Featured Events in Maidenhead in May, 2025 (July Updated)

A celebration of the independent beer scene in the UK with a range of fantastic breweries, delicious street food and a lineup of live DJs across the weekend. Just 5 minutes from the Elizabeth Line! UPDATE: ALL KEG BREWERIES NOW ANNOUNCED! Double Barrelled Brewery, Tilehurst Otherworld Brewing, Edinburgh Elusive Brewing, Finchampstead Great Beyond Brewery, Hoxton New Invention Brewery, Walsall Attic Brew Co, Stirchley Tap Social, Oxford Bearwood Brewing, Winkfield Siren, Finchampstead Indie Rabble, Windsor And at the Stripes Bar we will be pouring some session-specific super limited edition imperial stouts each day! Saturday afternoon: Sinnister Brew Saturday evening: Vault City Sunday afternoon: Lervig Sunday evening: Emperor's Brewery More announcements soon! Tickets £10+booking fee -- you'll get an exclusive festival glass and access to the event site for your chosen session. 3rd-4th May 12:00-17:00 | 18:00-23:00 Information Source: A Hoppy Place | eventbrite

Refresh your wardrobe at a fraction of the price with our End Of Swap Sale!  1 in 3 women feel their clothes are outdated after less than three wears. We think that’s a waste, especially with so many great pre-loved garments on the market.  Join us in making a difference by shopping secondhand!  WHAT’S AN END OF SWAP SALE?  Our aim with Saf’s Swap Shop is to keep as many clothes in circulation as possible. We host regular clothing swaps throughout the year, but the nature of swaps is that we end up with far more clothes than we started with.  Every now and then, we host a sale to refresh our stock and keep things in people’s wardrobes (and out of landfills). This is your chance to grab a real bargain! (20% of total sales will be donated to the ECO Action Hub for hosting us) WHAT CAN I BUY?  Everything will be available to purchase (we take cash and cards). We’ve got a fantastic selection of high-street, high-end and vintage items in the following categories:  Dresses and skirts Trousers, shorts and jeans T-shirts, shirts and blouses  Suits and occasionwear  Coats and jackets  Sportswear and leggings  Shoes (including heels, trainers, flats and more!)  Accessories  And unique one-off pieces!  THE LABELLING SYSTEM Bronze items = preloved high street or vintage under £50 RRP Silver items = preloved high street or vintage over £50 RRP Gold items = preloved designer, rare vintage or one-off pieces PRICING  Bronze items = £1  Silver items = £5  Gold items = £10  Items will be clearly labelled, so double-check before heading to the checkout. ABOUT ECO ACTION HUB ECO Action wants to inspire and help you do a bit more for our planet. Our Hub has lots of ideas for ways you can make a difference and our volunteers want to help you to feel good by making some positive changes. We offer a variety of resources such as a Library of Things, Repair Café and DraughtBusters. We also host events in our Meeting Space to give you more ideas and encouragement. Find the ECO Action Hub near the atrium in Maidenhead’s Nicholsons Shopping Centre, SL6 1LB. TERMS & CONDITIONS All clothing sales are final, so please be 100% sure you’re happy before purchasing. Please be considerate of other shoppers, do not hoard items and put them back on the rails if you no longer want them. Any garments remaining after the event will be kept in circulation as stock for future swap events or donated to charities. Information Source: Saf's Swap Shop | eventbrite

Set your alarm and come and join us on a 1.5 hour walk listening to the birds with our local Berkshire guide, Jone. We set off before the sun rises so as to hear the early birds. Then, to reward your tired legs, why not join us for a light breakfast afterwards? Pastries, fruit juice, hots drinks on offer as part of your ticket price. This global event began in the UK in 1987 when wildlife enthusiast and local broadcaster Chris Baines, decided to celebrate his birthday by inviting friends and family to listen to wildlife wake up with him at Moseley Bog. The event grew and was promoted by the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country, where Chris Baines was Vice-President. The annual event now takes place on the first Sunday of May and hundreds of events are organised around the world. Will you help answer nature's SOS call by adding a £5 gift to this booking? You'll help BBOWT bring nature back across our three counties. Please select a donation ticket option if you wish to donate. You can find out more about our Nature Recovery Fund here . Information Source: The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust | eventbrite

Calling All Local Businesses & Charities! Following the success of our last one-day Media Training Workshop at The Chartered Institute of Marketing in Cookham, we will delivering another workshop on Monday 12 May 2025 from 10am to 4pm . Led by highly experienced media and training professionals, this workshop will cover: How to identify your business story to attract press attention Crafting effective press releases and pitching them successfully Perfecting your media interview skills with tailored practice in a supportive environment A social media session with Melanie Perry from Poppy Perry Media How a podcast could help you raise your profile Please phone Sarah for more information: 07900 4117 15 Cost - £165, including lunch and refreshments. Book by Friday 28 February 2025 & get our Early Bird Rate of £150! Parking available onsite. Meet the trainers: Sarah Parfitt is a freelance trainer and radio and podcast producer with more than 30 years’ experience in the media both in the UK and overseas. She has produced various programmes for BBC Radio 4, the BBC World Service and 5Live and prior to that worked as a radio producer for Radio 2GB in Sydney and Blue Danube Radio in Vienna. Sarah recently produced a half hour programme entitled "The Science of the Menopause" for the BBC World Service. Other highlights of her producing career have included producing a Radio 4 Crossing Continents’ programme about the eco-mafia in Italy and another documentary about the FDLR in eastern Congo, a 5Live investigative outside broadcast into child pornography in Russia and a David Blunkett Outlook Christmas Special. Sarah has also worked as a freelance communication trainer for the BBC Academy for more than 15 years. She led some of the BBC's 2020 training in the corporation’s bureaux in Africa and Asia. This involved rolling out a variety of courses, including editorial guidelines, interviewing skills and storytelling to the BBC’s new recruits in Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, India, and Myanmar. Sarah is also the founder of The Media Hub, the south-east's leading media networking group. The group recently celebrated its 11th birthday and brings together media professionals, including print journalists, producers, directors, writers, bloggers, actors, photographers, media trainers and consultants. Guest speakers have included Ross Kemp, the late Sir Michael Parkinson CBE, Carol Kirkwood and HRH Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium. Alice Dew is an accomplished Producer and Trainer with almost 30 years’ experience in radio, TV, and digital. She’s worked on some of the UK’s biggest websites, programmes and podcasts (Saturday Kitchen, BBC News, Newsround, BBC World Service) and trains international journalists to enhance their broadcasting skills. Alongside Sarah she’s recently produced podcasts on subjects as diverse as why we don’t have a global currency to the most eco-friendly way of dealing with death! Additionally, she collaborates with an environmental charity specializing in Community Energy, which won the Climate Coalition’s Innovative UK Community Project in 2023. Information Source: Sarah Parfitt | eventbrite

Build and decorate an Elmer community sculpture with us using a variety of collage, paints, feathers, pipe cleaners and other recycled materials. Leave your mark at Maidenhead Library and work with us on a permanent sculpture to be on display for all to enjoy in the children's library. Aprons will be provided, but beware! It will get messy. Information Source: RBWM Libraries | eventbrite