A £480,000 grant will help Slough Council run two projects aimed at helping migrant communities in the borough.

The funding comes from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for council projects across the UK, which helps to ease pressures on local services resulting from recent migration.

Slough council plans a programme to help newly arrived communities to settle and integrate into the town - including offering English speaking courses

Also being planned is Chalvey 360 - an intensive multi-agency approach which will support the Roma community particularly Roma children, to adopt accepted societal and legislative norms while maintaining their unique cultural characteristics.

Slough's is one of 123 projects across England to be awarded with this funding.

Communities Minister Lord Bourne said: “Each community is unique in the challenges it faces, but the projects we’ve funded have shown that positive change is possible when people come together and think innovatively about how to support the whole community.”

Cllr Martin Carter, Slough cabinet member for inclusive growth and skills, said: “Slough has a great track record of welcoming new communities, and we are very proud of the vibrancy and diversity of our town. However, we appreciate that embedding new communities with existing ones can sometimes come with challenges, which is why projects like Chalvey 360 are vital in helping communities to integrate.

“We are also pleased to have additional support for welcoming new communities as well as extra English classes.”