Windsor Community News

Tesco Dedworth are inviting local independent & party candidates to hand in election materials to Customer Services so they can be part of the display for the benefit of our customers. Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead elections are taking place on Thursday 4th May and we’d like our customers to be fully informed about…

Constantly changing the limited bus service can be worrying for elderly residents. Thankfully officers have secured extra funding to maintain the existing service for another year. Thank you RBWM Officers. Interim changes helping to steer bus companies on a smoother post-Covid journey to be continued for a year Interim changes made last autumn to subsidised…

Residents are advising me that there are prospective candidates canvassing in the wrong areas. It made sense to share a tool that RBWM provides to help with more than just ward boundaries. RBWM Neighbourhood Map allows you to search by over 30 criteria. Worth a look and if you get candidates that are seemingly lost,…

I took delivery of my election flyer this afternoon and Sid was chomping at the bit to get out delivering so we did for a couple of hours. I do not intend to canvas door to door, as some residents can find this intrusive, I am however very happy to talk on the phone, respond…

Below is a list of important dates if you are thinking of being a candidate or you’d simply like to vote. Anyone recognise my running mate in 2015? CANDIDATE REGISTRATION If you want to be a candidate in the elections on 4th May then you need to get your forms in to the electoral services…

As Community Champion I have a small budget for Easter and I’d like to spread it as far as possible. I estimate 25 First Schools & Nurseries in the area and so I will happily provide a Egg Hunt Basket to all those that complete the short form below. Please share a link to this…

Press release from RBWM about the work that is going to take place on Castle Hill, Windsor. First phase of works to improve visitor experience and pedestrian safety in Castle Hill, Windsor to start The first phase of work designed to improve the overall experience and safety of residents and visitors in Windsor town centre…

A BIG thank you to Reading Abbey Rotary Club for hosting and arranging the use of the Oakwood Centre in Woodley for the “Youth Speaks: A Debate” Thames Valley District 1090 Final on Thursday evening, 2nd March. The last couple of years have been difficult and arranging a national competition, near impossible. I always find…

AL21 will be the location… this explains the urgency in pushing this through AL21 South planning application last night… not sure how many of the 100 children will be able to get to school by car… perhaps they will parachute in! See this mornings post… Royal Borough triumphs in bid to get new school for…

With air quality measuring close to the legal limit of 40 µg/m3 in Dedworth, Windsor a new housing estate of 320 houses was given the green light last night? I need to work out what breaching the legal limits actually means for RBWM. Last night at the Windsor and Ascot Development Management Committee meeting I…

Please tune in to the RBWM Youtube Channel this evening to watch the Windsor & Ascot Planning Panel, made up of 9 Councillors, 5 Conservative, 1 LibDem and 3 Independent. Alternatively turn up in person at York House, Windsor (opposite the Victoria barracks) Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/WindsorMaidenhead Agenda https://rbwm.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=631&MId=8195 There are 3 items on the agenda tonight….

At the start of December achieving our WOW target for the year looked like an impossible task but we did it, just, thanks to a massive push by colleagues and our amazing customers. Joe would like to say a BIG Thank You to all our customers who took the time & trouble to fill out…

Around 20 representatives from community groups around Windsor came together this morning to share what they do, how they are of service to the community and what they could do with a little help with. Representatives from NWCA, Men’s Matters, Clewer & Dedworth Together, Friends of Clewer Green, Lilliput Learners, Healthwatch WAM, Age UK, Windsor…

I’d like your help with this planning application please. Next week the above planning application comes to the Planning Panel and I’d like to hear the thoughts of residents. See the agenda below and click on the PDF for item 5. https://rbwm.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=631&MId=8195 I’m open to hear all views on this and make my decision on…

A mains pipe broke recently at The Willows Maidenhead Road, Windsor and flooded the area. Thames Water have put in a temporary fix, seemingly running pipes to join to another mains pipe just down the road. They have permission till the end of March to get the work done, sign is wrong… This diversion is…

I had my speech prepared in good time and then yesterday had a call which provided fresh information which I wanted to include… annoying when that happens and you have already cut your speech as we only get 5 minutes to say our piece at Full Council. The video below is an introduction I decided…

Dave Wood, St Peter’s C Of E Middle School, Old Windsor popped into Tesco Dedworth on Monday morning and was the first school to collect 50 books from our “library” supplied by customers. We launched the “Books for Schools” appeal on Burns Night, 25th Jan, looking to end on Shakespeare’s birthday 23rd April. Since then…

Local ballot for Coronation Concert tickets Up to 500 pairs of free tickets reserved for Royal Borough residents to attend the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle are up for grabs – and people can now enter a special ballot to stand a chance of going. The council has secured this reserved local allocation from event…

Thank you to all who have brought in books to Tesco on the back of our “Books for Schools” appeal. We were hoping for more educational books but the fun reads are great… if you have some school curriculum books gathering dust, do drop them in. If you are part of a community group and…

Popped over to see Carole at the West Windsor Hub, All Saints Church, Dedworth Road today and find out more about the work they do in the community. How many older people struggle with, don’t want to know, computers? If you want help from the Gov today you need to be online! So Carole and…

You’ve got till the 28th February to apply to go in the ballot for the King’s Coronation Concert Windsor. It is being managed by the BBC & the ballot by Ticketmaster. YOU NEED YOUR PASSPORT NUMBER & your guests to complete the application. https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/coronation-concert Hope to see you there 😉

Managing social media channels can take a lot of time and so it’s best to systemise it if you can. I’ve got a few days off so have been re-thinking my Blokes Losing Timber methodology. I have started doing short videos each day to provide content and I’m also finding it very useful in holding…

Our January Community Leader Coffee Mornings have led to a number of initiatives getting off the ground. Currently our “Books for Schools” project is just getting underway… I’ve spoken to at least 3 people who have a number of books they plan to bring in when they get the chance… around 1/3rd of local schools…

Do you look at photos in the press of local community groups who are lucky enough to have Royal patronage and wonder how you can be part of proceedings? It’s really not that complicated. Membership of Windsor & Eton Society is just £10 a year, £15 for a couple. Do come and join us… Last…

On Tuesday evening 21st February 2023 you could ask your questions about the Budget for 2023/24 of the cabinet. A number of the savings / growth lines have changed from the draft budget based on new money coming in from Gov. and the consultation process. Please review draft budget papers here… And final budget papers…

This document will be of interest to community minded residents, introduction below and link to more here… Introduction to the Inequalities Project  • The Inequalities Project has been run collaboratively between Public Health and the Strategy, Policy & Performance team, in partnership with a wide range of council services (including AfC, housing, Optalis, communities) and…

I’ve just received the following email. I am meeting with representatives from Crest Nicholson next week to find out more. Thank you. Cllr Jon Davey “We hope you are well, Throughout the process of preparing the planning applications for the AL21 site, we have been committed to keeping the community and stakeholders updated on key…

We had a productive meeting last Friday with Sarah, Chris, Cath x 2, Laura, Becky, Helen, Dan  and Adela. Everyone listened to everyone else and made connections and shared ideas. I forgot to take photo! Nearly 50 have attended at least one of our four Tesco Community Leader Coffee Mornings in January… we need more…

If you want to be able to change hearts and minds at RBWM then reflect on this. RBWM has 41 Councillors If 21 Cllrs vote FOR something and 20 AGAINST then it moves forward. The Independent candidates vote based on their own criteria and don’t fall out with each other because they voted a different…