If you know anything about the chopping down of the trees at the top of Wolf Lane opposite Hemwood Road then please report to RBWM using trees@rbwm.gov.uk quoting the Thames Valley Police crime reference number 1223 151221 in the email title so they can build a case with TVP. The land is one of these…
On Thursday the cabinet will meet and unless I am very mistaken, AGREE UNANIMOUSLY to their all new singing and dancing parking discount for RBWM that will take effect from April 2022. This initiative is about driving shoppers into Windsor. Today I had to pop into town and with less than 2 weeks to go…
The latest edition of our Love Windsor Community Newsletter is being distributed by the Post Office to 15,561 homes and businesses in Windsor from today. It’s main aim is to spread community news and the great work that groups and individuals do in and around Windsor in the hope it inspires people to come up…
Are you part of a choir that would like to sing for a couple of hours in Tesco’s Dedworth and raise money for your chosen charity? COVID RULES PERMITTING Joe, the GM at Tesco Dedworth is inviting local choirs to be part of festivities in the store. The idea would be to have up to…
Mayor John Story and Mayoress Barbara Story joined members of Windsor & Eton Rotary Club for lunch on Monday at the Castle Hotel Windsor. He thanked Rotarians for all the work they do in the community and shared stories about his very interesting career with British Airways and travelling north Africa in his landy. We…
Sunday 4th December 2021 saw a return of the reindeer parade in Windsor. After an audience with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and family, the reindeers collected Santa and exiting the Advance Gate joined the Grinch, his elves and The Egham Brass Band for a parade through the town. Enjoy a few videos of the…
Lee Hibbard, owner of Woody’s Cafe, Clewer Memorial Recreation Ground aka “Pirate Park”, Chair of the Dedworth Community Christmas Fair and the rest of the committee would like to thank Dedworth and the wider West Windsor community for a fantastic inaugural Christmas Fair on Sunday 28th November. The idea morphed out of a discussion around…
The raffle prizes have been rolling in and with raffle tickets £1 a strip, you’d best get yours tomorrow at the inaugural Dedworth Community Christmas Fair. Prizes for the foodies… Prizes for the artists… And for those boys and girls that have been very good… See you tomorrow for a glass of mulled wine 😉…
For those not familiar with the council process a Motion is a request made by a Councillor for an issue to be discussed at a Council Meeting and for a decision to be made. We can bring a motion to full council and the idea is Councillors say what they think about the subject and vote….
With Christmas Hampers galore generously donated by local businesses for the raffle, at £1 a strip, plus Legoland tickets, a Windsor FC season ticket and loads more prizes, if you live in Windsor you’d be mad not to get along to the Pirate Park this Sunday for the Dedworth Community Christmas Fair. Stalls open at…
Last Thursday there was a Community Overview & Scrutiny Panel to review Tivoli. I am a member of that Panel. Its purpose was to identify from residents, Members and Parishes what has gone wrong with the contract, why and thus what needs to be addressed. It was NOT to discuss contractual issues. The Chair made…
Festive Season Safety Christmas is a time to relax and have fun but it can also be very busy and stressful. You may be out and about more than usual – for that essential Christmas shopping and to festive parties and other social events – and the last thing you need is to become a…
Hi Windsor… in our Christmas Edition of the Love Windsor Community Newsletter I am adding a Thank You Notes page and to get this started I have asked Windsor’s most well known Editor Paul Thomas to write 250 words titled “Thank You Your Majesty” 😉 I’d like to add a dozen short, 20 – 30…
We have JUST TWO of the ten £150 Business Card spots remaining and THREE of the twenty £25 text listings… all six of the £300 spots have gone 😉 Our next issue is being delivered by the Post Office to 15,561 homes and businesses in Windsor from Monday 13th December 2021 and we’ll also have…
Next Thursday evening, the Communities Overview & Scrutiny Panel will be reviewing the TIVOLI contract. Thursday, 18th November, 2021 7.00 pm If you would like to speak on the matter then simply email shilpa.manek@rbwm.gov.uk and register your interest. You can review the report here below… REPORT SUMMARY For me, now that officers are in regular…
As part of our 4th Edition of the Love Windsor Community Newsletter, going to 15,500 homes in Windsor before Christmas, we are planning on setting some space aside for thank you notes. Are there any community groups or individuals you would like to say thank you to? In say 30-40 words… Complete the form below……
We all know that housing is really expensive in this area and so some local people have set up a new not for profit Community Benefit Society to create and hold community-led housing and other community assets for the benefit of the community, forever. The Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead Community Land Trust want to hear…
Looks good in store… will have to pop in and buy some Christmas bits. They currently have 8 job vacancies. Apply on line… Jobs at ALDI Windsor Thank you. Jon
Do you have a few hours, over lunch, once a week that you could give to the Community Fridge near Windsor Boys School? Why not pop in, say hello to Tiia and see how you can help them not waste food. Most of the local supermarkets give food to them and they then give it…
The main aim of producing the Love Windsor Community Newsletter is to get community news out to all the residents’ homes in Windsor so that they know what is going on and to sow the seeds of ideas in their minds as to how they might do their bit for the community. The first 3…
Today I saw a man distributing poppies stop a lady and ask if he could reposition her poppy. While doing so he told that lady she should wear the poppy on her left side (over her heart); the red represents the blood of all those who gave their lives, the black represents the mourning of…
I received this email the other day from Emily and today I’m sharing with a wider community… if you would like to see information about your community group published here then contact us… “Hi, I spotted your newsletter in Tesco and thought it was a great idea. I’m a trustee for a local charity, The…
Cash savvy parents can’t wait to get to Old Windsor on Saturday 13th November when Mum2Mum Market returns to the Old Windsor Memorial Hall for the last sale in the area. The award-winning pop-up market will have 20 stalls laden with quality second-hand baby and children’s goods – all quality brands in excellent condition. Previous sales…
Typically well balanced, Maidenhead residents get circa 100 hours of FREE PARKING for Christmas Shopping and Windsor has been granted a token 20 hours. Last year the offer was poor but at least balanced. I have asked officers to give me more details on revenues generated by car parks listed so I can try and…
Cumberland Lodge to host talk with lady behind The Windsor Diaries, ahead of its 75th anniversaryCumberland Lodge, the educational charity in Windsor Great Park, is hosting a public talk with Isabella Naylor-Leyland, the lady behind the newly published wartime memoirs of Alathea FitzAlan Howard, The Windsor Diaries, on Wednesday 24 November 2021, from 6.00pm. Alathea…
How long has it been since we were allowed to meet in public? Obviously smaller than usual due to covid restrictions but the perfect opportunity to get out and say hello to business people that you probably haven’t literally seen, face to face, for years! See you there… Visit The Thames Valley Expo (Reading) to…
Dear AL21 Working Group Members, We hope you are well, We would like to thank you for your support over the recent consultation period as we look to finalise the stakeholder masterplan document for AL21. During the month-long consultation, we received 55 comments on our interactive map, 45 people filled in the feedback form and we…
I took a walk into town yesterday and on talking to local business owners it was apparent that things are tough and many are hanging on by their fingernails. Loving Vintage & Retro’s Halloween window display but we don’t want Windsor full of charity shops do we? Some are thriving but my feeling is most…
Woody’s Cafe in Pirate Park (Clewer Memorial Recreation Ground) is now selling raffle tickets which will be drawn on Sunday 28th November 2021 as part of Dedworth Community Christmas Fair. It is the inaugural Dedworth Community Christmas Fair and we already have: Over 20 stall holders booked St Edward’s Catholic First School will host their…
Check out our Companion Series! We’ve created 26 collaboration beers with breweries in the UK & Ireland, all brewed with surplus bread, to raise funds to protect and regenerate the natural world. Now we’re calling on leaders at COP26 to co-operate to protect people and nature from the impacts of the climate crisis. Good Cop…
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