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Household Support Fund


We’ve launched a fresh round of the Household Support Fund that will provide one-off payments and Free School Meals vouchers to those who are most in need this winter.

 

The funding from the Department for Work and Pensions will be allocated by our partners including charities, services and community hubs on a first come, first served basis for local residents who are over 18 and facing financial hardship.

 

The fund is one of the many ways that residents can access support in the borough in different situations, that are outlined on our ‘Here to help’ pages

Ascot & Sunninghill by-election


The by-election for the Ascot and Sunninghill Ward of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead takes place on Thursday 17 October 2024.


If you live in Ascot and Sunninghill, you will be able to vote at the below locations from 7am until 10pm and will need to show an accepted form of photo ID at the polling station:


• All Saints Church Hall, Ascot Heath SL5 8DQ

• South Ascot Church Hall, South Ascot SL5 9DP

• Ascot District Day Centre (Chandler Centre), Sunninghill SL5 9DP


For more information, please call 01628 683868 or email our electoral registration team
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New support for Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes


NHS Frimley has launched a new free 12-week support programme for borough residents aged 18 to 40 recently diagnosed with Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes (EOT2D).


Tens of thousands of people in England live with EOT2D but there's been a 39% rise in recent years of under-40s who have been diagnosed.


The first 12 months after diagnosis are the most important so the programme helps give people the tools to self-manage the condition.


Sign up to the programme online
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Well Windsor charity launches on World Mental Health Day



World Mental Health Day was marked this week by the launch of a new parent-led charity dedicated to expanding access to mental health and wellbeing services for local children and teenagers.


Well Windsor calls on local businesses and individuals to join in its mission by donating, fundraising, volunteering and advocating for a variety of services that will support pupils, teachers, staff, parents and carers.


To get involved, visit wellwindsor.org.uk or follow on X
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Your questions for Thames Water


Our Place Overview and Scrutiny Panel are inviting senior representatives from Thames Water to attend their meeting at 7pm on Monday, 21 October. We would like you to get involved by sending us your questions.


The meeting will be streamed live on our YouTube channel and discuss flooding and drainage in the borough.


If you have a question that you’d like the Panel to ask Thames Water, or would like to register to speak at the meeting, please contact our Democratic Services team before 12pm on Monday, 21 October.

Community Spotlight


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


  • Volunteers needed for Maidenhead Foodshare! Visit the Foodshare website if you can help provide emergency food bags for those in need. 


  • Free money coaching course: The Christians Against Poverty Debt Management Centre runs a free course on Monday afternoons to help people who aren’t in serious financial difficulties but would like to get a better handle on their finances. Learn more on the CAP website


  • No Strings Badminton sessions take place from 6pm to 7.30pm every Wednesday evening at Cox Green Leisure Centre. Perfect for ages 16 and up, these casual meet-ups welcome players of all skill levels. For more information, call 01628685311 or email


  • Maidenhead Quilters meet every second and fourth Tuesday afternoons in Furze Platt War Memorial Hall and are welcoming new members. For more information, please email


  • Join the GoodGym Taskforce! GoodGym are a community of volunteers, who get fit by helping out in the local community in Windsor on Thursday evenings. Learn more


  • Wet Wet Wetter: WildCookham have invited the CEO of the Freshwater Habitats Trust and speakers from the South East Rivers Trust to talk and take questions about the challenges our waterways face, and the projects that are currently underway at Marsh Meadow and Maidenhead at 7.30pm on Wednesday 16 October. To register, please email


  • Ellington Morris Dancers are running free introductory sessions to learn Morris dancing from Wednesday 16 October. For more information visit their website or contact Chris on 01628 623023.


  • Pinder Hall's Annual General Meeting will take place from 7:30pm Thursday 17 October at Pinder Hall, Lower Road in Cookham. See more information


  • River Church Maidenhead invite you to join free community lunches held on the first Sunday of every month at Larchfield Community Centre. Residents can bring something to add to the table if they’d like to. For more information, please email


Do you have an upcoming not-for-profit community event or appeal for volunteers you’d like us to share? Send a short summary including key dates and a link to communications@rbwm.gov.uk and it could be shared with more than 21,000 local residents.


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

Our consultations - have your say


We regularly hold consultations and surveys to get your views on proposals within the Royal Borough.


Our current consultations are about:

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   


  • Access to Holyport road from the A308 will be affected for eight weeks from Monday 7 October, as part of wider improvement work to the key route between Maidenhead and Windsor in 2025. See more details


  • Temporary road closures will be in place for the Winsor & Eton Sea Cadets Trafalgar Day Parade to and from St George’s Chapel, Windsor between 1.50-2.10pm and 3.30-3.50pm on Sunday 13 October at: 


  • High Street
  • Park Street 
  • Sheet Street from Victoria Barracks to the junction with Park Street 
  • Victoria Street from the barrier to its junction with Sheet Street
  • Thames Street between the River Street and Castle Hill junctions 


  • There will be a road closure at the junction of Cordwallis Road and St Luke’s Road from 21st Oct to 14th Nov 2024, as part of highway improvements that will be made at three junctions in Maidenhead to improve safety based on your feedback.

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