Correction: Please note the correct date to apply to vote by proxy or to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is Wednesday, 9 October.

More electric vehicle charging points to be installed in Royal Borough

Plans to increase the number of on-street electric vehicle charge points across Windsor and Maidenhead are set to go ahead, as part of the council’s aim to deliver a cleaner and greener borough. 

Bids to install new charge points will now be invited from companies that will help the council to meet the expected increase in demand from electric vehicles by 2035.

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Ascot & Sunninghill by-election

The by-election for the Ascot & Sunninghill Ward of the Royal Borough takes place on Thursday 17 October 2024.

If you’re unable to make it to a polling station, you can request to have someone else vote for you by proxy vote. You can apply to vote by proxy online by Wednesday 9 October.

If you are voting in person, you’ll need to show photo ID. You can check what form of ID you can use or see more information or apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (Voter ID) by Wednesday 9 October.

For more information call 01628 683868 or email our electoral registration team

Covid and flu vaccinations start this Monday

The NHS’s annual winter vaccination programme protects those most at risk from developing serious illnesses during the colder months when people gather indoors and viruses spread.

If you’re eligible for both vaccines, look out for your invitation from your GP. In some cases, you’ll be able to have both at the same time. You can also book your Covid and flu jabs via the NHS website, by downloading the NHS App, or by calling 119 for free if you cannot get online.

For the first time this year, the NHS is also offering vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus, a common cause of coughs and colds which can be dangerous to older people and young children.

For more details, visit NHS Frimley Health and Care or the national NHS website

Royal Borough adopts Youth Engagement Pledge

We’ve adopted a Youth Engagement Pledge that outlines our promise to include the voices of young people in the services we deliver.

The pledge has been co-produced with our Youth Council, Girls Forum and Inclusion Ambassadors and contains seven commitments; from involving young people on the issues that affect them, to providing feedback on how their views have made a difference in the Royal Borough.

Learn more on our RBWM Together Youth Engagement page

Community Spotlight

Here are just some of the upcoming community events and volunteering opportunities in the Royal Borough:



• Volunteers needed for Maidenhead Foodshare! Visit the Foodshare website if you can help provide emergency food bags for those in need 

• Free money coaching course: The Christians Against Poverty Debt Management Centre runs a free course on Monday afternoons to help people who aren’t in serious financial difficulties but would like to get a better handle on their finances. Learn more on the CAP website

• Poppy Appeal volunteers needed! The Maidenhead branch of the Royal British Legion are looking for volunteers to support the Poppy Appeal from Saturday 26 October to Saturday 9 November. Call Ray Williams on 07734 431171 or send an email

• A new Maidenhead Mencap Youth Club will be starting for young people aged 10-20 this November. For more info or to volunteer, visit their Facebook page or contact Linda on 07783 626357

• Volunteers needed for The Maidenhead Town Show: The Craft Coop are looking for volunteers to help at the 11th annual show on Sunday 13 October, including supervising fundraising activities in support of Thames Valley Adventure Playground. If you are interested please email the Craft Coop

• Bray & Holyport Senior Citizen's Club invite you to join them at Bray Village Hall for entertainment, refreshments and Harvest Festival songs from 2pm to 4pm on Wednesday 9 October. Email for more information 

• The Arts Society Englemere will be holding a lecture about the American artist Norman Rockwell at 7.30pm on Tuesday 8 October at the Royal Ascot Golf Club. Visit their website 

Do you have an upcoming not-for-profit community event or appeal for volunteers you’d like us to share? Send a short summary including key dates and a link to communications@rbwm.gov.uk and it could be shared with more than 21,000 local residents.

To see further volunteering opportunities in the borough, or for another way for community organisations to promote volunteering opportunities, please visit RBWM Together

Our consultations - have your say

We regularly hold consultations and surveys to get your views on proposals within the Royal Borough.

Our current consultations are about:

• Sunningdale Library opening hours - closes 11.59pm Sunday 20 October.

Local travel updates

For details of further council works on highways, visit our website. For full local roadwork details, including work by utility firms, please visit the One Network website   

• Access to Holyport road from the A308 will be affected for eight weeks from Monday 7 October, as part of wider improvement work to the key route between Maidenhead and Windsor in 2025. See more details

• Temporary road closures will be in place for the Winsor & Eton Sea Cadets Trafalgar Day Parade to and from St George’s Chapel, Windsor between 1.50-2.10pm and 3.30-3.50pm on Sunday 13 October at: 

• High Street
• Park Street 
• Sheet Street from Victoria Barracks to the junction with Park Street 
• Victoria Street from the barrier to its junction with Sheet Street
• Thames Street between the River Street and Castle Hill junctions 

Keep in touch

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Other accounts you may be interested in:



• Royal Borough official tourism web page  
• Libraries on Facebook and X
• Royal Borough Registrars on Facebook and Instagram
• Communities Team on Facebook and X
• Windsor & Royal Borough Museum web page
• MyRoyalBorough on X, Facebook and Instagram
• Make Maidenhead on Facebook and Instagram