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Charters School’s receives Grant from Prince Philip Trust | Charters School in Sunningdale has recently received a grant of £1,100 from The Prince Philip Trust Fund, to support the purchase of laptops or tablets for students who do not have appropriate IT equipment at home. The new equipment will then be loaned to those students most in need so that they can access online learning from home during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The grant was agreed following a Zoom Trustee meeting on 13^th May which was chaired by HRH The Earl of Wessex. In total, £20,000 is being distributed 50:50 by The Prince Philip Trust Fund and The Royal Albert Institute Fund.

Dame Marcia Twelftree, Trustee from The Prince Philip Trust Fund and ex-Head Teacher of Charters School, said: “Schools across the Royal Borough are doing a great job, rising to the challenge of helping their pupils to continue their education online during this difficult time.  However, there are a small number of pupils who simply cannot access that education because of the lack of IT equipment at home. We hope that this grant will help prevent some children from being left behind in their learning, and provide a resource for schools that they can continue to use in the future.”

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Decluttering your home? Sebastian’s Action Trust is opening a second charity shop and is appealing for donations of good quality household items including furniture, working lamps, DVDs, books, all pre loved, as well as new children's toys.

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New leisure trust to run borough leisure centres

Leisure Focus has been created to run the borough’s leisure centres with the new charitable trust taking control of the borough’s sites from 1st August 2020.

The decision to create the trust has been made in partnership with Legacy Leisure, the current operator of the council’s leisure facilities.

Due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, both parties have agreed it was in the best interests of customers, staff and the wider community to transfer the operation, which will move across to Leisure Focus from 1 August 2020.

Russell O’Keefe, executive director, place, at the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and trustee of Leisure Focus, says: “I am delighted that we have been able to set up a new leisure charitable trust, to continue the delivery of leisure services at our sites here in the Royal Borough.

 “They provide such an integral service for the health and wellbeing of residents. The trust is run by local people who are passionate about the local leisure facilities.

The Local Police Neighbourhood Team is offering free Home Security Surveys, to assess the current security measures in place in your home. We will work with you to identify opportunities, to make your home even safer. If you would like to arrange a survey, please email : homesecuritysurveyrequests@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

Bracknell Open Learning Centre

Check out the range of work skills courses planned for autumn by Bracknell Forest Adult and Community Learning.

Based at Bracknell Open Learning Centre, the new programme offers a range of accredited courses in subjects such as business and customer service, as well as maths, English and IT. Alongside these are courses in health and safety, developing risk assessments and working in care, in addition to classes to support goal setting, motivation and understanding stress.

With a changing job market and the challenges we face as we emerge from the pandemic, looking after our well-being and making sure that our skills are up to date is vital. 

Adult learning courses will also run through the summer break with opportunities to take part in a Well-being Week, support in developing CVs and covering letters and help with interview skills.

To enrol on the new courses, or to find out more about any of the opportunities on offer, visit www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/community-learning or call 01344 354220.  

The centre plans to open for a full Community Learning programme will be running from September. Keep an eye on  webpage www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/community-learning and the Facebook page www.facebook.com/bracknelladultlearning for more updates

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. 

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