Last night I sat on the licensing panel where all 11 councillors accepted that RBWM Hackney Carriage Drivers needed to increase their minimum charge to help them with the cost of living crisis. It is hardly fair that they sit waiting in a queue of other Hackney drivers for 45 minutes to then only have… Read More Taxi drivers and RBWM Licensing Officers working together

One of my absolute bugbears is residents who believe it is OK to allow their hedge to take over half the pavement or more! Three more reported today via the Report It function Report a problem with overhanging trees and shrubs Parents with a pram or a small child have to walk into the road…… Read More RBWM Report It : Report a problem with overhanging trees and shrubs

Do residents of The Willows Riverside Park want a Zebra Crossing across the A308? I know they do but they need to express their feelings at the consultation meeting at Dedworth Library on Wednesday 13th July from 6pm to 7:30pm. Alternatively, complete the online survey on the RBWM Consultation website Please share this blog post… Read More Potential Zebra Crossing for The Willows Riverside Park Residents

Pond dipping, minibeast safari sessions and nature walks are some of the activities on offer at this year’s Braywick Nature Centre Festival on Saturday 23 July. The day, which is free and open to all, will run from midday until 5pm and will also include den building, face painting, live music from Hartbeats African Drumming, drumming… Read More Fun for all the family at free Braywick Nature Centre Festival

There is lots of talk of price rises because of Russia invading the Ukraine but is that really what’s going on?  Blokes Losing Timber are interested in quality foods at the right price, so I thought I’d take a look into sources of energy for the UK, reliance on Russia, why prices are rising and… Read More Blokes Losing Timber asking Why are Prices Going up, Up, UP?

If AL21, 450 homes in Dedworth, is given permission in the autumn then there will be a few million pounds to spend locally on improving the physical environment. I have spent a long time reflecting on what I feel would add value to our community but it’s not all about what local Cllrs think, I’d… Read More How Should RBWM Spend Local Investment Funds Generated by AL21?

On Friday I drove past Sutherland Grange and notice some lazy toad and left their latest delivery boxes next to the Hospice clothes bins. I took photos and put them on Facebook saying if they hadn’t shifted them by Saturday evening I’d be reporting them via the RBWM Report It function. This is what it… Read More Report Fly Tipping and Fines Will Follow

This consultation has been a long time coming! Make sure you have your say… The foundations were laid by residents competing an initial consultation back in 2020, this has culminated in officers analysing the data, identifying 42 problem areas and prioritising 21 across RBWM, 6 in Clewer & Dedworth. Now you have your chance to… Read More A308 Consultation – Your Input on Improvements to Clewer & Dedworth are Needed

WOW, what a movie… made by Windsor school children to deal with the very real problem of County Lines… a must watch by school children, parents, grandparents, carers, teachers, Cllrs, MPs, everyone… What does the phrase County Lines mean? County Lines is where illegal drugs are transported from one area to another, often across police… Read More NOTICE ME! Bringing home the realities of County Lines to middleclass suburbia WATCH NOW!

I’ve just had an email in about gas works being carried out on the junction of Smiths Lane and Maidenhead Road, near Sawyer’s Close. Please make note and let your neighbours know as this could inconvenience many of us for nearly 2 weeks. Thank you Jon Here are the details of a forthcoming road closure… Read More ROAD CLOSED Mon June 27th to Fri 8th July

Windsor & Eton Rotary Club have been running a Mid-Summer Fayre in Alexandra Gardens for many years and this year, respecting that many young people are becoming increasingly passionate about the Environment and many adults wonder what they can do to help, we decided to create an Environmental Hub space at the Mid-Summer Fayre on… Read More Environmental Groups are Invited to Join in the Summer Fun

Blokes Losing Timber bringing you thoughts, facts and other information on what other blokes are doing to lose timber. Googling “losing weight for men” and this article appeared… Teaching us how American men might go about it. I’ve provided the headlines with a few comments from me below, a link to the main blog post… Read More Blokes Losing Timber : Weight Loss – How Does a Man Lose Belly Fat?