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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!

Notice of conclusion of audit

Annual Governance & Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2025

Sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

Section 16 of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

 1. The audit of accounts for Charvil Parish Council for the year ended 31 March 2025 has been completed and the accounts have been published.

2. The Annual Governance & Accountability Return including the auditor’s certificate and opinion is available for inspection and copying by any local government elector of the area of Charvil Parish Council on application to:

(a) ___Miranda Parker, Parish Clerk_____________________

c/o Charvil Village Hall_________________________________

The Hawthorns_______________________________________ ____

Charvil RG10 9TT_______________________________________

(b)  Between 9am to 2pm, Mondays to Fridays ___________ _________________________ _____

3. Copies will be provided to any local government elector of the area on payment of £_10_ for each copy of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return.

Announcement made by:  Miranda Parker, Parish Clerk

Date of announcement: (e) __6^th August 2025

The resurfacing of the Village Hall car park was completed on Friday evening (1st April), ready for our weekend bookings!

We’ve even been able to fit in an extra disabled parking bay.

Thank you to Berkshire Asphalt for getting the car park levelled, resurfaced and repainted in just 3 days!

Thank you also to all our Hall users and neighbours for their patience and understanding during the works.

👩‍🎨 Calling All Young Artists!🧑‍🎨

Could you design a poster to help discourage littering at the Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) at East Park Farm?

Recently we have seen an increase in littering at the MUGA and we are calling on you to create a poster with a catchy slogan to help reduce this.

One winner from each category will have their poster turned into a sign to be posted on the MUGA perimeter fence.

There will be two age categories:

🎨 11 years and under

🎨 12-18 years

Posters need to be A4 size and should include:

🎨 Artwork and a catchy slogan

🎨 Name and age of the artist on the rear of the poster

🎨Contact email address and/or phone number for the artist’s parent or guardian on the rear

Posters can be handed in to the Charvil Parish Council Stand at the Village Fete on Sunday 7th September or posted through the letter box on the main doors at the Village Hall by Saturday 6th September.

Twice per year, Charvil Parish Council awards grants to local community groups and charities that benefit Village residents.

The recipients of the summer round of Parish Grants are:

Me2 Club

Me2 Club is an inclusion charity providing support for children and young people aged 5+ with additional needs and disabilities in the Reading and Wokingham boroughs. Their mission is to help children feel confident, independent, and included, while learning life skills and making new friends.

The Link Visiting Scheme

The Link Visiting Scheme helps older people who need friendship and support as they are experiencing loneliness and isolation. We support our ‘Link friends’ through one-to-one befriending with volunteers, and local group activities and events. We operate within the Wokingham borough and work in partnership with many other local organisations. We are one of the founding members of the ‘Friendship Alliance’.

Keep Mobile

Keep Mobile is a voluntary organisation providing transport for elderly and/or disabled people. Their mission is to help those in the Wokingham Borough and Bracknell Forest Borough areas unable to use mainstream transport (due to their disability and/or age) to reach their destination, wherever that may be, and have as much of an independent life as is possible with regard to transport.

Congratulations to our grant recipients