The weekend starts here...

With the warmer weather emerging there is no shortage of outdoor family fun to be had. Here are some ideas to get you out and about this weekend.

SATURDAY

Try to pick out a winner at the Burnham Donkey Derby on Saturday.
The Rotary Club of Burnham Beeches event will also host a fair and other fun features at Burnham Park from noon to 4pm.
An arena area will host line-dancing, which is rumoured to feature Dynamite, the pantomime donkey, and a special show from the Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs.

Music fans can head to Noctors pub in Queen Street on Saturday for some live music.
Popular local covers band Riser are playing from 8:30pm. 
Find out about other local bands on our music page.

Another derby is taking place over in Marlow and this time it is ducks that will be battling it out.
A truckload of bath tub ducks will bob and weave their way down the River Thames on Saturday arriving at Higginson Park.
The main fayre is from 11am-4pm and the ducks launch at 2pm.

SUNDAY

Join in the celebration opening of Windsor's biggest new park for 60 years.
Imperial Park opens on Sunday and from 11am to 2pm you can try your hand at human table football, inflatable jousting and bungee run, penalty shoot-out and basketball shots competitions, all for free.

Don't be spooked by the scarecrows that have popped up in Sonning for this weekend's festival.
The biennial event involves a trail of more than 70 scarecrows that you can walk around and tick off on a scarecrow spotting list.
On top of the scarecrow trail there will be some open gardens for visitors to marvel at, a plant sale and homemade refreshments to keep those doing the trail going.
The 'Village of Fantasia' trail takes place on Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26, and is open from 11am-4.30pm each day.

MONDAY

How well do you know Cookham Dean?
The Kaffirs of Cookham are holding a clue finding walk this bank holiday Monday.
Villagers will set off from The Jolly Farmer pub in Cookham Dean, with route instruction and an answer sheet. They should bring compasses with them. Team should have at least one adult plus up to three younger members.
You can enter and start at any time between 11.30am and 2.30pm but completed answer sheets must be returned to the Jolly Farmer Pub by 4pm.
Entry is £5 per team and all proceeds will go to the Kaffirs charity.

Horses Frank and Henry are galloping their way back to Maidenhead from their Cookham stables on Monday.
They will be at the Shire Horse Centre in Bath Road, Littlewick Green from 10am to 4pm this Bank Holiday Monday.
The Centre has now been transformed into a craft village and animal farm, the stables have been
converted into retail units and workshops that are home to local art and craft people who sell their work.

For more dates for your diary, see our online Events guide.