Month: September 2025

Congratulations to Sophie, age 9, and Charlotte, age 4, who are the winners of our Summer Poster Competition!

Well done to everyone who entered! The Parish Councillors were impressed by all the designs, which made choosing a winner at Monday’s Parish Council meeting very difficult!

Sophie & Charlotte’s posters will be turned into signs for us to display on the MUGA at East Park Farm, and around the village, to discourage littering. Keep your eyes out for them over the coming weeks

At Monday’s Parish Council meeting, Councillors took a first look at the results from our Pulse Survey. Thank you to everyone who responded.

• 68.5% of respondents have lived in Charvil for over 10 years
• 74.2% of people scored the village 4 or 5 out of 5 for cleanliness
• 57.3% scored the village 4 or 5 out of 5 for safety

The key issues raised included:

• Dog waste on the green spaces
• Public bins and the bottle banks
• Speeding

There were also a number of ideas for improving and increasing the facilities around the village. Over the next few months we’ll be looking at these results in more detail, liaising with partner agencies about some of the issues raised and using the results to help steer our conversations on improving Charvil.

You can stay up-to-date with all the latest developments via our social media and website:

Regulation 16

Let us know your views on the Charvil Neighbourhood Plan.

Charvil Parish Council has prepared a Neighbourhood Plan with the help of the local community. This sets out planning policies to guide the development and use of land in the parish up to 2040.

Wokingham Borough Council are now undertaking a six week consultation (Regulation 16) on the submitted plan, from Monday 1 September to 5pm on Monday 13 October 2025.

Please complete the consultation response form and send to us:

• by email to policyandplans@wokingham.gov.uk
• by post to Planning Policy and Infrastructure Team, Wokingham Borough Council offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN

Alternatively you can simply send us your comments to either of the two contact addresses above. Responses may include a request to be notified of any future council decision to adopt the plan.

Following the consultation, all comments received will be sent to an independent examiner who will consider whether the plan meets the necessary requirements to proceed to referendum and potential adoption.

You can take a look at the consultation documents and find out more about the process on our neighbourhood planning webpage and on Engage Wokingham Borough. Further supporting documents, including background evidence, are available to view on the Charvil Neighbourhood Plan website.

Hard copies of the plan and key supporting documents can also be viewed at:

• Wokingham Borough Council offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN – 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
• Wokingham Library, Carnival Hub, Wellington Road, Wokingham, RG40 2AF – view the library opening times

We’re delighted to announce that The National Lottery Community Fund is giving Charvil Parish Council £20’000 to help fund the improvements to the play area at East Park Farm.

We’re still discussing the plans with proposed playground contractors and will continue to update on progress through our social media and website.

The National Lottery Community Fund uses funding raised by National Lottery players for good causes. So if you’ve played the Lottery recently, or provided feedback through our survey, a huge thanks to you!

You can find out more by visiting about The National Lottery Community Fund by visiting

The National Lottery Community Fund