Photo of Brill Windmill by Victoria Timms of Brill Photography (website opens in new tab), September 2025
Welcome to the
Brill Parish Council & Community Website
Brill Parish Council exists to serve the people of Brill civil parish in Buckinghamshire. Our aim is to work with the community to make Brill a safe, productive, sustainable and happy place fo residents, workers, visitors, and future generations.
Protect Brill Common Forever
Read news from Brill Common and our Wildlife and Community Ranger’s blog (or click on images below)
Community litter picking equipment
Want to help keep Brill tidy? The Parish Council has put everything you need - pickers, hoops, bags and hi-vis - in a fine new storage box adjacent to Brill Fire Station in Temple Street. Just help yourself when you feel inspired and, when you’re done, drop your finds in the two bins provided (one each for general waste and recycling).
Thank you to Cllr James Tuffley and Bucks Fire and Rescue Service for enabling this initiative.
Your Bucks, Your Say!
A message from Buckinghamshire Council -
Every day, council services support residents across Buckinghamshire, from caring for vulnerable adults and children to maintaining roads, supporting communities and libraries and keeping neighbourhoods clean and safe. As we plan Buckinghamshire Council’s budget for 2027 to 2028, we'd like to hear what matters most to you.
Like councils across the country, we face increasing demand for services and rising costs. Your feedback will help us understand local priorities and ensure we continue to focus investment on the services residents and local organisations value most.
Whether you’re a resident, or represent a business or community organisation, please take a few minutes to complete the budget consultation and share your views. The consultation is open until October 18th 2026.
Do the survey online (Your Voice Bucks opens in new tab) or complete a paper copy at Buckinghamshire libraries and Community Access Points.
Parish Council Business
Meetings
Read the draft minutes of our July meeting. Our next meeting will be Tuesday September 15th. Check the agenda.
Members of the public are very welcome to attend our monthly meetings. Time is set aside at the start of the meeting for you to speak about items on the agenda - or any other topics of community interest.
MOD Bicester proposed asylum accommodation
The Parish Council is aware of the Home Office's announcement that it intends to use part of the former MOD Bicester site (near Piddington) for asylum accommodation, as part of a wider national programme to end the use of hotels for this purpose.
We understand that no formal consultation has yet taken place with neighbouring parishes, and that details on scale, timescale, and impact on local services remain limited. Given the site's proximity to Brill, the Council is monitoring developments and will engage with Buckinghamshire Council, our County Councillor and MP, and neighbouring parish councils as more information becomes available.
We will update residents through the newsletter and website as the situation develops. Residents wishing to raise their own views directly with the Home Office or their MP are welcome to do so individually.
Notice of Conclusion of Audit
See the Notice of Conclusion of Audit (pdf opens in new tab). The audit of accounts for the year ended March 31st 2026 has been completed and the accounts have been published. Contact Bobs Damerell (Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer) or drop in to the Parish Office in Brill Memorial Hall on Mondays and Tuesdays, 9.30am to 11.30am.
View the Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2025/2026 (pdf opens in new tab).
Brill MUGA
The all weather surface of our MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area) is marked up for football, netball, basketball and tennis - or just running madly around! Book a 30 or 60 minute MUGA session - or just turn up and play (so long as nobody with a confirmed booking appears).
Now with permanent flood lights - and bookings extended to 9pm.
The Brill People’s Emergency Briefing follow-up
A message from Andy Cotgreave, organiser of Brill’s Briefing:
Seventy-five people gathered in Brill Memorial Hall on September 4th to view The People's Emergency Briefing (website opens in new tab). Together we watched a film about the climate and nature crisis and then joined in a passionate discussion of the challenges we face.
I’m delighted that so many people showed up! Our screening was one of over 3,500 across the country and it’s really reassuring to know so many people in this village care about our environment, locally and globally. We now need to build on this interest.
if you are in any way concerned about our climate, here are three simple things to do right now:
Join the Brill Emergency Briefing WhatsApp Community (WhatsApp opens in new tab)
Email Greg Smith our MP. As far as we know, he hasn’t attended a single one of the screenings in his constituency. Encourage him to do so and ask him to join the Parliamentary Call for a televised briefing introduced by the Prime Minister.
Do something locally! Help out with the Common Volunteers - or join Fiona, our Wildlife and Community Ranger for a wildlife survey.
If you missed the Brill event, find another screening (website opens in new tab) or - better still! - consider hosting your own screening (website opens in new tab) in your community or workplace.
Read the September Newsletter
In this bumper back-to-school-and-work issue -
What has the Parish Council ever done for us?!
Let’s welcome Swifts to Brill
Build on The People’s Emergency Briefing
- and start making a difference to our local environment
Have your say on the Bucks Council budget
Visit the Safer Buckinghamshire website
Park considerately in Brill, and -
Test your knowledge of the updated Highway Code
Click the image above or visit the Newsletter page on this website.
This sort of conservation work has the potential to bring communities together - and reconnect us with the wildlife on our doorsteps.