GET VOTING FOR YOUR FAVOURITE LOCAL HEROES! Local Community Services Group, Windsor Lions Club is delighted to announce that voting for all the nominees in this years’ Local Heroes event is now open! A whopping 18 local groups and charities – more than twice as many as the first year of the event in 2025…
With Windsor Day on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking a few summer garden party games you can enjoy with your friends and strangers in the parks & gardens of Windsor on Friday 17th July 2026. You might like throwing balls into buckets, getting hoops over pins and if in Sweden for the summer…
Just loaded up a couple of great late entries… Flying back from Sweden yesterday afternoon and got this pic from the plane window which is banging 😉 You’ll find it at the end of the entries and there’s another great foxy entry, one for those that just love to see flags waving in the breeze……
We have 56 photos submitted, I added 4 to make it 60 and we have a couple more on their way… We’ve loaded up all the pics on mass below… Not sure how you vote on the blog… but over on Facebook, all you simply do is hit the emojis, like, love, crying face, angry…
These guys have worked tirelessly for the local community ever since the estate was built and they will continue “while they have breath in their bodies” KINGS BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2026 Two of our most important and distinguished West Windsorians and residents across Windsor and the Borough – congratulations to Jean and Don on receiving this…
Tesco Dedworth are hosting a “Colour Your Shirt Competition” for the World Cup 2026. Use the png image above or download the PDF below, colour it in and hand it in to Customer Services by the end of June… We’ll select 20 for our customers to vote on and then the WINNERS will be announced…
Talking to the community groups that took part in the expo this week, they would appreciate some LinkedIn training… their wish and all that… The trainer is Mark White, I’ve known him for 20 years, we ran workshops together. I soon realised I’m not great at repeating myself and he thrived and turned it into…
Exhibitions are a good way to connect with fellow humans in real time. Thanks for today. The morning was spent chatting to potential volunteers and the afternoon was spent talking amongst ourselves to see how we could help each other which was really useful!RegardsKaren – Windsor Horse Rangers Community Groups are always struggling for volunteers…
This brochure gives you links to find out more about supporting wildlife in our gardens – how to welcome nature into our open spaces, how to build a mini wildlife pond, make a hedgehog feeding station, how to plant a butterfly box and how to make your own compost. Just the thing for keeping children/grandchildren…
I was just pondering what would be useful, as I put on my England shirt, for local offices and community groups across the land. A listing you can print off easily for your sweepstake… so here you go, a list below or a World Cup 2026 Teams List ArgentinaAustriaAustraliaBosnia & HerzegovinaBelgiumBrazilCanadaCongo DRSwitzerlandIvory CoastColombiaCape VerdeCuraçaoCzechiaGermanyAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptSpainFranceGhanaCroatiaHaitiIraqIranJordanJapanSouth KoreaMoroccoMexicoNetherlandsNorwayNew…
If you find space in your diary next Thursday then get along to Windsor racecourse and meet business owners, community groups and a bunch of people looking to connect in Windsor The following will be part of the Volunteer Fair aspect of the event and you’ll find us near the speaking area… BOOK YOUR TICKET…
On the 11th June 2026 the World Cup begins at 8pm with Mexico v South Africa… earlier in the day, there’s a warm match 😉 (Photo must have been around 2020 World Cup xx) Creating a Windsor Town Council & Why S137 is the Icing on the Cake Jon Davey has been a Community Champion…
Yesterday I took the opportunity to explain how Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 could possibly be used to help RBWM set up Windsor & Maidenhead Town Councils given the tight financial situation we find ourselves in. Currently RBWM has 15 Parish and Town councils representing all areas except The following areas all…
Local Community support group and registered charity, –Windsor Lions with a motto ‘We Serve’ maintained their profile as a Local Community Services organisation by getting involved or organising a number of events this Spring. The season kicked off in mid-March with their very popular – and appropriately named – ‘Spring Tea Party. This saw over 70…
It’s National Volunteer Week from 1st – 7th June 2026 TODAY we’re part of the Volunteers Fair, Maidenhead library, 10:00-12:30 Next Thursday we’re hosting the Volunteer Fair part of the Windsor Business EXPO, Windsor Racecourse, 10:00-15:00 There’s a national website with news and ideas: Please share any volunteer opportunities you may have, or how volunteering…
Windsor’s First Film Festival is taking place on 5th September, 2pm onwards, at The Swan, Windsor.This will be a unique event screening films made by young people from across the Windsor area. The event is hosted by Notice Productions, the youth-led filmmaking organisation, with all money raised going to the charity’s ongoing work. There will be…
Thank you for requesting more details on the Windsor College marketing support programme. We’re gearing up to support students next year (September 2026 onwards) We’ll be having conversations with those groups who have completed the form below. If you haven’t completed already, please do so: We’ll arrange a meeting with group leaders via Zoom and…
Things change because people work together to challenge the status quo and by small incremental changes happening, they impact the whole. It seems to me that we need more people with bees in their bonnet who will keep driving their mission forward, with the help of just a handful of people. Inertia happens when the…
Congratulations to our winners in today’s En Plein Air competition Come down to the Baldwins Institute Hall, Eton Monday from 11h00 and check out all the art. Such a beautiful day for painting in the open air. Come down to the Baldwins Institute Hall Monday 25 from 11h00 for a free exhibition of the works. …
Everyone loves a good photo and so to mark the first celebration of Windsor Day on 17th July 2026, we’re inviting you to enter your favourite photos of Windsor… We’ll invite our readers to pick their winners towards the end of June, and then… We’ll publish the top 12 pics online and to an A-Board…
We have tried to focus on Community but every week we get many requests to promote businesses and events. So we’ve revised what we are willing to publish… Every day we’ll publish community stuff but we’re allowing others to promote themselves. You need to help us by promoting yourself on the right day. For the…
If someone you know stands in front of you and asks for a petition signature then most folk are likely to sign it, so not to be rude, if the subject is not too emotive. (This pic was taken when we did the last Windsor petition in July 2019). If the same person asks you…
Orchestra String Section who performed at Holy Trinity Church as part of the Cookham Festival, on Saturday evening to a large and appreciative audience – what an absolutely fabulous concert they were treated to! It was a varied programme with numbers from the Stage and Screen including Gershwin, Bernstein, Morricone, Mancini, Sondheim and more. The event was compered by the Orchestra’s Chairman Frances Jones, with the String Orchestra, conducted by Susie Henwood and led by Melissa Devaney-Ward, clearly delighting…
Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service are privileged to be invited by Alexander Devine Patrons Lt Gen Phil Jones CB CBE DL, Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle, and Denise Jones into the beautiful gardens of the Norman Tower, Windsor Castle. https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/TheMoatGardenParty2026 Within an area of the castle grounds which are not open to the public,…
Last night I attended Bray Parish Council’s Annual Council Meeting to check on how Councillors had got on reporting themselves to the RBWM Monitoring Officer after accepting they had breached the rules at last month’s Main Council Meeting… Lee Page was wondering about the democratic process… Cllr Michael Parkinson is now Chair of Bray Parish…
If you are a Community Group and want to be part of the I Love Windsor CIC Volunteer Fair part of the event then register your interest below: If you would like to attend the event, book in via the EXPO website https://www.greatbritishexpos.co.uk/event/thames-valley-expo-windsor Thank you. Jon DaveyCommunity Champion
Windsor College has approached us to help them find placements for their T Level Marketing students. Got me thinking of Mr T, so asked AI for help with a pic 😉 Each student needs to demonstrate 45 days placement, working on meaningful projects and that’s where you come in. Placement doesn’t mean they need a…
Hi, hope you’re doing well! We love your page and how you spotlight the best things to do around Windsor. We wanted to share a free workshop we’re hosting nearby in Slough on May 23 as part of Creativity & Wellbeing Week, a national festival led by London Arts and Health. POWER OF CONNECTION is…
Yesterday morning I pushed out a reminder of our online monthly gathering and 4 people registered. One didn’t turn up and one seemed a little disappointed that there were not more people on the Zoom call. The reality was, all 3 had a chance to say what they wanted to say, to arrange meet ups…
Book your tickets now for the family musical “Newsies JR.” in Windsor for just 6 live showsWednesday 3 June to Saturday 6 June 2026The shows are OPEN TO ALLA feel-good musical for the whole family. Treat your children and grandchildrenTickets from just £5 Book tickets here:https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GKND NEWSIES JR. – Windsor Upper Schools Production Join our…
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