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Calling all bird keepers! Help protect our feathered friends
Bird flu cases have unfortunately been found locally and to help reduce spread Defra has established a temporary disease control zone covering 3km (1.86 mile) in all directions from the Thames at Eton, where infected swans were recently identified.
If
you keep birds of any number, species or breed within the zone - either
at your home, garden, dovecote, allotment, smallholding or farm –
please complete this short survey by the evening of Friday 28 January
to play your part in helping protect local wildfowl, poultry farms and
your own birds. Please take part if you keep any captive birds within
that zone, including poultry such as chickens, ducks or geese, any game birds such as pheasants, any aviary and caged birds, or any racing or fancy pigeons.
National public health advice remains that risk to human health is very low and poses a very low food safety risk. While local confirmed cases so far have been within a limited number of wild swans, bird flu is infectious and does pose a threat to birds wild and captive, as well as the poultry industry.
When
cases are identified, part of effective disease control is to build a
clear local picture of where birds are kept, how many and which species.
The survey is being undertaken on behalf of Defra. The survey responses
will allow Defra vets to offer advice and undertake checks with those
bird keepers at higher risk, and ultimately lift the zone once they’re
confident the disease is under control locally.
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Could your business apply for our Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant?
The
Royal Borough is inviting eligible hospitality, leisure, and
accommodation businesses to apply for further Covid grants to support
them following the Omicron outbreak.
We
are offering businesses one-off grants from the Government of either
£2,677, £4,000 or £6,000, depending on the rateable value of their
trading premises, to help eligible rate-paying businesses in these
hard-hit sectors.
The
Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant aims to support eligible
hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses that offer in-person
services where the main service and activity takes place at the fixed
rate-paying premises, including restaurants, pubs, bars, hotels,
B&Bs and many visitor attractions.
Applications with supporting evidence must be made by the new extended deadline of Friday 18 Mach 2022. To see full eligibility criteria, check exemptions and apply, visit our website.
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Share your views on our draft Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Strategy 2021-24
Residents,
community groups and partner organisations are invited to help finalise
the Royal Borough’s strategy for providing safe accommodation and
associated support for victims of domestic abuse.
We are consulting on our draft Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Strategy 2021-24, which sets out how safe accommodation and support for domestic abuse victims and their children will be provided over the period.
As
a council, we already work closely with partners to provide safe
accommodation for victims of domestic abuse and their children, with
each family offered tailored support to meet their needs.
Once
adopted, the strategy will provide a way to better prioritise work and
investment to enable us to ensure all victims and their children can
access good quality, affordable and safe accommodation, along with
appropriate support, to start to rebuild their lives.
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Make your home more energy efficient with the Green Homes Grant scheme
Eligible
homeowners or private tenants are invited to apply to the Green Homes
Grant scheme to make improvements to increase the comfort and energy
efficiency of their homes.
These are designed to lower carbon emissions and save money on fuel bills and could include:
- Wall and loft insulation
- Air source, ground source or hybrid heat pumps
- Double/triple glazing to replace single glazing
- Thermostats and heating controls
- Hot water tank insulation.
Warmworks,
which is delivering the scheme on our behalf, will arrange a survey in
the homes of eligible householders to agree what work will be carried
out. An accredited and registered sub-contractor team then completes the
installation of the agreed measures.
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Reminder - time running out to take part in our budget consultation
Residents,
community groups and businesses have over a week left to take part in
the Royal Borough’s consultation on our proposed budget.
This
proposed budget for 2022/23 is an investment budget that looks to
support our most vulnerable residents while ensuring we continue to
provide high quality services for all.
To take part in the consultation, which started in early December and closes on Monday 31 January, visit the RBWM Together website.
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Don’t make resolutions, make habits
Our
January communications campaign continues this week, with a focus on
exercising at home, the gym or at one of our local leisure centres.
Whether you’re a first timer, or you’ve stopped going, now is also a great time to sign up to your local gym. Visit the Leisure Focus website for information about the facilities and classes at your local leisure centre.
Make sure you follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date with the campaign.
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Covid safety measures for public council meetings
Our
council meetings which welcome public attendance are held in the
Council Chamber at Maidenhead Town Hall, and in the Grey Room at York
House in Windsor.
Thorough
Covid-19 risk assessments and environmental health checks, we ensure
safety measures are in place at both venues to mitigate against any
spread of the virus during these meetings.
At both the Town Hall and York House, hand
sanitiser is available at their receptions, and all participants are
encouraged to wear a face covering in line with government guidance. The
Council Chamber at the Town Hall, and the Grey Room at York House, are
both sanitised after each session. Socially distanced public seating is also available at each venue.
If you do plan to attend one of our council meetings, please take a negative lateral flow test before you arrive.
To find out about upcoming public council meetings visit our website. If you’d rather attend virtually, our meetings are streamed live on our YouTube channel and also kept as recordings.
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Upcoming railway work in Windsor & Eton
The railway between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside will be closed all day from Monday 21 to Sunday 27 February.
This
is because of work by South Western Railway (SWR) to install new
signalling and undertake essential track and bridge maintenance.
Rail
replacement buses will be in operation between Staines and Windsor
& Eton Riverside throughout the closure, then also between Hounslow
and Windsor & Eton Riverside on Sunday 27 February.
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Help improve your local fire and rescue service’s website
Residents are being asked for their views to help develop the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) website.
During
this year, RBFRS will be making changes to their website, and are
looking to improve user experience and provide more of the information
that residents are looking for.
Their survey closes at 5pm on Monday 31 January.
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Royal Borough community spotlight
Here are just some of the upcoming community events in the Royal Borough:
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Endymion Ensemble classical concert
(Norden Farm, Maidenhead) - Friday 28 January at 7.30pm – Presented by
the Maidenhead Music Society, this concert will be in memory of Rudi
Sheldon, who passed away last November after a lifetime of contributions
to cultural and community services in Maidenhead. To book your tickets,
visit the Norden Farm website
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Uncover six million years of human history (St Marks Methodist Church, Maidenhead) – Starting Thursday 3 March. The five-week Aspects of Prehistory
course will look at periods of human history from the Stone Age to the
Iron Age. Attendees will also get the opportunity to handle a variety of
historic artefacts. For more details, visit the Workers’ Educational Association website or email Steph Diggon if you are interested in signing up
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Join Maidenhead Choral Society (St Lukes Church, Maidenhead) Why not come along and give this friendly and inclusive amateur choir a try? Rehearsing Monday evenings from 7.45pm, this mixed amateur choir also have a professional conductor and accompanist. Visit the Maidenhead Choral Society website for more information
If
you have an upcoming not-for-profit community event or activity you’d
like to promote in this newsletter simply send basic information about
your event to communications@rbwm.gov.uk and it could be shared with over 19,000 local residents.
You
just need to include a brief description, when and where it takes
place, and a link to a website/social media page/contact where people
can find out more.
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Have your say
We regularly hold consultations to get your views on proposals within the Royal Borough.
Responding to our consultations and giving your feedback is the best way to ensure your views are heard.
Our current consultations are:
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M4 closures
The M4 is due to be closed in both directions between Junctions 4b
(M25 interchange) and 5 (Langley) from 8pm today until 6am on Monday 24
January.
The M4 is also due to be closed in both directions between
Junctions 5 (Langley) and 6 (Slough-Windsor) from 8pm on Friday 28
January to 6am on Monday 31 January.
For details of council works on highways, visit our website. For full local roadwork details, including work by utility firms, please visit the One Network website.
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