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Contact: info@ascotspeakers.org.uk web: www.ascotspeakers.org.uk
Everyone is a bit afraid of speaking in groups or in public, some just hide it better than others! Do you think it would be a good thing if you were able to speak more confidently or improve your skills?
There’s a safe place you can achieve this and learn to become a better speaker, expressing yourself more freely and feeling in control rather than the other way round.
Windsor Speakers is a ‘non-profit’ club that meets two evenings a month where members get to practice and improve their public speaking in an organised, safe and supportive environment. It’s part of the Toastmasters International organisation that has over one million members worldwide.
We have all walks of life from housewives to business people to tradesmen to students. Ranging from accomplished speakers to absolute beginners.
We meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday every month at Gardeners Hall, 213 St Leonards Road, Windsor SL4 3DR. If this is something you might be interested in then pop along one evening to take a look and see what it’s all about. You’d be welcomed.
To find out more go to www.winspeak.co.uk
Domestic abuse charity continues to receive council support
The vital work of a domestic abuse charity has received a funding boost of almost £100,000 thanks to the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.
The council has extended its partnership with The Dash Charity, which provides specialist support to those who have experienced or witnessed domestic abuse in the borough.
A one-year contract extension with the charity, valued at £97,000, will run from 1 April this year to March 2022.
It will support an independent domestic violence advisor service, an outreach domestic abuse service and a children’s restorative programme.
Councillor Stuart Carroll, cabinet member for adult social care, children’s services, health and mental health, said: “The Dash Charity is an absolutely crucial service in supporting victims of domestic abuse which, sadly, has seen an increase in demand for its services during lockdown.
Read more: RBWM Continues Support for Domestic CharityOr call Bracknell Library at 01344 423149.
Bracknell Forest Libraries are working with the Reading Agency to use the proven power of reading to tackle loneliness and support mental health, as part of the country’s COVID-19 recovery.
The 'Read, Talk, Share' campaign provides the opportunity to offer Reading Friends, a reading befriending programme which starts conversations and connects people who are lonely and isolated.
Bracknell Forest Libraries have received £10,500 of funding from the Reading Agency to take part in the programme. We have a very busy schedule of virtual events planned for the end of February and throughout March, plus we are adding new weekly “Get Fit with Sarah” sessions, with seated exercise for people who prefer this gentler form of movement, and children’s exercise sessions as well (the first starting on Wednesday 24th March at 2pm, the second on Monday 15 March at 9.30am), a mental health support group, a knit and natter virtual group and a chat on food and cooking. Just check our website for more information and future events:
https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/libraries/library-events/virtual-library-events
For children the programme currently includes:...
Read more: Read Talk Share | Befriending Programme at Local Libraries