Services

The Town Council works with Dorset Council to provide a range of services for Beaminster residents.

 

Town Council’s direct responsibilities are:

• Care, maintenance and hiring of The Public Hall
• Care and maintenance of the Memorial Playing Field and Pease Hill
• Care and maintenance of Beaminster Cemetery and hold a record of burials
• Beaminster Allotments – currently leased to the Allotment Association
• The Square – Car park currently leased to Dorset Council
• The CB3 Community Bus – Operated on Saturdays between Bridport and
  Crewkerne.

Dorset Council’s direct responsibilities are:

• • Building Regulations
  • Car Parks
  • Concessionary Bus Fares
  • Council Tax and Council Tax Benefit
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Elections
  • Emergency Planning
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Highways and Road Safety
  • Libraries and Museums
  • Licensing
  • Local Plans and Planning Applications
  • Markets
  • Pest Control
  • Refuse Collection
  • Rights of Way
  • Social Housing and Housing Benefit
  • Social Services
  • Sports Centres
  • Street Cleaning
  • Trading Standards
  • Tree Preservation
  • The Environment, Waste Disposal and Mineral Sites

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