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Welcome to Charvil Parish Council, the home of news & information for Charvil Parish, Berkshire

01/06/2026

👨‍💻 Closing Date: This Friday👩‍💻

Do you love local life and have a knack for keeping things organised? We are looking for a versatile Administration, Social Media, and Website Assistant to join our small team.

This isn’t your average desk job. One day you’re helping balancing the books, the next you’re designing eye-catching posters or boosting our village presence on Facebook. 🎨💻

What you’ll be doing:
⭐ Social Media Star: Growing our online presence and keeping the community in the loop.
🧙‍♂️ Website Wizard: Managing the Parish website and promoting local events.
⌨ Admin Ace: Supporting the Clerk with finance tasks
📶 Tech Support: Handling technical projects and keeping the Village Hall broadband running smoothly.
🖼 Visual Creator: Designing posters, surveys, and visual materials to grab the village’s attention.

Is this you?
✅ Previous office admin experience and great time management.
✅ Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently.
✅ A flexible approach to tasks and a "can-do" attitude.
✅ Experience in one area? Excellent. We’re happy to provide training to help you master the rest of the role!

The Details:
🕒 Hours: 35 hours per month (perfect for work-life balance!)
🗓 Closing Date: Friday 5th June 2026.

Interested?
🌐 Read the full job description and salary on our website: https://charvilparishcouncil.gov.uk/smajob
📧 Email the Clerk at [email protected] for an application form

Help us keep Charvil connected, informed, and organised. Apply today!

29/05/2026

🏆 Individual Sports Grants 🏆

Community grants of up to £150 are now available to individuals 21 or under, who have their registered address in the parish of Charvil, who are excelling in sporting activities and bringing credit to the village and encouraging inspiration and motivation to their peer group.

Grant funding made to these individuals will be related to representation at county, regional, national or international events or activities. Priority will be given to participants in individual sports, but this does not necessarily exclude high achievers excelling in Team sports from successful applications, which will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The deadline for the summer round of Sports Grants is 1st July.

You can find more information, and a Grant Application form on our website at:
https://charvilparishcouncil.gov.uk/policies

27/05/2026

👥 Could you be a Parish Councillor? 👥

❤ Are you passionate about our village?
📈 Do you want to make a real difference in Charvil?

If so, we want to hear from you!

This is your opportunity to represent the views of your village, help shape the future of Charvil and work alongside fellow Councillors and Officers to support local initiatives.

You don't need any experience, just enthusiasm, commitment and a desire to serve your community..

📧 For an informal discussion, contact
[email protected]
🔗 or contact any of the Parish Councillors by visiting:
https://charvilparishcouncil.gov.uk/councillors

25/05/2026

🏆 Charvil Heroes Winners 🏆

Congratulations to the winners of the Charvil Heroes Awards 2026!

The winners were announced at last week's Community Connect event.

🏅 Charvil Hero: Beverly Lines
Beverly has made an amazing contribution to our village through her work as an Early Years teacher at Charvil Piggott Primary School. She has taught countless children with love, patience and respect. She was a source of great comfort for so many parents whilst their children took their first steps into education. Mrs lines worked tirelessly to give every single child the best experience at school.

🥇 Hero Group: Econet Charvil Conservation Group
The group has a small but dedicated core, and they are completely unheralded but they turn up rain or shine to improve the area around the Hawthorns Park in Charvil. They are stopping it from becoming completely swamped by invasive species and invasive weeds, and the families that use the area are generally blissfully unaware.

🥈 Runner up Group: AFC Charvil
The coaches and committee of AFC Charvil work tirelessly to ensure everyone at the club enjoys weekly football matches and training sessions. Lots of meetings and preparation goes on behind the scenes to ensure the team is inclusive and encourage players to join from across the area.

⭐ Outstanding Contribution Award: Rob Jones
This year the Council wanted to recognise the outstanding contribution made by Rob over many years, researching and writing the Charvil Neighbourhood Plan, which was formally adopted via referendum earlier this month. HIs dedicated work getting it ready for approval for adoption has given the residents of Charvil the power to influence the future development of the area and to receive greater financial input to the immediate area from any future developments.

Congratulations to all our winners!

23/05/2026

👨‍💻 We’re Hiring: Become the Voice of Charvil Parish Council! 👩‍💻

Do you love local life and have a knack for keeping things organised? We are looking for a versatile Administration, Social Media, and Website Assistant to join our small team.
This isn’t your average desk job. One day you’re helping balancing the books, the next you’re designing eye-catching posters or boosting our village presence on Facebook. 🎨💻
What you’ll be doing:
⭐ Social Media Star: Growing our online presence and keeping the community in the loop.
🧙‍♂️ Website Wizard: Managing the Parish website and promoting local events.
⌨ Admin Ace: Supporting the Clerk with finance tasks
📶 Tech Support: Handling technical projects and keeping the Village Hall broadband running smoothly.
🖼 Visual Creator: Designing posters, surveys, and visual materials to grab the village’s attention.
Is this you?
✅ Previous office admin experience and great time management.
✅ Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently.
✅ A flexible approach to tasks and a "can-do" attitude.
✅ Experience in one area? Excellent. We’re happy to provide training to help you master the rest of the role!
The Details:
🕒 Hours: 35 hours per month (perfect for work-life balance!)
🗓 Closing Date: Friday 5th June 2026.
Interested?

🌐 Read the full job description and salary on our website: https://charvilparishcouncil.gov.uk/smajob
📧 Email the Clerk at [email protected] for an application form

Help us keep Charvil connected, informed, and organised. Apply today!

22/05/2026

☀ Bank Holiday Monday ☀

Parish Council Officers will not be available on Bank Holiday Monday.

☎ For urgent issues affecting our facilities, please use the emergency contact details on the main doors at the Village Hall & Margaret Gimblett Pavilion.

For routine enquiries, please contact us via our website, and a member of the team will respond to you on Tuesday:
🔗 https://charvilparishcouncil.gov.uk/contact

We hope you have a great (sunny) weekend! ☀

21/05/2026

🏘 Reminder: Planning Application for Land to the West of Park Lane, Charvil 🏘

Site address: Land to the West of Park Lane Charvil. RG10 9TS

Deadline for comments is 9th June. Please note that these comments should be restricted to those regarding appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the development. Other material matters will not be considered by planners at this stage.

Proposal: Application for approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to Outline Planning Consent 232704 comprising details of 75 homes, together with associated internal access roads, parking, public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage systems (SuDS). Details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale to be considered.

We have received revised/additional plans for the above application.

Application Number: 253071

To view details & documents, and to comment on this application, please visit the Wokingham Borough Council Planning Portal via the link on our website and search using the above application number:
https://charvilparishcouncil.gov.uk/links

20/05/2026

🗣 Tonight: Community Connect & Annual Parish Meeting 🗣

Join us on this evening for our Annual Parish Meeting and Community Connect 2026.

There will be presentations from your Parish Council on the work we did in the 2025-2026 financial year, and our plans for the 2026-2027 year.

There will also be an open forum where you can ask questions directly to your Parish Councillors and raise any issues or concerns about our village.

We'll be announcing the winner of the Charvil Heroes Award 2026.

This year, we'll be joined by representatives of the four charities we support for people in Charvil, along with representatives from Thames Valley Police and the Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service. Come along to find out how to help keep yourself, your home and your family safe this year.

The meeting starts at 7:30pm at Charvil Village Hall and free refreshments will be served throughout the evening.

18/05/2026

🌳 Parish Council Meeting - Tonight 🌳

A reminder of tonight's meeting of the Full Council, starting at 8pm in the Committee Room at Charvil Village Hall.

This meeting includes the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council, where a new Chair & Vice-Chair of the Council will be elected for the coming year.

All Council meetings are open to everyone. Residents are welcome and encouraged to attend, and there is an Open Forum at the start of each meeting to raise urgent issues or concerns.

Along with updates from our Committees, this month's agenda includes:
💷 Reviewing our finances and Annual Governance statement for the 2025-26 financial year
🏘 Commenting on revised plans for the 75 homes off Park Lane
🛝 To consider escalating the Hawthorn Park play equipment failure
📰 To consider the future of our Village Magazine
👥 To consider setting up a working group to look at asset transfer from Borough to Parish Council control..and more

You can find the full agenda & supporting documents on our website at
https://charvilparishcouncil.gov.uk/meetings

Address

Charvil Village Hall, The Hawthorns, Charvil
Reading
RG109TT

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Wednesday	8am - 11:59pm
Thursday	8am - 11:59pm
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Saturday	8am - 11:59pm
Sunday	8am - 11:59pm

Website

https://charvilparishcouncil.gov.uk/

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