While we await the full budget details on 29th January the savings document has been presented and it doesn’t make for very good reading. Budget 2020-21 Savings Document ADVANTAGE CARD PARKING DISCOUNTS TO BE DISCONTINUED Have the Conservatives not considered how the HUGE increase in parking charges is likely to impact retail sales in Windsor?…
Ilovewindsor.co.uk first saw life back in 2009 and has been through a few revisions… currently it is a blog space where I have recently been focused on the work I am doing as a councillor but it does contain much more varied content! Videos of the Queen on her Jubilee Walk round Windsor, restaurant reviews,…
It’s the role of an elected Councillor to represent their residents in the Council Chamber and year to date, the Independent Councillors have asked 76.5% of all the Councillors’ official Questions at Full Council Meetings. Independent Councillors have also presented 45.5% of all the Motions put to Full Council! Questions are essentially finding out information….
As you are likely to know, the emerging Bracknell Forest Council Revised Growth Strategy (Local Plan) includes a large housing development proposal for Jealott’s Hill in the Metropolitan Green Belt. You are also likely to be aware of concern among local communities who are directly affected, and those who perceive they will suffer knock-on impacts…
Over the years Tinkers Lane council site has got increasingly busy with many of the contractor services, waste, highways, etc being based out of there. Large vehicles are constantly moving around and the office used for polling is surrounded by roads, meaning residents need to essentially walk on the road to get to the polling…
Many of us already appreciate directly or indirectly the wonderful services of Thames Hospice or may do so in the future. They can make steady revenue from the sale of clothes from each clothing bin that you may find in convenient locations around the RBWM. They would like to get more Thames Valley Clothing Banks…
Considering the state of RBWM Finances if you were given the choice would you take the path of least resistance and make a small attempt to improve the situation or would you take positive steps to rectify the financial problem and increase revenue to a sensible level to give residents the services they deserve and…
The last six months have been a most interesting time for me… becoming a Councillor has both added value to my world and also increased my effectiveness in my day job… who’d have thought it 😉 The only downside is the trolls incessant badgering… why can’t they go and add value to the world instead…
There is concern that with ALDI buying approximately half of the land that the garden centre sits on that there will be immediate changes. This is not the case and the garden centre owners have great plans which will be revealed in the New Year. They currently have an amazing sale on with 50% OFF…
All successful relationships are about compromise and it would seem, the new Conservative Leader Cllr Johnson, understands this and is trying to be more inclusive as we head towards Christmas and the “fresh start” that chimes in at 12:00am as Jules Holland squeezes us into the New Year 😉 I put a question to Cllr…
We are looking to collect your thoughts on the Sutherland Grange Recycling site. You can go to the RBWM page for the intro here >>> Or direct to the survey monkey page here >>> Please take time to complete it, we will then consider your feeback before taking the appropriate action. The survey will be…
Borough Local Plan: Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead As a newly elected local Councillor for Clewer & Dedworth West in Windsor and respecting the value of the inspectors time I am going to focus on a single element which I hope she deems essential to the overall plan. After reflecting on Borough Plan my…
When I first heard about Dr Masaru Emoto around Christmas 12 years ago, it was a life changing moment and ever since then I have always finished off any of my emails with the words “Thank you”. The first thing to remember when reading this is that we are mostly made up of water. Dr…
When I enquired about putting up a tree on the small roundabout at the end of Wolf Lane I was advised by a senior officer that he could not support putting a Christmas tree there as it would be contrary to road safety advice from the Department for Transport. A little confusing as it had…
Christmas is a time of year when we remember loved ones sadly no longer physically with us. Still in our hearts, we often speak to them in our heads throughout the year, a loving thought, maybe looking for a little guidance. Christmas gives us the perfect time to have a proper remembrance and say a…
There is now an interactive map for the A308 Corridor Review consultation. I am looking to talk to as many Parish councillors and community group chairs as possible based along the A308 from Bisham to Staines. This piece of infrastructure is a main artery for local residents and, especially during the summer, with holiday makers…
Over 90 stalls for you to choose from to buy all those Christmas stocking fillers you’ve been looking for… yippee… spend, spend, spend… FREE parking… FREE entry… 50% of the money raised will be shared between the NWCA and the organisers’ chosen project for this year, a white board for St Mary’s School in Datchet….
Windsor Christmas lights switch on featuring Windsor Boys and Girls under the wing of James Mainwaring, one of Windsor’s givers supported by Egham Brass Band… Ably assisted by Paul Roach, a great compare (someone tell me his name), the Panto team, the Mayor, Town Cryer, Windor St George Rotary Club and Windsor’s Red Coats who…
The Council intends to secure directly commissioned supported living services through a Supported Living Framework. This Framework is intended to cover core support provision for people who may have learning disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum conditions and people with multiple & complex needs. Whilst it is expected that Providers on…
Hi, its time to pick who should turn on the Christmas Lights where East meets West on Dedworth Road! Windsor Garden Centre is sponsoring this year’s main feature and Horler are sponsoring the electrics. I’d also like to say big thank you to Dave Hill from the Christmas Decorators Berkshire for offering his services. We…
It is very easy for any of us to focus on our own issues when it comes to a consultation. That is fine when we are putting our case to another in an open forum, face to face, where a quick decision can be made by those present, a solution agreed and we all move…
We entered the council meeting Thursday evening for the Extraordinary Full Council – 23 October 2019, with hope in our hearts… there to discuss the proposed changes to the RBWM Borough Local Plan Submission Version. Hear it all here >>> We had a reasonable request to put forward to our new Leader- let’s just ask…
Windsor residents are invited to come and hear about the Borough Local Plan (BLP) and the proposed revisions at… Legoland Hotel, Windsor on Thurs 14th Nov, 7:00pm while 9:00pm All Saints Church, Dedworth on Mon 18th Nov, 2:00pm while 4:00pm The Guildhall, Windsor on Wed 20th Nov, 7:00pm while 9:00pm Cllr. David Coppinger, Conservative, Bray…
Bracknell Forest Council is looking to put in place a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of a Home to school transport (HTST) service for students and young people with SEN, physical disabilities and challenging behaviour. There is also scope for general transport service including Adult Social Care requirements. Private Hire, Mini Bus ,…
Tonight at Maidenhead Town Hall Councillors will be discussing the CIPFA Report and tomorrow night the Borough Local Plan is on the agenda. Two very important documents that need all the scrutiny they can get… let’s see what happens… Will you be in the room? I will… Corporate Overview & Scrutiny Panel Tues, 22nd October,…
The initial CIPFA report is out and they are asking many more questions… Duncan Sharkey, MD of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has called in the governments financial managers to go through the RBWM finances with a fine tooth comb and make the strongest recommendations on how to resolve the financial problems. Get…
Being a uni student, I have been to my fair share of quirky pubs and bars around London so I was intrigued as to what The Last Crumb had to offer. For starters, the name definitely stood out to me. Upon my arrival of the opening launch I was greeted at the door and shown…
Sunrise over Dedworth last week… there is so much going on in my world at the moment! Business is going well, we have lots of Youth project activity with Rotary and the Councillor work is getting increasingly interesting… The first CIPFA report will be released next week exposing the shortfalls in the Conservative business model….
I watched a really interesting documentary on Netflix last weekend called “The Great Hack” which explores behind the scenes into the invisible world of manipulation and power, exposing the truth behind the roles of data company Cambridge Analytica and Facebook and how it is believed they were able to influence the last US election where…
One of the first people to contact me as a new councillor was Michelle Gregory who was very concerned that Hemwood Dell had been put up for auction to the highest bidder. Over the next month I arrange for her to talk to all the relevant RBWM officers from all relevant departments and they were…
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