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Local ballot opens to hand out Coronation Concert tickets reserved for Royal Borough residents | Up to 500 pairs of free tickets reserved for Royal Borough residents to attend the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle are up for grabs – and people can now enter a special ballot to stand a chance of going.

The council has secured this reserved local allocation from event organiser, the BBC, to ensure that as many local residents as possible can be involved in this once-in-a-lifetime celebration on Sunday 7 May – the day after the Coronation itself.

The concert within the Castle grounds, on the East Lawn, will see a world-class orchestra play interpretations of musical favourites fronted by fantastic entertainers, alongside performers from the world of dance and the arts.

If you have a residential address in the Royal Borough, simply visit www.rbwm.gov.uk/coronation-concert and complete the form by 11.59pm on Tuesday 28th February. Once this special ballot closes, winners will be chosen at random from the entrants.

Read more: Coronation Concert Tickets Quota Reserved for Royal Borough Residents

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Pictured Above: Thames Hospice Ambassador and Murder Weapon Director, Allison Sharpe, at the Opening Charity Performance.

Thames Hospice relies very heavily on public fundraising to provide nursing, medical and theraputic care, free of charge - as well as support for families. Virtual Hospice is now also vailable for those who don't want to go into the Hospice - which now has 28 beds in the fine new Braywood Lake premises - recently offically opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It was sobering to hear that Thames Hospice costs £19 a year to run!

Murder Weapon has a great plot (no spoilers here!), is very professionally acted and brilliantly directed. Don't miss it! 

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For the opening night, the QP sold  tickets at half price (£7 only) with £5 of every ticket sold going to their nominated charity, Thames Hospice.  Coworth Park also donated a bottle of Veuve Cliquot which was raffled during the opening evening.

Murder Weapon by Brian Clemen: Performances will be on 11th-13th May and 18th-20th May.

Read more: Quince Players | Murder Weapon Raises Money for Thames Hospice

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When Charters School in Sunningdale launched their Charters Essential Parcels initiative last month they had no idea how successful it would be. Within the first week they had received over £3175 and achieved their target which would enable them to provide one Essential Parcel for every vulnerable family within their school.

Raising the money was only the first part of the process. One of their staff members who has links to a wholesaler, kindly ordered the items and a group of students and staff then collected the goods from Londis in New Road.

Read more: Charters Essential Parcels Initiative

www.stgeorges-ascot.org.uk   St George’s School, Wells Lane, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7DZ

 

St George's Ascot hosts Google Learning Festival, sharing EdTech knowledge | St George's School, Ascot, welcomed 10 primary / junior and prep schools to an innovative and stimulating Google Learning Festival, after receiving the prestigious status of Google for Education Reference School in 2022.

If you are looking for a school that will ensure your daughter is digitally ready for the future then St George’s School in Ascot is one to watch. Having recently been awarded the prestigious Google for Education Reference School Status, and starring as a finalist in the Best Use of Technology category of the 2022 Tes awards, this thriving independent boarding and day school for girls age 11-18 is making its mark at the forefront of digital innovation in education.

With its foot firmly on the pedal, St George’s was delighted to host ten preparatory and primary schools to its first Google Learning Festival prior to February half term. Working in collaboration with Google specialists - Tablet Academy and EdPuzzle - the school hosted teachers and small groups of technology-championing pupils from Years 5, 6 and 7 for a morning and an afternoon session in which both children and adults experienced technology sessions designed to engage students in the learning process.

Read more: St George's Ascot Hosts Google Learning Festival & Shares Ed Tech

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At  Charters School World Book Day is being celebrated throughout this week with activities to encourage the love of all thing literary.  So far, students have attended an assembly hosted by Tigger and Sherlock Holmes , listened to engaging 10-minute Story Sharing during tutor time and have been asked to get creative for the Design A National Book Token competition.  There is still more to come: a not-to-be-missed Staff Dress Up event on Friday will have students competing to identify the books and characters that are being enthusiastically portrayed by their teachers!

Read more: Charters Celebrates World Book Day

Ruth Timbrell's memorial service was held on Thursday, 9th February, at 2 pm at St Martin's Church, Church Road, Chavey Down.  This was followed by interment of her ashes at St Mary's Church, Winkfield.

Mrs Ruth Timbrell, a lifelong Chavey Down resident, was a hugely respected local historian and community leader. Please see the appreciation by the Chavey Down Association below

Read more: Ruth Timbrell | Chavey Down Historian & Community Leader | 1928 - 2022

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Full Council to consider extra police officers for Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead | Four extra police officers, dedicated to tackling crime and anti-social behaviour in the Royal Borough, are proposed to be recruited to support community safety and enhanced local partnership working between the council and police.

The proposed £240,000 investment from the council is part of the budget plans for 2023/24, which Cabinet is recommending to Full Council for discussion and approval on Tuesday 21st February, as part of the budget-setting process.

If confirmed by Full Council, four additional warranted police officers will join the Neighbourhood Policing Team working across the Royal Borough, initially for a period of three years, enhancing the council’s existing partnership work with Thames Valley Police to address key local crime issues and anti-social behaviour affecting communities and the environment.

Read more: Royal Borough to Consider Extra Police

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