Welcome to the Barkham Village Residents Association
Barkham is an attractive semi-rural area on the outskirts of Wokingham in the county of Berkshire. The Barkham Village Residents Association (BVRA) exists to:-
- provide news of what is going on in Barkham and the surrounding area through the website, the production of a quarterly newsletter and email communications
- develop a stronger local community through the organisation of social events and activities
- liaise with relevant local bodies/groups e.g. Barkham Parish Council on issues and actions that impact the parish
- provide regular monitoring and updates and on land and property development plans in the neighbourhood
Proposed Blagrove Lane Development
Berkeley Homes have submitted plans for circa 375 homes off Blagrove Lane . Whilst not in Barkham Parish this development, if approved, will significantly impact Barkham residents.
We have published a number of development watch alerts regarding this development. These can be viewed using the links from the home page of this website.
Comments must be submitted by August 25th to Wokingham BC
Details on how to do this, and possible grounds for objection can be found at https://evendons-area.org.uk/SaveBlagrove/. Please support our colleagues in Evendons in helping to stop this unwanted development.
Stewart Richardson
The BVRA is very sad to announce the recent sudden death of Stewart Richardson, of one of its longest serving committee members and most recently the force behind the Dev Watch role. He died at home following a heart attack.
His funeral will take place at 3.00pm on Monday 8th August in the Wellington Chapel at the Easthampstead Park Crematorium, South Road, Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, RG40 3DW. If you would like to leave a tribute or message for the family please visit this link https://stewartrichardson.muchloved.com
Stewart gave much to the Barkham community over many years and held many committee roles in his time! Our thoughts and sympathies are with his family. A full tribute to Stewart will be published in the Autumn BVRA newsletter
BVRA Upcoming Social Events
Dates for your diary
September 24th - Skittles Evening in the Village Hall
November 19th - Quiz Night in the Village Hall
December 16th - Carols In The Park at The Junipers
Barkham Celebrates The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Summer Newsletter Available To Read
Click to access our newsletter library
And try our latest quiz "The Platinum Jubilee" here
Barn Dance May 2022
Our 2022 Barn Dance - Another popular BVRA social event enjoyed by Barkham residents.
Easter Egg Hunt April 2022
After a two year absence due to the pandemic the annual BVRA event returned to Elizabeth Park. The event, held in beautiful weather was enjoyed by a large number of children and their parents.
Carols In The Park 2021
After missing out last year, a large number of Barkham residents enjoyed another very popular carols concert. Our thanks go to Breakaway Brass for the excellent music.
The pictures can also be seen on our Facebook page where there is also a video that can be viewed,
Christmas Hamper Competition 2021
The competition has now closed, the answer to the question being page. 15.
The wiinner, Ben Walden is show receiving his prize..
BVRA 2021 AGM Summary
Thursday 11thth November 2021
Committee Attendees: Alan Dixon, Suzanne Trigg , Alison Goudge, Bev Dipper, Richard Roberts, Gill Powell, Dave Clements
Apologies received: Stewart Richardson, Shirley Warner
Chairman
The meeting reported that we now have a full team of committee members following the arrival of Bev Dipper as Membership Secretary. We have continued to produce and distribute 4 editions of the Newsletter despite the Covid challenges. Membership payments have recovered to 2019 levels. More people are paying by Direct Debit and we have maintained the £2 subscription charge. Social activities have started again and we are hopeful that we can maintain this in the next 12 months. We have improved our in house website with additional data capture and reporting functions. Development Watch continues to highlight local issues. It is well used and appreciated by the community. Finally our accounts have been audited and signed off and we continue to have a healthy financial position.
Quiz Night November 2021
On a cold wintry evening 66 Barkham residents turned out in force to fire up their grey matter and test their knowledge by participating in the Quiz night.
After an exciting couple of hours hard quizzing with the leader board seeing some fluidity in the team rankings the winning team was announced. The coveted winner’s shield went to Short Planks pictured below: -
The Winning team (from left to right)
Alan Daliday, Sarah Smith, Rhian Walker, Sian Biggar, Glynis Jodrell, John Jodrell,
Skittles Evening October 2021
After a long absence due to the pandemic, BVRA social events finally returned with a successful skittles evening held at the village hall on October 2nd.
The winning team - "The Happy Campers"
