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The Big Help Out, on Monday 8th May, encourages residents and community groups to organise and get involved in volunteering activities on the special Bank Holiday, to make a difference in their local areas.
If you are organising a volunteering activity for the Big Help Out, or another Coronation community event or activity, and would like help promoting this to the wider community, please get in touch and this can be featured in this e-newsletter that goes to 21,000 local people each Friday. Email details to communications@rbwm.gov.uk.
You can also add your Coronation celebration to the national Coronation Map. For materials to help you celebrate, including Coronation bunting templates, visit the Coronation website. To see the street parties and road closures in the borough, please visit the One Network website.
Read more: The Big Help Out | The Kings Coronation | May 8th 2023 
At the weekend three Year 12 students were part of the team which won the Space Design Competition National Finals at Imperial College London.
On 11th and 12th March, students from Charters Sixth Form took part in The Space Design Competition National Finals at Imperial College London. Three Year 12 students who had won their regional heat back in November to qualify for the final, were accompanied to the 48 hour competition by Head of Physics at the Sunningdale school, Mr Morgan-John.
After a gruelling 13 hour day on Saturday, followed by an early start on Sunday, the school are incredibly proud to report that Lauren, Libby and Natalia were part of the winning team.
The students summed up their experience at the event for us:
“As part of the UK Space Design Competition, we were put into one of four teams of about 60 students each from a range of schools who also were part of winning regional teams and asked to design a space station that orbits the sun. Within our team we then split ourselves into a range of groups including structural engineering, human factors, operations, automation, and marketing and were then given points that our relative groups had to cover in a final presentation. The competition lasted from 10AM – 10PM but most people worked into the night, trying to make our presentation as professional and viable as possible. Our team won the competition, and we learnt a lot from the other people who had competed before. It was a challenging educational experience and I hope we can do it again next year and get more people involved”.
Congratulations to Lauren, Libby and Natalia for their hard work over the two days which ultimately led to their success.
Celebrate the Coronation and host a ‘Big Lunch’ in aid of Thames Hospice | By order of the King and Queen Consort, Thames Hospice is calling on its community to host a ‘Coronation Big Lunch’ in aid of the charity so more patients and families can get the vital hospice care and support they need.
The Coronation of The King and The Queen Consort will be a momentous occasion for the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and a fantastic opportunity to come together to celebrate and reflect on what matters most.
The Big Lunch, a nationwide action of celebration and friendship, will bring millions of people together to boost community spirit, reduce loneliness and support charities and good causes like Thames Hospice.
Monday
At the start of National Careers Week, Year 7 students welcomed two guests to their assembly; one of Charters School’s past students who is currently studying Modern Foreign Languages at The University of Reading and a business consultant who works in mergers and acquisitions.
Year 13 students were joined by another former student during their assembly, who despite being disappointed with her A Level results is now the Transformation Director at the British Red Cross; she was keen to stress that results day shouldn't define you. Later in the day the GCSE and A Level French students heard about their guest’s experience of studying a joint honours degree in Geography and Russian, and how her language skills have benefitted her career.
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Read more: Careers Week at Charters School
The Mayor of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has addressed His Majesty, King Charles III, on behalf of residents, and presented a scroll to celebrate his accession to the throne.
The Mayor, Cllr Christine Bateson, led a small civic delegation to Buckingham Palace for the Loyal Address to the Sovereign ceremony on Thursday.
The Royal Borough is a Privileged Body and just one of 27 organisations in the country to have the title and ability to give a Loyal Address.
In her speech, Cllr Bateson, said it was a “very great honour” to present the Loyal Address and referenced the borough’s strong and enduring bond with The Royal Family.
Read more: Mayor’s Address to The King at Buckingham Palace
Senior school students at award-winning, independent day and boarding school LVS Ascot located on London Road, performed an outstanding production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the 2nd to 4th March at the fully equipped on-site theatre.
Auditions took part in October, with teachers being so blown away that the decision was made to double cast this show. A fantastic 84 students took part in total including the cast, crew and band.
Read more: LVS Ascot Incredible Production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Last summer, the Ascot & Sunnings Neighbourhood Plan Delivery Group (NPDG) urged local residents to view the planning application for the above Ascot High Street field (called Ascot Green in the Neighbourhood Plan - see plan below), - the subject of a new planning application ( (RBWM 22/01971) ). As the Application, has moved to the next stage, it is interesting to look back to 2012, when Ascot residents backed the principle of radical development on the High Street, with the promise of a new , two sided, vibrant High Street, along with a range of new community facilities - open space, shops, village green , village hall and even a school.
