Tribute from and for community
All areas: From road closures to planning applications and more,
TWYFORD: A JustGiving page set up to raise money in memory of a village stalwart has smashed its initial target of £1,000.
Gordon Storey, who was a member of Twyford Together, passed away on Tuesday, February 9 at the age of 72.
The page has raised almost £3,000 for Twyford Together charities.
The page says: “We know he [Gordon] was much loved and respected across the entire community thanks to his tireless work supporting the local community and his fund raising for the Twyford Together charities.
“Those who were lucky enough to work alongside him will know that one of his greatest strengths was to be able to connect people and persuade them to work together for a joint purpose and to help those in most need.
“In order to honour his memory and in keeping with what he would have wanted, we wish to somehow turn this truly sad time into a positive.”
Daisy’s Dream, Twyford Age Concern, Building for the Future, Camp Mohawk and ARC are among the causes set to benefit.
Visit tinyurl.com/4ch9dmvh to see the fundraiser.
Public Notices Probate
This week’s public notices contain information on a fresh application at Zaman House, in Church Street. There are also details on road closures in Cookham and Littlewick
Green which could affect drivers making essential journeys.
Planning Fresh plans have been submitted for new apartments in an affluent area of Maidenhead.
An application has been submitted to the
Royal Borough for permission to demolish the existing building and build seven apartments with new parking and cycle and refuse stores at Zaman House, in Church Road, The Fisheries.
This part of Maidenhead is typical of large homes with riverside gardens, and a previous application for eight flats on this site was rejected in October over fears it would be out of character.
At the autumn planning meeting, councillors said that The Fisheries was ‘not an area for purpose-built multi-household properties’.
Another previous application for Zaman House, for 16 apartments, was also knocked back in 2017.
Elsewhere, a cottage in Cookham wants to build a single-storey extension.
Plans have been submitted to the council for permission to make way for the extension by demolishing an existing conservatory to the east of Hillside
Cottage, located in Cookham Dean Bottom.
Over in Bisham, an application has been submitted to renovate The Thatched House in Bisham Road.
Applicants want to convert the garage, build new entrance steps to the property, construct a canopy, as well as build a new balcony and single-storey rear extension.
Roads and travel
A temporary road closure and ‘no waiting’ orders will be implemented on a Cookham road later this month.
The Royal Borough has made an order to prohibit anyone from driving along Lower Road, from its junction with Hatch Place, eastward for a distance of 50 metres.
Waiting will also not be allowed in Lower Road outside Number Five, and between Clematis Cottage to Westbury House.
These restrictions will be in place from 12:01am on Monday, March 15 until
11:59pm on Friday, March 19.
A diversion route for vehicles will be provided via Lower Road, High Road and Whyteladyes Lane.
The purpose of the order is due to new gas connections.
Another road closure is set to impact residents travelling on essential journeys in Littlewick Green.
Vehicles will not be allowed to travel along
Breadcroft Lane from its junction with Cherry Garden Lane to outside a property known as ‘Old Cottage’.
This order will be in place between the hours of 8am and 6pm from Friday, March 26 until Thursday, April 1.
No diversion route will be available.
The reason for this closure is because of fibre optic ducting works taking place.
A care agency in Burnham has been placed in special measures after The Care Quality Commission (CQC) graded it 'inadequate' following a recent inspection.
The CQC felt that the service at Forever Homecare failed in terms of being safe and wellled – including not keeping to Government COVID-19 best practice guidance.
Forever Homecare is a domiciliary care agency that provides personal care to people in their own home, via live-in staff or daily visits.
At the time of inspection, the service was supporting 47 people across Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.
It was previously rated Good when it was last inspected in August 2017.
CQC carried out an inspection of the service in January after receiving information of concern in relation to the overall management and the safe management of medicines.
When inspectors spoke to people using the service or their family members, the majority provided negative feedback regarding their care with the agency.
Some complained that staff arrived late, or not at all, and sometimes left early.
They described examples of receiving poor care, such as items being left out of reach, or carers not treating them with dignity when changing them.
Additionally, the service failed to inform CQC of incidents that had taken place and did not understand its responsibility to do so.
The service also did not test staff regularly for coronavirus and the legitimacy of the tests was uncertain, the CQC said.
CQC’s head of inspection for adult social care, Rebecca Bauers, said: “Our inspectors found that Forever Homecare was not safeguarded from abuse or risks, including infection control risks in relation to COVID-19.
“Safe medicine practices were not followed, and accidents and incidents were not effectively managed.”
The service has been given a warning notice and placed in special measures.
It will be re-inspected within six months by the CQC.
Yvonne Jonathan-Osamor, operations manager at Forever Homecare, said: “We became aware of the failings of the service when we took over in August of last year and we have worked tirelessly to ensure the service becomes [CQC] compliant again.
“We are confident that with these measures in place we will become compliant again in no time.”
The service says it has now recruited a registered manager with ‘vast’ care management experience.
New staff will join a ‘buddy’ system with existing staff members, while there will also be improvements to medication management and infection control.