Charlestowne Neighborhood
City of Virginia Beach
Charlestowne East, Charlestowne Woods, and Lakes of Charlestowne
Our civic league is a voluntary organization whose official goals are to work together for changes and improvements such as neighborhood safety, beautification, and social activities.
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Beautification
- Charlestowne East Park
- Entry point landscapes
- Neighborhood clean-ups
- Historic preservation
Advocacy
- Development projects
- Housing
- Statehood
- Traffic & parking
Social Events
- Holiday Celebration & Santa Parade
- National Night Out
- The greater community yard sale
- Spring Picnic
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Garden Club
Meetings & Events
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Charlestowne
Virginia Beach, Virginia
|| Kempsville District
School
The children attend Centerville Elementary, Brandon Middle School, and Tallwood High School. Each of these schools are SOL accredited. Tallwood High School is the home of the Global Studies and World Languages Academy. It is currently ranked #1560 nationally and #39 in Virginia by U.S. News and World Reports earning Tallwood a silver medal.
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Community Civic League Highlights
Announcements || News || Events
Here is the place to find information about our specific community, all made possible by the Charlestowne Civic League.
Upconing Events
Announcements
Santa in the Park Holiday Celebration at Charlestowne East Park
Holiday Celebration SAT. Dec. 9 3-5pm Charlestowne East Park Santa will be at the park from 3-5 pm for photos with the kids. Hot chocolate, cider & snacks are provided. Guests are asked to bring individually wrapped snacks to share and canned goods to be donated to the Food Bank. Photos with Santa, hot chocolate, cider & treats from 3-5. Special guests will be VBPD & VBFD have been invited. The Santa Parade will leave the
Traffic Calming
Introduction Charlestowne has been enrolled in the city’s traffic calming program since 2018, and we are in Phase 2, Selective Enforcement. Traffic Engineering has been collecting data on Beaufain to determine whether the lines added for bike and parking lanes have encouraged folks to slow down. Traffic Engineering has presented their findings at our general meetings. Speeding and traffic issues are continuing to cause problems in our neighborhood, especially along Beaufain Blvd. The speed limit is
Newsletter Update
CACL will be publishing paper newsletters once per year, in November. Throughout the year, we may also send out electronic newsletters. To receive our FREE e-newsletter, you are required to subscribe with your email address. Sign up via our website home page, Your information will NOT be used for advertising or spam, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Charlestowne Area Civic League Needs YOU!
Our civic league is an all-volunteer organization. We need residents willing to help us organize and run our events! Our annual officer and board of director election will occur next Tuesday, Nov. 15, at our general meeting (7 PM, at Tallwood High School). CACL sponsors activities like the Holiday Celebration and Santa Parade, Spring Picnic, National Night Out, Neighborhood Yard Sale, and Neighborhood Cleanup. CACL volunteers also coordinate landscaping maintenance at neighborhood entrances and serve as
Presentation on Traffic Calming
ad_1 Hi, Neighbors! This is the presentation on Traffic Calming given at the Civic League meeting on Nov. 15. We will be moving into Phase 3 if 75% of the residents on Beaufain Blvd. sign the petition that will be coming around soon. Please take a moment to look over the information, and feel free to ask questions. ad_2 Source
Little Free Library at Charlestowne East Park
A Little Free Library has been installed at Charlestowne East Park. A Little Free Library is a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. It is supported by neighbors sharing their favorite books with their community. Anyone may contribute or take books. The more the merrier! If you take a book (or two) from a Library, you do not need to return that exact book. However, in order to keep the Little Library full of good
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An Offical Civic League in Virginia Beach
The Charlestowne Area Civic League is a group of volunteers that promotes community pride and spirit by organizing community events, encouraging the sharing of information by publishing a newsletter and website, and beautifying the neighborhood by maintaining the seasonal plantings around our community signs.
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Activities
- Holiday Celebration and Santa Parade
- National Night Out
- Neighborhood Watch
- Neighborhood Newsletter
- Neighborhood Cleanup Days
- Neighborhood Picnic
- Lost Pet Advertisement
- Community Yard Sale
- Seasonal Plantings around community signs
Mission
The purpose of the Civic League is to enhance the quality of life and to promote a cohesive community of residents and institutions & government.
Preserving
Permanently protect parks from development and encourage public enjoyment of them as well as use them for the benefit of the entire community.
Please help us preserve this special place we all love.
To sustain our volunteer goals, the Charlestowne Area Civic League needs your financial support.
Residents
Help our organization by donating today! All donations go directly to making a difference for our cause.