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Bude-Stratton Town Council was created following local government reform in the early 1970’s when district councils were created.
The forerunner of the Town Council, which covered the same area, was Bude Urban District Council. Before 1974 local government was provided in two tiers – the County council and the Urban District Council (or, in more rural areas, Rural District Councils). Post 1974 local government is administered at three levels; County, District and Town/Parish.
Cornwall County Council provides services which require coordination at County level and its powers include:
- Education
- Social Services
- Transportation and Estates
- Libraries
- Fire Brigade
- Trading Standards
- Public Footpaths
- Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages
North Cornwall District Council provides services and has powers to control:
- Local planning
- Housing
- Council tax
- Electoral Services
- Economic Development and Regeneration
- Refuse Collection
- Environmental Health
Bude-Stratton Town Council owns, manages and leases out the following properties on behalf of the local electors:
- The Castle – which currently houses the Town Council offices
- The Castle Grounds • The Parkhouse Centre, comprising 5 letting rooms and the Ivor Potter Hall, which seats over 300 people
- Bude-Stratton Museum ...
- The Castle Tearooms
- Ice Cream Kiosk
- Summerleaze Downs, including the grass tennis courts and the pitch and putt
- The Triangle
- Poughill Churchyard and cemetery
- Bencoolen Play area
- Poughill Play area
- Shalder Hill, including the War memorial and the Meteorological Station
- Helebridge Barge Workshop
- Maer Gardens
- Stamford Hill Battlefield site which comprises a total of 30 acres of land
The Town Council also provides the decorative lighting along The Strand and in the Triangle; most of the flower planting around the town and at Rattenbury Gardens in Stratton; supply half the hanging baskets and maintain all the hanging baskets in the town – a total of over 160; maintain miles of public footpaths in Bude, Stratton and Poughill on behalf of Cornwall County Council.