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Community News is a bi-monthly publication distributed free by the Cox Green Community Centre (Registered Charity No. 277252-R), 51 Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead, Berks.SL6 3AX Telephone No. 01628 636715. The contents do not necessarily represent the views of the Management Committee.

Contributions are welcome and should be addressed to the Editor, or can be emailed to the Community Centre at manager@coxgreen.org.uk and any submissions may be subject to editing.

Feb - Mar 2015

COX GREEN COMMUNITY CENTRE

NEW OPENING TIMES FROM

JANUARY 2015

Monday 8am – 5pm

Tuesday 8am – 3pm

Wednesday 8am – 3pm

Thursday 8am – 3pm

Friday 8am – 3pm

Can you help Deliver?

We currently have a vacancy in the following area and require help with

distribution: Northumbria road (part)

In you can help, please contact Rose at the Centre 01628 636715

Pilates Class

Commencing from

Saturday 7th Feb 10.45-11.45

Class will cater for all levels

For more information contact John on 0770 9355699

Website: www.coxgreencommunitycentre.org.uk

Here are the deadlines for this years

community newsletter.

Why not contribute?

No reminders are sent out regarding the deadlines for material for the newsletters although each issue gives you the deadline for the next. However, should you wish to submit any contributions the deadlines for this year are as follows:

The deadline of: For the issue covering:

Friday 27th February 2015 April/May 2015

Friday 24th April 2015 June/July 2015

Friday 26th June 2015 August/September 2015

Friday 28th August 2015 October/ November 2015

Friday 30th October 2015 December 2015/January 2016

Friday 25th December 2015 February/March 2016

Why not cut out these dates and keep them somewhere handy or write them in your diary now.

We welcome news and events from schools and all the uniformed groups. Space (or lack of it) means that any contribution may be edited. Holding a local event that needs some publicity? Then try putting it into our Newsletter. The more we receive from the community at large the more balance there will be covering all aspects of Cox Green life. All contributions should be addressed to the Editor, or can be emailed to the: Community Centre at manager@coxgreen.org.uk

clearly marked for the Community News.

A full compliment of volunteers to deliver the Newsletter means that every household in Cox Green receives a copy.

If you are a commercial concern and would like to advertise in the Newsletter please give Rose a ring on 01628 636715 for the current advertising rates.

Thank you to Sue Johnson Sue Johnson, who has managed the Centre for the last 12 years, has left to take on a wider role within the Royal Borough. In appreciation of everything she has done for the Centre a farewell lunch was held on the 18th December during which Sue was thanked for her outstanding contribution and presented with some gifts as mementos of her time spent at the Centre. The lunch was attended by many of Sue’s friends and colleagues, including representatives from the Centre’s User Groups, the Church of the Good Shepherd and the Centre’s Pre-School.

The administration of the Centre has been taken over by Duty Manager, Rose Rutland and the Bursar, Jane Rance

and any queries concerning activities and bookings should be addressed to them, manager@coxgreen.org.uk, 01628 636715. Overall supervision and direction of the Centre remains with the Management Committee, chaired by Ian Harvey, and operating through Sub Committees

with defined areas of responsibility.

At present these are:

Finance. Chaired by Treasurer Mick Stringer and responsible for funding, property matters, and control of the Centre’s budget

Early Years. Chaired by Ian Harvey and responsible for the Pre-School and Play Schemes run by the Centre.

Funding & Publicity. Chaired by Helen Ford and responsible for fundraising, marketing the Centre’s facilities, and Community News.

The Centre is always looking for volunteers to help to provide a first class local service and if you have any expertise - or just time and enthusiasm - to help the Sub Committees or Centre generally, do get in touch with Rose, Jane, or any of the Sub Committee chairs.

The Centre’s Trustees and Management Committee wish Sue every success in her new role.

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SUNDAY SERVICES:

10am Parish Eucharist (Family Eucharist —1st Sunday of the month) 10am Sunday am! (Sunday School) 6pm Evening Worship. Evening Worship is on offer every week, either at the Good Shepherd (usually the first Sunday), All Saints, Boyne Hill or St Luke’s, Maidenhead. The worship takes a variety of forms: Taizé, Iona, Songs of Praise, Compline (Night Prayer), Evensong, and Wholeness & Healing Services. Contact the Church Office or the church website, for further details.

1st Sunday of the month— 10am Family Eucharist (No Sunday am!) 4th Sunday of each month – 3pm Deaf Church A service of Holy Communion for the profoundly deaf and

hard of hearing with signing and voice over, followed by refreshments. All welcome deaf and hearing. 4th Tuesday of each month - 12.30pm Community Praise A 20 minute service with hymns, prayers and

readings. Wednesday 9.30am – “Little Fishes” a pram service Thursday 10am Holy Communion

We are able to bring Communion to you in your home if you are housebound or unable to join us through ill health. For all enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings and Home Communion please contact the Church Office or email us.

The Parish Church of the Good Shepherd at Cox Green Community Centre, Church of England (Diocese of Oxford)

Parish Priest: The Revd Joan Hicks Email: goodshepherd@chogs.plus.com The Church Office: 01628 632567 Website: www.chogs.org.uk

From the Parish Registers:

Baptisms 7th December

Dillon Kiran Chopra and Amber Louise Chopra

14th November

Frank Cane

11th December

Ron Shaw

22nd December

Beneve Delmark

Funerals

EDUCATION SUNDAY – 8th February

10am – Parish Communion

Join us for this special service where we will particularly be thinking of, and praying for,

teachers, staff and pupils in our local schools.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT EVENING - Saturday 28th February

Rev Jeremy Harris will be telling us about his trip to Africa with Canon Roy Taylor during his sabbatical.

Licensed Bar open from 7p.m. The evening starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets £8 to include a two course supper. Tickets will be available after the Sunday morning service

or from the Church Office (Tel: 01628 632567 or email goodshepherd@chogs.plus.com)

CHILDREN’S FUN MORNING FOR MOTHERING SUNDAY

On Saturday, March 14th there is a children’s fun

morning from 10am to 12 noon. We will be doing activities for Mothering Sunday.

The Fun Morning is especially suitable for children of Primary School age. Children under the age of 5 years are welcome to come along if accompanied by a parent or guardian over 18 years of age.

There is a small charge for this fun morning of £1 per child or £2 per family. You will need to register your child. Forms can be collected from the Church Office in the Community Centre and should be returned by Wednesday 11th March.

A Family Service to

celebrate

MOTHERING SUNDAY

Sunday 15th March at 10 am

All ages welcome!

Do come and join us on this special day.

Church of the Good Shepherd, Cox Green

JUMBLE SALE

Saturday 28th March at 10.30am in the Highfield Hall

Proceeds to the Church Charities Group.

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FEBRUARY

Sunday 1st Panto 2.30pm Saturday 7th Marriage prep 9.15am Mon 16th/Tues 17th Drama workshop Wednesday 18th Blood Donors 11.30am-8.45pm Saturday 28th Food for Thought 7pm

MARCH

Saturday 14th Church Fun Morning 10am—12 Wives Jumble sale 10.30am Saturday 21st Choral Society Jumble Sale 10.30am Saturday 28th Church Charities Jumble Sale 10.30am

APRIL

Thursday 2nd Maundy Thursday Service 8pm Friday 3rd Stations of the Cross 1.30pm Good Friday Service 2.15pm Sunday 5th Easter Service for all ages 10am Wednesday 8th Blood Donors 11.30am-8.45pm Mon 13th-Thurs 16th Drama Workshop 9am-5pm

MAY

Thursday 7th Polling Station Wednesday 27th Blood Donors 11.30am-8.45pm Saturday 30th Centre Jumble 10.30am

Diary of Events

2015

Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday

of each month from 7.45pm at the Cox Green Community Centre

Throughout the year we have speakers, walks with pub lunches and holidays both home and

abroad.

Feb 19th February 19th- Pat Capp- talk on Sequela

Mar 19th A.G.M Aug 11th Picnic in the park.’ To be held at St Bernard’s Convent School, Slough. Details to be announced later

No Holiday dates arranged as yet

For further information please contact

Cox Green Indoor

Short Mat Bowls Bob Redding remembered Bob Redding lived in Cox Green Lane and was involved in establishing the Community Centre when it moved from its former site at the Victory Hall. He was also a founder member of the Cox Green indoor Bowls Club and its first Chairman. Sadly Bob died in 2008. His family kindly donated a memorial trophy to the short mat bowls club, which was asked to devise a competition that was more than a normal bowls match and reflected Bob’s sense of fun. The result was three games involving target bowls with obstacles, skittles and target bowls with a need to keep your score low. How fitting that the first winner of the trophy should be Ron Oseman who, along side Bob, was involved with the old Memorial Hall in Cox Green Lane and establishing the Community Centre.

Ron Oseman receives the Bob Redding Memorial Trophy from

Bob’s Granddaughter Frances. Winners of the Bob Redding Memorial Trophy

2010 Ron Oseman 2011 John Barker 2012 Jean Cooper 2013 Gordon Wheeler 2014 Ron Mitchison

Have you seen the bowls on TV and fancied testing your skills? Why not come along and give short mat bowls a try right at the Cox Green Community Centre. Sessions are held Monday and Thursday afternoon 2.30 to 4.30 and Monday evening 7.30 to 9.30. Turn up just before the session time with some clean flat shoes or slippers. The club have various sizes of bowls for you to try. The afternoon sessions are usually busy and the evening session is quieter. Session fees are very modest. Go on give it a try.

For more information contact John Ford (01628 548680) or Mick Cooper (01628 782299)

Cox Green Community Centre Pre-School are collecting the

Cash for Schools tokens from the Maidenhead Advertiser.

They start on January 22nd and run until March 26th

Please support our Pre-School by dropping your tokens into

the Community Centre office. Thank You

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9th February History of Maidenhead Bridge talk by Keith Parry

9th March Astronomy and the Weather talk by Tim Haymes

Cox Green Wives Group meet on the second Monday of each month at Cox Green Community Centre at 7.45pm. Please come along and join us we are a

friendly group of ladies and we would make you feel most welcome.

Programme for Cox Green Wives Group

For more information please contact Sue Coe on 01753 853611

Thank You… The Community Centre Fund Raising Committee would like to express its thanks to those who helped make the Christmas Bazaar the success that it was.

Our thanks go to all who attended and helped in so many different ways, but special thanks must go to:

• John for being such a wonderful Santa.

• Lilly and Ruby who were our Elves

• Christy Stephens for taking our Santa’s Grotto photographs.

• Jane and Cox Green Community Centre Pre-school

For all their help and co-operation

Our thanks also go to the local companies who donated to our tombola’s. They were:

• Johnson & Johnson

• Tesco

• Sainsbury

• Marks & Spencer

• Martins Newsagent

• Co-op

• Waitrose

COX GREEN

MAY FAIR To be held on Brill Green, Cox Green Lane on Saturday 2nd May from 12 noon onwards.

Keep the date free.

Watch out for more details in our next edition and on the posters and fliers coming soon.

Would you or your local community group like to have

a stall?

For more information contact: -

The Centre Manager on 01628 636715 E-mail manager@coxgreen.org.uk Or David Maskell on 01628 635523 E-mail dmaskell711@btinternet.com

♦ Accountancy & Taxation services

♦ Tax Returns

♦ Payroll & VAT

For a friendly, informal and professional service

Please call Graham Moss on 01628 822101

to discuss without obligation.

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Cox Green Library 49 Highfield Lane, Maidenhead, SL6 3AX

phone: 01628 673942 e-mail: coxgreenlib@rbwm.gov.uk

Cox Green Library is FREE to join and is now open:

Tues 1.30pm-5pm : Wed 10am-7pm Thurs 10am-5pm : Fri 1.30pm-5pm Sat 10am-1.30pm : Sun 11am-2pm

On Monday, Cox Green Library is closed, but the

Container Library is open at Woodlands Park Village

Centre: 10am–1pm and 2pm-5pm

Are you new to the area? Or recently got more time on your hands? Then come and find us at ‘Cox Green Centre’, close by the Community Centre and the Leisure Centre. There is plenty of FREE parking behind the Leisure Centre, including disabled spaces. Try us for size!

FREE Wi-Fi connection! Now available for your own laptops, tablets and smart phones. Just ask at the counter for the password, which changes daily.

Over 50 and want help with your Laptop or

Tablet?

Then sign up for our Silver Surfers IT course! It runs every Tuesday afternoon, from 3.30pm to 4.30pm, with your own mentor to guide you at your pace. Bring your Laptop, Tablet or Smartphone – or use a library computer. Only £35 for 10 sessions. Please contact Age UK on 0118 959 4242 or 07795 565322 to book your place. Come along anytime, and see for yourself!

Are you a Football Parent in need of Somewhere

Warm?

Then come into the Library on Saturdays and Sundays! We are open both mornings – 10 ‘til 1.30, then 11 til’ 2. Read the paper, catch up on e-mails, browse the books, or choose a DVD for later. If you aren’t already a library member, join for FREE today!

FREE! Property Marking with the Police!

Our local PCSOs will be on hand to mark mobile phones, laptops, tablets, cameras, power tools and, especially, push bikes. Look out for dates in both Cox

Green Library and Woodlands Park Community

Centre. Get your FREE marking and other advice! Drop-In Computer Help on Thursdays

Our qualified IT volunteer is here every Thursday

morning between 10am and 12.30pm, to give FREE advice and IT support. Bring your own laptop, tablet

or smartphone to use with the free Wi-Fi, or log onto a library computer. Ring to book a confirmed appointment or just turn up!

Look out for Harry Potter Day!

Come on Thursday 5th February, with special Harry Potter activities all day, and a special wizard Storytime at 3.30pm! Check in the library for more information, or on our website: www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/libraries.htm

Adult Book Club on Saturday mornings

Do you enjoy reading? New members are always welcome to our monthly bookish chat and FREE refreshments! Once a month on

Saturdays from 10.45am to 11.45am: 7th February, 7th March, then 11th April. There are always copies of the book reserved behind the counter. Just ask!

Stories & Songs for under 5s on Wednesdays

For the very young with their parents and carers! Join in the fun, listening to stories, singing songs and rhymes, and colouring sheets afterwards. Every fortnight on alternate Wednesdays from

10.30am to 11am: 4th and 18th February, 4th and 18th March, then 1st April. Just turn up for this free entertainment!

Sunday Storytime for all the family

For the whole family, but especially those under 5, with their parents and carers! Join in the fun, sharing books and stories, with colouring and activity sheets afterwards, all FREE. On the 3rd Sunday every

month, from 11.30am to 12noon: 15th February, 15th March (Mother’s Day!), then 19th April. No booking required, just turn up!

Special Events for FREE in Half Term

Look out for our Sunday Storytime with colouring on Sunday 15th

February and for Story and Rhymetime on Wednesday 18th

February. Under 5s are especially welcome, but all the family can join in! Check the library website for special holiday events across the Borough for children, families, and adults: www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/libraries.htm

Friends of the RBWM Libraries

Our libraries are here to stay! Become a friend and you could be involved in shaping the future of them, too. The Friends Group meets regularly to share ideas and enjoy activities together. For more information, and news about the next meeting, e-mail library.friends@rbwm.gov.uk

More events across the Borough all year round!

Check the library website for special events for children, families, and adults: www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/libraries.htm

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Gifts for weddings and special occasions

Prices from £2.95 including personalisation

Telephone for current price list or visit web-site.

Tel: 01753 579 233

www.jeanrobson.co.uk

The deadline for the Apr/May 15 Community Newsletter is

27th Feb 2015. Please submit any contribution you would like

included in this issue by that date, marked for the Editor,

Community News or email to: manager@coxgreen.org.uk

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The Methodist Church Woodlands Park Rd

Maidenhead

Monday to Friday

9.30am to 12.30pm (during term time)

We are a friendly and caring Pre-school offering a high standard

of child care and education.

We cater for 2yrs – 5yrs old children

♦ Dedicated qualified staff

♦ OFSTED inspected

♦ Full funding for 3yrs and 4yrs old

♦ Some funding available for 2yrs old

♦ Lunch Club offered

♦ Members and also Accredited by the Pre-school Learning

Alliance

For a prospectus or appointment to visit call

Pre-school manager on 01628 829328 (9am-1pm)

or 01628 548825 (1pm-5pm)

COX GREEN

LUNCHEON CLUB Everyone at the Tuesday Luncheon Club would like to say a BIG THANK YOU for the support we get from the local community. It seems a long time ago now but our Christmas Celebrations were a real community event we were entertained with Christmas music by Lowbrook Academy and Cox Green School, the party was funded and food served by Johnson & Johnson staff and some of the raffle prizes were donated by the Wessex Way shops thank you all.

We are most grateful for the grants and donations we received from Cox Green Parish Council, The Maidenhead Advertiser Cracker Appeal, Waitrose, Milan and Johnson & Johnson. These enable us to meet our weekly costs, whilst keeping charges to members at a reasonable rate. We have also been able to arrange some extra special events for members to enjoy thanks to this financial help which is greatly appreciated.

There are still some vacancies for members contact Ruby 01628 630703 if you or someone you know would like to join us. The club is open to people aged 60+ living within the parishes of All Saints, Maidenhead, The Church of the Good Shepherd, Cox Green, and St Edmund Campion RC Church, who would enjoy a freshly cooked two course meal, at a reasonable cost, in a friendly atmosphere so why not come along one Tuesday you will be sure of a warm welcome.

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Elentone Singers Cox Green Community Choir

Cox Green School Drama Studio

Thursdays during term time 8-10 p.m.

The Elentone Singers is a fun, friendly mixed voice choir which is open to everyone, regardless of experience. There are no auditions, no waiting

lists and you don’t need to be able to read music.

The group caters for all abilities, from people who have never sung in a choir before, to those with

considerable experience.

We sing (mostly unaccompanied) songs from

around the world in three and four part harmony.

Come along and gives us a go. It’s only £45 per

term and is a great stress buster!!

For more information, please contact: Lyn on 0118 3279136 , lyn@lynsmusicmatters.

co.uk or www.elentonesingers.com

Part of the Natural Voices Practitioners Network.