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WITH IN Property LIVING A Bigger, Better, Brighter Read Focus FROM PAGE 13 Vol. 13 Issue 2 April 2015 www.livingwithin.com Royal Holloway launches Marist hosts Bandstand to be created for unique Magna Carta App pyrotechnic Queen and community show for British Royal Holloway, University of London, A Royal Borough project which aims Her Majesty the Queen becoming is this month launching a new app, Science Week to celebrate Windsor’s unique link to longest reigning monarch in Runnymede Explored, which visitors can the armed forces has been given a cash September 2015 download and use to explore the meadow Students at The Marist School in boost. where Magna Carta was sealed 800 years Sunninghill welcomed award winning The For Queen and Community The project aims to bring together ago and learn about the charter’s history. science pyro-technician Matthew Tosh project, which will celebrate Her communities across the borough, The app, designed by 19 students from as part of their programme of events Majesty the Queen becoming the including serving soldiers, service across academic departments, gives to celebrate British Science Week with longest reigning British monarch and families and the general community visitors the option of seven trails to follow trails to suit different interests. Visitors school based STEM (Science, Technology, Windsor’s link to the armed forces, has who will work on the project and event. in Runnymede Meadow, along with a can choose from trails such as the history, Engineering & Maths) activities. been awarded £161,600 through the It will also create a focal point for fi eld guide to over 100 species which geography, arts, politics, nature, walking Matthew whose career spans teaching, Armed Forces Community Covenant. future events in Alexandra Gardens make Runnymede their home. guide and children’s trail, and can also pyrotechnics, and broadcasting put on an The remainder of the £254,600 cost with the bandstand equipped to Geography student Anna Hamilton, learn about wildlife in more detail in the original, creative and visual demonstration of the project will be provided by the modern standards but in keeping with Runnymede Explored App Editor and ecology trail.” wowing the students with several show Royal Borough in part through receipts the Edwardian original. Trail Writer, said: “The app is designed Visit www.rhul.ac.uk for further stopping explosions and giving a highly of developer contributions for heritage Mark Taylor, the Royal Borough’s so that there are many different themed information. inspirational presentation on the science and arts projects. head of libraries, said: “We are looking behind fi reworks. forward to being able to implement Shrieking with delight, children from The For Queen and Community this project and helping our residents, Upton House School, Windsor were project will see a range of events whether serving soldiers, service among those to attend the event. take place in Windsor including: families or the general population Royal Ascot 2015 Girls at The Marist buck the national celebrate and commemorate Her trend of stereotypical expectations • design and installation of replica of Majesty the Queen becoming the and presumptions rooted in gender by the Edwardian bandstand that used longest reigning monarch later achieving a disproportionally large share to be in Alexandra Gardens this year, while forging friendships of the top grades in Science and Maths. and understanding between the Your full guide to this Consistently, in recent years many Marist • renewal of some of Alexandra communities in the borough.” girls have gone on to read Medicine, Gardens planting around the feature The Community Covenant is a very special event Engineering, Dentistry and Veterinary statement promising cohesion Science at degree level to name but a few. • improvements to lighting in the between armed forces communities Headteacher, Karl McCloskey said: “We gardens and the communities in the area in are delighted to support British Science which they live. Funding is available Living Within - May 2015 Week and welcome Matthew to our school. • an artist led activity helping local from the Ministry of Defence for His passion for science and the performing young people to design six panels projects which aim to improve links arts matches his dedicated approach and around the bandstand to record a between the Armed Forces and the Advertising Enquiries - [email protected] attention to his live production. Equally, notable military event from each of wider community. his capacity to communicate the scientifi c the last six decades The Royal Borough has a large forces concepts which underpin the range of population, with Windsor being the visual, aural and olfactory effects kept the • community music & performance home of the Coldstream Guards and students transfi xed throughout.” workshops to create an event to mark Household Cavalry. INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2020 21 11 19 Health & Fitness Travel FoodEssensuals rolls into VW Gardening www.livingwithin.com – [email protected] – 01276 858750 2 LIVING WITHIN April 2015 Day at the races for Prince Charles International child abduction The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended The Prince's Countryside Fund Raceday at Ascot at the end of March. Few family separation issues create greater stress than As the final meeting of the 2014/15 Jumps disagreements between parents about the country in which season at Ascot, the day featured an afternoon their children should be brought up. The more Surrey of highly competitive racing alongside a range becomes a location of choice for international families, the of countryside inspired activities. more we come across this problem. The Law Commission has Proceeds from event will go towards UHFHQWO\PDGHWZRVLJQLÀFDQWDQGZHOFRPHUHFRPPHQGDWLRQV supporting the fantastic work that The Prince's for changes in the law surrounding child abduction: Countryside Fund carries out. The Prince's Countryside Fund, founded by To double the current maximum sentence for child Joanna Farrands, HRH The Prince of Wales, who has a long- abduction to 14 years’ imprisonment. Partner, held commitment to supporting Britain's hard To make it a crime for a parent or connected persons to Family department pressed rural areas, was set up by Business in 01483 543221 take a child abroad with the other parent’s consent or the Community in July 2010. So far it has given £5 million in grants distributed to 120 projects Projects that have been funded include a court order but to retain that child contrary to what was agreed, an action across the country, directly benefitting 100,000 apprenticeships for budding hill farmers, which is not currently an offence. people. training for young people to gain employment in the rural economy, community transport Reunite - The leading UK charity supporting parents caught up in international schemes in isolated rural areas and projects to child abduction by a former partner, said about 40% of all its cases were actually educate school children about where their food wrongful retentions. As Reunite commented in their recent press release: Car takes a tumble comes from and why the countryside matters. ‘Parental child abduction, whether by removal or retention, is recognised as a form of In addition to its normal application process, child abuse and causes real harm to children who potentially suffer great emotional in Ascot High Street the Fund also operates an emergency fund for trauma by suddenly being ripped away from all they know and being denied contact times of need. with their left behind parent and extended family. As the law stands at present, Residents who were out late at night ran to the All the projects focus on supporting the people children who are retained outside of the UK are not offered the level of protection rescue of an elderly lady who had crashed her car in who care for our countryside and make it tick. afforded to children in other abusive situations.’ Ascot High Street. Helen Aldis, Manager of The Prince’s According to reports, the car was lying on its side. Countryside Fund, said: "It is really important Conclusion - The implications of the proposed amendments to the Child Abduction A crowd ran over to prevent the car from rolling over that we value the countryside and the people that live and work there. This unique raceday $FWDUHVLJQLÀFDQWDQGVHSDUDWHGSDUHQWVPXVWXQGHUVWDQGRUEHDGYLVHGWKDW again, until emergency services arrived. [provides] the opportunity for families to WKH\PD\ULVNDFULPLQDOUHFRUGLIWKH\LJQRUHWKHP0RUHRYHULWLVWREHKRSHG Police and ambulance services were fi rst on the scene and then a fi re and rescue crew arrived from find out more about the valuable work of The that fewer children will suffer by being wrongfully taken or kept abroad once both Prince’s Countryside Fund, the innovative SDUHQWVKDYHXQGHUVWRRGWKHLPSOLFDWLRQVRIWKHOLNHO\FKDQJHVWRWKHFXUUHQWODZ Bracknell. They found the woman trapped by her seatbelt projects we are supporting right around the UK and meet some of the people and businesses we www.barlowrobbins.com inside the car. She was eventually rescued without injuries. have helped to date." Philip Hammond adds his name to Royal Holloway’s votes campaign vote, which are then tweeted using the hashtag #votebecause. The current focus of the campaign has been to encourage students to register to vote before the cut-off date of 20 April to ensure they qualify for May’s elections. A presentation, including photos from the votebecause campaign has been