Last night’s Infrastructure Overview & Scrutiny Panel meeting to discuss the Work Programme didn’t quite roll out as planned… no surprise there! I had brought good reasons to encourage agreement in a Task & Finishing Group but Conservative Councillors had already decided I wasn’t going to get an opportunity to say anything and did what…
If you are interested in the 5G debate then please make yourself available to watch Councillors discuss the Infrastructure Overview & Scrutiny Panel Work Programme for this year on Mon evening, 20th July, starting at 6:15pm on LIVE on Youtube. The Chair & I asked for any subjects that Councillors would like us to investigate…
If you want to make an official comment on the application then you need to do it TODAY… Posting on FB is all well and good but it doesn’t carry any weight. In my experience you also need to come up with things that others haven’t said to support your comment as if 10 people…
On Thursday 25th June 2020, exactly a year after the seed was sown for CIPFA to do a full review of Governance at RBWM, the final CIPFA report will be presented at Cabinet. Watch the meeting LIVE on Youtube >>> The full report is a catalogue of gaping holes and is highly embarrassing for RBWM….
(Watch from 3hrs 5mins if you only have 10 minutes) On the evening of 23rd June during a Full Council meeting it quickly became apparent that the Conservative Leader had decided that he had would no longer tolerate debate. This follows on from a recent Cabinet meeting where he decided not to allow the opposition…
Good afternoon fellow residents of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, What are you watching tonight on TV? There’s nothing much on… you can catch up on RuPaul later 😉 At 6:15pm tonight you could watch your council in action LIVE (hopefully) on Youtube… depends if tech is doing its thing… you can always…
Well did you ever… Did you know that quiet unassuming gent on Tesco’s checkout 8, was a poet? I didn’t know it 😉 Hi, here’s the latest scoop from the “almost front line”… our Dave is a poet! I only found out by a chance conversation with a musician who called over to Dave as…
BREAKING NEWS: Cllr Jon Davey (Ind) voted Vice Chair of the Infrastructure Overview & Scrutiny Panel (O&S) for Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead on 16th June 2020. From Wikipedia: Overview and Scrutiny is a function of local authorities in England and Wales. It was introduced by the Local Government Act 2000 which created separate…
My kids are so inspirational, I want them to do things their way, that’s not me giving permission (they’d hate that and rebel!) but because the only way to get anywhere in life is to keep trying new things. Elements might be paths well traveled by others but new adventures bring new learning which enables…
I didn’t do a report from Tesco last week as I had so much other stuff to sort out, domestic, Rotary and Council! This week I have a little more time on my hands, well got up at 5am 😉 I’ve blended a few topics here, enjoy… Kicking off with the above pic of Dom…
We have received an application for a 5G upgrade of the telecom post at Sutherland Grange 51283 T&A. I have called this in. This means it will be debated at the RBWM Planning Panel. I believe there is a great deal of public interest in the subject of 5G and its potential benefits and possible…
In December 2019 Deloitte published its Report to the RBWM Corporate Overview & Scrutiny Panel on the audit for the year ended 31 March 2019. It is an audit of the Royal Borough’s financial reporting and discharge of governance duties, encompassing the preliminary CIPFA Report. The report has for some unknown reason been held under…
I just wanted to share some news about an event that’s taking place at 8:30pm on Friday, June 5th, UN World Environment Day. Plastic Free Windsor are hosting one of the first digital screenings of the documentary The Story of Plastic. It is a brand-new film produced by the Break Free from Plastic movement and…
The annual Garden in Bloom competition has been launched and this year it will be done virtually. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let your neighbours know this is happening, especially those who are not usually online but who do take part in the competition. Share with them the domain name http://www.gardeninbloom.co.uk as it points to this page…
Recently it became law that Councillors could meet online via video conferencing tools, discuss relevant topics and then legally vote on a subject that the RBWM council can then take forward. You can follow the RBWM Council meetings on Youtube right here >>> This has led to council meetings going on a tad longer than…
Click above and watch and listen to Councillor David Cannon talk about retracting the new policy on parking permits because of a legal challenge by the LibDems. Thank you. Jon
The recycling bins at Sutherland Grange have been removed this morning and CCTV will be in place next week to capture any fly tippers as no-one will have any reason to be there dumping there rubbish. I had the following email from one of the officers this afternoon. The mixed recycling bins and frames were…
Last night’s cabinet meeting had a summary from Councillor Gerry Clarke, Lead Member Transport and Infrastructure on the Highways and Transport Investment Programme 2020-21 All the info quoted below is from the report, link above. The pothole above has since been fixed. As lead on infrastructure for the Independent Group I wanted to respond to…
I mentioned last week that it would be good to talk to some of the guys & gals at Tesco and a number are showing interest, so that will be happening but for this week I thought it important to focus in on what is happening to people’s minds. The key message this week is…
It would seem that the Magna Carta, the foundations for UK law, is to be superseded by social media “loves” and “likes” at RBWM as the ruling Tory party have decided that they no longer need to worry about democratic process and will now base any and all decisions on how social media perceives them…
I’d just like to say, sorry mother, how very ‘kin proud I am of my daughter who through this whole lock down, knowing her own self, has kept her mind busy by drawing, drawing, drawing… She created an album on her Facebook profile called Isolation Illustrations which has expanded out into a micro business called…
I’ve just had an email in from RBWM asking residents to report non collection of bins within 2 days so we can hold the contractor to account. If bin not collected on the day, report it the very next day. Please, tell your neighbour who is not on social media about this. Thank you. On…
So many compliments from the public saying how they feel Tesco Windsor has done a good job of getting organised around Covid-19 to help shoppers feel more at ease. The one-way system, only allowing a few people in, the management of stock and friendliness of staff. One way you can say thank you is to…
While the impact of Covid-19 has mostly been negative, there have been some positives… huge improvements to transparent governance for one, allowing residents and Councillors to minimise the chances of their questions going unanswered as before! Well, that is the logical outcome but will require the ruling party to change the way they are used…
Recently RBWM Cabinet voted through changes affecting families and our youth, the opposition challenged their decision making process by calling it in and have opened a big can of worms… WAS THE DECISION NOT A DECISION? I found it all rather confusing and I’m sure I’m not alone… why are they repositioning the Call In?…
Listening to last night’s presentation by Boris I couldn’t, but could believe what I was hearing! It’s so confusing? By being vague about the message are they opening us up to a potential huge upsurge in R, resulting in more deaths and forcing a situation where they will need to do way more than a…
I’d like this page to reflect Windsor’s VE Day’s Celebrations this year… loads of street parties going on around the town 😉 I’m going to share a link to this page via social media and if you have pics or know of someone with one or two, let them know I’m collecting. They can visit…
On the 20th March I walked into Tesco’s in Windsor, with my Councillor hat on, for a meeting with the Manager to talk about them helping feed the vulnerable and walked out with a 12 week temporary contract for myself as a Customer Assistant! Full circle, 38 years ago I was a Grocery Boy for…
We’re celebrating VE Day with a couple of Vera Lynne numbers sung by our neighbour Katherine Smith… and she can sing… so I’m planning on live streaming from around 7pm on our Facebook Group if you want to join in. https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovewindsor/ Any advice on live streaming would be appreciated… should I download after each song…
Windsor & Eton Rotary Club have sponsored the production and distribution of 100 packs of the UNIFI card game to help alleviate some of the stresses that families might be feeling at this time of Covid-19. UNIFI has been created by a Young Enterprise team based in Slough with a mission to bridge the gap…
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