Responsibilities

The Parish Council are represented on the following outside bodies:

Pilling Memorial Hall

  • Carter's Charity
  • Lune Valley Rural Housing Association
  • Wyre Area Lancashire Association of Local Councils

Lancashire County Council

  • Highways, including roads, footpaths, pavements, alleyways, street lighting, the cutting of grass verges, etc
  • Education - schools, adult education, etc.
  • Social services, including the provision of care homes, etc
  • Waste sites

Parish Councils have a Parish Charter with Lancashire County Council.

Wyre Council

  • Housing
  • Planning application decisions
  • Rubbish collection from premises in the Parish; provision of recycling facilities
  • Street cleansing
  • Environmental health
  • Provision of leisure and sports facilities and recreation grounds
  • Collection of Council Tax on behalf of all three tiers of local government
  • Licensing of taxis

Pilling Parish Council organises Pilling in Bloom and the Senior Citizens' Christmas Party held the second Tuesday in December at Pilling Methodist Hall.