Personally I’d love to see some independently minded young person becoming the local councillor for Bray Ward and add their energy to the council mix. It can be tough out there right now for young people, who may have a top degree but are struggling to find that perfect role. Well £9,816 a year for…

Loving this cooler air, more, more, more please 😉 The hot weather just turned my brain to mush and while it’s been nice to stand back for a few weeks, I’m feeling the need to re-engage and have a new main project to focus on… Around 20 people have signed up to be Friends of…

Tesco Dedworth has teamed up with Royal Windsor Racecourse to GIVE AWAY tickets to their Party in the Poddock, music and racenight, on Monday 24 August  Just drop a note in to Customer Services with your name & email or phone number on and we’ll draw winners on Friday 21st at 10 am Best be…

I’ve just had a look at the Windsor Community Governance Review Consultation 2026 document and the key question “What services or functions do you think a town council should be responsible for?” The list provided below but I am unsure as to how currently, paying around £40 per month, the running costs could actually be…

It just seems to be getting hotter and many of my colleagues recognise our ability to function normally outside Tesco Dedworth can be a struggle at times.  A shop full of fridges really helps keep us nice and cool but step outside! Because of the generosity of some of our customers, Lee and Ketan’s financial…

When I stood for election in 2019, I really thought I could have an impact on the planning developments in Windsor. I had no idea about the Local Plan, I had no idea that major developers schmoozed councils for 20 years or more before a spade breaks the ground! I did learn: https://engage.rbwm.gov.uk/planning/scoping-consultation So, please,…

INTRODUCTION All Councillors were offered a two-day training course on Carbon Literacy early this year and I took advantage.  Part of the course was a commitment to undertake a project which would reduce carbon footprint.  I decided to do one on increasing bus usage, particularly aimed at car users – not with the intent of…

I heard that a new application had gone in so checked my planning application subscription emails… nothing… that’ll explain why there is only 1 comment from a resident! Review application 26/01600/CONDIT Last year the application was put in, a series of conditions set at the planning meeting. The idea is that if they don’t meet…

Tesco Dedworth Summer Food Collection… bag it 🥳🥳 Help folk who are struggling if you can… thank you Thank you. Jon DaveyCommunity ChampionTesco Dedworth

It was yet another hot day, how many in a row, who knows?  I’d had an idea of shooting short videos but that flew out the window as the sun shone… Just grabbed a couple, here’s one of Windsor’s Town Crier who leads The Ukulele Band, enjoy… I switched tack, I wandered Alexandra Gardens and…

We’re taking part in this year’s Windsor & Eton Pride Event on Saturday 25th July. Last year it was all about the lawns and giving Alexandra Gardens to the people… an ongoing campaign… This year we’ll be wandering Alexandra Gardens with 100 Community Directories and 500 Windsor Day Photo Competition posters and our… QR CODE…

Morning all, it’s time to have some time away from the day to day management of the website and prepping for the next thing. We’ve re-jigged the site, as we like to do from time to time, giving it a calmer vibe. Rather than the blog being all over the front page, it’s now set…

Today local photographers, residents, an Aussie cricket team, a tree warden and the Town Crier gathered to announce Windsor Day into being.  Fully supported by Jack Rankin MP who would…

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Love this picture that Canva created for me… reminded me of this poem by Spike Milligan Smiling is infectiousYou catch it like the flu,When someone smiled at me today,I started smiling too. I passed around the cornerAnd someone saw me grin.When he smiled I realizedI’d passed it on to him. I thought about that smile,Then…

As England prepare to bring it home by winning their quarter final in the World Cup 2026, our young people have been designing new football kits 😉 Vote for your favourite World Cup Winning Football Strip over on our Facebook group We’ll be watching at Fi.Fest, you coming? Thank you. Jon

Just been checking the weather for Windsor Day, next Friday And there maybe a little rain… the rain bringing the fresh air is what tends to happen Seems to me, most of us struggle to cope in the heat, or the real cold, we like it just so, shall we say 16 to 24 degrees…

This Pedal To The Park is the second big bike ride organised by Windsor Cycle Hub. We’ll show you how easy it is to cycle from Windsor to the Great Park. Naturally, a degree of fitness, & your gears, are required. We can help you with the gears. Reception at Stag Meadow (by Windsor &…

Over the last month we had 1,276 votes cast, mostly for the first 30 of 60+ pictures. There were a number of late entries which we had to add at the end of the stack, which meant some didn’t get the votes they deserved, or would have had if entered on time.  It would have…

A FREE WINDSOR DAY EVENT – AT WINDSOR LIBRARY6.30 pm, 17 July 2026 Presenting: Windsor ’85: Unbridled SummerA newly released novel set in Windsor during the summer of 1985. FormatA brief introduction followed by readings from selected chapters, exploring Windsor’s history, character and community through fiction. Windsor Day celebrates the history and identity of one…

I popped in to see Mary at Radio Marlow, let’s say 10 years ago and took her a caterpillar cake because I knew it would make her smile 😉 She sadly left us yesterday but like all fabulous caterpillars, she’ll have morphed, this time into an angel rather than a butterfly. Always ready to help…

We are just 21 Facebookers shy of 13,000 Members in our “I Love Windsor Community” Facebook Group! Please share the link above with your pals Will we get there by Chico Time, Fi.Fest, next weekend? May be Windsor Day, 17th July, will prove to be the magic day? Or will we have to wait until…

I’ve seen a number of people out with their chain saws looking to trim the hedge with their No.1 tool 😉 In the UK, bird nesting season generally runs from 1 March to 31 August. During this time, it is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to intentionally damage or destroy an…

Go find out what all those drone shots can’t show you… what’s going on inside the buildings 😉 Get yourself book on to one of 3 tours: 9am, 10am and 11am You need to book on by Friday 3rd July due to health & safety, contact Danielle Welburn, email danielle.welburn@abri.co.uk , or phone 07880 107269.

The Windsor Upper Schools are staging Les Misérables and it opens for FIVE incredible shows from Wednesday 8 July to Saturday 11 July 2026 Enjoy Jon

When I drove past Sutherland Grange the other morning I noticed the Thames Hospice bins were missing… then yesterday, their removal was being celebrated as a LibDem success on Facebook! This brought back memories of an early, long drawn out battle as a new Cllr.  I had won the ward seat that included the recycling…

GET VOTING FOR YOUR FAVOURITE LOCAL HEROES! Local Community Services Group, Windsor Lions Club is delighted to announce that voting for all the nominees in this years’ Local Heroes event is now open! A whopping 18 local groups and charities – more than twice as many as the first year of the event in 2025…

With Windsor Day on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking a few summer garden party games you can enjoy with your friends and strangers in the parks & gardens of Windsor on Friday 17th July 2026. You might like throwing balls into buckets, getting hoops over pins and if in Sweden for the summer…