11:00AM, Friday 04 March 2016
Each week, we bring you a round-up of community and family-friendly events taking place across Maidenhead, Slough, Windsor, Burnham, Twyford and the surrounding area.
Find out what's on where you are below.
SLOUGH: A transport presentation evening is taking place at the Slough and Windsor Railway Society today (Friday).
A number of members of the group will be making presentations on a variety of topics from 7.45pm onwards.
Tickets cost £5 for members and £6 for non-members.
ASCOT: Delicious home-made soups will be served at a Lent Lunch at King Edward’s Hall in Ascot.
The lunch will be taking place tomorrow (Saturday) and will provide people with an opportunity for fellowship and to raise money for charity.
It will run from noon-2pm.
Volunteers and Dedworth councillors will be tidying up the streets as part of the UK’s largest litter pick to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday which will be officially celebrated in June.
The litter pick will start at 10am. Volunteers will be meeting at Urbis flats at the corner of Wolf Lane and Dedworth Road.
Equipment will be provided.
Contact Cllr Ed Wilson (Con, Clewer South) at cllre.wilson@rbwm.gov.uk if you want to take part.
ETON WICK: Villagers are holding a clean-up tomorrow (Saturday) in preparation for the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations.
People wishing to take part in the village clean-up should meet at the village hall at 9am. Hot drinks and refreshments will be served at 11am.
On Sunday, Eton residents will be gathering to clean up the town’s footpaths and open spaces.
Led by Eton Town Council and the Eton Community Association, they will start at Eton Town Hall at 9am. All volunteers will be given cleaning equipment to use.
SLOUGH: The next meeting of the teen reading group is being held at Slough Library tomorrow (Saturday). Teenagers are invited to come and talk about their favourite books from 2pm.
SLOUGH: A number of artists will be performing pieces inspired by the experiences of refugees at the Queensmere Shopping Centre tomorrow (Saturday).
Organised by youth group, Aik Saath, the event is part of Empoword, a monthly spoken word event for young rappers and poets.
During the performances, which start at 3pm, there will be a collection for Slough Refugee Support, a charity which provides support for refugees and asylum seekers both in Slough and across the Thames Valley.
The compere for the event will be Declan Grant.
He said: I think Empoword provides young people with a fantastic opportunity to express themselves and share their work.
“People are welcome to come as audience members or performers and share their work.”
Empoword is held at Youth Engagement Slough (YES) which is situated opposite Robert Dyas.
MAIDENHEAD: Talks exploring the answers to some of the big questions Maidenhead would put to God are being hosted by St Mary’s Church.
The church asked the town to send in the top question it would ask God in the run up to Easter. Nearly 500 questions were asked, with the most popular question being ‘Why do so many people suffer so much?’.
The church will be holding events to discuss the six most asked questions. There will be a meeting at the church each Sunday from this week to March 20.
On Sunday there will be an open meeting at the church in the High Street at 4pm and 6.30pm to start off the discussions with ‘Why are there so many religions?'.
There are also weekday evening meetings at the High Street Costa. Visit www.stmarysmaidenhead.org for details.
SLOUGH: A special photobooth will be set up at the Queensmere Shopping Centre for Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Shoppers will be able to have their photograph taken with their mum from 11.30am until 5pm outside Primark.
The first photo will be free with the second costing £1.
WINDSOR: A packed afternoon of free events is taking place at Windsor Leisure Centre on Sunday for children with disabilities and learning difficulties.
Funfest, an annual event organised by the Lions Club of Windsor, features a range of activities based around the pool at the centre in Stovell Road. In addition to the wave machine and slides, there will also be a sporting corner with activities such as boule and new age curling.
Email funfest@windsorlions.co.uk to register a place.
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