I Love Windsor CIC is teaming up with Windsor Girls’s School to create a Community Group Volunteering Showcase on Friday 29th January 2027. The aim is to invite students to become more aware of the Community Groups we have in Windsor and the nature of the work they do to help the community. Hundreds of…

Read these papers to help you decide what you feel is right so you can then respond to the consultation when it happens. They will be discussed at Cabinet on Tuesday and a decision made on the consultation. Managing school places in Windsor First Schools Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education & Windsor To note the…

Windsor & Eton Pride is inviting local volunteers, creatives and specialist advisors to join its organising team and help shape the next chapter of the festival. After two vibrant, landmark celebrations in Alexandra Gardens, the volunteer-run charity has built a strong foundation and a loyal community. The events brought thousands of local residents together for…

A Windsor youth-led film-making group have reached a pivotal moment by securing a £7,700 grant, meaning they can continue growing their inclusive community and production of original films. Notice Productions has received its first capital grant from The Clothworkers Foundation, allowing them to acquire industry-standard production and post-production equipment. Notice Productions has gone from a…

Open from 11am to 4pm – FREE ENTRY! Everyone welcome! (Photo credit: RWWS) Refreshments available VENUE: WINDSOR BAPTIST CHURCH, VICTORIA STREET SL4 1EH (Near Victoria Street Multi-Storey Carpark) Now a well established WLHG tradition, this year’s annual “Open Day” will also provide an exceptional opportunity to mark the group’s Fiftieth Anniversary with special exhibits in…

A few months ago I changed the rules to allow handymen, pet sitters, mechanics, builders, whomever to post on a Monday if they can offer services to Windsor residents. There are always those who want to post multiple times and managing this can be a tad dull… so I just sent a reminder, requesting just…

A flock of young seagulls, a litter of young lion cubs, a gaggle of eastern geese, a horde of hamsters, a brood of young things, a posse of sharp minds, a clutch of desperately frustrated powerless caring humans gathered at the Old Court yesterday evening to share their words with their peers, their parents, their…

People keep asking about Ruddles Pool. Having past experience of accessing planning documents, I thought I’d create this page so residents can access the facts more easily. Planning permission has been granted to knock down the existing building and build a new home with 3 en-suite  bedrooms upstairs. Downstairs 2 en-suite bedrooms for a maid…

Welcome to the latest edition of The Granges newsletter, with all your updates on the redevelopment this autumn. Inside, you’ll find:  • Confirmed names for The Granges’ two internal roads and first five blocks  • The latest news about your new homes, including white goods  • New events and activities in the Community Room

Miss Jane Marple looked up from her knitting, her mild blue eyes reflecting a sudden, sharp clarity. “It is very much like old Mrs. Bramble and her prize-winning marrows,” she murmured to the vicar. “She spent all her time showing photographs of them at the village fate, but forgot to water the roots. They withered,…

After introducing Windsor Day in 2026, next year’s Windsor Day falls on Saturday 17th July 2027 and we will be hosting a Community Giving Celebration, the aim of which will be to give thousands of pounds to local community groups who rely on donations to continue the great work they do for Windsor residents. Background…

Tesco Dedworth are happy to promote local events in exchange for tickets to enable our colleagues to attend events they would otherwise have to think twice about attending. Thank you to Windsor Racecourse for providing tickets for Neverland. Jon DaveyTesco Community Champion

Rebecca & Paul need your help selling poppies again this year. They raised almost £50k in Windsor last year! Can you help them take it over £50k this year? Currently the following slots need people in Tesco: If you can complete the form below and indicate your availability and we’ll forward on to Rebecca… Thank…

Windsor Lions club were delighted with the outcome of their annual Cross-Country Horse Ride in Windsor Great Park last weekend – and – more importantly – so were the 650+ riders who took part and helped to raise more than £50,000 for Charity.  The event has been running in a broadly similar format for more…

Ali and I were invited to Windsor Racecourse last night to enjoy some bubbles as the sun set over the racecourse and the Canada Geese settled down for a kip in the lush grass of the winning straight 😉 After bubbles was a tour which ended up with many giggles as the invited guest weighed…

With less than a week to go to Bray RBWM Ward by-election day and a clear leader seems to be breaking away from the pack in the form of the blues Clare Stuart-Adams who has done a great job on socials with videos and those photos would indicate she is bashing those doors. Only one…

Fancy a nice walk in a couple of weeks? Eddie’s organising another Boundary Walk along with rotarians from Maidenhead… if you look close you’ll see him in picture above 😉 https://www.maidenheadbridgerotary.org.uk/bw-registrations.html https://www.maidenheadbridgerotary.org.uk/bw-registrations.html https://www.maidenheadbridgerotary.org.uk/bw-registrations.html Thank you. Jon

Ali and I attended The Baby Bank Ball at The Castle Hotel and won the food hamper in the raffle… yay 😉 Rebecca Mistry and Lauren Hall are joint CEOs and these videos show the how well attended the event was and share why the charity is important to them. Proud mum and dad Proud…

The property market in Windsor, UK continues to command a significant premium, reflecting its royal heritage and proximity to London. As of late 2026, the overall average house price in Windsor stands at approximately £584,000, nearly double the national average. [1, 2, 3] Sales Figures by Property Type The latest data from the Office for…

Windsor Lions ‘Local Heroes’ campaign – the results are in! The second year of Windsor Lions’ Club ‘Local Heroes’ campaign, devised by twelve-year-old Aiva Purchase, daughter of club member Alaster, has recently seen the results of the online voting – with a close and thrilling finish. The campaign created an online poll via Windsor Lions…

A group of teenagers are putting Windsor film-making on the map, launching a hugely successful Film Festival. The Festival, held on Saturday 5th September at The Swan Community Pub and organised by youth-led filmmaking charity, Notice Productions, was the culmination of months of hard-work from the young the time, who overcome many logistical and legal…

The Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 is the legislation that restricts and effectively removes a ward councillor’s power to “call in” routine planning applications to a planning committee. Historically, a councillor could request that a specific planning application be brought before a Planning Committee for a democratic…

How much has the Devolution project cost the nation? Government starts talking about Mayors, we have a few, they want us to have more as it will link in nicely with the 86,000 mayors across Europe. Some councils have gone legal and hence the delay on railroading it through. While council officers jostle for position,…

Jon Davey, Community Champion at Tesco Dedworth and David Linaker, Senior Lecturer of Media and Graphics at Windsor College are developing a Community Champion Media Module for the benefit of the college’s T Level students. Students will attend a monthly debate and idea sharing lecture, working on Community initiatives involving the media skills they are…

It’s Christmas… well almost… December in the Foyer 2026… you in? Who wants to join in, December in the foyer fun… register below… we’ll determine dates over next few weeks and offer time slots… thank you. Thank you. Jon DaveyCommunity ChampionTesco Dedworth

The best way for candidates to connect with residents in any election is by knocking on the doors and saying hello… The next best way is via social media 48 hours before voting commences and the ballot boxes open. To that end we have a very strong seo website in the form of I Love…

After Cllr Leo Walters sadly passed a few weeks ago, the candidates for the Bray Ward election are:  I’ve always found it frustrating to try and find information on candidates and so creating a space for candidates to respond to residents’ questions on FaceBook makes a great deal of sense. We shot a whole bunch…

Tesco Dedworth is the main store in Windsor. As Community Champion I have been working with local community groups since October 2022. We have a small quarterly budget that we use to help local community groups, schools, faith groups and others with small donations to support their events. Current Focus… We are talking to Windsor…