This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  Calling all ex Round Tablers living in the area! Ascot 41 Club meets the first Wednesday of every month. The group has a very varied programme, including Sunday walks, weekends away and a thriving golf section. You are invited to go along and meet the group. Email Tony Thear on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Ascot Charitable Trust raises huge amounts of money for local and national charities, mainly with the Annual ACT Ball. Visit the ACT website at www.ascotcharitabletrust.org.uk

The Ascot Charity Ball at Ascot Racecourse 2008
The Ascot Charitable Trust, together with patrons Ray & Lisalynn Bowdery, recently held a ‘cheque presentation’ luncheon at The Berystede Hotel in order to donate the proceeds from their annual Ascot Charity Ball to five delighted beneficiaries.

(Above) Nicky Pardo, Alan Carr, Anne Hoddle, Rebecca Smith of the NSPCC, Lisalynn and Rae Bowdery, Ronnie Wilkie and Sayonara Luxton and the £25,000 cheque for the NSPCC

A cheque for £25,000 was presented to the NSPCC, whose purpose is to end cruelty to children. Full Stop! Their vision is of a society where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfill their potential.
ChildLine, another service provided by the NSPCC, is the UK’s free, 24-hour helpline for children and young people who need to talk. It is staffed by trained volunteer counsellors who provide confidential comfort, advice and support for children and young people who often have nowhere else to turn.
Additional cheques in the sum of £4,000 each were presented to Naomi House, People to Places, St John Ambulance and the  Treloar Trust  (see below).  After the photographs were taken, guests enjoyed a lovely buffet lunch together.

 Naomi House is a purpose-built children's hospice that provides a homely environment for children and young people with life-limiting conditions that mean that they will not live to become adults. They are currently building ‘Jack’s Place’, respite care for 17 yrs onwards. Medical advances mean that many of the youngsters, with life-limiting illnesses, who have grown up using Naomi House, are now enjoying life into early adulthood. As they grow older and their conditions become more complex and challenging, their need for care changes; nursing often becomes more intensive and the equipment required, larger and more sophisticated. The building will share the charity's existing site in Sutton Scotney and will include six bedrooms with en suite bathrooms big enough to accommodate wheelchairs, specialist medical equipment and supplies, and to provide privacy, independence and dignity.

Situated just north of Winchester in Hampshire, they offer one-to-one palliative care that includes respite, terminal and bereavement care and support to children and their families in central southern England. They are available 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and it costs around £2.5 million every year to keep this service running. Contact Naomi House on 01962 843513 or visit    www.naomihouse.org.uk 

The annual Ascot Charity Ball, one of the most prestigious and elegant evenings in the Ascot social calendar, took place at the stylish Pavilions at Royal Ascot Racecourse recently. The sparkling and well-attended evening began with a champagne reception, before over 300 glamorous guests enjoyed the gala dinner and fantastic entertainment, including an electrifying performance from virtuoso violinist Linzi Stoppard and a show-stealing performance from  ventriloquist Paul Zerdin.
Bidding was extremely lively in the grand auction with superb lots up for grabs, including a signed Status Quo guitar, a diamond bracelet, a Henri Matisse lithograph and a fantastic five day luxury yacht cruise complete with skipper in Gibraltar.  
  

The Ascot Locomotive Society, which meets in Ascot Racecourse off the Winkfield Road, has vacancies for new members.  There are no public running sessions but the group welcomes visitors. Anyone interested is asked to contact, Derek Alford on  the Secretary 01344 482485. or look in on Sunday and Monday mornings, to see what it's all about.

The Chavey Down Residents Association is open to all residents of Chavey Down, organises socials, campaigns on village issues and organises outings for village senior citizens. Contact Ruth Timbrell on 01344 882068,

 Chavey Down WI meets at St.Martin's Church Hall, Church Road, Chavey Down, usually on Monday evenings. New members are welcome. The group enjoys interesting speakers, outings and social events. Call Janey on 01344 883854.

Knights of St.Columba, Ascot meet at 8pm in the Parish Hall, St. Joseph's Bracknell, on the second Monday each month.  New members are always welcome.  Contact: Tony Berkeley  on 01344 883363 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Radio Heatherwood entertains patients 24 hours a day.  Brothers, David Smith and Peter Davidson Smith, have run the station as volunteers for over 30 years. Radio Heatherwood cheers  patients 24 hours a day, playing all types of music, requests, as well as comedy,  spoken word including poetry and short stories. At 11pm and 1am most nights, they play meditation sessions for those having trouble relaxing. The radio service is free. Radio Heatherwood is supported by the League of Friends and other local fundraisers. The patients request line is 01344 625818.or Visit www.radioheatherwood.org.uk 

Rendezvous at the CMI ( Church Road, SUnningdale) is the hub of the local community offering great refreshments (teas, coffees, locally-made cakes and light lunches) after one of the many classes and courses which are held at the CMI. There are also occasional stalls offering goods such as pickles and preserves, Love Linzee Jewellery, books Cancer Research, RNLI and a Free-Cycle Board ( an opportunity to find a new home for your unwanted goods or to find that elusive item for yourself!. Opening hours are Monday to Thursday 9am - 4p.30pm and Fridays 9am - 1pm. For more details, call Amelia, Anne or Sandra on 01344 297250. 

  Royal British Legion, Cranbourne and Winkfield Branch, Women's Section,meets at the Legion Hall, Hatchet Lane, Cranbourne at 2pm on the first Thursday in the month, except August. New members welcome. Contact Wendy on 01344 890716.

The Cranbourne & Winkfield Royal British Legion has regular events including a Friday meet raffle, bingo once a mouth and quiz nights. Membership is available and open to all. The hall is the best in the area and is available for hire, with disco and catering available. Call 01344 886027.

Sebastians Action Trust , based in Ascot High Street, is raising money to build a house where children with life limiiting illnesses  and their famiilies can enjoy holidays . For more information about the trust, building progress and forthcoming events, click on http://www.sebastiansactiontrust.org/

SPAE, the Society for the Protection of Ascot and Environment, campaigns against too much development in the Ascot area. Too many luxury flats being built ? Too many trees being cut down ? Do something about it -  join SPAE. Full details are at www.spae.org or call SPAE chairman Rodney Stubblefield on 01344 620375.

Anthony Stevens presents a cheque to the Air Ambulance, from the 2008  Locks Ride Scarecrows

The Whirlybird Lottery raises funds for the Thames Valley and Chilterns Air Ambulance . You will receive a membership card with ten separate numbers, for each £1 stake. The computer then chooses winners who could receive up to £1000, every Friday, plus consolation prizes. To find out more, call 01628 511691 or visit www.airambulancetvac.org   

Windsor District Chamber of Commerce: If you are a commercial organisation, business, retailer, trader, or professional, in the Windsor District - including WINDSOR, ASCOT, ETON, SUNNINGHILL, SUNNINGDALE, OLD WINDSOR, or VIRGINIA WATER, then why not join the 'WINDSOR DISTRICT CHAMBER of COMMERCE'.  For full details  visit www.windsor-chamber.co.uk

The objectives of the Chamber are:

To pursue its core activity as a business membership organisation, representing, serving, promoting and protecting the interests of its members throughout the community whether engaged in trade, commerce, industry or the professions.

To provide a common platform for the discussion, exchange and communication of views on all matters affecting members on subjects concerning trade, business and general welfare of the area as a whole.

To raise the status of members and to increase the level of influence in all local affairs.

To maintain constant relationships with the local County Council, the Local Authority and other bodies and to act as the local voice of members on all matters connected with the improvement of the local business environment.

To seek and encourage links as appropriate with any other trade, commerce, business or professional organisation for the benefit of members.

To support worthy measures, to oppose any authority seeking to curtail the rights and privilages of the business community and to provide litigation support on behalf of any members with a genuine grievance.

To communicate with members via the Chambers own newsletter.

To organise social activities to encourage and maintain friendship and communications between members.

To preserve, increase and develop Chamber membership and to promote inter trading.

To support Town Management in association with RBWM and other partners.

To provide value for money from membership subscriptions.

For full details visit www.windsor-chamber.co.uk 

  The Winkfield WI meets on one Thursday afternoon a month, at the Charlotte Pratt Hall, Chavey Down Road, Winkfield. New members are welcome. Call 01344 890244.