Peasemore Village

After the success of last years WW1 remembrance evening, the village will be taking over the pub again for a Mexican Fiesta on the Sunday evening of the bank holiday weekend. Tickets on sale now.

Highways England has announced a long series of weekend and overnight closures at Junction 13 of the M4. The work covers three weekends in April\May and seven weekends in June\July.

The M4 over the top of the roundabout will be closed:(with traffic routed via the roundabout) on the following dates
10pm-6am each night between 21st April 26th April
10pm on Friday 26 April through to 6am on Monday 29 April
10pm on Friday 26 April through to 6am on Monday 29 April
10pm on Friday 10 May through to 6am on Monday 13May
10pm on Friday 17 May through to 6am on Monday 20 May(Contingency weekend subject to change)

The entire roundabout will be closed on the following times and dates:
10pm on Friday 7 June through to 6am on Monday 10 June
10pm on Friday 14 June through to 6am on Monday 17 June
10pmon Friday 21 June through to 6am on Monday 24 June
10pm on Friday 28 June through to 6am on Monday 1 July
10pm on Friday 5 July through to 6am on Monday 8 July
10pm on Friday 12 July through to 6am on Monday 15 July
10pm on Friday 26 July through to 6am on Monday 29 July

There will be significant diversions and severe disruption and queues around the junction.

To get the full details see the Highways Agency letter on the mychieveley website

Hill Green Lane, between the Fox and Hill Green, will be closed on 20st February 2019 for one day, between the hours of 9.30am – 3.30pm, so that contractors can carry carriageway repairs.

The closure will be in place between the junctions of Mud Lane and West View.

Access will be maintained for residential access.

The diversion will be signed on site.

All enquiries should be directed to: West Berkshire Council: Highway Maintenance Team on 01635 519080

A plan of the closure can be found at: (click on link) Hill Green Lane Closure

The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, has launched a survey seeking the public view on an increase in the police element of the council tax by £2 a month*

On Thursday 13th December the Home Secretary announced the provisional police funding settlement for 2019/20. In response to the exceptional operational demands on the police, particularly in areas such as Thames Valley, the Government is increasing the funding available to PCCs by up to £813 million. However, this is provided all PCCs increase the police portion of the council tax by £2 a month or £24 a year (equivalent for a Band D property), which, collectively, will raise £509 million of the £813 million increase in funding.

Christmas Eve - Bar Midday onwards, Food 12-3, 6-8:30

Christmas Day - Bar Midday-1:45pm

Boxing Day - Closed

Click Read-More for all the times and details over the rest of the season

To help West Berkshire residents to have a green Christmas and recycle even more, West Berkshire Council will collect real Christmas Trees from residents even if they do not subscribe to the garden waste collection service.
Real trees should simply be left with your recycling on your scheduled collection day up until Friday 18 January. Any decorations, lights and pots must be removed before recycling.
collection day Revised collection day

Christmas and New Year collection dates 2018/19

Mon 24 Dec as normal Mon 24 Dec
Tues 25 Dec will be collected on Thurs 27 Dec
Wed 26 Dec will be collected on Fri 28 Dec
Thurs 27 Dec will be collected on Sat 29 Dec
Fri 28 Dec will be collected on Mon 31 D ec
Mon 31 Dec will be collected on Wed 2 Jan
Tues 1 Jan will be collected on Thurs 3 Jan
Wed 2 Jan will be collected on Fri 4 Jan
Thurs 3 Jan will be collected on Sat 5 Jan
Fri 4 Jan will be collected on Mon 7 Jan

Christmas Carol Service (and after drinks)

Sunday 16th December - 6pm (following the Santa Parade and lantens)

This will be preceded by the lantern lit Santa parade as before (full details in the lantern packs sold door to door by the 'Friends' so please buy yours) which will end at the church in time for the service. We thought it would be nice this year if the younger children could wear Nativity costumes (there are some in the church if they don't have their own). The Benefice curate Rev'd William McDowell will be taking the service - some of you may have already met him at the Peasefest pet service in the Summer.

After the service refreshments will again be served in the barn at Peasemore Manor and all are welcome. There will be mulled wine, tea, coffee and nibbles for grownups and hot chocolate, squash and marshmallows (remembered this year!) to be toasted on the braziers for the children. A nice opportunity for everyone to stop and chat a while before the rush of the week before Christmas starts.