Maidenhead & Windsor

How the Maidenhead Royal Borough is supporting and encouraging action on the environment is in the spotlight with the publication of the council's magazine for local residents.

Cleaner, Greener, Safer is the theme of Around the vRoyal Borough, which is being delivered to almost 60,000 local homes from today (Monday October 2). Its 32 pages are packed with information about initiatives supporting sustainability – from borough-wide recycling to a school's new toilet flush system for saving water.

In her introduction, Cllr Margaret Hyde, chairman of the Maidenhead sustainability panel, said: "Being 'green' is no longer cranky, quirky or eccentric – it's about everyone learning how to reduce negative impacts on the environment so that our children and all the generations to come can enjoy fresh air, nourishing food, clean water, green fields and trees and all the other things that make life good"

The magazine looks at:

* the work of the Maidenhead borough's Learning for Sustainability action group
* how Maidenhead schools and community groups are getting information about the three Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle
* the grants and help available for making homes warmer, using less fuel
* the council programme for making green parks and open spaces high quality recreation and play centres for their communities
* how young people are learning to protect bugs and minibeasts at Braywick Nature Centre
* the work of the dedicated tree wardens
* green travel, including Maidenhead's veggie bus and
* how new council buildings are using modern methods of saving energy.

Cllr Mary Rose Gliksten, Maidenhead council leader, said: "The council is totally committed to protecting our environment. We live in a beautiful borough but we are facing relentless pressure from pollution and expansion. Cleaner, Greener, Safer is a straightforward statement of the values in which we believe and Around the Royal Borough highlights some of the measures, small and large, which we are taking to lead the way in sustainability."

Around the Royal Borough also has its usual popular stories and features, with special two-page features on:

* town centre news from Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton
* health matters (from Berkshire East Primary Care Trust) and
* the latest crime reduction initiatives from the Community Safety Partnership.

Copies of Around the Royal Borough are being delivered to local homes (together with the latest Advantage Magazine) by Royal Mail. They are also available from council offices, libraries, leisure centres and first stop shops.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead