Our Council

Our Council:

Budock Parish Council is the first tier of local government, representing the interests of the parish and working on behalf of its residents. The Council provides a local point of contact for residents seeking advice, information or guidance on matters affecting the parish.

Where possible, the Council will seek to assist directly. Matters that fall outside its responsibilities may be referred to the relevant authority, including Cornwall Council.

The Parish Council also has responsibilities for a number of important community assets. These include holding the deeds to Budock Water Village Hall and Treverva Village Hall, which are administered as charitable trusts, and the Children’s Playing Field in Budock Water. The Council is also responsible for maintaining the network of public footpaths and bridleways throughout the parish.

Council Meetings:

The Parish Council meets at 7.00 pm on the last Monday of each month, except August and December. Meetings are normally held at Budock Village Hall, with some meetings taking place at Treverva Village Hall.

Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings and take an interest in local matters. Your participation and views are an important part of community life

Meet the people who serve our parish:

John Bastin

Chair of Budock Parish Council

Email: john.bastin@budockparish.gov.uk

I have a lifelong connection to the parish and many years of experience in local government. I was born and bred in Budock and went to school here, but I left for around 20 years to study and work in London. When I returned, I wanted to reconnect with the community I had grown up in.
Getting involved felt like coming full circle. My great-grandfather and grandmother had both served on the Council, so there was a bit of a family tradition behind it too! My first involvement in the community was through the carnival committee, which was a very big deal at the time. I was later invited to join the Parish Council, and after a couple of years, I became Chair. I went on to serve on the Parish Council for 20 years before becoming a councillor on Cornwall Council, where I served for 15 years. For most of that time, I continued to serve on the Parish Council too.

Over the years, I've dealt with pretty much everything. I've chaired the Falmouth and Penryn Community Area Partnership for 15 years and also chaired the Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee. I'm still involved in local healthcare today as Vice-Chair of the Falmouth Hospital Friends.
Two issues that particularly concern me are climate change and food security. I feel we are already very late in taking action on climate change, and we need to address it as quickly as possible.Food security is equally close to my heart. I strongly believe we must protect our agricultural land, especially here in Budock Parish. We have excellent farmland, and it would be a real shame to lose it to further development.

My top priority is to preserve Budock's identity and protect what makes our parish special. I want Budock to retain its distinctive character and remain a place where people feel connected to its history, its surroundings and the community they are part of.