Welcome to the new Membership Secretary - Bev Dipper
I retired five years ago having worked most of my life in IT marketing roles. I have lived in Barkham with my husband Martin for the last 22 years having moved here all the way from Arborfield! I am now at a stage in my retirement where I am ready to get involved more in the local community and engage in appropriate voluntary activities to “give something back”. Having enjoyed a number of past BVRA social events and activities the current vacancy for the Membership Secretary piqued my interest and I look forward to contributing in this role and the wider BVRA.
Christmas Hamper Competition
Congratulations to Phiala Mehring who is the winner of our Christmas hamper competition.
Mehing is pictured, having just been presented with the hamper by Suzanne Trigg, the BVRA Newsletter Editor.
The correct answer to the question "On what page of the BVRA issue 134, would you find Barkham Blue mentioned" is page 18.
Over 50 entered the competition, thank you for your support.
BVRA 2020 AGM Summary
Barkham Village Residents Association
AGM Meeting.
Tuesday 10thth November 2020
Present: Alison Goudge (AG); Alan Dixon (AD); Gill Powell (GP); Shirley Warner (SW); Stewart Richardson (SR); Dave Clements (DC); Suzanne Trigg (ST); Richard Roberts (RR).
Chairman’s welcome
The AGM was not held as a Public Meeting due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Residents were invited through the BVRA Website to submit questions or highlight issues/concerns. None were received. The Committee Meeting did take place and any resident may request copies of the reports submitted by the individual committee members. This summary highlights the key points that were discussed and agreed.
Welcome to Barkham
This web site is about Barkham, an attractive semi-rural area on the outskirts of Wokingham in the county of Berkshire, and is the work of the Barkham Village Residents Association (BVRA).
Our aim is to:
- provide news of what is going on in Barkham and the surrounding area
- supplement the information provided by our BVRA newsletters (4 issues each year)
- provide regular reports on Wokingham Borough Council’s development plan
- develop a stronger local community
Please give us your feedback on the website by clicking here to send a message to our webmaster
Covid19 - Wokingham BC Video
Wokinghaam BC have created a short video that explains the Covid19 support network and how to access it
March 20th, The BVRA Treasurer retires
Ian Overton, the long standing Treasurer of the BVRA, has just “retired” after nearly 20 years in the role. In recognition of his sterling support of the residents’ association, we bought Ian a retirement gift of a terracotta planter (pictured).
2019 Carols In The Park
Another very popular evening attended by many residents. A big thank you to Breakaway Brass for their excellent music.
More pictures can be seen on our Facebook page where there is also a video that can be viewed
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2019 November Quiz Night
Yet another popular quiz night
For pictures of our previous social events please click here or click on the photo to view an enlarged version of the winning team NOT UNINCOMPETENT
2019 Barn Dance
Another popular social event in Barkham
For pictures of our previous social events please click here or click on the photo to view an enlarged version
Walks around Barkham
The Parish Council have published details of walks in Barkham and the surrounding area on their website. They have also published maps of footpaths as updated by Paul Steel.
Click here to see the details on the Parish Council website.
Voice Your Opinion About Barkham
The Barkham Village Residents Association website was re-launched last year. Since then we have focused on bringing you the latest news about Barkham.
The forum has now closed and been replaced by a Facebook disccusion group. To join please visit please visit our Facebook page and then select the Groups option in the lefthand column.