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Are you looking for a bit of extra Christmas spending money? Do you have a child 16 or over who is looking for work? Copas Turkeys are recruiting for seasonal staff ahead of the festive period, to help ensure that all our customers receive their turkey for the big day!

We are looking for seasonal staff to help us pick, pack and despatch our orders this Christmas.
We are looking for staff aged 16 and over from 16th December – 23rd December (or any days within this period)
The hours are variable, dependent on day and dependent on how many orders need to go out that day.
The pay is £10 per hour.

This will be at our farm in Grubwood Lane, Cookham Dean, SL6 9UB
If you are interested, please email lucy@copas.co.uk for more info.

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🎟️ Raffle time!: Our weekly raffle this week will be supporting Maidenhead Food Share. Tickets are £5 each and all the proceeds go towards the running of this local charity, and by entering you will be in with a chance of winning an amazing Metre Market Hamper! Won't make it to the Market this week? You can still buy a ticket online to be in with the chance of winning.

📣 Como en Casa: One of our longest standing stallholders at the Market, Como en Casa, has been featured in the Christmas Edition of the Good Food Guide!

📣 Relax with Abbe: Abbe Oxley's Reflexology sessions are back on December 2nd! Book in your slot today.

📣 Christmas Hampers: Only one month until Christmas and our stallholders are packing some special Christmas Hampers for you.

📣 Colour Friday: Forget Black Friday - it's Colour Friday this Friday 25th November!

https://mailchi.mp/ed1e2efa55de/metre-market-mail-12391191?e=eb9498f400

Maliks Restaurant, in High Street, Cookham, has been nominated for the National Curry Awards, while Maliks Express, in Station Parade, has been shortlisted for the Best Takeaway Award at the 18th annual British Curry Awards 2022.

In Marlow, Sindhu, located at The Compleat Angler next to Marlow Bridge, has been recognised. It is owned by chef Atul Kochhar, with dishes prepared using Indian spices and the British-sourced ingredients.

The Maliks restaurant at 101 Marlow High Street has also been honoured, while Atul's other Marlow restaurant, Vaasu, in Chapel Street, is down for an award.

If you see a dead wild bird, it’s important you do not touch it! Help our surveillance of Avian influenza by letting the Defra helpline know if you find:

•   one or more dead birds of prey
•   3 or more dead gulls or wild waterfowl (swans, geese and ducks)
•   5 or more dead birds of any species

Find out more about reporting dead wild birds here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu#report-dead-wild-birds

With the holidays approaching, Deliciously French will now be open on Sundays from 10:00-14:00 till Sunday 17th December🎄

HUGE MOBILE PHONE MAST AT MILL LANE APPEAL REFUSED!
Remember back in January application 21/03688/TLDTT for a proposed 5G telecoms installation at the corner of Sutton Road and Mill Lane? The society submitted a strongly worded objection, as did many residents.

At 15m high the proposed mast would have been over twice the height of the adjoining houses. We accept that locations for structures like this may have to be found if we are to have the best mobile network, however we believe that a less intrusive position should be found within the village.

We are pleased to report that the appeal by CK Hutchison Networks (UK) Ltd has been refused.

The appointment of Jason Hogg as Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police has today been confirmed by Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber.

The appointment was subject to the endorsement of the independent Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel, which met today to consider the Commissioner’s proposed appointment.  Following the meeting, the Panel confirmed its support for the appointment of Jason Hogg.

Jason Hogg is the current Deputy Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, a position he has held since 2019.

Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner said: “I am delighted to confirm the appointment of Jason Hogg as the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police. Jason will take over leadership of the force in April next year and I am looking forward to working closely with him in delivering the public’s priorities for policing in the Thames Valley.”

Keith McLean, Chair of the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel said: “The Panel were pleased to confirm Jason Hogg’s appointment as Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police from 1st April 2023. His passion for policing and for all communities in Thames Valley was evident to Members of the Panel and his willingness to work with the Police and Crime Commissioner for the good of the people of Thames Valley was clear to the Panel.”

Jason Hogg, said: “It is a privilege to have been selected to be the next Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police.

“I am excited by this opportunity to lead the Force, and I am fully committed to working with our people, and our partners to ensure Thames Valley Police continues to protect all of our communities.

“Our dedicated officers and staff will continue to work tirelessly every single day, to provide an excellent service, and a police force that we can all be proud of.

“We will do this by preventing and reducing crime, improving our support of victims, bringing more offenders to justice, and ultimately building trust within our communities.

“I would like to thank Chief Constable John Campbell for his leadership, and all those who have supported me throughout my career, and I look forward to taking up the role in April.”
 
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The M4 is due to be closed in both directions between junctions 3 (Hayes) and 4b (M25) from 10pm today (Friday 18 November) until 6am on Monday 21 November. Traffic will be diverted onto the A312, A40, M40 and the M25. For more information, please visit the National Highways website. https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-east/m4-junctions-3-12-smart-motorway/
 
For details of council works on highways, visit our website. https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/transport-and-streets/roads-and-pavements/council-works-highway-week

For full local roadwork details, including work by utility firms, please visit the One Network
website. https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-east/m4-junctions-3-12-smart-motorway/

There is also planned industrial action tomorrow (Saturday 19 November), Monday 21 and Saturday 26 November which may cause disruption to local rail services. For the latest information, please visit the Great Western Railway and South Western Railway websites. https://www.gwr.com/strike

Filling Good is Maidenhead’s not for profit, volunteer run, zero waste refill shop based on the High Street (opposite Sports Direct). They are considering offering a local home delivery service for some of their refill products and have created a survey to assess the demand. If you have the time and inclination it would be super helpful if you could take a look and gives them your views. It should only take about 5 minutes to complete.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CPDVFK9

The Crown On The Moor
We are getting World Cup Ready ⚽️
All major World Cup Games being shown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
2 pizzas £15 🍕
Family friendly - Kids under 10 eat free all weekend (one child per paying adult) 👶🏻
Still working from home? Bottomless coffee, soup & sandwich deals & free Wi-Fi ☕️🥪
Dog friendly 🐶
Rebellion IPA Pouring 🍺
Brixton Low Voltage IPA 🍻
& our mulled wine is back 🍷
To book call Serena on 01628 520163 or email Serena.thecrown@gmail.com