Welcome to the
Brill Parish Council & Community Website
Photo of Brill Windmill by Victoria Timms of Brill Photography (website opens in new tab), September 2025
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)
Brill News and Notes
Read our 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.
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.
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).
MOD Bicester proposed asylum accommodation
MoD Bicester Site A
The Parish Council is in communication with Buckinghamshire Council and Greg Smith MP regarding Site A. Here is the text of public letter recently received from Cllr Ashley Waite, councillor for Waddesdon Ward (which includes Brill):
Thank you for your email. I would like to provide clarification on Buckinghamshire Council's position and role in relation to the proposal.
As the proposed accommodation site is located within Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire Council has not been formally consulted with by the Home Office. However, council officers are now attending Home Office meetings to maintain awareness of developments, and challenge where appropriate, given the site's proximity to the Buckinghamshire border and the interest being expressed by residents and elected members. The Leader of Buckinghamshire Council has also made a formal representation to the Home Office setting out concerns and opposition to the proposal.
Currently, the Home Office is undertaking feasibility assessments for the site and no final decision has been made. You can keep up to date on the latest position by visiting this page on the government website. [Buckinghamshire] Council will continue to monitor developments and respond to any matters that may have implications for Buckinghamshire residents or services.
We recognise that communities close to the county boundary, including Brill, may have questions and concerns. You may find it helpful to look at how other parish and town councils in the vicinity of the proposed site have responded. Bicester Town Council has publicly considered the proposal and made representations directly to the Home Office. Read their public statement on the Bicester Town Council website.
I hope this provides some useful clarification. We will continue to keep abreast of developments and any potential implications for Buckinghamshire.
[End of Cllr Waite’s letter]
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brill Happenings
This sort of conservation work has the potential to bring communities together - and reconnect us with the wildlife on our doorsteps.