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Millbrook Village entrance
The Council would like to invite contracts to put forward a proposal to enhance the village entrance. The scheme would include the boat and could also include beechy plants, pebbles and lobster pots. Please submit your design proposals and quotations to...
NatWest Mobile Branch Timetable – Cornwall
New timetable from 24th January 2022 Day Stop Location Postcode Arrive Depart Monday Holsworthy Waitrose Car park EX22 6AX 11:15 12:15 Monday Bude Sainsbury's Car park EX23 8ND 14:00 14:30 Tuesday Millbrook Pete's Garage PL10 1AX 10:45 11:15 Tuesday Saltash Council...
Grass Cutting & Maintenance Tender Invitation
Millbrook Parish Council is now opening up the ability for companies to tender for the grass cutting and maintenance around Millbrook Village and the Burial Ground. Millbrook will look to agree to a three year contract with the successful applicant; more information...
Millbrook Lake – reverting Millbrook lake to a freshwater ecosystem?
In the longer term it might be possible to revert the Lake to a freshwater ecosystem. This would require the reversal of the regular summer flushing practice and with a continuous inflow of freshwater the salinity of the water would quickly reduce. It would then be...
The Rame Green Guide
Millbrook Parish Council have purchased Rame Green Guides from Maker with Rame Parish Council. An electronic copy can be downloaded from Maker with Rame Parish Council's website. Millbrook residents can obtain copies of the Rame Green Guide from the following...
Ivy growing on trees
The Council has received communication regarding concerns over Ivy on the trees. Ivy isn’t parasitic, doesn’t ’smother’ trees and generally co-exists happily with healthy trees. It can conceal areas of disease or weak branches or the Ivy gets high up into the canopy...
Upcoming rail improvements in our area
Information received from Great Western Railway: I thought it might also help to give you some advance notice of improvement work taking place in Devon and Cornwall later this year and into 2022. I have set out details below. There is more information at:...
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL POULTRY AND CAPTIVE BIRD KEEPERS
New Housing Order Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) have announced that new housing measures to protect poultry and captive birds from avian influenza across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will come into force from 00:01 on Monday 29 November. Whether...
Millbrook’s Christmas Tree
After the Mount Edgcumbe Christmas Fayre, which will take place on Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th December, the top half of their Christmas Tree will be delivered to the Tanyard. The Parish Council would like to thank Mount Edgcumbe Estate and the park rangers, who...
Western Power: Closure Intention – Newport Street, Millbrook
Notice is hereby given that Cornwall Council intends to make the above Order in exercise of its powers under Section 14(1) of the RTRA 1984 to prohibit the use by traffic over an area of highway being Newport Street Millbrook between the junction for Blindwell Hill...
Would you consider using an Electric Vehicle?
As we strive to de-carbonise there will be a rapid transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs) over the next 10-15 years. Whilst EVs may be a natural choice for those who can install chargers at home the lack of public charging infrastructure is seen as a blocker for many....
Upcoming rail works – Great Western Railway
Information circulated from St Germans and Area Public Transport Users Group "We promised to give you advance notice of rail improvement work in this area. To keep the railway safe and to help reduce delays Network Rail will be completing a number of track renewals in...