Initiatives

Apart from regular patrols, the Royal Borough's community wardens are involved in many initiatives involving all members of our community, here are just a few:

Working with the neighbourhood action groups (NAGs), the community wardens have been involved in a range of projects including a community clean-up with the Eton and Eton Wick NAG and a dog poo campaign, 'Bag it, tie it and bin it' with the Boyn Hill, Cox Green and Woodlands Park NAG.
Instigated a number of Adopt-a-Street schemes, involving local youth groups, guides and local schools as part of the council's Big Society
Throughout the year, community wardens have supported a wide range of community events at schools, Maidenhead Carnival, Maidenhead at the Movies and supported their colleagues in many partner events, including housing associations and Thames Valley Police
During the severe weather earlier this year, the community wardens played a key role helping deliver meals on wheels to some of our older and more vulnerable members of society
Carrying out environmental visual audits with partners including the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The audits identify issues; this could include flytipping, graffiti or broken manhole covers, and then liaising with the appropriate agency to resolve the issues. A follow-up audit is carried out to check on progress
Organised community clean-ups throughout the borough
Set up a community warden Twitter account so residents can follow what they are up to
Issuing fixed penalty notices for littering
Taking a lead in issues residents find difficult to progress
Diversionary sports activity with challenging young people and projects to bring the generations together particularly at holiday periods
Calls to residents who have been victims of anti-social behaviour
Reassurance visits to schools
Meetings with local councillors / parish councillors and other stakeholders e.g. shopkeepers
Attending Case Conferences dealing with problem offenders
Visits to Youth clubs/Cubs/Scouts/Brownies and Community Centres and Halls that have Pre school groups and other activities going on in them
Reassurance visits to elderly residents in Day centres/Sheltered accommodation
helped organise and co-ordinate a number of Adop-a-Street projects, including Larchfield Primary School http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/news/article-16559-watch-larchfield-school-get-tough-on-litter/

Apart from specific projects, the community wardens help out with many other areas, for example they assisted delivering meals to elderly and vulnerable residents during the bad weather in February 2010 and help with Shopmobility in Maidenhead at Christmas.