UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                 March 18, 2005
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                Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)


                           Chester Valley Bancorp Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  Pennsylvania                    000-18833                    23-2598554
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 (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission                   (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)             File Number)               Identification No.)


 100 E. Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown, Pennsylvania              19335
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 (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


                                 (610) 269-9700
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01    OTHER EVENTS

On March 18, 2005, Chester Valley Bancorp Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: CVAL),
parent company of First Financial Bank and Philadelphia Corporation for
Investment Services, will be speaking to a group of institutional investors,
high net worth individuals and analysts from leading brokerage firms in New
York, NY on March 18, 2005. For further information, see the press release
attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Pursuant to Regulation FD, information is being attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this
Current Report with respect to presentation materials, which will be provided or
are being made available to the investment community by the Company. The
materials provide an overview of the Company's strategy and performance. The
information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
and it shall not be incorporated by reference into the Company's filings under
the Securities Act of 1933.

The attached information may contain "forward-looking statements," either
expressed or implied, which are made in good faith by the Company pursuant to
the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements may include statements with respect to
the Company's strategies, goals, beliefs, expectations, estimates, intentions,
financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business.
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that are
subject to change based on various important factors.

Numerous competitive, economic, regulatory, legal and technology factors, among
others, could cause the Company's financial performance to differ materially
from goals, plans, objectives, intentions and expectations expressed in such
forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any
forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time
to time by or on behalf of it.


ITEM 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)  Not applicable
(b)  Not applicable
(c)  Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed herewith.

        Exhibit                                 Description
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        99.2                      Press Release
        99.3                      Investor Presentation


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                       Chester Valley Bancorp Inc.


Date      03/18/05                     By: /s/ Joseph T. Crowley
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                                           Joseph T. Crowley
                                           Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer


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