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IwaselectedtorepresentthisareaasanIndependentCouncillorinitiallyfor10monthsbetweenJuly2014andMay2015and,thenagainmorerecentlyIwasagainelectedtorepresentthissamewardasanIndependentCouncillorinMay2017.Ihavelivedinthisareasincemarryingin2010.Wearefrequentusersofthelocalpubsandcafé’sand,allofour5childrenhavegrownuporbeenschooledthroughtheBorough’sschoolsandcolleges.SincemovingtoWindsorIhavebeeninvolvedinCommunitywork,atasocialandpolicylevel,initiallyinMaidenheadandthensince2012inWindsorwithalocalchurchgroupandthenwiththeWestWindsorResidentsAssociation,invariousroles,andnowalsoasaCouncillor,interalia,workingcloselywithalocalGP,thelocalchurchesandlocalresidentsonnumerousoccasions.Iamalsoactivelyinvolvedwiththebiggest,andcommunityfocused,churchinDedworthcalledAllSaintsCofE,DedworthRoad,attheepicenterofthecommunity.Iholdquarterlysurgeriesinvariousplacesthroughoutthewardand,mywifeisaCommunityMidwifeinthistownand,herworkhasseenthehomebirthraterisefrom2%oflowriskwomento30%.Youcanreadmanyofmyblogs,projectsandinformationandengagementpostsatthefollowinglocations;• www.wwra.org.uk• OnFacebookathttps://www.facebook.com/CllrWisdomDaCosta/• OnTwitterathttps://twitter.com/wisdomdacostaIt’sfairtosaythatwebothhaveahighlevelofengagementwithandrespectfromthe/ourcommunityinDedworth,youngandold,andalsoinWindsor.Whatisourcommunity?2. Myproposedwards

a. ThemorepopulatedDedworthisquitedistinctfromthewealthierClewer;residentsfromeachareaeachdrawtheirsocialidentityandrangesofservicesfromseparatefacilities,mainlyonlysharingtheTownCentreascommonground;theirsocio-economicdescriptorsalsoaredistinctlydifferent

b. Thus,basedontheinformation,analysisand,myexperiencesrepresentingpeopleasaCouncillorandIwouldproposetwodistinctareaswithpossiblythelargercommunitybeingdelineatedandthensplitintwo.

c. Dedworth(4memberwardor,2X2memberwardswith“DedworthEast”and“DedworthWest”)

i. TotheEast–residentson,oronroadsoff,SawyersCloseandValeRoad

ii. TotheSouth-ClewerHill(uptoDuncroft&PerryCroft)anduptoPoolmansRoad

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iii. TotheWest–BroomFarmEstate,TheLimes,Ruddlesway,TheWillows

iv. TotheNorth–WindsorRacecoursev. Basedonthepollingdistrictsanddensityofpopulation,itshould

bepossibletocreateelectoralequalityfor2X2memberwards(“DedworthEast”and“DedworthWest”)but,Idonothavethedetaileddatatodothis.However,retainingthecommunityidentityofDedworthisvital

d. Clewer-St.Leonards(2members)i. Includingallresidentson,oremanatingfromMillLane,Parsonage

Lane,HatchLane,St.LeonardsHillii. MoreexpensiveareastotheSouthi.e.iii. TheareasconnectedbypathtoSt.LeonardsHillincluding

1. TopofWolfLanefromjunctionwithPoolmansRoadtojunctionwithWhiteHorseRoadandTinkersLane

2. HemwoodRoad,FranklynClose&WashingtonDriveandroadsoffthese

3. EllisonClose4. KimberClose5. SherbourneDrive6. WoodlandAvenue7. BottomendofClewerHillRoadbetweenPrinceAlbertpub

andthejunctionsofHatchLaneandEllisonDrive8. Co-incidently,bothClewer&St.Leonardsarealso

compriseasinglehill9. IncludingALLoftheLEGOLAND,Windsorestate,which

wouldbelogical,easegovernance(vis-à-visplanning&parishboundaries)and,whichpeopleandresidentsidentifywithWindsor.

e. Thebenefitswouldbei. Clearidentityii. Generatingpoliticiansfromeachareawhowillunderstandthe

distinctneedsandissuesoftheirresidentsiii. Allowingrepresentationinanundilutedmanner,inproportionto

theneed(number)iv. Encouraginglocalismandsocialactivism;ifitiseasytounderstand

yourcommunityitwillbeeasiertorepresentinthedecisionmakingprocess

3. Historicinformationabouttheareaa. AncientmapsshowtwocommunitiesWestoftheCastle

i. ClewerVillage,withtheoldestbuildingintheareainSt.Andrew’sCofEChurch–itevenpre-datesmuchofWindsorCastle

ii. Dedworthiii. AreasofgreenbeltinbetweenandtotheSouth

b. Seeattachedmapsi. Dedworth.Org.UkMapofDedworth1880ii. Dedworth.Org.UkMapofDedworth1913iii. Dedworth.Org.UkMapofDedworth1938

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c. Thesetwocommunitiesareeffectively,andhistorically,servedbySt.Andrew’sChurch(Clewer)andAllSaintsChurch(Dedworth)

d. TheparishboundariesoftheseChurches,withoneorexceptionsi. Coincidewiththesocioeconomicmapsandmeasuresofwell

being,deprivation,andqualificationsii. Commonlyacceptedsenseofidentityofpeoplelocally

e. Historically,mapsshowDedworthcentredaroundthelocationofthecurrentAllSaint’sChurchthoughitisthoughttohaveextendedfromDedworthManor(onthefloodplain,inClewerNorth)uptoonWolfLane(onthehillinClewerSouth)–seeattachedextractfromWikipedia

f. Thishasbeenthesocialcentrechurches4. WestWindsortodayafterexpansion

a. ThepopulationofWindsorexpandedinthe1950’sand1960’swithmanyestatesstartingtobebuilttotheNorth(e.g.LaingEstate),thentotheSouth(NCOOfficerestateonClewerHillincorporatingPerrycroft&Duncroft)and,inthe1970swithBroomFarmnon-officerarmyestate.

b. MoresalubrioushousewerealsobuiltmoreremotelyonSt.Leonard’sHill

c. However,theculturalsegregationpersistedwithAllSaint’sdrawingitscongregationfromresidentsfromthemoredowntoearthdevelopmentsi.e.notSt.LeonardsHill

5. ArmyEstatesofourGarrisonTowna. ThehousesontheofficerestatehasbeenmainlyvacatedbytheArmy

duetovariouschangestoArmylevelsovertheyearsb. Also,thefamiliesonBroomFarm,upuntil2018,havebeenmoreremote

sociallyandgeographically,asnonewerepermanentlybasedinWindsor.c. However,allthisissettochangein2018asthegovernmenthas

announcedthat“AllforeignbasisarebeingclosedandthefamiliesbroughtbacktotheUK.“

d. Withthisinmind,TheAmryCovenantgroup,togetherwiththeArmyWelfareServicesareworkingwithlocalgroups(includingThamesValleyPolice)toenvisionArmyfamiliessuchinitiatives“aimedathelpingthemintegrateback,intotheWestWindsorCommunity.”

6. WestWindsor’sstrongResidentsAssociationa. Thereisonelargeresidentsassociation,theWestWindsorResidents

Association,setupin1960s,whoseworkcoverstheentireareaofClewer&Dedworth

b. IunderstandthatthebulkoftheirmemberisfromtheDedwortharea,asdefinedbythissubmisison

7. Communityassets,whoseusagereflecttheembeddedidentitiesincludea. Churches–seeabove

i. AllSaintsChurchservingDedworthii. ThepicturepostcardSt.AndrewsservingClewerandprobablySt.

LeonardsHilliii. AllSaintsChurch’scongregationalsoincludepeoplefromSawyers

CloseandValeRoadiv. Seeattachments

1. CofEParishBoundaries

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2. Seelinkathttps://mss.carto.com/viz/b5cd6e7e-a36d-11e6-9889-0e05a8b3e3d7/embed_map

c. Surgery&anecdotalevidence&gamblingi. ThereisjustonesurgeryinDedworth,theDedworthMedical

Centreii. TheirCCGBoundarymapofficiallyincludesDedworthandClewer-

St.Leonards-seeattachedWAMCCGCatchmentforDedworthMedicalcentre

iii. IhaveworkedwithoneoftheirkeyGP’s,(nameavailable)onissuesofGamblingaddictionandbettingshopclusterswhoseaffectedpatientsarecomefromDedworth

iv. ThisGP(Nameavailable)hasadvisedthattheirpatientsmainlycomefromDedworth

d. YouthCentres–therearetwo,servingdistinctareasi. ManorYouthCentreservingDedworthincludingSawyersClose

andValueRoadii. ClewerYouth&CommunityCentre,servingtheClewerarea

e. Pubsi. TheBlackHorse,locatedinDedworth,servingDedworthii. Sebastapol,locatedinDedworth,servingDedworthsouthareasiii. PrinceAlbert,locatedinClewer-St.Leonardsiv. Swan,locatedinClewer-St.Leonardsnowcloseddown

f. Shops/Tescoi. TescoSuperstore,locatedinDedworth,arguablyserving

DedworthasbetteroffresidentsuseSainsbury’sintheTownCentre

ii. TescoExpress,locatedinClewer-St.Leonardsiii. CharityShops,locatedinDedworthiv. Newsagents,locatedinDedworthv. ConvenienceShops,locatedinDedworthvi. FastFood&otherrestaurants,locatedinDedworth

8. 2011Censusdataa. Mapsbasedon2011Censusdatashowastrongcorrelationbetweenthe

identityofpeopleinthegeographicareasIhaveidentifiedasDedworthorClewer-St.Leonardsandsuchsocio-economicfactors

b. Seeattachedmapsfromi. ONS2011CensusDataShineMaponDeprivationii. ONS2011CensusDataShineMaponFairHealthiii. ONS2011CensusDataShineMaponGoodHealthiv. ONS2011CensusDataShineMaponQualificationsv. ONS2011CensusDataShineMaponProfessionals

ConcernsaboutreducingthenumberofCouncillors1. Proposal:Itisimportanttomaintainthenumberofmembersatatleast47as

reducingthenumberofMembers,withorwithouttheextremechallengesbeingfaced,will

a. MaketheroleofCouncillorunsustainable,reducingscrutiny

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iii. TherecentLGAPeerReviewsuggestedthatinthefaceofthisrapidchangethattheBoroughPauses,Embeds(anddigestschanges)andExplains(engageswithresidents)

iv. Nowisnotthetimeforfurtherchangev. Youcandownload

1. Thefullreportathttp://www.wwra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/RBWM-Corporate-Peer-Review-Sep-2017.pdf

2. Ananalysisathttp://www.wwra.org.uk/blog-post/lga-peer-review-reading-between-the-lines-blog/5829

3. Existingworkloada. Evenwithoutaleadershipportfolio,Ialreadyspendatleastbetween16

and20hoursperweekonCouncilbusinesswhichincludea,interalia,i. Caseworkii. Readingandresearchingreports,engagingwithresidentsand,

participatingincommitteesIamappointedtoiii. Readingandresearchingreports,engagingwithresidentsand,

participatingoncommitteeswhichwillaffectmyresidentsiv. Dealingwithbigpictureissueswhichwillaffectmyresidentse.g.

BoroughLocalPlan,HeathrowThirdRunway,seriousairPollutionareasinRBWM

b. Inthisdayandage,withanincreasinglysophisticatedelectorate,writingthoroughandengagingcontentthroughwebsites,andsocialmedia

c. IncreasingtherangeandscopeofactivitiesIneedtocover,inanincreasinglycomplexservicedeliverymodel,aswellasmorecaseworkinaresourcepoorpartoftheborough,willmakemyroleintolerable

4. Lackofsupportfromofficersa. EvenasaCouncillor,Iamsadtoreportthatmyqueriesandquestions

andrequestofsupportfromkeyofficersiseithersloworsometimesincompleteor,unforthcoming

b. Idonotknowwhetherthisisbecauseofoneorotherofacombinationofpoliticalbias,inamemberledcouncil,oralackofstaff

c. ItistruethatRBWMhasthehighestturnoverofseniorstaffthananyofitsneighbours

d. Personaltestimonyfromoutgoingseniorofficersindicatesbullyinge. ThecontinualreductionofCounciltaxover10yearsindicatesahollowing

outoftheorganizationf. Myjobisdifficultenoughasitis.Itislikelytobeintolerablewitha

furtherincreaseinworkload.5. Furthercomplexevolutiontakingplaceincluding

a. TheCouncilcontinuesoutsourcingservices,atatimewhenmanyCouncil’sarelogicallybringingbackinservices,andpursuecommercialjointventurespossiblywithoutthenecessaryexpertiseandfreethinkingamongsteither

i. Officersorii. Councillorsrequiretoscrutinizeoriii. CouncillordirectorsofJVcompanies

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b. ExternalchangesinhealthserviceslocallyincludingfundingandincreasedlegalobligationsarelikelytoputmorepressuresontheCouncilspolicyandofficers(informationavailableuponrequest)

c. TheBoroughfacesbigissuesincludingaflawedBoroughLocalPlan,possiblyexpansionofHeathrowtowardstheBorough,Heathrowhealthissues(airpollution,overcrowding,noisedisturbance),Adultservicesdemandsfromanageingpopulation

d. EconomicchallengesevidencedbytheCouncilsuggestingalargeincreaseinCounciltax,whichaccordingtotheLGAPeerReviewGroup,“Inthisfinancialclimateit11canbedifficulttoensurecapitalprogrammesinparticulararedeliveredontimeandwewouldencouragethecounciltoconsidercarefullywhatmeasuresitwillputinplacetomitigateagainstslippage.ThecouncilwillalsohavetocarefullyplanfortheprovisionofanyfuturetransformationcoststhatmaybeneededinservicesthataredeliveredthroughpartnershipssuchasOptalisandAchievingforChildren.”

a. Theselargechangeswillaffecti. Theabilityofmemberstoeffectivelyscrutinizeproposalsand

reportsii. Increaseresponsibilitiesandriskincumbentonmembersandiii. Deterresidentsfromstandingforelection

6. Wardconflicta. WhenyoucombinefewerCouncillorswithcommunitydistinctiveness,

younecessarilyneedtocreatewardsthatdon’treflectcommunityb. Thishampereffectiverepresentationandsodemocracyc. Thisfrustrateandthwartslocalismd. Thisfurtherdistancesthepeoplewearesupposedtorepresentfromthe

processofgovernance–atimebombConcernsabouttheunderlyingfiguresbeingprovidedbyRBWM1. Giventhatelectoralnumbersarelikelytomateriallyunreliableuntil2023,the

exerciseshouldbeabandonedandrevisitedafter20192. Theprincipleofelectoralequalitycanonlybeachievedifthefiguresforresident,

andvoternumbers,areaccurate.However,therearemanyproblemswiththeprobityofthefiguresand,alsothepossibleoutturn.

3. TheBoroughLocalPlan,uponwhichmuchofthegrowth,of14Kpropertiesisflawedinmanyaspectsandfacingseriouschallenge.

a. ItislikelythatitwillnotpasstheInspectionb. Giventhethousandsofcommentsfromordinaryresidents,whichneed

organizing,thiswillnotbepresentedtotheInspectoruntilQ1orQ2in2018whichwillextendthetimelineofimplementation

c. ItispossiblethatafinalLocalPlan,ifamendmentsarerequested,willnotbeimplementeduntil2023

d. Thiswouldsuggestthatreliablefiguresmightnotbeavailableuntilthenwhichwouldmeanmapscouldnotbere-considereduntil2023

Sunday,3December201701:51:23GreenwichMeanTime

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Subject: Re:Consulta-ononboundariesinWindsorDate: Saturday,2December201707:40:19GreenwichMeanTime

From: AndrewGilesTo:CC: MikeBrooks,LouiseBrown

HiWisdom,Notcompletelysurewhyyouwantthisbutheregoes:Belowisalistofsomeofthegroupsthatuseourchurch,thereareinaddi-onotherorganisa-onsthatmeetoccasionallyonanadhocbasisAlcoholicsAnonymous,ArtMentalHealth,ArtandCraOs,BreastCancer,Brownies,CrossroadsSocialCare,DancingGroupforgirls,Demen-aGroups,Men’sMaQers,Rainbows,SandsGoodluck!Regards,AndrewOn Friday, 1 December 2017 08:47:01, Andrew Giles <jandrewgiles58@gmail.com> wrote:

Wisdom,

Louise has said to me she won’t be able to get involved with this, the time frame is very short but she did wantme to emphasise that there are a lot of community groups that we interact with down at our church that comefrom way beyond the narrow church parish boundary of Dedworth. Many groups cite All Saints Dedworth astheir Windsor office.

Speaking in a personal capacity I would say that the reach of the Dedworth and our church is immensely strongthroughout West Windsor (anything West of the dual carriageway)

Several members of our church come from Vale Road and Sawyers Close. I certainly would regard theseas part of “Greater Dedworth”I can’t give you any hard statistics on attendance of all church attendees ( congregation and goups) butmy own view is that most come from the church parishes of Dedworth and Clewer, Dedworth probablybigger

I generally have a concern that Windsor is being treated like UK as a whole with Central Windsor – rather likeLondon - getting all the resources and attention and West Windsor which is where between 50 – 65% of thepopulation are based receiving all the cuts

Best regards, Andrew

From: Mike BrooksSent: 28 November 2017 21:52To:

Subject: Re: Consultation on boundaries in Windsor

Hi Wisdom,

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RBWM's proposal will be considered by the Boundary Commission along with proposals from theresidents (organisation and individuals) and, it is they who will finally opine..

Have your say

You and your fellowship can also make its own proposal at http://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/south-east/berkshire/windsor-and-maidenhead AND https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/10380

· Scroll down and along the page for more information

· I will try and publish a short guide later this week.

· The deadline in next Monday 4 December 2017

I look forward to hearing from you shortly.

Your brother in Christ,

WisdomCllr. Wisdom Da Costa, Clewer North, Windsor

RBWM Website at www.rbwm.gov.uk

Blog at www.wwra.org.uk

Follow me on Twitter @wisdomdacosta

Wisdom is a 2016 Sunday Times Top 200 UK Accountant

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Ashby, JonathanFrom: Wisdom Da CostaSent: 04 December 2017 23:30To: reviewsSubject: Electoral Review of Windsor and Maidenhead - addition to Cllr. Da Costa’s submission

Dear Boundary Commission, I forgot to add the following chart, based on the maps of RBWM, which help picture the proposed communities of Dedworth and Clewer-St. Leonard’s using the location of Community Assets used by each of these two communities. You will note that this is also similar to the CofE parish maps. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Kind regards, Cllr. Wisdom Da Costa, Independent Councillor for Clewer North, Windsor

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