Recently I called in the “Electric Vehicle Charge Point Implementation Plan” because when the plan was presented at Cabinet, there was no clear plan. This document paints a picture of the options moving forward well worth a read. If you then want to add your own thoughts, complete the EVCIP consultation here >>> You can…
Hi, after the Santa Dash and Dedworth Christmas Fair yesterday Santa has asked me if I could put together a calendar of all the Christmas events aimed at kids this year… And I don’t want to be on the naughty list 😉 Give us a few details below and we will publish on this blog…
A few years back I had to drop my son’s friend off in Reading, near the railway station, to catch a bus to his school. I got him as close as I could and then realised I had driven into a forbidden area late at night costing me £40 or so for looking after a…
Last night a petition was brought to Full Council that was looking for the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Councillors to stop dilly dallying, recognise that Air Pollution is a major issue and to start doing something about it. The ePetitioon secured 2,151 signatures. The lead petitioner requested it be debated at Full Council….
The national campaign is about “Gift a toy this Christmas” but we don’t sell many toys so we have adapted our in store campaign by talking with local charities. Young people don’t necessarily need or want toys but other more practical supplies that many of us take for granted. We will be giving any items…
This week I have spoken to the Police and our Head of Parking and essentially nothing could be done about how the owner of this vehicle had parked. It’s been there for at least one week and is causing unnecessary disruption. It is obviously forcing traffic coming down Gallys Road to take a central position, …
What you doing next Sunday? Get along to the Clewer & Dedworth Community Christmas Fair and meet Santa, enjoy carols and the Christmas lights switch on. Hundreds turned out last year… Santa’s helpers did a great job and raised hundreds of pounds for the Christmas light fund. See you next week and let’s raise even…
Remembrance Day is the 11th November and Remembrance Sunday is the 2nd Sunday of November. The purpose of Poppy Day is to remember but also to raise money for the RBL. Traditionally within a few days of Remembrance Sunday poppies on public display are taken down. In recent years large plastic poppies, bought by RBWM,…
Start your Christmas shopping in style at an Artisan Christmas market at The Windsor Guildhall. There will be a selection of Windsor’s finest local businesses in the elegant council chamber offering plenty of gift ideas for Christmas presents. The event, organised by the Guildhall team with support from local photographer Nicola Bell, of Windsor & Eton Photo…
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead is applying for powers to enforce existing moving traffic restrictions in problem locations, in order to improve road safety and reduce congestion. The Government is inviting councils to apply to use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to tackle illegal and dangerous driving activities, such as turning up one-way streets, ignoring…
Monday 14th November the Place Overview & Scrutiny Panel met to discuss the Call In of the Draft Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Implementation Plan and history was achieved when the panel, made up of 4 opposition and 6 conservatives, unanimously decided in favour of something put forward by the opposition 😉 that the draft plan put…
Thames Valley Police is joining police forces across the country by taking part in Operation Sceptre, a national week of action designed to reduce the threat of knife crime across the Thames Valley by removing dangerous weapons from the streets. There is a bin on the outside of Tesco Dedworth near the Gallys Road roundabout…
I’ve been a member of LinkedIn for nearly 15 years… I just checked the date of my first testimonial. I have used it for lead generation, taught folk how to use it, built a couple of networking groups and spent many hours posting on the platform. I even introduced LinkedIn to Williams F1 and earned…
Celebrate the start of the festive season with our magical lights switch-on events in Eton, Windsor and Maidenhead this month to kick-off the start of the festive season in the Royal Borough. ETON Thursday 17th November You can see the spectacle of Eton’s lights switch-on in the High Street on Thursday 17 November, with food…
Children of the Royal Borough are invited to help wish His Majesty The King a happy birthday, by taking part in the traditional 21-gun salute outside Windsor Castle, on Monday 14 November at noon. The council will be celebrating His Majesty’s 74th birthday with the annual firing of mini cannon on The Long Walk, near the…
Tesco Dedworth are looking to support local community groups during December by giving them some exposure to our customers. Come and tell your story while spreading some Christmas cheer. We’d also like to have choirs come and sing a few carols and collect for themselves or their favourite local charity or good cause during December….
Today planning application 22/02167/FULL was refused much to the relief of local residents. You can read more on the RBWM Planning Portal I have extracted the main reasons below… Reasons for Refusal 1. The proposed dwelling in the location proposed would harm the visual amenities, and character of the site and wider area. The proposal…
Today we’re communicating the next stage in our Vision for Windsor project, involving the Windsor community and wider Royal Borough to help shape a compelling vision for how they’d like Windsor town centre to evolve over the next 20-plus years. The Council is working with The Prince’s Foundation charity to engage residents, community groups, businesses…
My first task as Tesco Dedworth Community Manager is to sell a bunch of Poppies over the next two weeks which will have 2022 on them. The money is used to support members of the armed forces and their families when they need it… If you can spare an hour or two over the next…
Jon Davey is the NEW Community Champion at Tesco Dedworth taking over from Lisa Stevens who has moved to Wales as her husband is in the army. Joe Pothecary, General Manager of Tesco Dedworth said “Jon has been with Tesco’s since March 2020, joining as Covid hit and has shown himself to be very community…
The agenda for next week’s Windsor & Ascot Development Management Committee on 2nd November has been published and a planning application for Northern part of AL21 has been submitted and is item 5 on the agenda. 5. 22/00934/OUT – Land Adjacent The Hatch And South of Maidenhead Road And North of Windsor Road Water Oakley…
I was watching Question Time this week as Liz Truss had resigned where a lady veteran called the politicians out for sniping and playing games, saying the public have had enough. I couldn’t agree more… it’s time to deal with the realities of decisions head on and stop with the soundbites. It’s time to stop…
From the Sunday 30th October there will be changes to the local bus services that impacts residents of Clewer & Dedworth West. The new routes and times will be published after the date but here are the links to where you will find the information. The main change seems to be that the 16 coming…
In my opinion, this is one of the best competitions that Rotary gets involved with. Young people “debate” a topic in front of 3 judges and an audience. The competition is hosted at Eton College. Download the rules here >>> We need 6 judges for the evening and we are likely to be hosting 2…
Here is my contribution to yesterday’s 5½ hour Full Council meeting at Maidenhead Town Hall. Cllr Walters described it as the longest meeting he’d ever attended as a Councillor. This was because July’s meeting was cancelled due to the heat and the air conditioning not being able to bring the temperature down, which meant this…
I was going to use Full Council tonight to put out a public service announcement off the back of Cllr Coppinger’s Motion but he has pulled it for some reason. All the same I’d like residents to note that speaking to our waste handlers, one of the main problems is residents putting black bins in…
Nearly 800 paper hearts featuring tributes from schoolchildren to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II are now on display at the Windsor & Royal Borough Museum. To commemorate her life, BBC Radio Berkshire helped children at schools in the county share their messages by decorating special ‘Royal Hearts’ and has partnered with the Royal Borough to…
Talking to someone involved in the preparations. All the flowers that had been laid at the gates had been processed and turned into the magnificent carpet of flowers, lining Her Majesty’s root into Windsor Castle. At 5am I popped down to get a feel for the day ahead… people were already milling around… When we…
There are 4000 spaces being made available in Windsor Great Park at £20 a spot. Windsor Racecourse is £12… see link… https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/community-and-living/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/her-majesty-queen/parking-arrangements-and-car-park-information-windsor You can see much of the town centre will be closed off to traffic. https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/community-and-living/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/her-majesty-queen/temporary-road-closures Here is the route Her Majesty will be taking into town. https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/news/windsor-arrangements-procession-her-majestys-coffin-st-georges-chapel-committal-service And for more information see this…
Proclamation of the accession of King Charles III outside Windsor Castle on 11th September 2022.
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