Menheniot Green | Menheniot Parish Council

What’s On is 2022?

Working with our volunteers, MG has produced a plan of projects that it will see supported during 2022. You can read more about them here. If you have an idea of your own that could use some help from MG, read this quick guide to what we can do. [14/4/22]

Our Wildflower Garden on East Road

Earlier today (19/4/22) Simon Martin planted out the seeds in our new wildflower garden on the playing fields at East Road. Please avoid walking on the bed, and keep your dogs away if possible.

Our first newsletter from Menheniot Green

Volunteers at Menheniot Green have produced this first newsletter full of good ideas ranging from poo-posters to farmers markets. Copies will be delivered to every household in the parish in the coming week. If you haven’t received yours, download a copy here or contact the Clerk’s Office on 01579 342437. [4/8/21]

Tackling climate change in Menheniot

At its public meeting held on 15 July 2021, councillors agreed to adopt four policy commitments to tackle the impact of climate change. You can view and download the policies (with examples) here. It also agreed to set up a new climate change working group that will be known as Menheniot Green to carry out project work in the parish. If you’d like to know more about the group, search online for its Facebook page or email menheniotgreen@aol.com.

You can also see what progress the council has already made and what it is planning to do in the future

Like to know more?

If you’re interested in knowing more about the council’s work on climate change or would like to work with Menheniot Green (the council’s new environmental action group), leave your contact details with us and we’ll keep you in the loop. [16/7/21]

What is Menheniot Green?

MG is a working group that is set up and supported by the parish council. A working group is a semi-independent group that includes both councillors and residents. It works informally outside of the council structures, but has a direct reporting line at every public meeting.

Aims

The group is set up to mitigate the effects of climate change and improve the environment in the parish. It will do this by carrying out tasks and other project work. It will achieve this by working with its diverse communities, stakeholders and other supportive people.

Membership

Menheniot Green has no general membership scheme. Residents do not ‘join’ but are encouraged to ‘join-in’ with practical help and support

Management

Management of the group will be the responsibility of the Chair, whose function will be served by two people – one parish councillor and one resident. The parish councillor will deliver progress reports to the parish council at their public meeting. Meetings of the group and its volunteers will take place on an ‘as required’ basis without formal notice.

Administration

The group will be administered by the parish clerk with a limit of 30 minutes per week (2 hours per month)

Residents’ survey September 2021

The survey we conducted during September to get your views on the council’s ground maintenance has now closed and the report is available to view and download here. The key points coming out of the survey are that:

Over three-quarters (77%) of people think that the playing fields should be maintained throughout the year.
Over half (57%) of people would like to see a border around the playing field that is left uncut all the time.
Over three-quarters (79%) of people would like some areas set aside for wilding on Mine Hill.

Almost three-quarters (73%) of people want to see weeds controlled in public spaces.
Two-thirds (63%) of people would like some areas at Fourgates set aside for wilding.
Just over half (53%) of people would support whatever method works best to remove weeds.
Just over three-quarters (76%) of people think the council should use alternative methods of controlling weeds (that is, should not be using glyphosate).

If you made a comment or asked a question in the survey, you can read the council’s reply to every one of them. Councillors will be using the survey to shape the specification for the new ground maintenance contract that starts in April 2022. [8/10/21]

Dog mess in bulk

The parish council has installed and maintains a number of public waste bins in and around Menheniot, Merrymeet and Pengover Green.

Did you know? dog waste can be disposed of in any of our public waste bins – and in the black bag of household waste that is collected weekly from your home.

So if you’re one of the two people we’ve seen flytipping their dog waste at the new dog bin at the top of Trewint Road – no need. Keep it at home and put it out with your household rubbish. It all goes into the same incinerator! [14/2/22]

Project Wingspan – new rural crime initiative from Devon & Cornwall Police

During 2022, Wildlife Crime Officers and the Rural Affairs Team in Devon and Cornwall Police will be promoting Project Wingspan.

Project Wingspan is a forcewide campaign to highlight the national wildlife crime priorities by working with partners to raise public awareness to prevent wildlife crime across Devon and Cornwall. Please find attached a PDF outlining the principles of the project.

During the year we will be raising awareness and delivering the project through a mixture of activities including some operational work and through internal and public awareness with our partners. The order of our activity is between:

February and March: Badger Persecution
May and June:Raptor Persecution
July and August: Bat Persecution
September and October:Illegal wildlife trade
November and December:Poaching (deer and freshwater fish)

MG will be posting notices on its Facebook page as they are passed to us. [2/2/2022]

Landmark tree for Menheniot. It’s a Cornish Oak!

The winning tree is . . .the Cornish Oak (sometimes know as the Sessile Oak)

Thanks to everyone who helped choose it and we’ll keep you posted when it’s being planted out later in the autumn. [29/7/21]

You can view pictures of the winning tree on our website. Read more about the Forest for Cornwall on their website. [29/7/21]

Trees at risk?

Cornwall Council have published a short note explaining how they are managing their response to ash dieback disease. View and download a copy here [12/7/21]

Landmark Tree Factsheet

PLANS PUBLISHED BY OTHER COUNCILS

Cornwall Council Climate Change Plan July 2019

CC climate-change-action-plan [large document]

Cornwall Council Climate Change Development Plan Document May 2020 [large document]

CC climate-change-dpd-reg-18-new

Cornwall Council Climate Emergency website [recomennded]

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/climate-emergency/

Cornwall Council Grow Nature website

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/grow-nature/about/forest-for-cornwall-programme/whats-happening/

Cornwall Council Grown Nature Crowdfunder website

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/funds/cornwall-grow-nature-seed