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We're wishing our Paralympians the best of luck in Paris!


If like us you’re missing the drama and the excitement of the Olympics then fear not, for next Wednesday sees the beginning of 2024 Paralympics in Paris.


With UK Sport predicting that ParalympicsGB will bring home 100 -140 medals from Paris, our Paralympians are set to maintain Great Britain’s place as the second most successful Paralympian team in the world.

ParalympicsGB will be building on the successes of previous Paralympians, like local residents Jeanette Chippington and Sophie Christiansen CBE, and this year another local resident, Louise Sugden, who won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, will once again be representing Great Britain in the power lifting. 


We’re all immensely proud of our Paralympians and, like the rest of the country, we’ll be cheering them on over the next few weeks!


If you’d like to find out more about the Royal Borough’s links with the Olympics please visit our website 

Congratulations to our local GCSE students


Well done to all our local GCSE students who got their results this week.

 

We’re so proud to have high quality comprehensive schools in the Royal Borough, which provide a fantastic education to help local young people to have the best start in life and achieve their ambitions.

 

Whether you’re staying in full-time education, or starting an apprenticeship or traineeship, we’re sure that many of you are marking the end of school with much-deserved smiles and celebrations, reflecting all your hard work during your coursework and exams.

 

If you didn’t get the grades you were after then please do speak with your school for support and guidance on alternative options. You can also find independent wellbeing support via Kooth and on our website

Work to revitalise Maidenhead's King Street completed ahead of schedule

Plans to brighten up the town centre in Maidenhead took a big step forward this week as work was completed on King Street, creating more engaging spaces for walking and cycling.


The Government-funded work, part of our wider plans to brighten up the town centre, focused on the pedestrianised section of King Street, between Broadway and Keys Place.


This section now has a new dedicated space along its centre specifically for cyclists, with areas either side for pedestrians. These dedicated cycle and walking areas have visibly different surface types and obvious boundaries.


Along with the new bespoke paving, the spaces outside the existing businesses along this section of the street have been reconfigured to provide the option of introducing café-style seating, subject to the relevant licenses and permissions. 


The work had been due to be completed this autumn, but has finished ahead of schedule. You can learn more about the revitalisation of King Street on our website

Last chance to have your say on the Residents' Newsletter


There is still time to give us your thoughts on the Residents’ Newsletter via our survey, which will be closing at 12pm on Friday 30 August.


To take part, visit our RBWM Together webpage


This e-newsletter is a weekly digest of council news and information and a look ahead to forthcoming council activities. It is sent every Friday to those who have subscribed.


Your feedback is valuable to us, both positive and constructive, and will help us to improve the newsletter. It only takes 10 minutes to complete.


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All welcome at Merchant Navy Day flag raising ceremony


Each year Merchant Navy Day is held on 3 September, to honour the brave men and women who kept the UK afloat during both World Wars, and to promote both a greater awareness of the country’s maritime heritage and highlight the UK's continued dependence on modern day merchant seafarers. 


The mayor will lead a short ceremony at the Maidenhead Town Hall War Memorial, which the public are welcome to attend, at 10am on Tuesday 3 September. Following the ceremony the Red Ensign will be raised.

Final reminder: Free swimming sessions for local teenagers this summer to aid water safety


Young people aged between 13 and 17 still have time to take part in our free one-hour swim sessions, thanks to the "Safe Summer Swim" initiative.


The sessions, which have been running throughout the school holidays, continue until Friday 30 August, at Windsor Leisure Centre and Braywick Leisure Centre.

 

With up to 40 spaces available per session, the initiative seeks to provide local teenagers with a fun opportunity to learn essential water safety skills, improve their swimming, and foster a greater appreciation for water-related activities.


The sessions are available only on weekdays, and for more information please visit our website 

Visiting London over the bank holiday weekend? Why not park in Vicus Way?


Are you planning a city break to London over the bank holiday? Did you know our Vicus Way car park in Maidenhead has a super-affordable parking offer for weekend leisure trips?


If you arrive after 4pm on Friday, you can park until 11am on Monday for just £10 – the smart choice whether you're heading to the capital or spending the weekend in our lovely Royal Borough.


Vicus Way is a spacious, modern parking base outside ULEZ, with vehicle entry from 5am to 8pm, and exit 24 hours a day, seven days a week.


And Maidenhead station, just is a convenient five-minute walk away, has regular services to Paddington and Windsor.

Could solar panels be an option for your home?


A green energy scheme to help you and local businesses generate renewable energy through solar panels, cutting energy costs and carbon footprint, is open in the Royal Borough.


We've joined forces with neighbouring councils to group bid for cheaper installation of solar panels through Solar Together. Residents and businesses, with permission from the property owner to install the panels, can register until 13 September.


The scheme offers solar panels with optional battery storage and EV charge points, as well as retrofit battery storage for residents who've already invested in solar panels and are looking to get more from the renewable energy they generate. 


The applications are grouped together, and reputable installation companies then bid to carry out the work through a reverse auction overseen by a company called iChoosr. For more information please visit our website

Bin collections are normal this bank holiday weekend


We collect household waste and recycling on bank holidays (excluding Christmas and New Year).

 

If your bin is due to be collected this bank holiday (Monday 26 August), please put it at the kerbside by 7am on the day, as usual.

 

For more information about what can go in each bin visit our waste webpage

Pharmacies this bank holiday weekend


If you need a local pharmacy for minor illnesses this weekend, remember opening times will vary.


You can also find medical advice and support on NHS Frimley’s Health and Care website, which might save you having to find an open pharmacy. And having a well-stocked medicine cabinet could also save you that trip. 

Royal Borough Community Spotlight


Here are just some of the upcoming community events and volunteering opportunities in the Royal Borough.


  • Free weekly wellbeing walk in Windsor with Maidenhead United Community Trust (every Monday, until Monday 2 September, with the exclusion of Monday 26 August). Come and join us for our free summer wellbeing walk in Windsor, setting off at 10.30am from Woody’s café, SL4 5EU. It's a leisurely paced walk of two to three miles with free parking available. Refreshments will be available to purchase on return. For more information email 


  • Free Windsor Wellbeing Walk with Maidenhead United Community Trust (second and fourth Friday of every month). Setting off at 10.30am from Windsor Leisure Centre car park, SL4 5JB, this is a leisurely 75 minute walk, followed by optional refreshments available to purchase at the lovely Swan community pub. If you’d like to attend or learn more, please email


  • Open Rehearsal with Maidenhead Choral Society (Monday 2 September, 7.45pm to 9.45pm). Maidenhead Choral Society would like to invite all comers to their first rehearsal of the new term to sing some gorgeous pieces by Anton Bruckner that they are preparing for their November concert. The rehearsal will be held at St Edmund’s Catholic Church, Altwood Road, Maidenhead. Find out more on our website and see what we’re all about!


  • Annual Old Windsor Handicraft, Produce & Horticulture Show (Saturday 7 September, doors open from 2pm). Join us for a free local show of art, craft, flower arranging, produce, jam making, baking and photography. There will be a grand raffle, local produce and cake for sale, with prizes presented at 4:30pm by the mayor. Please note the closing date for entries is Wednesday 4 September. Entries are welcome from all age groups. For more information visit our Facebook page


  • Cox Green Horticultural and craft show (Saturday 7 September at 2.30pm). With a range of classes for all ages, and plenty of stalls and attractions, including a market stall selling delicious cakes, home grown produce and our ever-popular wine raffle, this is a fun, friendly show, open to all and not just Cox Green residents. See our website for further details.


  • Eton Action Fair (Saturday 14 September, 11am to 4pm). Join us for a day filled with joy and laughter as the Eton Action Fair returns for its 51st year! Join us as Eton College’s historic grounds are transformed into a vibrant community fair, bringing together fun, food, and fantastic entertainment, and all for charity. With exciting rides, amusements, games, stalls, performances and delicious food and drinks, this annual tradition draws thousands of visitors and raises essential funds for five specially chosen charities. Tickets are £3 for adult and £2 for children. Learn more about us and this year’s chosen charities on our website 


  • All Saints church in Boyne Hill will be open on 14 and 15 September, between 9.30am and 4.30pm on the Saturday, and between 12pm and 4.30pm on the Sunday. All Saints is a Grade 1 listed church built in the gothic style, full of polychromatic colour, beautiful windows, stone carvings and much more. The church it sited in an enclosed grass quadrangle with other buildings around it in the same style. Volunteers will answer any questions and there’s a guided tour at 3pm on both days, and an organ recital at 2.30pm on the Sunday. Light refreshments will be available.


  • Choral concert at Old Windsor Parish Church (Sunday 15 September at 3pm). By popular request the Claremont Singers are returning to Old Windsor for a concert of ‘Summer Songs’. Tickets are £5 and available at the door, for Windsor Food Share and the Parish Church. Refreshments are available and there’s plenty of parking. The Church is at the bottom of Church Road, SL4 2JW.


If you have an upcoming not-for-profit community event or appeal for volunteers 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 more than 21,000 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.


To see further volunteering opportunities in the borough, or for another way for community organisations to promote volunteering opportunities, please visit RBWM Together

Local Travel Updates


For details of further council works on highways, visit our website. For full local roadwork details, including work by utility firms, please visit the One Network website   


  • Traffic Management will be in place on Forlease Road, from the junction with Moorbridge Road to the junction with the A4 St Cloud Way, from 9:30am to 4:00pm, between Wednesday 21 August and Tuesday 10 September, to facilitate new walking and cycling routes.   

 

  • Road Resurfacing work: A4 Bad Godesberg Way, Maidenhead between Castle Hill & Cookham Road, from 9pm to 6am, Tuesday 27 August to Thursday 29 August. 

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