Join us on Wednesday, 11th February, for the re-opening of the East Park Farm play area!
The refurbishment of the playground at East Park Farm has been completed and is now undergoing safety inspections!
Join us from 2:45pm next Wednesday for some refreshments and a chance to chat with some of your Parish Councillors.
At 3:20pm, the play area will be officially opened!
At Monday’s meeting of the Full Parish Council, Councillors agreed the budget and Parish Precept for the 2026/27 financial year.
For a Band D household, this will see the Parish Precept of the Council Tax increase by £8.40 a year (70p per month).
The precept is the Parish Council’s primary source of income, and is used to maintain, manage and improve all of our village facilities, fund projects such as playground improvements, provide grants to local community groups and charities, and a number of other essential Parish functions.
You can find details of all the Parish Council’s finances here:
We’re excited to share that the Charvil Neighbourhood Plan has passed it’s examination by an independent examiner, subject to a few minor modifications to some wording.
The examiner praised the level of detail and depth of explanation within our Plan. A huge thank you to Charvil resident, and ex-Councillor, Rob Jones for leading on the project over the last few years, and for writing the Neighbourhood Plan, and to our Parish Clerk who has provided invaluable support throughout.
The next stage of the process is for Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) to approve for the plan to go to a public referendum, where Charvil residents will decide if the plan is to be formally adopted.
WBC will be voting on this at the end of February, with a potential referendum to take place in May.
You can read the full examiner’s report here:
Charvil Parish Council have submitted our comments on planning application number 253071: Reserved matters for land West of Park Lane.
We’re sliding into 2026 by starting on the East Park Farm playground refurbishments!
Thanks to both the National Lottery Community Fund and the Polehampton Charity, who together have contributed over £25’000 towards the new play area, work will be starting next Tuesday, 6th January.
We expect the improvements and upgrades to take 6-8 weeks to complete, and we can’t wait to show you the new playground in a few months!
The Parish Council have formally responded to the planning application submitted by SpeedyFuels for the site at the former Prince Bros on Old Bath Rd.
In our response, we raise concerns regarding:
Our full response is below:
If you would like to comment on this planning application, you can do so through the Wokingham Planning Portal, using application number 252782
Deadline for comments is 2nd January 2026.
The Winter Edition of Charvil Village News is out now!
Featuring:
👥 Updates from local clubs and groups
🛝 The latest on the playground refurbishments
🎫 Upcoming local events
🌳 News from the Parish Council
📈 Results from the Charvil Pulse Survey
… and much more!
Look out for your copy, delivered to every home in Charvil by our amazing team of volunteers!
A digital copy will be available on our website from Monday, 8th December. Just visit:
We’ve released an extra 20 tickets for our Christmas in Charvil event on Sunday 14th December!
You can get your free tickets via our website until Wednesday 10th December. Just visit:
Join us to celebrate Christmas in our village, along with:
🎵 Carol singing led by the choir of Charvil Piggott Primary School
💭 Christmas Quiz
🍷 Free refreshments
🎲 Fun activities for the kids
🎅 A special visitor, all the way from the North Pole!
We look forward to seeing you there! 🎄
Due to tomorrow’s weather forecast, we have taken the decision to delay the planned tree planting.
This will now take place on Sunday, 14th December. We’ll be meeting at the Village Hall at 11:30am, and will be joined by the EcoNet Charvil Conservation Group.
Along with planting trees along Lime Tree Avenue, including our Covid memorial tree, we’ll also be planting additional fruit trees in our Community Orchard.
We’ll be holding our annual Christmas in Charvil Party on Sunday 14th December from 2pm to 6pm at Charvil Village Hall
Along with carol singing and a Christmas Quiz, we’re hoping a special festive guest might be joining us this year!
Keep your eye on our social media and events page for more information!
