Kingsclere Parish Council

06/05/2026

The local elections will take place tomorrow (Thursday 7 May). If you have a disability or need extra support, polling stations will have equipment and staff to help.

All stations are wheelchair accessible, with ramps where needed and adapted booths. Support includes large‑print ballot papers, colour overlays, Makaton guides and tactile voting devices. Please speak to our polling station staff who are available to help and can make reasonable adjustments where possible.

03/05/2026

This morning we repaired the old bench at the top of the rec by the football pitch and installed a new one.
Thanks to Ray and Steven for their hard work.

21/04/2026

Hi

Thank you for your continued support for the Kingsclere ecology group we are forming - Greener Kingsclere.

I am delighted to announce that our next public meeting will be on the evening of 20th May at the Fieldgate Centre. The last one was a huge success with over 100 people from the village. Southern Water promised to come back to tell us about their plans.

I hope you can make it.

Southern Water will be presenting their extensive bioengineering works planned for Gailey Brook. We will also be launching Greener Kingsclere and letting you know all the activities we have planned. You will have the chance to ask questions about any of this.

I'm extremely grateful to Southern Water, Action for River Kennet, Kingsclere Primary School and Kingsclere Community Association for all their support and enthusiasm that is making this happen. As well as all the individuals from the village who are helping with their time and expertise.

Can you help?
We do need some more people to help out with publicity and organising things. If you feel you can help us then we are having a planning meeting tomorrow evening (Tuesday) at 7pm at the Fieldgate to confirm the arrangements for the public meeting and the ongoing plans for the year. I would love to see you there.

Kind Regards

Cllr David Conquest

Tadley North, Kingsclere and Baughurst Ward

16/04/2026

Election day is on the 7th of May

One of the key changes under the Elections Act 2022 is the requirement for electors to provide photographic ID at polling stations, and the polling station team to check this before issuing them with a ballot paper. Valid IDs include Passport, Driving Licence and Bus Pass.

For those electors who do not have adequate ID, they can apply to the elections office for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC) or temporary VAC before 5pm on Tuesday 28 April.

More information

You can vote in person on polling day at your allocated polling station. This is allocated to you based on your address on the electoral register.

20/03/2026

Two New Speed Indicator Devices Set for Kingsclere’s Busy Roads
Kingsclere Parish Council has secured funding from the Commissioners Emerging Needs Fund – Road Safety 2026/27, to install two new speed indicator devices.
One will be positioned on Newbury Road, and the other on Ashford Hill Road, between the A339 and the school.
These devices aim to encourage safer driving speeds and improve road safety for residents and visitors.

18/03/2026

The Awards Presentations took place on Monday 16th March in the Village Club. There was a good turnout and Congratulations go to Rahil Butt, Mike Leah, Sarah Davis, Anne Buckingham, Louise Porton, Benjamin Esprit, Ian Bowes, Ray Peach and Helen Andrew pictured with Clive Musset the Parish Council Chairman
We thank them for their outstanding service to the village.

10/03/2026

Kingsclere’s Annual Parish Meeting and Making a Difference Awards, Hosted by The Parish Council

To be held at Kingsclere Village Club, 35 George Street on
Monday 16th March at 6.30 for 7.00pm Start

Please let us know if you if you are coming, email address below. Welcome and thank you for attending, please do sign in.

Agenda

1. Welcome by the Chairman of Kingsclere Parish Council (KPC) (Clive Musset)
2. Apologies
3. Minutes of the last meeting 17th March 2025
4. Introduction of representatives of organisations and clubs
5. Making a Difference Awards Presentation (Jo Messenger, John Sawyer and Rev Pete Williams)
6. KPC Chairman’s Review of the Parish Council during 2025/6
7. Reports from County and Borough Councils
8. Public questions / comments nothing is for debate or conclusion, larger decision points will be noted for possible future debate and or action.

Close

We do hope you can join us for light refreshments following the meeting

Minutes will not be taken verbatim and club’s / organisation’s reports must be submitted digitally by the 31st March 2026 so these can be included in the Village Annual Report (200 words max please). KPC reserve the right / need to edit if over 200 words.
Please send to the Clerk to the Council. Thank you for being involved.

[email protected]

23/02/2026

Tonight (Monday 23 Feb) there is a Meeting of Kingsclere Parish Council, members of the public are welcome to attend.
If you are interested in becoming a councillor come along and see what happens.

Minutes are here

February 23rd 2026 information for Kingsclere, Newbury, Hampshire, on the official site for Kingsclere Parish Council

23/02/2026

B1038 - A339 Kingsclere Road, Kingsclere - Carriageway Resurfacing Works

Night Working Advance Notification

As part of Hampshire County Council’s annual planned maintenance programme, this letter is to inform you that we will be undertaking carriageway resurfacing works in A339 Kingsclere Road/Bypass across the junction with B3051 George Street and Little Knowl Hill for approximately 300m.

The works are programmed to start 02 March 2026 and are expected to take up to 8 nights to complete.

Due to the impact the works will have on traffic and to minimise disruption, it will be necessary to carry out all works at night between 20:00 to 06:00hrs.

Whilst there is an allowance within the time periods shown above for delays, there may be times when we have to postpone works at very short notice; based on the latest weather forecasts, this can occur just prior to works commencing. We will always look to provide up to date information wherever we can, but sometimes these last-minute decisions can be difficult to relay to the travelling public in a timely manner. When we can, any significant changes to the scheduled dates will be made clear on the yellow sign boards located at the works limits.

For your safety and that of our workforce, we are unable to guarantee vehicular access to and from your property during the road closure. Should you need to make an essential journey, please contact a member of the workforce on site in advance and they will be able to advise if they can accommodate your request. Pedestrian access will be available at all times.

For further details of how the road closure may affect your access please visit our website - www.hants.gov.uk/roadworks.

Thank you for your co-operation and if you need more information regarding these works, you can by using any of the options below.

Visit One.Network – https://one.network/?GB141836826 which is where our planned works are published and is an independent platform that allows real-time monitoring of all the UK’s roadworks and diversions.

If you ever need to report a problem with the roads, you can do so by visiting www.hants.gov.uk/roadproblems and then clicking on ‘Find out more’ on the ‘Roadworks or road closure issues’ square.

12/02/2026