Finchampstead Parish Council

Finchampstead Parish Council
Welcome to our website. Here you can find out more about what we do and our role in the community.

ARBORFIELD GARRISON STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT LOCATION Work on the development - known as Arborfield Green and Finchwood Park - has started and is progressing fast. You can see the latest information about progress on the various parts of the site here THAMES VALLEY POLICE You can find out about the Finchampstead Neighbourhood Policing Team, updates on local issues and details of local 'have your say' meetings on the TVP website You can also sign up to receive free local crime alerts and crime prevention advice at www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL ISSUES Did you know that you can report many issues to Wokingham Borough Council online. If you set up an account you will not have to enter all of your details every time. You can report problems from potholes to streetlights, planning matters and other issues at: http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/index-of-report-it-services/ PLANNING AND TREE WORK APPLICATIONS Did you know that you can find out if you need planning permission, and if so submit your applications electronically? Visit the Planning Portal website at www.planningportal.co.uk/ ROADWORKS For live information on local roadworks visit www.roadworks.org MY JOURNEY WOKINGHAM Visit www.myjourneywokingham.com to find out about travel options and to plan your journey in and around Wokingham	FINCHAMPSTEAD NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN Our vision “is to embrace the need for change and to meet the expanding need of a growing population whilst protecting those important things that have attracted generations of people to choose Finchampstead as a place to live and bring up their families.” You can find more information about the Plan here Please contact us to find out how you could get involved. ndp@finchampstead-pc.gov.uk ______________________________ GRANTS AVAILABLE The Council will be considering grant applications from local organisations in October 2019. You can find the application form and more details here Please get in touch if you have any queries. COMMUNITY DEFIBRILLATORS There are currently 5 community accessible defibrillators in the Parish - located at the California Crossroads (outside Bathroom Concepts), the California Ratepayers Hall, the Memorial Hall in The Village, the St James' Church Centre and at the FBC Centre. These units have been provided by the Parish Council. We have run a number of training sessions and will repeat this in future. If in the interim you are interested in training visit www.heartstartswallowfield.co.uk FINCHAMPSTEAD NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTION GROUP Do you have views or ideas about how to make Finchampstead an even better place to live in? Or do you have local issues you would like to raise? Contact secretary@finchnag.co.uk for more information about the Group and how you can get involved.	COUNCIL NEWS AND MEETINGS Follow these links for 2019 meeting schedule Our latest newsletter Previous newsletters Information on Road Safety activities 2018/19 Annual Report 2019/20 Budget Accounts for year ended 31/3/2019: Notice of public rights Unaudited Annual Governance & Accountability Return If you would like to receive our newsletters with information on local events and activities please subscribe to our mailing list below * indicates required field Email Address * First Name * Last Name * General Data Protection Regulations Our Privacy Notice can be viewed here and our Information and Data Protection Policy can be viewed here

CONTACT US The Parish Council is based at the FBC Centre, Gorse Ride North, Finchampstead RG40 4ES. You can contact us on 0118 9088164 or at clerk@finchampstead-pc.gov.uk. Office hours 9am - 12 noon.

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