Thank you to everyone who attended and took part in the Parish Councillors ‘Meet your Councillors’ community engagement event.
Some of the comments received relate to areas which are not within the responsibility of the Parish Council. The Parish Council can assist with signposting, online reporting and lobbying for change and in some cases, subject to budget (such as highway improvements) can fund towards projects.
We will be collating the responses received from the ‘Ideas and Suggestions For Your Village of Millbrook‘ boxes and ‘What’s Important to our Community’ boards.
Parishioners also have the opportunity to complete their feedback by visiting the Council office in the village hall or attending the Millbrook Meet up on Friday mornings.
Some of the proposals / ideas the Council is considering and asking for your feedback are detailed below:
Car Park Fees see extract from the Parish Council newsletter.
West Street Car Park consultation – April 2024.
Extract from the Full Parish Council meeting held on 21st January 2025. Minute 147.2 Millbrook Parish Council budget 2025-26 The Chair informed the Council that the committee had met and reviewed the budget line by line. An estimate of nearly £96,000 had been received to resurface the village hall and West Street car parks. With this in mind the Council needs to build up traffic and transport (to include car parks) reserves.
Sports Facilities (Tennis Courts and Basketball)
Do you use the tennis courts? If so, how often?
Subject to funding, what would you change?
Subject to funding, do you think it is a good idea to have a basketball hoop put up for children to practice shooting hoops? If so, where would you suggest would be the best location?
Have you any other suggestions?
Memorial Wall for Millbrook Cemetery
https://millbrook-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Memorial-walls.pdf
Letters to Heaven Proposal
https://millbrook-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Letters-To-Heaven.pdf
Christmas Lighting
Additional information that was available at the event
Links to Cornwall Council web pages for additional information on their approach to verge management and habitat creation.
Opportunities for volunteering
Verge Management and Grass Cutting – Cornwall Council
Wildlife Verges – Cornwall Council
Making Space for Nature – Cornwall Council
Millbrook Parish Council Grass Cutting contract for the Recreation Area and for the Cemetery (New Section)
Grass Cutting and Village Maintenance Summary report – presented at the Parish Council meeting on held on 23rd October 2025
If you would like to comment on any of the above, please do so in the comments section below. If you prefer it not to be in a public domain, send an email to enquries@millbrook-pc.gov.uk.
Millbrook Parish Council Assets
Millbrook Parish Council’s assets are:
- The lake and lakeside (any water pollution / environmental concerns should be reported to the Environment Agency, who are also responsible for the dam).
- The recreation park – to include the skatepark, tennis courts, tractor park and green space
- Car parks – Village Hall car park, Greenland / Doctors Surgery car park West Street car park – we have a 99 year lease with Cornwall Council (please note the play park and green space near West Street car park is the responsibility of Cornwall Council)
- The Lime Kiln
- The Tanyard
- New / open cemetery (the old / closed cemetery is the responsibility of Cornwall Council)
- Public toilets
- War memorial
- Bus shelters on the Parade and at Southdown.
The Council’s full Asset Register was approved during the meeting held on 18th March 2025.
The Parish Council office is based in Millbrook Village Hall. The Parish Council is a custodian trustee of Millbrook Village Hall.
Parish Council’s Caretaking Tasks:
Millbrook Parish Council employs two part-time caretaking staff (totalling 29 contracted hours per week).
Overall responsibilities
- General inspection / maintenance checks
- General litter picking as defined under areas of responsibility
- Kerbside weed clearance (as defined under key areas of work or as directed / subject to budget)
- Emptying Parish Council owned litter bins (cemetery and tractor park)
- Reporting maintenance issues
- General light maintenance repairs of Parish Council assets.
Key areas of work
| · The Parish playing fields | · Parish play park (tractor park) |
| · Skatepark | · Grassland around Millbrook Lake |
| · Millbrook Cemetery | · West Street car park |
| · Fore Street | · Dawes Lane |
| · The Quay | · The Parade and car park |
| · Greenland | · King Street and the Tanyard |
| · Millpool Head | · New Street |
| · Potes Lane | · Middle Lane |
| · Landers Lane | · Newport Street |
| · Bus shelters (Insworke & The Parade) |
Millbrook’s Village Enhancement Team (VETs)
The Village Enhancement Team (VETs) will be meeting on 13th September 2025. If you would like to get involved please send an email to enquiries@millbrook-pc.gov.uk
Do you run a local business. Would you like to sponsor a flowerboat? If so, please contact us.
Working for the Parish Council
If you would like to be added to our contractor database to work for the Parish Council on an ad hoc basis, please complete this form.
Approval would be subject to satisfactory references, suitable public liability insurance and Full Council approval / Officers’ delegated authority approval.
Contracted work could include;
- Updating, removing, fixing, cleaning or installing Parish Council owned assets.
- Vegetation and tree maintenance.
Areas Outside the Remit of the Parish Council
Insworke Play park is the responsibility of LiveWest.
West Street Play Park and surrounding trees is the responsibility of Cornwall Council.
Roads and pavements are the responsibility of Cornwall Highways. Here is the Cornwall Council report it link – Report something – Cornwall Council
Public Rights of Way are the responsibility of Cornwall Council’s Countryside Access team
Parish Council Administration
Millbrook Parish Council employs 1 x Full time Parish Council / Responsible Finance Officer and 1 x Part time Admin Support Officer (15 hours per week) providing finance and administrative support.
If you have any queries regarding the above please contact Karenza or Jo by sending an email to enquiries@millbrook-pc.gov.uk, telephoning 01752 823128 or calling in to the Parish Council office in the village hall.
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