Services
The Parish Council is the tier of local government closest to the people, as such one of its key roles is representing the Parish in formal consultations in many matters relating to both Government and other aspects of village life. The Parish Council obtains its powers through a wide range of statutes which both allow and regulate its activities. The main activities undertaken by the Tarporley Parish Council include:-

Planning
The Parish Council is consulted by the planning authority on all developments affecting the village and responds to all applications. The Councils adopted policy is one of conserving the Parish as a village and this has been documented in the Village Design Statement (see the publications page) that has been adopted by the local planning authority as a material consideration for planning applications in the village.

Consultation
The Parish Council has the right to be consulted on many local and national government issues and provides a local perspective in responses to consultation requests.

Community Minibus Service
The Parish Council provides a weekly (Thursday) village shopping trip, a monthly service for the Autumn Club and an annual Christmas Party trip to the Community Centre. These are local services providing a transport option for those who would otherwise find these journeys difficult. The service is provided via Aries Travel and may be booked by phoning Aries on 01829 732557.

Community Centre
The village Community Centre is run by an independent charity that provides and maintains the Community Centre for the benefit of the village. The Parish Council supports the Community Centre via an annual support grant related to specific projects. Room bookings should be made by contacting 07526 699100.

Flower Displays
The Parish Council maintains the street lighting column flower displays and footway displays with support from Cheshire West and Chester Council. Many businesses and residents provide splendid flower displays on their own behalf.

Christmas Lights
The Parish Council provides festoon lighting through the village during the Christmas season. Grateful acknowledgment must be given to other organisations (in particular the Round Table and the Rotary Club) and individuals who also provide trees, lights, hot chestnuts and decorations during the festive period.

Play Area
The Parish Council maintains the young children's play area to the rear of the Community Centre on the High Street. This was funded by a local group "Field and Leisure Action Group" whose determination carried the project through to its ultimate success.

Footpaths
The Parish Council maintains the footpaths (not the footways alongside the highway) within the built up areas of the village and monitors the foot paths through the fields within the Parish.

Village Maintenance
The Parish Council owns notice boards, seats, a shelter and litter bins and maintains these and a range of other assets around the Parish.

Roadside Open Spaces
A number of key open spaces in the village are maintained and planted by the Parish Council. The planting of the island at Burton Square is sponsored by the Rotary Club.

Churchyard Maintenance
Grants towards maintenance are made to the local Church Authorities on an annual basis.

Publicity
Activities are publicised via the Parish Council notice board, public notice board, a newsletter in Tarporley Talk, this web site and in local newspapers..

Village Street Cleaning
Cheshire West and Chester Council provide a mechanical sweeper service and regular litter and litterbin clearing services. The Parish Council employ a street cleaner to augment theses services using a more traditional approach to deal with litter not cleared by the regular service.

Cemetery
The churchyard at St Helen's is at capacity and the Parish Council has opened a cemetery adjacent to the existing St Helen's churchyard. Inquiries regarding burials should normally be made via your appointed funeral director. Funeral directors should contact the Clerk for details of rules and fees.

Security
Security consideration including liaison with the local Constabulary and Police Authority is a regular activity of the Parish Council. As part of the Cheshire Rural Policing scheme P.C. Ged Gigg and P.C.S.O. Emily Benson spend time in and around the village. The P. C.S.O. attends the regular Parish Council meeting on the second Monday of the month (except August) in the Community Centre at 7:00pm and residents are invited to come and discuss any matters of concern. Messages can be left for the PCSO on the Dragon Hall Police Station answerphone 0845 458 6377. The Police Control Centre can be contacted on 0845 458 0000 (24hr service) for urgent mattes, but in an emergency call 999.

Highways and Street Lighting
The condition of highways and footways and the operation of street lighting is monitored and problems reported to the highway and street lighting authorities for action. An agreed plan of small maintenance work is regularly reviewed with the highway authority

Arthur Meredith Memorial Charity
The Parish Council administers a charitable trust that provides annual grants to local organisations.