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Jane Corry said that Norden Farm was holding its carnival of the animals lantern parade, which would be held outside the Town Hall. There would be various activities including live music and dancing. Free storytelling was taking place at the Nicholsons Shopping Centre on a Saturday morning.

Belinda Dixon said that the dementia service were offering drop in sessions for residents to provide support and answers any questions. The sessions took place on the first Thursday of the month, at 10.30am, at Boyne Grove library. There was hope to extend to the Windsor area in the new year.

Peter Haley highlighted that People to Places had mobility scooters and wheelchairs which were available for extended hire. The shopmobility offices would be open every day apart from the bank holidays, while the Maidenhead office would also be open on Sundays in the run up to Christmas.

Emily Warburton spoke about the support line which No22 offered for young people which was available to those from 11 to 25 years old. There was a capacity for 10 appointments a week, which would be a half hour session with a counsellor.

Nicola Miller, from the Dash Charity, said that white ribbon day had recently taken place and there was a period of time where the charity was hughlting how action could be taken against domestic abuse. The charity had partnered with the RBWM communications team to help raise social media awareness. There had also been a cost of living awareness campaign, particularly highlighting a cost of leaving crisis as victims were unable to leave their relationships due to the financial situation. Normally there was an increase in calls for help after Christmas, the Dash Charity were not anticipating the increase this year due to the cost of living.

David Bonney said that Windsor Cycle Hub had been in existence for around 18 months and met every Saturday morning to offer free bike repairs at the Swan pub in Clewer. Guided rides also took place, they had proved popular ways to meet new people. The hub would not be open on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.

Viviana Salmon said that the Berkshire Community Foundation could support organisations by offering various grants, with the next round of funding being in January.

John Diack said that the TVP alerts from Jeff Pick had been missed by the local community. He was meeting with the new local neighbourhood police inspector later in the week to discuss this issue.

Valerie Pike added that the alerts had been useful for residents and had created good awareness, particularly amongst the elderly, as they were often the ones targeted. Dan Bennet was currently working to try and create an automated system so that alerts could be sent out. Some police priorities did not match with the priorities of the public, Valerie Pike had raised this with the superintendent.

Tim Hiorns, from Windsor Fellowship Church, noted that there were a number of ‘warm spaces’ in West Windsor, but other than the library, there were none in central Windsor. There were plans for the fellowship church to open its space up to local residents. The church was also holding a traditional carol service and family friendly nativity service in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

John Diack said that the new area commander would be starting at Thames Valley Police on 23^rd January.

Karnail Pannu informed the Group that Maidenhead Mosque had recently won an award for the best run Mosque in the UK, for its work helping to support the local community.

Saghir Ahmed thanked everyone who had supported and worked with the Mosque over the past few years, it was an honour to receive the award.

Windsor and Maidenhead Community Forum ran 'The Joy of Movement' Dance Exercise programme for the over 50's. The programme would run from Tuesday 10th January until Tuesday 14th February at 6pm - 7pm via Zoom. Anyone interested was asked to contact Paul Samuels on samuelsberks@aol.com.

Anisha Gangotra was delivering an online seated dance class suitable for everyone, including wheelchair users, people with long-term health conditions, or those who sit at a desk all day and would like to improve their upper body mobility. The class ran on Tuesday evenings on Zoom from 7.30pm until 8.15pm, £5 per class (the next class would be on Tuesday 10th January 2023). For more information or to receive a participation form, please email Anisha on zumbawithanisha@yahoo.co.uk.