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Support our campaign: Love Parks Week
This month, ahead of Love Parks Week we're celebrating our fantastic parks across Windsor and Maidenhead. We're encouraging everyone to get back to nature and rediscover our local green spaces this summer.
When
spending time outdoors over the next week, The Met Office is
forecasting a heatwave, so please remember to take extra precautions
against the risk of sunstroke by wearing sunscreen and bringing extra
water.
Visit the NHS website for more advice on reducing the risk of heatstroke and heat exhaustion to you and your loved ones.
Check out our Twitter and Facebook accounts to learn more about your local parks.
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Clean up after your dog - don’t risk a fine
As
part of Love Parks Week, our community wardens are reminding all dog
owners to clean up after their pets, or risk a £100 fixed penalty notice
and a fine of up to £1,000 in court.
This
is due to a new legal order, known as a Public Spaces Protection Order,
which also allows authorised officers to instruct a dog-owner to put
their pet on a lead if it is loose and causing harassment, alarm, or
distress in a public space.
Over
the coming weeks, our wardens are speaking with dog walkers in local
parks to remind them to ‘bag it and bin it’, what the financial risks
are if they don’t and how to report dog-foulers for investigation.
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Royal Borough rough sleeper numbers hits zero
We
are pleased to report that the number of verified rough sleepers in the
Royal Borough is currently zero, compared to 40 at the end of 2019.
Our
joint work with the NHS, local charities, and Thames Valley Police
enables us to support vulnerable people off the streets and into stable
accommodation as part of our borough-wide Homelessness and Rough
Sleeping Strategy.
To support people in making a lasting transition into supported
accommodation and then independent living, we have a three-step pathway
which is supported by our alternative giving scheme, Tap 4 Lasting Change.
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Free school holiday activity and food programme for children
Our
free holiday activities and food programme for children eligible for
free schools meals will continue in the borough this summer.
The
programme, Feed Ur Everyday Lives (FUEL), began in Easter this year and
aims to provide additional support to vulnerable children in our
borough.
It is delivered by Achieving for Children, which manages the council’s children’s services, and
will run from Monday 2 August to Friday 27 August. Young people and
families in receipt of benefits-related free schools meals will be able
to access a regular source of free activity groups and nutritious meals.
The
Government has also extended the Covid support fund for children
eligible for free school meals, we are supplying food vouchers worth £80
per child.
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#ThinkBeforeYouDial – check our website before calling
Like
other councils and public bodies, our frontline services are currently
responding to extra public enquiries and demands which people have held
off raising during the pandemic. We’d like to thank everyone for their
patience and understanding as we work through these as quickly as
possible.
If
you have a basic enquiry about council services, or wish to apply,
report or make a payment, then please #ThinkBeforeYouDial and check our website before phoning up.
You
may be able to find your answers more quickly, and you can also access
other online council services such as paying invoices or bills, ordering
a new bin, and changing your address for council tax.
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Rediscover the Royal Borough with Woo magazine
Download Visit Windsor's latest Woo digital magazine to find out all the great things to do in the Royal Borough this summer.
Inside you'll find inspiration for brilliant days out, as well as
outstanding dining and accommodation choices. All you have to decide is
what to do first.
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Apply for youth project funding
Individuals or organisations in the Royal Borough can now apply to the East Berkshire Children and Young People Innovation Fund.
The
fund, which is hosted by Frimley Health and Care, offers grants up to
£5,000 for innovative community projects that support the health and
wellbeing of young people across East Berkshire.
Individuals aged 16 and up can also apply to the fund on behalf of their school, community or voluntary group.
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Shape the future of our Day Services
Many
families will use our Day Services during their lifetime. What kind of
service would you like for yourself, a loved one or family member, in
the future if the need arose?
We
want to hear your thoughts on proposed changes to day services and
centres for adults who need care and support in the borough.
The
proposed changes include closing Windsor Day Centre (for people living
with dementia) and Oakbridge Centre (for people with learning
disabilities), with a support service available at times residents and
carers need it.
Everyone is invited to respond, whether they are current users of the services or not. Take part on the RBWM Together website before Sunday 29 August.
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Take part in Heathrow night flights consultation
If
you haven’t done so already, there’s still time to take part in a
consultation on night flight restrictions at Heathrow Airport beyond
2024.
The Department for Transport would like to hear your views by Friday 3 September on the Government website.
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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 this weekend between
junctions 3 (Hayes) and 4b (M25 interchange), from 8pm today until 6am
on Monday 19 July.
The
M4 is also due to be closed in both directions next weekend between
junctions 6 (Slough) and 8/9 (Maidenhead), from 8pm on Friday 23 July to
6am the following Monday.
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Keep in touch
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