the consultants are working through your comments there, and the ones from the focus groups they've held.
Their final report (which details what people would like to see on the fields and how they might be used) will be presented to councillors at the end of October. This will form part of a wider discussion with residents about what is practical and feasible - before any final decisions are made.
Next Parish Council Meeting Thursday 16 October 2025 7pm
The next meeting of the council takes place on 16 October 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.
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!
Vacancies for parish councillor
The parish council currently has two vacancies for the role of councillor. To find out more about the importance of this community role and make an application, please follow the links below.
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 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.
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.
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%.