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We are delighted to welcome you to our completely redesigned website, dedicated to serving our village community better than ever before. With a fresh look and enhanced functionality, the new site places a greater focus on Charvil, showcasing our local groups, facilities, and everything that makes our village special.

The revamped website features improved security measures and is designed to ensure that everyone can easily navigate and access the information they need, with improved accessibility.

You can still find all the relevant details about the Parish Council, including meeting minutes, news updates, and community resources, all in one convenient location. 

We invite you to explore the new website and stay connected with us as we work together to make Charvil an even better place to live, work and play. 

Thank you for being part of our digital community!

Smaller Authority Name: Charvil Parish Council

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 26 and 27

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

1. Date of announcement 31/05/2024 (a)

2. Each year the smaller authority’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd.  The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review.

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. For the year ended 31 March 2024, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to:

(b)   Miranda Parker, Clerk, Charvil Parish Council, clerk@charvil.com

commencing on (c) Monday 3 June 2024 

and ending on (d) Friday 12 July 2024 

3. Local government electors and their representatives also have:

·        The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; and

·        The right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the smaller authority.

The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.

4. The smaller authority’s AGAR is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015.  The appointed auditor is:

PKF Littlejohn LLP (Ref: SBA Team)

15 Westferry Circus

Canary Wharf

London E14 4HD

(sba@pkf-l.com)

5. This announcement is made by (e) Miranda Parker, RFO and Clerk to the Council

Notice of conclusion of audit

Annual Governance & Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2024
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 2024 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:
Miranda Parker
Parish Clerk
Charvil Village Hall, The Hawthorns
Charvil, Reading, RG10 9QX
(b) Hours for inspection: 9am-1pm, Mon-Fri
3. Copies will be provided to any local government elector of the area on payment of £10 (c) for each copy of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return.

Announcement made by:  Miranda Parker, Parish Clerk
Date of announcement: 07th August 2024

The Greatest Sunflower in Charvil

Congratulations to Greg, the winner of the Great Charvil Sunflower Competition!

The Parish Council presented Greg with his certificate, a copy of the RHS 2025 Almanac and a box of chocolates at the Village Fête on 1st September

Have you booked your place to save a life?

Every year, across England, 35’000 people suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. That’s one every 15 minutes. 80% of these happen at home.

Early CPR and use of a defibrillator can quadruple the chances of survival.

If you want to learn the skills needed to save a life, you can attend one of our free one hour CPR training sessions on Thursday 17th October.

To book your place, visit the links at

Parish Council at the Village Fête

As in previous years, we are delighted to be gifting the use of the sports pitches, car park and Pavilion at East Park Farm to host the Village Fête on Sunday 1st September.

If you’re attending, why not pop along to the Parish Council stand to meet some of your Parish Councillors and talk about local issues.

We’ll be available to talk about, amongst other things

The Neighbourhood Plan, including local housing developments

Our 5 year plan, and what you would like to see in Charvil

A potential Youth Council

Our Community Orchard & our involvement in National Tree Week

Any suggestions you have for how we can improve our village