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Cabinet approves plan setting out how walking and cycling infrastructure could be improved
A
new plan setting out how walking and cycling facilities in the Royal
Borough could be improved over the next 10 years was adopted by Cabinet
last night.
The
Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) has been shaped
by feedback from last summer’s borough-wide consultation - the Big
Conversation - together with the existing Cycling Action Plan, analysis
of where demand for walking and cycling are highest, and a review of the
existing provision.
It identifies locations where
we plan to undertake site-specific feasibility studies and
consultations, looking at what walking and cycling improvements could be
introduced. Having an adopted plan will also enable us to bid for
future government funding for highway-related investment, for which an
LCWIP will be a prerequisite.
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Have your say on options to improve the A308
A
five-week consultation inviting the community to share their views on
options to improve key sections of the A308 is now open.
We
are initially considering how 21 sections of this key transport link,
from the Bisham roundabout junction in the west, to the M25 in the east,
could be improved over the coming years, and want to hear your views to
help decide on the best options to create safer, more user-friendly
routes for all.
Following
initial conversations with stakeholders, we initially identified 42
locations as worthy of further investigation for improvements and have
since looked in more detail at 21, based on site-specific issues and
data.
The
locations for suggested improvements have been split into four areas
along the length of the road - Maidenhead and West, Bray, Windsor and
Dedworth, and Southeast Windsor and Old Windsor – and you can leave your
feedback on the different options for each area online.
There
will also be several drop-in consultation events taking place to allow
you to find out more about the options prior to sharing your feedback
online. These all take place from 6pm until 7.30pm at:
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Old Windsor Memorial Hall - Tuesday 28 June
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Braywick Leisure Centre - Tuesday 5 July
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Maidenhead Community Centre - Thursday 7 July
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Dedworth Library - Wednesday 13 July.
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Community Wardens patrol River Thames for Drowning Prevention Week
It's Drowning Prevention Week and our Community Wardens have been patrolling stretches of the River Thames in the borough.
They've been speaking with the public about water safety, as well as checking buoyancy aids.
The
Royal Life Saving Society UK, a charity which runs the annual campaign,
has been sharing important advice all week on staying safe in the
water.
This
week, Leisure Focus, our leisure centre operator, partnered with the
Royal Life Saving Society to host a free water safety assembly for
primary school children at Braywick Leisure Centre.
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Love Your Community – A Q&A with Trading Standards
As part of our “Love Your Community” communications campaign, we are highlighting the work of our Trading Standards Team.
Trading Standards are a law
enforcement agency, similar to the police, but they enforce mainly
criminal consumer protection legislation and trading laws.
Officers
help to ensure consumers get a fair deal, that they can confidently
purchase goods and services and are only sold legal, safe
products.
This means that they ensure you pay a
fair price for your food and drink when at a bar or restaurant and that
you aren't unknowingly purchasing fake or counterfeit goods. They
also support vulnerable people who have been targeted or fallen victim
to scammers, and assist local businesses in navigating complicated
trading laws so they can be successful and operate without unfair or
illegal competition.
Make sure you follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date with our latest campaign posts.
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Reminder: Sawyers Close public consultation
Housing
association Abri will share details of its latest proposals for the
potential redevelopment of Sawyers Close, Windsor at a public
consultation tomorrow (Saturday 25 June).
Taking place from 1pm to 5pm at the New Windsor Community
Association Centre on Hanover Way, Abri is inviting its tenants and the
wider community living around Sawyers Close to visit the exhibition to
view the latest proposals and leave their feedback with the project
team.
The Royal Borough is working in partnership with Abri to promote the sessions and look at redevelopment proposals for the site.
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Take part in our in-store recycling facilities survey
We've launched a
survey asking residents to help provide us with a comprehensive list of
in-store recycling facilities available in the borough.
From
this we hope to create an online map, showing what facilities are
available in your area, which you may not have previously known about. This will hopefully lead to increased rates of recycling in the borough.
You have until Friday 22 July to take part. Please visit RBWM Together.
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Are you a parent or carer living in Datchet, Horton or Wraysbury? We want to hear from you
We
are looking to bring together a group of parents and carers of children
aged up to five, who live in Datchet, Horton or Wraysbury with people
working in Early Years to think about how we can make sure every child
gets the best start in life.
We
would like to invite you to participate in an Action Learning Set (ALS)
where you will have the opportunity to talk with other parents/carers
and people working in Early Years.
Please complete the online form if you would like to take part, ALS places will be confirmed after Monday 4 July.
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Share your experiences of the 101 and 999 services
The Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner is
inviting you to share your experiences of the 101 and 999 services. The
survey is organised by the Association of Police and Crime
Commissioners.
It only takes a few minutes and your feedback will help inform
police forces, the Home Office and local commissioners on any challenges
around reporting to the police and assist in forming plans for the
future.
Take part online before the survey closes on Sunday 24 July.
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Is your home fire-safe?
Royal
Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is reminding everyone to take
fire safety precautions in the home to stay safe, including ensuring
that they have smoke and carbon monoxide alarms fitted and in good
working order.
RBFRS
say that everyone can follow simple safety advice to reduce the chance
of their smoke alarm failing to operate in an emergency:
- Install additional smoke alarms where there are electrical appliances and near sleeping areas
- Install at least one smoke alarm on each level of your home
- Test all your alarms at least weekly to ensure they are working
- Alarms
don't last forever - check what type of alarm you have and replace them
accordingly. This could be every year or every 10 years
- If you can, interlink the alarms in your home.
They
also encourage everyone to install a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm in
their home. CO is a highly poisonous gas, which you cannot see, taste or
smell. It is recommended that any room with a fuel-burning appliance
such as an open fire, wood-burning stove, or gas appliances such as a
boiler or cooker should have a working CO alarm fitted.
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Reminder: Enter this year's Garden in Bloom competition
If you have a garden you'd like to showcase, or know of one in your neighbourhood that deserves recognition, you can enter it into this year's Garden in Bloom competition.
Any
garden visible from a footpath or road is eligible for entry.
Nominations can also be made by residents, passers-by or by councillors
in their own wards until Thursday 30 June.
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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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Maidenhead Open Gardens (Saturday
25 June & Sunday 26 June). Entry badges for Maidenhead Open
Gardens, organised by Maidenhead Rotary Club, are now on sale at
Braywick Heath Nurseries and online via the club's website. More
than 20 gardens will be opening their gates throughout the weekend.
Some will be selling plants, playing host to live music and showcasing
the work of local artists. In addition, this year a new link up with the
Wild About Gardens Awards Maidenhead will give the opportunity to learn
how to garden in a way that puts wildlife at the heart of our
communities. The cost is £10 with all profits donated to Dementia
Research, Thames Hospice and other Rotary Charities
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Pinkneys Green Scouts Summer Fair
(Sunday 26 June noon to 4.30pm) – Pinkneys Green opposite Boundary
Arms, Pinkneys Road. Pinkneys Green Scouts are holding their annual
Summer Fair featuring traditional side shows, beer and Pimms
tent, tombola, BBQ, plant stall, teas and cake tent, bouncy castle,
and classic car show. At 3pm there will also be a fun dog show. Learn
more on the Pinkneys Green Scout Group website.
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200th anniversary Windsor Parish Church concert
(Sunday 26 June, 7pm) – Windsor Parish Church, St John The Baptist. The
Royal Free Singers and the choirs of the New Windsor Team Ministry and
St George’s School invite you to join them for an evening of anthems and
folksongs to mark the 200th anniversary of Windsor Parish Church.
Tickets are available on the Royal Free Singers website and at the Royal Windsor Information Centre in the Windsor Guildhall
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Picnic in the Park, ‘Rock The Rec’ (Saturday
2 and Sunday 3 July, noon to 7pm). Pirate Park, Dedworth. A celebration
of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee with live music, a vegan market, food,
artisan and craft stalls, funfair, bars, children's activities and much
more. Tickets are £5 per person, per day and further details can be
found on the Windsor jubilee website
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Charity concert
– (Sunday 17 July, 3pm to 4pm) – Holy Trinity Garrison Church, Windsor.
join the Claremont Singers on a musical journey with songs
such as ‘As long as he needs me’, ‘The music of the night’ and many
other popular show songs. Tickets are available on the door at a cost of
£5. Accompanying carers and children go free. Proceeds from
the concert will be split between Trinity Church and Thames Valley
Hospice. Complimentary tea and cake will be served after the
concert
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“The Road to the Crown”: Great Britain and the Hanoverian Dynasty
(Thursday 6 October, 10am to 3pm) – Baylis Theatre, Braywick Leisure
Centre. Join The Arts Society Maidenhead for a Special Interest Day and
learn how the ruler of a minor German state inherited the British crown
in 1714. Find out how, despite madness, personal excess, threat of
revolution and invasion, this dynasty of five kings left a significant
mark on Britain. Tickets are £40 and include a buffet lunch. To
learn more, email studydays.maidenhead@theartssociety.org
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
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You
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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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Rail strikes
Great
Western Railway and South Western Railway are continuing to ask people
to only travel by rail if necessary this week due to the industrial
action, with another strike day happening tomorrow (Saturday 25 June).
Local travel updates
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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