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THE BRIDGE
DATCHET
HELP POINT
Datchet Ecumenical
Parish Centre
(through the back of The Bridge teashop)
24 The Green
Datchet
Berkshire
SL3 9JH
Telephone 01753 544556 + answer machine
Email : Datchet.helppoint@tiscali.co.uk
THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM
THE 'SPRING/SUMMER 2008 LEAFLET'
__________________________________________________________________________________ History
The three local churches (St.Mary's, St.Augustine's and the Baptist
Church,
jointly created this Parish Centre in 1994. The building is located on
the north side
of The Green and was built around 1750. The Bridge is now the
multi-functional
centre of the village.
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WHAT
IS IT?
The Datchet Help Point is run by volunteers and located through and to
the
back of The Bridge tea shop at the Datchet Ecumenical Parish Centre
(which is registered as a charity).
Datchet Help
Point is largely funded by the Royal Borough of Windsor and
Maidenhead
and a promotional grant by CCB.
We
are always looking for resourceful, friendly and helpful
volunteers. If you would like to consider doing voluntary
work at the Datchet Help Point, please leave a message :
01753 544556
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WHAT
DOES IT PROVIDE?
Staffed by
friendly and resourceful volunteers, the Help Point offers an
invaluable
single source of local information for the village - FREE or at cost.
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HELP
POINT SERVICES
Photocopying
: still only 5p per A4 sheet or 10p per A3 sheet (each side)
(Assistance available from The Bridge tea &
coffee shop when Help Point not staffed)
Borough
Councillors' Surgery (10am - 12noon, 2nd Monday each month) :
If you have any questions, problems or complaints, have a 'face to
friendly face'
conversation with those who can
do something about it. NEW!
50+
Specials : (10am - 1pm most Thursdays) :
General information for
residents aged 50+ years will be on 11am - 1pm
on the first Thursday of each month, plus:
* Monthly one-hour
Mobile Library stop
* Intro to computers and internet
access classes - Soon
* Support for Carers - Soon
* Info on Datchet Village
Society
*
Visits from trained Specialists on 3rd Thursday of the
month
* Age Concern (see later)
Age Concern Slough & Berkshire
East:
Regular surgery from 11am - 1pm on 2nd Thursday of each month. It
provides
information and advice on issues affecting older people, including
claiming
benefits,
council tax, housing &
pensions.
Datchet Families
(To be relaunched):
Providing information and advice for local families with children
aged 0 - 5 years:
* Choosing local
childcare
* Useful publications and websites
* Services & family
support
* Family days out and
holidays
* Monthly 'Meet-a-Mum' mornings ___________________________________________________________________
INFORMATION
& LEAFLETS
covering a wide range of topics :
Education
& Job Searches e.g.
e.g. * Information on job hunting clubs and interview skills workshops
* Details
of full and part-time courses at local colleges
Children
- Soon
:
e.g. * Prospectuses, OFSTED reports & comparative Stats on schools
* 11 Plus exam
courses
* Children's
classes
* Local family
results
*
Safety
* Holiday
clubs
* Things to do/Places to
go
Copies
of Free Publications :
(Assistance available from The Bridge tea &
coffee shop when Help Point not staffed)
e.g. *
ABC
* Primary
Times
* Families
* The
Village Echo
* The Link
* Datchet Chat
Travel
:
e.g. * Latest timetables of buses & trains
* Walkways & cycle paths
Crime
and Safety
e.g. * Fire Safety and Flooding
* Reducing Car Crimes
* Neighbourhood Watch information
* Datchet Self-Help Flood
Plan
Local
Attractions and Events :
e.g. * Leaflet about Datchet halls to hire
* Diary of village events in Datchet
* Tourist information
Environment
and being Eco-friendly :
e.g. * Datchet Village Society Newsletters
* Sites of local monuments
* How to be
eco-friendly
Datchet
Parish Council :
e.g. * Minutes of Datchet Parish Council meeting & dates of future meetings
* Contact details for each
councillor, the clerk plus the Borough Councillors
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Search
for information at Datchet Help
Point.........
and consider a cup of tea or coffee at The Bridge
√ walk
in and collect
leaflets
√ speak to Help
Point
staff
√ telephone
01753 544556, or Datchet.helppoint@tiscali.co.uk
Try out
your Datchet Help Point
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