On Saturday 18 June a group of ten Year 8 students had the great privilege of forming HM’s Guard of Honour to welcome the Royal Procession for the final day of racing at Royal Ascot 2022. The Guard of Honour comprised 70 children from local schools to represent the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign.
The day began at Ascot Cricket Club, located in the middle of the racecourse, where students and their families were welcomed and the programme for the day was set out. The students were given their uniforms of the Queen’s racing silks (which they were allowed to keep). They then practiced getting into formation before proceeding on foot up to the Parade Ring. Crossing the racecourse at the finish line (before the races started!) was a particular highlight at this point.
Plan setting out how walking and cycling infrastructure could be improved adopted by Cabinet | A new plan setting out how walking and cycling facilities in the Royal Borough could be improved over the next 10 years has been adopted by Cabinet.
The Local Walking and Cycling Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) has been shaped by feedback from last summer’s borough-wide consultation - the Big Conversation - together with the existing Cycling Action Plan, analysis of where demand for walking and cycling are highest, and a review of the existing provision.
This has been used to identify and prioritise opportunities for targeted investment in walking and cycling infrastructure.
This includes:
- Cycle facilities
- Accessible walking routes and pedestrian spaces
- School Streets – temporary traffic restrictions around schools during school run times
- People-friendly streets – changes that can be made to neighbourhoods that reduce traffic dominance.
The plan identifies locations where the council plans to undertake site-specific feasibility studies and consultations, looking at what walking and cycling improvements could be introduced. Having an adopted plan will also enable the council to bid for future government funding for highway-related investment, for which an LCWIP will be a prerequisite.
Read more: Royal Borough Walking & Cycling PlanAdopted by Cabinet
On Saturday 18 June a group of ten Year 8 students had the great privilege of forming HM’s Guard of Honour to welcome the Royal Procession for the final day of racing at Royal Ascot 2022. The Guard of Honour comprised 70 children from local schools to represent the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign.
The day began at Ascot Cricket Club, located in the middle of the racecourse, where students and their families were welcomed and the programme for the day was set out. The students were given their uniforms of the Queen’s racing silks (which they were allowed to keep). They then practiced getting into formation before proceeding on foot up to the Parade Ring. Crossing the racecourse at the finish line (before the races started!) was a particular highlight at this point.
Thank you to those who provided feedback as part of the public consultation undertaken during May. London Square really appreciate all the responses received.
We have now added some additional information to the consultation website: June 2022 update – South of High Street Ascot
This includes some more detailed plans and a response to some common questions, all of which we hope you will find useful.
If you have further comments you would like to make, please do get in touch: consultation@iceniprojects.com
http://southofhighstreetascot.co.uk/
Read more: South of Ascot High Street Proposal – Thank you and update!Please visit https://www.samaritans.org/branches/bracknell
Pictured Above: Monica Wyatt – Platinum Champion volunteer
Local Samaritan wins Platinum Champions Award in celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee
A Samaritans’ listening volunteer from the local branch of the charity is one of less than 500 people across the UK to be recognised with a special award to help mark the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.
Monica Wyatt has been a dedicated volunteer with Samaritans for nearly 37 years and at Samaritans of Bracknell, Wokingham, Ascot & Districts for 17 of those years, providing life-saving emotional support to people who contact the leading suicide prevention charity. Monica is one of several Samaritans’ volunteers to be honoured, each having made the 490-shortlist from more than 3,000 nominees who were put forward anonymously by friends, family and colleagues.
Read more: Local Samaritan Wins Platinum Jubilee Award
There are lots of opportunities for cycling in Bracknell Forest. This includes:
- off-road and mountain bike trails at sites such as Swinley Forest, which lies to the south of the borough
- signed routes on quiet roads and public rights of way to the north
- purpose built, traffic-free cycle routes, planned and built to provide a comprehensive network - new stretches of cycleway are being sought in all major housing developments
Many of the parks and green spaces also have traffic-free cycle routes passing through them. Lily Hill Park, Mill Park, Savernake Park and South Hill Park are all connected to the cycle path network.
Ascot Racecourse has announced the launch of the 2022 Royal Ascot collection. Featuring a range of apparel and accessories, as well as exclusive ranges from the Official Licensees, the collection will ensure your summer is filled with style.