Welcome to the Menheniot Parish Council website

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

General Privacy Notice

16th April 2023

Parish Council Meeting 16 January 2025

The next scheduled meeting of the Parish Council will be held on the date indicated above at The Old School, Menheniot PL14 3QY.

Members of the public are welcome attend and can speak, if they wish, during Public Participation. We have published a short guide to what happens during council meetings: view and download a copy from the link below.

Attending a council meeting

Civic Calendar 2025

26th November 2024

Vacancy for parish councillor

Due to the resignation of Julian Berg , a vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the above Parish Council. In accordance with Section 89(3) of the Local Government Act 1972, where the vacancy occurs within six months before the day on which the councillor whose office is vacant would regularly have retired, an election shall not be held under Section 89(1) of the above Act, and the vacancy will be filled at the next ordinary election of councillors on 1 May, 2025.

Menheniot Parish Councillors have agreed to co-opt for the casual vacancy. If you are interested in becoming a councillor, please contact the Clerk’s Office before 9 January 2025.

Being a parish councillor

25th November 2024

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

New Bus Timetable 1 Sep 2024

A new timetable for the Saltash Red Bus service to Liskeard starts on 1 September. The 452 (Friday service) is unchanged, leaving Menheniot church at 9.29am. The 451 (Wednesday service) leaves Merrymeet at 9.23am (not 9am as previously). Full timetable below. Copies are posted up in the shelters at Menheniot, Merrymeet and Bethany.

New Bus Timetable

5th September 2024

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

Blooming Marvellous Menheniot | Judges visit Tuesday 23 July 2024 THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who grew, pruned, swept and smiled to make our parish clean, colourful and flowery for the judges visit this week. Fingers crossed - results announced on 8 October in Bath!

31st July 2024