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In April 2021, Buckinghamshire Mind has launched new elements to the Friends in Need service in East Berkshire, in addition to their existing peer support groups
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Neighbourhood Watch is not just about looking out the window and being alert for any crime in the neighbourhood, it is much more than that. It serves as a valuable resource for crime prevention, in supporting the Police with things such as local home security surveys, installing crime prevention aids in homes for the vulnerable and elderly especially, helping those vulnerable and elderly residents with any other needs, and in drawing residents together in supporting one another.
The Windsor & Ascot NHW Association is making great strides in reactivating and expanding Neighbourhood Watch within the various parishes of Windsor & Ascot. Its Facebook page (@WindsorAscotNHW) is receiving multiple enquiries from interested residents and serves as a means to highlight local issues relating to crime and residents in need. New NHW schemes are continuously being set up with active Coordinators, and residents within those scheme areas can now benefit from the new initiatives being introduced by Neighbourhood Watch and Thames Valley Police.
To search for your nearest NHW scheme, or to set up a new scheme, visit www.ourwatch.org.uk and enter your postcode.
Ascot & Sunnings residents now have a brand new local information website where they can find out about services for children and families across the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
The new web address is: www.rbwm.afcinfo.org.uk and users will need to update their favourite bookmarks as the old site will no longer be available.
The new look website has been created by Achieving for Children, who deliver children’s services on behalf of the Royal Borough, to offer a more user-friendly format and replaces the existing Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Local Offer site (www.rbwm.afcinfo.org.uk/local_offer).
After a complete review of the former site and using best practice from the successful Kingston and Richmond AfCInfo/Local Offer, local families now have an up to date web channel to help them access information and services.
Kevin McDaniel, Director of Children's Services - Achieving for Children, said:
Read more: New RBWM Local Information Website for Children and Families.
If you're feeling stressed and anxious and would like help, contact talkingtherapies@berkshire.nhs.uk , call 0300 365 2000 or visit www.talkingtherapies.berkshire.nhs.uk
2020 | Talking Therapies Stress Less Workshops are FREE four week workshops running one evening per week from 6.30pm – 8pm across Berkshire. The workshops teach strategies to support managing stress including learning ways to manage worry, feelings of panic and sleep.
The Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead Link Group offers support for people with self destructive behaviour, anxiety, depression, impulsiveness and relationships. Contact the NHS Berkshire Complex Needs Service. Call the 0790 989 3123.