Welcome to the Beenham Parish website, which is intended primarily as a source of useful and up-to-date information for those living in the community – although we also hope that those from further afield will find it interesting.
The Parish of Beenham has many clubs and activities and a number of businesses, large and small. There is a primary school, a church, a village hall, a couple of pubs, several farms and a parish council.
A brief introduction to the Parish
Beenham is a small rural parish midway between Newbury and Reading. It covers about 5 square miles and has some 1,200 inhabitants.
The main village lies on the escarpment to the north of the Kennet Valley, spreading for over a mile along the ridge. Most of the houses here enjoy views over the rolling farmland of the North Wessex Downs, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the centre of the village are the Primary School, the Village Hall and adjoining Beenham Club, the recreation ground and the Six Bells pub. A little way down Church Lane, on the border between village and farmland, is St. Mary’s Church.
Cottages and more substantial houses straggle southwards down Beenham Hill and the lanes running down to the Kennet Valley. The A4 trunk road, the railway line, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the River Kennet run along the valley. Here can be found the other main residential part of the community, the attractive new development at Aldermaston Wharf, with its combination of houses and flats.
Between the two main parts of the Parish lies a busy industrial estate. The main businesses are the Marley tile manufacturing plant and the Grundon waste facility. There is a wide variety of other smaller businesses.
Dick Russell, Chairman, Beenham Parish Council
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The Parish Council would like to thank everyone involved for all their hard work in making this event a success, including:
Beenham Investment Group for donating the tree.
Field Barn Farm for transporting and erecting the tree and putting up the lights.
The Beenham Wind Orchestra for leading us in a festive sing-a-long.
Beenham Primary School for assisting with electricals, promotion and song sheets.
PTFA, WI and the Friendship Group for serving refreshments.
The Six Bells for providing a great supper deal and donating mince pies.
McVeigh Parker for providing a barrier at a special price.
The Rector and the church for their support and collaboration.
Pre-school, Wolves club and Toddler group for promoting the event.
Dave Pope for felling the tree.
Nola and Frank Wood for their co-ordination of the refreshments donated.
Countless individuals for their time, advice and edible donations!
And most of all Rhona Jack for coming up with the idea and driving it forward, and John Thurley for supervising everything on our behalf.
It was wonderful to see so many villagers working and celebrating together. Let’s hope there are plenty more opportunities to do so in the future.
Beenham Parish Plan The Parish Plan has now been adopted by Beenham Parish Council and West Berkshire Council and is available hereAllotments Click here to view details of the newly-formed Beenham Allotments Association Parish Council Meetings: Minutes and Agendas At a recent meeting of the Parish Council it was agreed that Minutes of past meetings and the Agenda for the upcoming meeting be published on the web site.They are available here
