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HADDENHAM & WADDESDON
COMMUNITY BOARDS Remaining open
If you’d like to get more
involved in local affairs . . . to enjoy some
OUR PRIORITIES form of normality
Each year we will look at what matters to
our local area the most, using data and
local intelligence to help us determine the
priorities our board will focus on. We will HILST SCHOOLS WERE AGAIN SHUT FOR MOST CHILDREN FROM THE
involve residents, partners, local groups and START OF THE SPRING TERM, we remained open to all pre-school
organisations in understanding what the local W aged children, and for wrap around care for key-worker children,
issues and priorities are. and we have really enjoyed some semblance of ‘normality’ in our daily
Priorities for 2020/21 are: sessions when everything else seems so strange!
• Covid Recovery
• Environment and green spaces
• Highways and Road Safety
• Travel and Transport
These priorities will help us determine where we
take action and allocate funding to improve the
local area.
WORKING GROUPS
We take actions on issues linked to our
priorities. To do this, we have working groups
that bring together board members and
representatives from the community and We have welcomed lots of new children We have also been hard at work
relevant partner organisations. this term and sessions are bursting outside preparing the soil for planting
at the seams with children keen to vegetables and tending to the
Working groups identify and discuss issues explore the mud kitchen, plant seeds, seedlings we already have. Whilst
linked to our priorities, and we consider project practise their art skills (clay, playdough, outside we enjoy mini-beast hunting,
ideas and requests for funding linked to these paint, cutting and sticking etc.) and mud kitchen concoctions, racing
issues. enjoy dancing, singing, role-playing and around on our trikes and scooters and
• Highways and Road Safety (including chats with friends. using the balls and hoops.
Speeding issues)
• Economic Recovery Last week we celebrated all things We welcome visits to the Pre-School, so
• Social Isolation and protecting the vulnerable ‘book-related’ for World Book Day. you can see what we do. If you would
• Cycling and Walking Children/staff dressed up as characters like your child to join Pre-School, or
• Freight Steering Group from their favourite books (we had have a look around, please contact us.
• Environment and Green Spaces The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Postman Check if you qualify for 30 hours
• HS2 & EWR Working Group Pat, Angelina Ballerina and even a funding on the following website:
If you’re interested in getting involved with one juggler from a story made up by one www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
of the working groups or would like to discuss of the children!). Every child receives We are also able to accept two-year-
an idea you may have for a project, contact us a £1 book token on World Book Day – old funded children.
at: hadwadcb@buckinghamshire.gov.uk very exciting!
Please do contact us if you would like
GET INVOLVED We opened a ‘Chinese Restaurant’ in to know more. Don’t forget we are
If you join your community board, you’ll be able February, and learned about Chinese open from 7.45am for Breakfast Club
to have your say on issues that affect your area. New Year, as well as practising our and 3.15pm-6pm for After School Club
How involved you become is up to you. We’ll: chopstick skills with rice – tricky! too (ages 2-11 years). v
• invite you to our board meetings and events
• give you the opportunity to get involved with Helen Harris (PGCE Primary) Manager
our working groups
• let you know about local consultations T : 01844 338785
• share information on funding for E : ickfordpreschooLmanager@gmail.com
communities W : www.ickfordpreschool.com
If you would like to find out more about https://www.facebook.com/Ickford-Pre-School-After-School-
your local Community Board, contact us at: Club- 426184507584837
hadwadcb@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
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