Who we are?
St Dennis Parish Council is made up of 11 Councillors voluntarily give their time to try and make a difference to our community.
- A Parish Council is the first point of contact for anyone concerned with a community issue.
- Parish Council represent the concerns of local residents and provide services to meet local needs.
- The Parish Council holds monthly meetings to discuss Council business and to hear from local residents.
- In addition to this we have several subcommittees that deal with specific subjects the subcommittees also meet on a regular basis.
- Most importantly we are here to represent you, the residents of our community.
For more information on your Councillors’ click here
What we are responsible for
Every Parish Council has different responsibilities here are some of ours:
- The administration of an education bursary scheme with St Stephen-in-Brannel Parish Council that covers the Nanpean & St Dennis Electoral division and the Parish of St Dennis
- The upkeep and maintenance of the Cemetery in Hall Road
- The upkeep and maintenance of the public conveniences on Robartes Road
- The running and maintenance of the Playing Fields on Fore Street
- Weed spraying of all roadside kerb edges throughout the village
- Fundraising for new equipment and projects on behalf of the Playing Field Trust
- The upkeep and maintenance of all bus shelters within the village
- The upkeep of the green at Trelavour Prazey and the sun dial built as part of the millennium celebrations.
- The re-filling of the salt bins within the Parish
- Maintenance to the war memorials that are under Parish Council ownership
- The upkeep of various grass verges and small pieces of land under ownership or management of the Parish Council
- The maintenance of benches situated at various locations throughout the parish.
- Jointly with Cornwall Council the maintenance of all public footpaths within the Parish of St Dennis
- Holding public consultations and keeping the public informed of issues that may affect them.
- Reviewing planning applications on behalf of Cornwall Council
This is not an exhaustive list, but this list gives good coverage of our main obligations to the community.
When we meet
We hold an Ordinary Full Council meeting on the first Tuesday of every month. For details, dates, times and venue of our Committee Meetings, please contact the Parish Council office. Meetings can also be found on the website calendar and under Minutes and Agendas section. We publicly display the agenda on our notice boards at Enniscaven, outside the Spar Shop and within the CLAYTAWC Building. Members of the public are more than welcome to attend our meetings. We would ask that you familiarise yourself with the agenda before attending so that you know the business to be discussed. Alternatively, if you have an issue that you feel the Parish Council should be addressing please get in touch with the office two weeks before the meeting this will enable the clerk to add your concern to the agenda, or contact the office one week prior to the meeting if you wish to raise the issue under public participation.