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Preparing for Snow

With Winter on its way and cold and snow threatening – it is important to make sure your car is prepared. Simon Werner said, “Obviously it is better to not drive at all in the snow – but there is always a chance it will be nessasary so take action now. Here are a few […]

What do our Parish Councillors do for us?

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 […]

Lib Dem Tradition of Christmas Free Parking Continues

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 […]

Cookham Skatepark celebrates its first year

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 […]

The day I thought would never come….global atmospheric CO2 passes 400ppm

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 […]

Calling Time on Winter Crime

“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 […]

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