Berkshire Community
Helping Keep The Berkshire Community Local
Fri May 20, 2022
Latest News
- M4 closed for weekend smart motorway work - Junctions 6 for Slough/Windsor and 8/9 for Maidenhead close at 22:00 BST until 06:00 on Monday.
- Binfield Heath: Passengers flee from burning bus - A bus burst into flames as it was travelling through Binfield Heath.
- New research centre for Natural History Museum in Shinfield - It would see the biggest move of the museum's collections since the 1880s.
- Shani Warren: Man jailed for life over body-in-lake murder - Donald Robertson is also sentenced for the kidnap and rape of a 16-year-old girl in 1981.
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Rural Community Development
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Parish Plans and other community participation exercises can provide rural communities with the opportunity of deciding how they want their community to develop in the future. CCB can help in the process by providing expertise.
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The Environmental Trust for Berkshire
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CCB is responsible for the administration of the Environmental Trust for Berkshire. The Environmental Trust can help local organizations access funds of around £100,000 each year for environmental projects in Berkshire.
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Community Transport
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The West Berkshire Rural Transport Partnership (RTP) covers the area of the West Berkshire Council. The RTP’s aim is to enhance rural transport services in West Berkshire, to secure long term improvement in access to work, services and social activities and to improve access for visitors to the countryside.
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The Community Council for Berkshire
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The Community Council for Berkshire (CCB) is one of a national network of independent charities working to overcome social exclusion. The CCB has a particular remit to enhance and enable communities in rural villages and towns.
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Can you support our Village Halls?
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Help from CCB’s specialist Village Halls Advisor can help community groups or management committees ensure that their village hall plays a central role in the life of the rural community.
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Community Clean Up
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BRUSHES AND MOPS AT THE READY! Many members of our community make their mark on our local streets by joining various local Berkshire cleaning initiatives throughout the community in a bid to keep our parks, streets, roads and pavements looking clean and look after.
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Potholes Giving Local Drivers a Problem
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LEAVING US IN A DITCH? Potholes are becoming more and more of a problem in Berkshire due to a lack of local maintenance funding and the changes in the UK weather. Potholes despite being seen as a miner problem they can affect so many drivers on a daily basis.
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Cost of Living Rising!
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COSTING US OUR LIVELIHOOD? It is estimated that the cost of living looks expected to continue to rise this year with stable incomes versus increasing costs of everyday household items. In recent years the cost of living has been as high as 5 times more than wage rises.
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Healthy Eating Tips For Local Families
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KEEP THE WHOLE FAMILY IN TIP TOP SHAPE. Family life can be hectic and keeping up with the fast pace of it can be difficult, which also means having regular healthy meals can be easier said than done.
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Avoid Your Home Flooding
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BE PREPARED OR AT LEAST HAVE YOUR ARM BANDS READY. Flooding can be devastating for home owners but some simple tips could prevent heartbreaking and costly repairs. It is important that you understand about your property and local areas, so you can be aware of any potential flooding problems in the future.
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Push For Local Apprenticeships
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INVESTING IN THE LOCAL WORKFORCE. The Berkshire council and government have tried many initiatives over the years, one being local apprenticeships.
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Getting On The Property Market
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EASIER SAID THAN DONE! The mortgage and property market looks to be improving slightly through better mortgage deals. However the market still lacks direction and combined with lack of incentives for new buyers and government cuts it looks like it could be a while before it rises.
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Getting Involved In The Community
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ARE YOU INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY? Despite the economic downturn in recent years we have seen it has really raised the local people of the communities’ spirits and brought a feeling of togetherness.
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Scams On The Rise
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KEEPING YOU ON YOUR TOES! It is important to keep up to date and on your toes when it comes to local fraud and scams. There are so many currently out there it is important you are aware of the more common and frequent ones.
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Are You Insured? Are You Covered?
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BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY! In this day and age it seems as if everyone is trying to sell you insurance for everything such as pet insurance, phone insurance, laptop insurance and tablet insurance.
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Do You Support Your Local Businesses?
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LENDING YOUR LOCAL SUPPORT. Do you use your local shop? Do you go to the local pub? Do you visit your local butcher? Many studies have shown that support in local businesses is on the up.
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Avoiding Payday Loans
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AVOIDING THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL. In the beginning everyone thought these payday loan lenders where all doing us a favour and it sounds so simple borrow a little bit of money just before your payday and then pay back on your payday.
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Our High Streets Still Suffering
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ARE WE WAVING GOODBYE TO OUR LOCAL HIGHSTREET? Our local High Streets have been suffering in the consumer downturn. Customers have been watching their pennies amid concerns about high inflation and job security. Recently we have lost many large retailers that have been hit by the economic climate and the increasing online competition.
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Will Online Shopping Be The Death Of Our High Streets
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ARE YOU AN ONLINE SHOPPER AND A BARGAIN SURFER? We do not know to what extent the increasing activity of online shopping will eventually have on our Berkshire based high street retailers but some predict it may end the high street shopping as a whole in the future.
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Keeping Our Local Parks Clean
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GET THE MOST OUT OF LOCAL CLEAN UP’s. We all know it is awful when we see parks, beaches and riversides strewn with litter. It is bad for our children, us, our pets, plants, local wildlife and our Berkshire community.