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Wishing you a Happy Halloween! If you’re out and about trick or treating this evening, remember:

🔦 The brighter the better – If your child is going trick-or-treating after dark, opting for a brightly coloured costume or attaching reflective or glow-in-the-dark tape to a treat bag will act as a safety measure for any oncoming traffic while children are crossing the road.

👬 Nobody left behind – Make sure at least one adult is accompanying primary school children while they are trick-or-treating. Encourage older children to trick-or-treat with friends, parents or older siblings to provide safety in numbers. In case your child gets separated for any reason, make sure you write an address and a contact number inside your child’s pocket or treat bag. Make sure at least one person has a torch to carry in case of emergencies.

🗺 Know the area – Try trick-or-treating in an area that everybody knows relatively well. Drawing a map of your local streets and deciding on a familiar route can make it clear to everybody where you will be going, which doors you’ll be knocking on, and what areas will be off limits due to distance or danger.

🔎 Inspect before indulging – Provide an early dinner before going out trick-or-treating so your child won’t fill up on treats throughout the journey. Always inspect a full treat bag before allowing your child to eat anything, especially if they have an allergy or intolerance. Discard anything that is not sealed correctly, has torn packaging, could be a major choking hazard if it’s for young children, or simply looks questionable to you. Keep chocolates and sweets away from pets.

🚷 We want you to enjoy Halloween, but remember, not everyone wants to take part! Don’t knock if there’s a sign saying “No trick or treat here” and be careful not to frighten elderly or vulnerable people.

This weekend, as the clocks go back, the car park at East Park Farm will change to the winter opening hours.

The car park will be open from 8am to 6pm each day from Sunday 26th October.

Our car park is opened and closed daily by our team of volunteers. If you can spare a few minutes a couple of times a week to join our “Gate Gang”, visit:

We’re hosting a Personal Security Event on Monday 27th October at Charvil Village Hall, from 7pm to 8.30pm.

We’ll be joined by representatives from Thames Valley Police and the Public Protection Partnership who will be giving presentations on how to keep you and your home safe this winter:

📋 The Parish Council will be presenting the results from the safety section of the recent Charvil Pulse survey

📱 The Public Protection Partnership will be giving a talk on how to avoid telephone, email and in-person scams

👮‍♀️ Thames Valley Police will be giving a presentation on how to keep your home safe from burglars this winter and personal safety through the darker months

There will then be a Q&A session with Thames Valley Police to discuss any local issues or concerns, and the guest speakers will have stalls with more information and free safety equipment.

You’ll also be able to:

🗣 Chat with your Parish Councillors about local issues.

🍷 Enjoy free refreshments throughout the evening

There’s no need to book, just turn up!

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

The digital copy of our Summer newsletter, the Charvil Village News, is now available on our website.

The Summer Edition includes:

🗣 Updates from The Chair of the Parish Council & Borough Councillors

📰 News from the Parish Council

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Updates from some of our Community Groups

🎉 Details of upcoming village events

🎨 Our summer poster competition

🙋‍♀️ Volunteering in Charvil

… and more!

You can read the digital copy of the magazine by visiting:

📸 Cover image by Miranda Stamp

We want to hear what you think of Charvil!

We’re gathering feedback on village life; including cleanliness, safety, what local facilities you use and what you would like to see in the village.

You can complete our short survey by scanning the QR code in the image, or visiting:

We’ll also be collecting feedback at the Charvil Village Fete on Sunday 7th September.

Your feedback will be used in future discussions at the monthly Council meetings.

Save the date for the Village Fête on Sunday 7th September from 2pm to 6pm!

We’re delighted once again to donate the sports pitches, car park and Pavilion at East Park Farm to play host to the annual Village Fête.

Along with all the stalls and entertainment organised by the Fête Committee, you can visit the Parish Council stand to

Meet your Parish Councillors

Play games

Submit your poster competition entry

Chat to us about Village matters

Take part in our survey on local issues

We look forward to seeing you all there!