Barkham Parish Council

23/04/2026

Parish Assembly: The Chairman has not called a Parish Assembly this year due to low attendance; however, a meeting will be arranged if a written request from 6 parish electors is received by the Clerk by 21 May at:
Barkham Parish Council, Arborfield Green Community Centre, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9ND
[email protected]

20/04/2026

14/04/2026

Please see the below post from WBC regarding road closures for Blagrove Lane from next Monday, also included in the post is the closure of Easthampstead Road from Star Crossing to Heathlands Road.

02/04/2026

Site walk with Council officers

Barkham Parish Cllrs recently met with Wokingham Borough Council officers and Borough Cllr Adrian Betteridge to walk around the development and review issues raised by residents.

There has been good progress on the issues list compiled by the Parish Council, including completion of the Sheerlands Road crossing and removal of redundant developer signage.

The walk included the footpath between Bohunt School and Hazebrouck Meadows. While fallen panels have been removed, the remaining structure is in very poor condition. The Borough Council will raise this with the developer as a matter of urgency and request its removal.

We also discussed the village green area. Very good progress is being made, but the new footpaths will not connect to Hazebrouck Meadow for some time. The Borough Council agreed to ask the developer to consider opening a temporary route for use once the village green is completed.

Following a suggestion from the Borough Council, we will begin publishing a monthly update of the issues list so residents can track progress and raise additional concerns.

If you are aware of any issues that need attention, please let us know so they can be included in future updates: [email protected]

Photo description: The new footpath on the future village green.

28/03/2026

Neighbourhood Development Plan Consultation!

We are hosting the last in our trilogy of in person consultation events at Barkham Village Hall today between 2 - 4pm to share more about the upcoming Neighbourhood Plan that we are working on with Arborfield & Newland Parish Council.

Come along to learn more about the plan and why it matters for our parishes!

📅TODAY
⏰2pm - 4pm
📍Barkham Village Hall, Church Lane, Barkham, RG40 4PL

26/03/2026

New Community Centre – Have Your Say

A new community centre is being built for the area, with construction starting later this year on the site of the boarded-up building near Bohunt School.

You can help shape the new community centre.

Wokingham Borough Council is setting up a Working Group for residents to give practical input on layout, facilities, and how the space will work.

There will be 4–5 meetings from April to July.

If you’d like to be involved, email [email protected] with your name and a brief note about your interest.