Building a greener, cleaner, safer community
Cookham Parish and LibDem Councillor Mike Barnes explains the role of the Parish Council in village life. Councillors hold a full council meeting every month at the Parish Office in High Road, Cookham. Councillors also sit on separate committees covering Planning (every fortnight), Finance, Adoptive Acts, Footpaths and Open Spaces and the Flood Committee. Planning […]
The tradition started by the Liberal Democrats of offering free Christmas parking to help boost Maidenhead and Windsor town centres, has continued into another year. Free Saturday parking in Maidenhead In Maidenhead there will be free parking in council car parks every Saturday from 23 November (the date of the traditional switch-on of the Christmas […]
A ‘jam‘ to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the skate ramp in Cookham Rise’s Alfred Major Recreation Ground attracted intermediate and advanced skateboarders, their families and friends. The ramp was the brainchild of Cookham residents and Borlase students Alex McKendrick and Richard Evans. They wanted a more social form of skateboarding than […]
This year the NOAA reported that the daily carbon dioxide level had exceeded 400ppm. This is the highest concentration of this greenhouse gas in the atmosphere in at least 3 million years www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/weekly.html . It’s a day I once thought we would never see. When I started working as a climate scientist nearly 25 years […]
“Burglars often take advantage of the nights getting darker earlier” Says Simon Werner, “Especially as the clocks go back at the end of October. Here are some hints and tips to keep the burglars at bay:” – Lock all doors and windows securely before you go out or to bed. If you have a UPVC […]
Cllr Fiona Hewer comments on current Flood Alerts and the unexpected announcement of increased council tax expenditure on flood defence infrastructure “Throwing large amounts of our money at infrastructure may look impressive, but it’s low cost practical help that will really make a difference this winter.” The Environment Agency has issued Flood Alerts in the […]