Windsor Community News

For teenagers, sustainable Christmas gifts need to be both practical and appealing. Here are some great ideas: 1. Tech Accessories 2. Reusable Lifestyle Items 3. Creative Kits 4. Fashion and Accessories 5. Subscriptions and Experiences 6. Books or Journals These gifts are sustainable, trendy, and functional, ensuring they’ll be appreciated by teens. 🎁🌿 What do…

When choosing sustainable Christmas gifts for grandparents, practicality and eco-friendliness are key. Here are some excellent ideas: 1. Reusable Home Items 2. Comfort and Wellness 3. Gardening Gifts 4. Personalized Items 5. Subscription Services These gifts combine utility, sustainability, and thoughtfulness, making them ideal for grandparents who appreciate meaningful gestures. 🎁🌿 What do I know…

Christmas gift trends for 2024 are focusing on personalization, sustainability, and unique, practical items. Here are some standout ideas: These trends emphasize meaningful, functional, and sustainable gifting, making the season extra special for everyone involved! What do I know about retail? Not a lot… ChatGPT provided words and picture to help us all with our…

They say a picture paints a 1,000 words… so videos must be at least 1,000,000 😉 Enjoy… Love hanging out at The Guildhall… perfect venue for an event. Thank you. Jon DaveyCommunity Champion

Our Maidenhead Directory landed in a storm on Wednesday afternoon but were calmly handed out last night by Eddie and his helpers at Taplow Court, the UK HQ for the Buddhist foundation, Soka Gakkai International. Learning from the creation of the last directory, for Windsor and folk wanting last minute changes, we made clear the…

This is my 3rd year in the role of Community Champion at Tesco Dedworth and I’d like to try something new… I get a number of people, lucky enough to have enough, wanting to know how they might help others this Xmas. I get lots of community groups and schools asking for help to varying…

What you up to Saturday? Busy Buttons are running a fun event for families at St. Agnes Church, St Leonards Road, Windsor SL4 3DX https://www.busybuttons.org/event-list Thank you. Jon DaveyCommunity Champion

The Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust are looking for volunteers to help them with engineering, administration, events and more… Thank you. Jon DaveyCommunity Champion

Inclusion comes first. Have your voice heard: the difference starts with you. Do you want to make a difference in your school and community? Is inclusion for all, important to you? Do you want to make sure the voice of all children and young people is heard? Then being an Inclusion Ambassador is for you. …

Thank you to all our customers for being so generous. You have helped many families. Thank you. Jon DaveyCommunity ChampionTesco Dedworth

Customers love meeting community groups in the foyer and finding out what they do. Christmas is a perfect time to share your groups message… 29 groups joined in the fun this year and raised over £10,000 for their good causes 😉 24th December Yay, here we go again… 23rd December The Lions Windsor got off…

It’s always good to tweak your social media platforms to prevent them from going stale. We reversed our website earlier in the month to see if the page average per visitor could be improved. Currently tracking 50,000 unique visitors and 80,000 page views for 2024. That ratio has been very similar for years so we…

If you know professionals who spend their days looking after local families in need then please let them know that there are many people who have in Windsor that are wanting to give to those in need… and they are doing so via the “Give a Gift for Christmas” programme. The Family Hub (Achieving for…

Just been asked when the cut off for school entries are for our Christmas Card competition this year… figure 13th December makes sense as it will be lucky for some 😉 If you can let your teachers know and start getting those entries in. Drop in at Tesco Dedworth Customer Service by Friday 13th December….

Is losing a big chunk of Alexandra Gardens to a large Ferris Wheel worth 50 pence per Windsor resident? We heard this week at Full Council that the Ferris Wheel generated £40,000 income or RBWM but what was the net outcome? There was no clarity on costs but it is fair to assume £10k for…

Tesco have been working with Windsor Foodshare for many years now and next weekend is a collections weekend. FareShare, who are the official partner of Tesco for the Collection weekends, have been appealing for volunteers to help out via there website and a good number have stepped up but there are a few slots that…

Our Give A Gift for Christmas is going really well this year. Thank you. I dropped off a couple of trolley loads at The Baby Bank yesterday afternoon. Third trolley well on its way to being full. Would be great if we could match our dozen trolley loads full from 2022. KEEP THOSE DONATIONS COMING…

RBWM Full Council had an “Angry Bird” talking about a £25 million discrepancy in the accounts. Which combined with Cllr Moriarty’s talk of fridge magnets, gave me and ChatGPT creative fodder for the lead image. I like to use humour but this is a very, very, VERY serious matter… Read the CIPFA reports which clearly…

Well that was fun… There was a little confusion over timings of this year’s Windsor Toy Run but it all worked out just great. Enjoy some photos and videos of the meet… the aim, to bring toys to army kids for Xmas… Follow The Windsor Toy Run FaceBook Group for next year’s timings. Thank you….

Here is an artistic depiction of Google Gemini and ChatGPT on a futuristic date night, showcasing a playful and imaginative interaction in a neon-lit, high-tech setting. Let me know if you’d like further adjustments or additional concepts! So I was just checking timings on the Windsor Toy Run and Chrome wanted to tell me “What’s…

We’re publishing a page a day (well every few and it’s been a while!) from our Windsor Directory of Community Groups & Charities. We’re also in the process of creating the Maidenhead Directory of Community Groups & Charities… Thank you. Jon DaveyCommunity Champion

Thames Hospice needs volunteers to take pictures of donated items and load them onto the eBay Shop.  Ed: This would be a nice addition to a young person’s CV looking for that first job. They also need packers to ensure products arrive in perfect condition to be enjoyed by those who purchase them. Thames Hospice…

Helen was there when I launched our Tesco Community Champion coffee mornings two years ago and has been a strong advocate ever since. I just wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU as she chaired our final regular monthly Community Champions coffee morning at The Swan earlier today. We are changing gear with these events……

Dear Sir/Madam    Mayor’s Charity Christmas event   I will be hosting a dinner in the Windsor Guildhall on the evening Friday 6 December in aid of The Baby Bank.   Tickets are priced £70 each and I would be delighted if you, your family, friends and colleagues would like to join me in the splendid surroundings of…

The Mayor of RBWM Cllr Simon Bond and his consort Mr David Armitage kindly launched our “Gift a Gift for Christmas” campaign. Danielle Welburn, Community Development Abri, Rebecca Mistry BEM, CEO The Baby Bank and Jon Davey, Community Champion Tesco pictured have teamed up with Achieving for Children, The Windsor Lions and West Windsor Hub….

Windsor Boys School has swapped Sun 22nd for a Sat 7th afternoon. If you are part of a local community group or charity that would like some exposure in Tesco Dedworth’s foyer then book in here… Windsor Community Champions are meeting up Thursday morning if you want to join them at The Swan… Saturday is…

Are you looking for a new challenge for 2025, with real meaning and value? We have a job vacancy that puts you at the heart of a local charity  team delivering real results for families impacted by autism. We are looking for a Parent Services Manager to join our small, friendly  and highly committed team…

We’re getting closer… can you feel it in the air… Santa is just round the corner on his hog 😉 Next Sunday it’s the Windsor Toy Run… YAY The Windsor Toy Run is a beloved annual event where motorcyclists from across the region gather to bring holiday cheer and collect toys for children in need….

I have to say, today’s service conducted by The Vicar of Bray with Braywood, Rev’d Ainsley Swift, was probably the best I have ever attended. There was a short service, a 20 strong choir, focused on the military, the full national anthem, a bugler and words by old soldier and RBL committee member Geoff Hayes….