Maidenhead & Windsor

Get the Maidenhead bug – and enjoy a slice of the sporting action this month!

That’s the challenge to Maidenhead young and old alike as the Royal Borough’s Sportsbug programme – with the theme of getting more people more active more often - is rolled out in time for summer.

For two weeks during May (Saturday 12 – Friday 25) more than 40 sports clubs across the borough will be opening their doors and offering the opportunity to try new sports or brush up on old skills – all for FREE!

The action-packed innovative sports programme – to be held at leisure centres, schools, community centres and recreation centres across the borough – features sporting activities ranging from football, rugby, karate and judo to windsurfing, kayaking, scuba diving – and even ceroc (modern jive dancing!)

On Saturday May 19 the action centres around the borough’s three leisure centres for a Sportsbug open day from 10am to 2pm. At Windsor the fun coincides with the centre’s 20th birthday – with opportunities to have a go on a surf simulator, try rock climbing and take part in a penalty shoot-out competition to enjoying free treatments from beauticians and Team Health.

At the Magnet in Maidenhead there’s parachuting, trampolining, face painting and roller skating, to name just a few; and at Charters in Sunningdale there’s a wide choice including fencing, archery, pool, karate, cricket and netball.

Mark Camp-Overy, Maidenhead leisure services project manager, said: “This is the first year the Sportsbug programme is being rolled out across the whole borough.

“It is a fantastic way of giving more people the opportunity to get active – as well as showcasing the great range of sports and activities on offer in the borough and helping clubs to boost their profile.

“These free sessions will enable people to discover new interests and enjoy the benefits of a more active lifestyle. So come on everyone, give Sportsbug a try!”

Full colour leaflets with details of all the Sportsbug sessions and events are available at borough libraries, leisure centres, Customer Services Centres at the Town Hall, Maidenhead, and York House, Windsor, and on the borough website at www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/sdev_index.htm

Some of the sessions during the fortnight must be pre-booked – for further information contact Mark Camp-Overy, leisure services project manager, on 01628 796227.

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Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead: 6 May - 12 May 2007
Altwood Road
Maidenhead
SL6 4PF
01628 788997

6th May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 11:45 am
Lunchtime Concert: Lynda Sayce (lute)
* 2:30 pm
Farinelli: Il Castrato (15)
* 7:30 pm
Concerto delle Donne
* 8:00 pm
Laurence and Gus: Next in Line
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

7th May at Maidenhead

No events planned

8th May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:30 pm
The Story of a Great Lady

9th May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 8:00 pm
Carmen Mesa Flamenco Group

10th May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:30 pm
Endellion String Quartet
* 7:45 pm
Wise Crackers Comedy Competition: Semi Final
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Daniel Iles: Dark Light

11th May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:45 pm
Peter King and the Pendulum Quartet
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Daniel Iles: Dark Light

12th May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 11:00 am
Tiddalick
* 3:00 pm
Tiddalick
* 7:45 pm
Cabaret Night with Eve MacDonald and Tanya Vasey
* 8:00 pm
Punt and Dennis: Stuff and Nonsense
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Daniel Iles: Dark Light

Doors are now open for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Community and Business Awards and borough-based organisations are being urged to enter and make sure their applications arrive by the closing date of 24th September 2007.

Entirely supported by Main Event Sponsors, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Category Sponsors, The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Holiday Inn Maidenhead, Waitrose, SEEDA, Business Link, First Group, Ascot Racecourse, Golfbreaks, The BCA and Binary Lab, this prestigious annual event promises to provide inspiration for local businesses and the community.

There are ten categories to choose from including; Company of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Charity of the Year, Best Use of Technology, Commitment to Training, Skills & Development, Contribution to the Community, Employer of the Year and many more.

It’s FREE to enter and winners will be announced at a prestigious awards dinner at Ascot Racecourse on the 29th November 2007.

All award finalists will benefit from extensive publicity through the region. Entries can be submitted either via the Awards website: www.royalboroughawards.co.uk or by post. Postal packs are available from Blink PR on 01628 487667 or email
awards@blinkgroup.co.uk

Maidenhead Royal Borough schools are showing a healthy attitude to nutritional, physical, social and emotional wellbeing – an impressive 14 schools have recently attained National Healthy School status, bringing the total to almost half of borough schools.

The award focuses on four themes: personal, social and health education, healthy eating, physical activity, and emotional health and wellbeing. Of the 60 eligible schools and pupil referral units under the Maidenhead borough’s wing, 29 now have Healthy School status.

To celebrate and recognise the latest successes, a special event will be held at WAMDSAD, off Braywick Road, Maidenhead, on Friday April 27 from 2 – 3.30pm. The schools will give presentations on their achievements using a laptop, Healthy Schools folder or display, followed by the presentation of certificates.

The 14 schools that have recently attained Healthy School status and will receive certificates are:

· Maidenhead: All Saints CE Junior, Holyport Manor, Newlands Girls', Oldfield Primary, St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary, St Mary’s Catholic Primary and Waltham St Lawrence Primary

· Windsor: Alexander First, Dedworth Green First, Oakfield First, St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle and Windsor Girls'

· Ascot: Cheapside CE Primary

· Wraysbury: Wraysbury Primary.

Cliff Turner, head of Maidenhead children and young people, said: “Our schools are doing an excellent job of encouraging young people’s participation and involvement in activities which promote healthy lifestyles. I hope these successes will be an inspiration to others to achieve this status.”

Cyndy Gray, adviser for Maidenhead healthy schools, said: “It is a joy to talk to school council members because they are so enthusiastic and committed to making their schools a healthy and safe place to work and play. They get involved in developing anti-bullying policies, designing play areas and vegetable gardens to name but a few.

“School meals are so much more healthy than they used to be and parents are doing their best to provide healthy lunch boxes.

“Children genuinely enjoy the vast range of sports and activities which schools provide and recognise the importance of regular exercise.”

The schools already in possession of Healthy School status are: Alwyn Infant, Boyne Hill CE Infant, Burchetts Green CE First, Courthouse Junior, Datchet St Mary’s CE, Furze Platt Infant, Furze Platt Junior, Hilltop First, Homer First, Knowl Hill CE Primary, Lowbrook, Royal (Crown Aided) School, St Edward’s Catholic First, St Francis Catholic Primary and White Waltham Primary.

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The British landscape has long been a bountiful source of free healthy foods and medicines, from dandelion salad and elderflower cordial to nettle tea – a great detoxifier – and willow bark with its painkilling abilities.

Many of these plants are still available today and the Maidenhead countryside remains an excellent place to forage for those who know what they are looking for.

Royal Borough countryside rangers have organised a Foods for Free! wild food walk in Braywick Park, Maidenhead, to explore which of our commoner plants can be eaten or used for medicinal purposes.

The walk takes place on Sunday May 6 from 2 – 4pm, starting from Braywick Nature Centre in Hibbert Road.

The cost is £3.60 per person with an Advantage Card. For non-Advantage Card holders there will be a daily entry fee of 80p for adults and 60p for children.

Places must be booked in advance; to book or for further enquiries call 01628 796227.

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Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead: 29 April - 5 May 2007
Altwood Road
Maidenhead
SL6 4PF
01628 788997

29th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 3:00 pm
Alpana Sengupta's Student Show
* 4:00 pm
Phil Beer with Miranda Sykes and Isambarde
* 7:30 pm
Alpana Sengupta's Student Show
* 8:00 pm
Phil Beer with Miranda Sykes and Isambarde
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

30th April at Maidenhead

No events planned

1st May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 2:30 pm
Venus (15)
* 7:30 pm
Venus (15)
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

2nd May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 2:30 pm
Venus (15)
* 7:30 pm
Venus (15)
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

3rd May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 2:30 pm
The Queen (12A)
* 7:30 pm
The Queen (12A)
* 7:45 pm
The Idiot Colony
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club
* 7:45 pm
Tastes of Italy

4th May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 8:00 pm
Frank Skinner
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

5th May at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 2:30 pm
Baroque Violin Masterclass
* 7:30 pm
18th Century Concert Orchestra – An Italian Serenade
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club
* 1:30 pm
Stained Glass workshops

Police have stepped up their patrols following a spate of criminal damage and anti-social behaviour in the Cox Green and Woodlands Park area of Maidenhead.

Over the Easter weekend (6 to 9 April), Maidenhead police received several calls from residents reporting incidents of disorder and criminal damage by a group of youths, particularly in Heynes Green.

Officers attended on a number of occasions and dispersed the group. On Friday 6 April, a 16-year-old boy was arrested in Heynes Green for disorderly conduct. He was later charged and will appear at Maidenhead Youth Court on Tuesday 24 April.

On Saturday 7 April, four young men were arrested in Cox Green Lane, Maidenhead on suspicion of criminal damage. Three of the men received fixed penalty notices (fines) and the fourth was released without charge.

On Monday 9 April, three youths were arrested in The Fairway, Cox Green. An 18-year-old man was given a fixed penalty notice for causing a disturbance. A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl were arrested for public order offences and released on bail until Tuesday 8 May.

In relation to previous incidents of anti-social behaviour in the area, two teenage boys were arrested on Friday 2 March on suspicion of criminal damage. They were charged and appeared at Maidenhead Youth Court on 12 April. A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty and received a referral order of three months. A 16-year-old boy pleaded not guilty and was bailed until his next court appearance on Thursday 28 June.

On Saturday 24 March, two youths were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. They are currently on bail pending further inquiries.

Sgt Martin Littlewood, Maidenhead neighbourhood policing sergeant for the Cox Green and Woodlands Park area, said: “We are taking a more robust approach to dealing with anti-social behaviour by groups of young people. Last week, officers took about 15 youths back to their homes and spoke to their parents.

“We are targeting the area with additional uniformed patrols to deter youngsters from gathering and creating a nuisance.

“In the longer term, we are working closely with the Royal Borough’s anti-social behaviour co-ordinator on follow-up measures with the young people and their families, including drawing up acceptable behaviour contracts for the main offenders.”

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Maidenhead Families and nature lovers can discover the wonders of the woods as plants, insects and animals spring back into life, on a guided walk organised by the Royal Borough tree wardens.

The stroll, Spring into the Woods, takes place on Sunday April 29 from 2 – 4pm at Inkydown Woods in Bisham, Maidenhead owned by the Woodland Trust which has granted permission for its property to be used. The event forms part of the annual Walk in the Woods national programme supported by the Tree Council to encourage people to rediscover the joys of nature.

Tree wardens will lead the walkabout and reveal some of the strange and the beautiful animal and plant species to be found in the woods.

It is suitable for anyone who can walk unaided; it is not suitable for pushchairs. Children must be accompanied and dogs on leads. Refreshments will be available.

The walk is free and no booking required. The meeting point is on the woodland road off the Marlow Road (A308), about half a mile south of the junction with the A404 (the Bisham roundabout) – Ordnance Survey grid reference SU852842.

Senior Maidenhead countryside ranger Trevor Smith said: “These annual events are lots of fun and there are plenty of things to see. Last year we had a great turnout.”

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A man has been charged with robbery following an incident in Maidenhead in the early hours of Saturday (14/04).

Darren Coleman, aged 22 and of Welbeck Road, Maidenhead will appear at Slough Magistrates Court today (16/04) charged with two counts of robbery.

The charges relate to an incident in Shoppenhangers Road at 1.15am during which one 17-year-old boy was allegedly robbed of his mobile phone, neck chains, earrings and rings and his friend was allegedly robbed of cash.

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Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead: 22 April - 28 April 2007
Altwood Road
Maidenhead
SL6 4PF
01628 788997

22nd April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 6:30 pm
All England Drama Festival - 2nd Round
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

23rd April at Maidenhead

No events planned

24th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 2:30 pm
Notes on a Scandal (15)
* 7:30 pm
Notes on a Scandal (15)
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

25th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 10:30 am
Notes on a Scandal (15)
* 2:30 pm
Notes on a Scandal (15)
* 7:30 pm
Notes on a Scandal (15)
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club
* 7:00 pm
Reading Group

26th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:30 pm
Berkshire Youth Choir
* 7:45 pm
Jackie Kay – Wish I Was Here
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

27th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:45 pm
Piccadilly Dance Orchestra - Hollywood Party
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

28th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 11:00 am
The Magnificent Flying Machine
* 3:00 pm
The Magnificent Flying Machine
* 3:00 pm
Notes on a Scandal (15)
* 7:30 pm
Notes on a Scandal (15)
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club
* 1:30 pm
Stained Glass workshops

Police are warning elderly residents to be on their guard against bogus callers after a distraction burglary in Maidenhead.

Two men managed to persuade an elderly woman living in Cannon Court Road, Furze Platt, Maidenhead to let them into her home at about 7.30pm on 11 April.

The men told the woman they needed to check under her kitchen sink before carrying out work on it the next day. While one man was looking under the sink, with the woman watching, the other went into her living room and stole cash from her purse.

The men are described as white and possibly Eastern European, and may ask for plumbing jobs.

Maidenhead PC Ross Fleming, investigating officer, said: “I would appeal to residents in East Berkshire to be extra vigilant, and if they see anyone behaving suspiciously, to call police straight away.”

PC Fleming can be contacted via the Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505. If you want to be anonymous please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Residents are reminded that the ‘Water Board’ no longer exists. Genuine callers from utility companies will carry ID cards and are likely to be wearing uniforms and travelling in marked vehicles.

Thames Valley Police offer the following advice to prevent distraction burglaries:

• Have a door chain or door bar, or if necessary, a spyhole, fitted. Remember, STOP, CHAIN, CHECK!

• Do not open the door if in doubt about the person outside. Always ask for identification and if necessary check them out by calling the company.

• Display a sign stating that you do not buy or sell items at the door.

• If someone tries to sell you something, politely refuse and close the door. Respectable companies will acknowledge this and leave.

• Above all, if you are suspicious of an unexpected caller, contact police immediately, giving as much detail about the person as possible. It may be that the same caller has caused concern elsewhere.

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Maidenhead Royal Borough residents are reminded that they have just a matter of days left to register if they want to cast their vore in the local council elections on May 3.

The registration deadline of Wednesday April 18 is fast approaching and Maidenhead council is making a final call for those eligible to vote to ensure there are on the electoral roll. Anyone not registered by April 18 will not be allowed to vote on May 3.

All eligible voters must make sure they have returned their registration forms to the Maidenhead Royal Borough in good time. Forms can be down loaded from the council’s website www.rbwm.gov.uk or can be posted by contacting the customer service centre on 01628 683868

Registering is particularly important for anyone who has recently moved home – if they do not register at their new address they risk falling off the electoral register.

Advice on how to register by April 18:

* If you are not sure if you are registered to vote call the helpline on 01628 683868 where staff will be happy to check for you. Remember, you can’t vote if you are not registered and, contrary to popular belief, you are not automatically registered even if you pay council tax.

* Registering to vote is very simple. Once you’ve filled in the form, make sure you return it to reach the electoral services team at the Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead SL6 1RF no later than April 18.

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Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead: 15th April - 21st April 2007
Altwood Road
Maidenhead
SL6 4PF
01628 788997

15th April at Maidenhead

* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Carol Phillips - Cyclical Patterns, Transition and Growth

16th April at Maidenhead

No events planned

17th April at Maidenhead

* Workshops and other events
* 6:00 pm
Taste of Norden's

18th April at Maidenhead

* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

19th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:30 pm
Maidenhead Drama Festival
* 8:00 pm
Saints and Superheroes
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

20th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:30 pm
Maidenhead Drama Festival
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club

21st April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:30 pm
Maidenhead Drama Festival
* 7:45 pm
Cabaret Night with Special Guests
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Maidenhead Painting Club
* 1:30 pm
Stained Glass workshops

Maidenhead Businesses need to be preparing now for the smokefree workplace legislation which comes into effect on July 1 – and if they are unsure about what they should be doing, help is at hand.

That’s the message from Maidenhead Royal Borough environmental health officers who are happy to guide and advise business owners about the new laws. While Smokefree England has been set up by the government to co-ordinate the overall programme, it is down to environmental health officers to ensure local businesses comply with the law.

Gillian Taylor, Maidenhead environmental health manager, said: “Full guidance packs are being sent out in April to all employing, actively trading businesses. If any business hasn’t received the pack by early May, they should contact either the environmental health team or Smokefree England.”

Each pack will contain a guidance brochure and a selection of ‘no smoking’ stickers, some of which it will be compulsory to display.

From July 1, it will be illegal to light up in virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England, bringing it in line with Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The main reason for the legislation is to protect non-smokers from the effects of second-hand smoke.

The legislation covers all workplaces where more than one person works or which are visited by members of the public and includes any space that has a ceiling or roof, which means tents, marquees, conservatories and vehicles are included.

Under the new legislation, management will have to ensure premises are smokefree, display ‘no smoking’ signs in a prominent position at all public entrances and take reasonable steps to ensure customers and staff are aware the premises are legally required to be smokefree. There will be no obligation to provide smoke breaks or outside smoking areas.

Employers could be fined up to £2,500 if they fail to prevent smoking in a smokefree place and up to £1,000 if they fail to display ‘no smoking’ signs, while individuals who light up in a smokefree area could have to pay up to £200.

Gillian went on: “Some businesses have already taken the initiative and begun the process of implementing smokefree policies in their workplaces before the deadline. This is a clever business move for three reasons:

· The workforce has the opportunity to get used to the smoking ban before the legislation is active and the company could be fined in instances of non-compliance

· Smokefree workplaces save money. By protecting employees from second-hand smoke and helping current smokers to quit or cut down sick days will be reduced, work-time smoking breaks stopped and there may be a reduction in cleaning and redecorating costs

· It will allow businesses to take advantage of the NHS Stop Smoking Services, which will provide smoking cessation clinics for employees in the workplace. It is likely there will be a high demand for these free services closer to the deadline.”

Business owners can contact 01628 683820 if they have not received their guidance pack, or for further information or advice on the new legislation or Stop Smoking Services. Smokefree England can be contacted on 0800 169 1697 or by visiting smokefreeengland.co.uk

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A man has been remanded in custody following an alleged incident in Bray, Maidenhead.

Paul Richard Joseph Kenny, 41, of no fixed abode, appeared at Slough Magistrates’ Court on 2 April charged with robbery, handling stolen goods, driving whilst disqualified and driving with no insurance.

He was remanded in custody until 12 July, when he will appear at Reading Crown Court.

The charges relate to an alleged incident in High Street, Bray, Maidenhead at about 8pm on 30 March, in which a man was allegedly assaulted and a black Porsche Cayenne stolen.

Police investigating the case would like to hear from anyone with information about the alleged incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det Con Iain Watkinson on 0845 8 505 505. If you don’t want to speak to police or give your name, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Maidenhead Royal Borough residents have another opportunity to meet their local elected representatives on Saturday April 7 2007.

Maidenhead councillors will be holding their regular surgery between 10am and 12 noon in the council’s mobile facility, which will be located outside the National Westminster bank, High Street.

The open session - no appointment necessary - means people can drop in and meet the members to discuss local issues, air their views or ask for help and advice. Arrangements can be made for confidential interviews during the morning, if requested.

The next Maidenhead surgery will be held between 10am and 12 noon on Saturday 2 June 2007.

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What lives in, on and under an oak tree? Royal Borough tree warden Martin Woolner will reveal all about the quintessentially English species when he hosts an ‘oak tree safari’ at Braywick Nature Centre in Hibbert Road, Maidenhead on Thursday April 26 from 7.15 – 9pm.

The illustrated Maidenhead talk will allow the audience to see close-up the wide range and richness of wildlife that exists on, in and under the oak.

Martin said: “The oak supports more wildlife than any other type of tree in Britain; much of it is common but goes unseen and some is exceedingly rare and yet found locally.”

The audience will see such sights as fungi which glow in the dark, the British moth with the longest feelers, weevils with the longest snouts, false scorpions, slugworms, common footmen, hedgehog gallwasps, leaf rollers, leaf miners, beefsteak fungus, weeping brackets and dead-man's fingers.

The cost is £3.60 per adult with an Advantage Card. Non-Advantage Card holders are charged a daily entry fee of 80p per adult. Refreshments are included.

Places must be booked in advance; for more information and to book call 01628 796227.

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Young Maidenhead Royal Borough cyclists are gearing up for a wheelie good Easter with the borough’s second holiday cycle training course being run next week (Monday April 2 – Thursday April 5).

Next week’s course follows “hot on the wheels” of last summer’s innovative pilot course for young teenagers aged between 10 and 13 in which the young cyclists were put through their paces under the watchful eyes of Maidenhead road safety officers and community wardens, led by experienced cycle instructor Brian Houlton, a member of the borough’s licensing team.

The success of last summer’s scheme has meant demand has been high for next week’s follow-up – and on Monday ten young people will saddle up at Kidwells Park in Maidenhead for the intensive four days of theory and practice.

Philippa Baxter, Maidenhead Royal Borough road safety officer, said: “We were delighted with the success of last year’s first holiday course and hope to make these courses a regular feature of our cycle training programme.

“It is very important to be able to offer this training opportunity to youngsters who have missed out on cycle training at junior school so that they are confident and capable of cycling to secondary school independently.”

April also marks the start of Maidenhead borough’s annual cycle training scheme which regularly sees more than 500 pupils at borough schools learning the rules of the road under the guidance of volunteer instructors.

Young cyclists are taught basic road manoeuvres, road safety awareness and hazard perception, co-ordination and control by volunteer instructors trained by the borough’s road safety team.

Philippa added: “In the last couple of months we have trained nearly 60 new volunteer instructors, but we are always keen to hear from anyone else who is interested in helping to educate young cyclists in the art of safe cycling.”

For further information about becoming a volunteer instructor please contact Philippa Baxter on 01628 796577.

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Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead: 8th April - 14th April 2007
Altwood Road
Maidenhead
SL6 4PF
01628 788997

8th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 3:00 pm
Into Great Silence (Die Große Stille) (U)
* 7:30 pm
Into Great Silence (Die Große Stille) (U)
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Carol Phillips - Cyclical Patterns, Transition and Growth

9th April at Maidenhead

No events planned

10th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:30 pm
Ghosts (15)
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Carol Phillips - Cyclical Patterns, Transition and Growth

11th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:30 pm
Bobby (15)
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Carol Phillips - Cyclical Patterns, Transition and Growth

12th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:30 pm
The Good Shepherd (15)
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Carol Phillips - Cyclical Patterns, Transition and Growth

13th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 7:45 pm
Jazz Warriors
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Carol Phillips - Cyclical Patterns, Transition and Growth

14th April at Maidenhead

* Performances
* 8:00 pm
Ian Siegal
* 8:00 pm
Wil Hodgson
* Workshops and other events
* 10:00 am
Carol Phillips - Cyclical Patterns, Transition and Growth
* 1:30 pm
Stained Glass workshops

A solution is on the cards for Maidenhead residents who have had difficulties using their magnetic stripe Advantage Cards in borough car parks.

The Maidenhead Royal Borough has introduced chip cards to replace the magnetic stripe Advantage Cards and has invited cardholders who have had trouble getting their resident discounts in local car parks to exchange their magnetic stripe cards for a chip card at any local issuing centre – the Town Hall and the Magnet Leisure Centre in Maidenhead, Windsor Leisure Centre and York House customer service centre in Windsor and Charters Leisure Centre in Ascot.

David Scott, head of Maidenhead community services, said: “We have taken on board the concerns of our residents who have had difficulties using their Advantage cards in borough car parks. The new chip cards should make it easier for residents to get their discounts.”

Parking discounts are available to Advantage cardholders in the following car parks:

· Maidenhead: Grove Road, West Street and the Town Hall (after 5pm and at weekends)
· Datchet: Horton Road, The Avenue and on-street parking machines
· Windsor and Eton: Alma Road, Alexandra Gardens, King Edward VII, River Street, Romney Lock, Victoria Street, Windsor Library and York House (after 5pm and at weekends) and all on-street parking machines in Windsor and Eton.

Residents who have not yet collected a replacement card are invited in the meantime to display their Advantage Card alongside their parking voucher with the relevant fee.

Advantage is the Maidenhead Royal Borough residents’ card giving discounts at leisure centres, tourist attractions and more than 100 local businesses in the area. Visit www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/advantage_index.htm or call 01628 796252 for further information.

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