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The 75-year-old club in Brook Path faced closure when the ceiling collapsed necessitating £6,000 of emergency repairs, which was money the club had not got. Cllr Swindlehurst is one of three councillors whose ward Cippenham Green covers the area where the club is based. He immediately contacted his Cippenham Green council colleagues Roger Davis and Nora Holledge. They agreed that the money should be made available from their share of the council s community investment fund - the fund that enables each member to choose a personal project they want to support. Cllr Davis, 81, has been in hospital battling Covid but gave his wholehearted approval after a hour an hour phone conversation with Cllr Swindlehurst.
for ‘a long time’. At Wednesday’s (January 13) planning meeting, the chairman, councillor Haqeeq Dar (Labour: Wexham Lea) said councillor Roger Davis (Labour: Cippenham Green) has been suffering from Covid-19 and is still in hospital. As Cllr Davis has missed three planning meetings in a row, members agreed to waive a letter informing the group leader of his absence given his circumstances. The lead member for planning and regulations, councillor Pavitar K. Mann (Labour: Britwell and Northborough), said: “I would second that as well considering we’ve known that Cllr Davis has been suffering with this for a long time.”