4. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS

Since the last Council meeting the Deputy Mayor and I have carried out the following engagements:-

Meetings

 Schools road safety campaign meeting  Royal Borough’s twinning committee  Charles Davis Trust

Schools/Clubs/Community

 The Best of Windsor … relaunch of dog grooming business in Windsor  10th anniversary of the Hindu Society of  Maidenhead Rowing Club Regatta  Thames Punting Club championships  Hurley Regatta  Royal British Legion VJ Day 70th anniversary of thanksgiving  Bi-annual cricket match - Windsor Cricket Club v MCC  Opened memorial gardens (Captain Thomas Pryce VC), Kidwells Park, Maidenhead  Assisted with judging the Volunteer of the Year awards and attended the presentation event  Boyn Grove Dementia Unit Summer Fete and WI Centenary  Littlewick Green Show  Cancer Research UK “Race for Life” event at Dorney Lake  Visited the Larchfield Festival, Desborough Park, Maidenhead  Dedication of plaque to Lt Commander Edward Courtney Boyle VC, Royal Navy at Golf Club  Handicraft, Produce and Horticultural Society Annual Show  Photocall during final installation works of the bandstand in Alexandra Gardens  Installation of vicar at St Peter and St Andrew’s Church, Old Windsor  Citizenship Ceremony  Host reception and viewing of civic insignia for long service Community First Responders in the Mayor’s Parlour, Town Hall  Visited Abbey as part of Heritage Open Day  Attended the retirement event for Edwina Kaczor, Streetcare, Tinkers Lane Depot  Presentation Evening at Charters School, Sunningdale  High Sheriff’s Reception  Opened the twin town football tournament and attended the prizegiving dinner  Thames Hospice Supporters Lunch at Pine Lodge, Windsor  Opened the Endoscopy Suite at BMI Healthcare, Princess Margaret Hospital, Windsor  Attended Evensong and the Private View of exhibition “The Longest Reign”, Windsor Castle  Opened Maidenhead Heritage Centre exhibition “Maidenhead from the Air”  Attended meeting of the Soroptimists  Attended the opening of the new Care Centre in Lynwood Court, Sunningdale  40th anniversary dinner for SportsAble  20th anniversary celebrations for Windsor Library

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 Led civic services for Battle of Britain both Windsor and Maidenhead  Launched the new bandstand in Alexandra Gardens, Windsor  Maidenhead Islamic Trust – celebration of the Independence of Pakistan  Visited the new location of Oldfield School, Maidenhead  Attended a reception in Runnymede hosted by the Magna Carta Legacy charity to mark the long reign of Her Majesty the Queen  Toured the cross country course of the Windsor Lions sponsored horseride, Windsor Great Park  Presented an honorary life membership to member of the Parkinson’s UK Slough and District Branch

Concerts/Shows

 Windsor Fringe Opening Reception  MHMT 15th anniversary concert for Norden Farm

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