What We Do

Recreation Ground Corfe Mullen Town Council aims to represent the interests of the residents of the village as a whole and to preserve the environment for the enjoyment of the villagers, visitors and future generations. We offer a range of services and also work in partnership with other councils and organisations in the village.

The Council is always keen to ensure that its priorities and initiatives reflect the wishes of the electorate: all meetings are open to the public and councillors may be contacted if you have any ideas for Corfe Mullen or an issue which we can help with. Or pop in to the Help & Information Centre with your suggestions.

Grants
The Town Council is able to make a number of small grants to local charities and organisations, or those working in the area. In addition, the Town Council supports the Community Youth Centre following the closure of the Dorset County Council Youth & Community Centre.

Grant applications are invited each year. All grant applications must be received by 30 September for grants to be awarded by 30 November.

The Grant Policy 2022 can be found by clicking on the link. Please click on the following link to access the Application Form.

We also ask that you complete an End of Grant Report.

Council Office Help & Information Centre
This is your 'first port of call' for council services in the area, our very own Help Centre.

Current Services and Activities

Recreation Ground
The Town Council part owns and part leases Corfe Mullen Recreation Ground, which is situated at the end of Badbury View Road opposite Pardys Hill. The Town Council maintains the 44 acres of the recreation ground and manages the sports provision. The following can be found at the Recreation Ground:

The Sports Pavilion
Scout and Guide huts
Football Pitches
All weather, floodlit tennis courts
Cricket pitches
A play area for children up to 13 years of age, including a toddler area
A skatepark
A basketball court
A picnic area
A perennial wildflower meadow
A community orchard
Beautiful walks with outstanding views.

Recreation Ground

Springdale Road Open Space
For those residents in the south of the village the Town Council also manages part of Springdale Road Open Space which again is a lovely area for walks, with or without a dog in tow.

Play Areas
As well as the excellent play area at the Recreation Ground the Town Council also owns a toddler play area next to the Council offices off Towers Way and maintains the junior play area next to Henbury View First School. The Town Council also provides a goal end at Towers Way Amenity Area.

Amenity Planting

The Town Council looks after the planting and maintenance of both Windgreen and Cogdean Roundabouts.

Cemeteries

The Town Council owns and manages both the old and the new cemetery and we are very proud to have one of the best kept cemeteries in Dorset.

Cemetery Information

Highways

The Town Council provides and maintains some street lighting, usually where local residents have requested additional lighting over and above that provided by the County Council.

The Town Council provided the new village signs welcoming visitors to Corfe Mullen. The images on the Town Council crest depict the old church, the old mill and a Roman soldier, which we think represents the tradition and history of the village rather well.

In addition we regularly pursue action from Dorset Council on a range of issues of concern, such as litter, yellow lines, speeding traffic, highway improvements and maintenance, hedges and trees, footpaths and rights of way, etc. in 2018, the Town Council entered into an agency agreement with Dorset County Council (now carried forward to the new Dorset Council) enabling the Town Council to fund, contribute to, or undertake, minor highway improvements.