UPDATED BELOW 12-6-2025 Black Potts footbridge on RBWM Datchet Footpath 4 is now CLOSED until further notice due to safety concerns. Here is a short YouTube video (This is Datchet footpath 4…
River Thames Scheme excluded from consultation on Flood Defence Partnership Funding Policy Reform?
I received the following from the Thames RFCC: Defra launched a public consultation on Investment Reform that closes on Tuesday 29th July. This proposes major updates to the Partnership Funding policy ahead…
Liquid Leisure retrospective planning application approved
Considered by RBWM on 5/6/2025 24/00381/FULL – Liquid Leisure Horton Road Datchet Slough SL3 9HY PROPOSAL: Regularisation of Unauthorised Facilities and Change of Use to include Non Water Polluting Activities and Non…
Flood defence partnership funding and debt
At the RBWM Cabinet Meeting held on 30-10-2024 I raised a number of areas of concern including the following: MWEFAS honesty, openness and transparency River Thames Scheme, DCO and incoherence failure of…
DHEFIM and Partnership Funding?
So now that we have this consultation on Partnership Funding Policy – what happens to the ‘Datchet to Hythe End Flood Improvement Measures’ project that was supposed to replace Channel One of…
Datchet Parish Councillors continue in their attempt to hijack a local charity.
We are now in June and nine members of Datchet Parish Council are apparently seeking legal advice in support of their claim to be the ‘sole managing trustee’ of the Datchet Recreational…
DPC and DRCCT – progress report
Some members of Datchet Parish Council (assisted by the clerk) continue to pursue their alleged failed attempt to hijack the assets of the local charity (the DRCCT) The Clerk has now made…
Newly planted Oak trees vandalised in Datchet
A total of 22 Oak trees were planted on Datchet Recreation Ground in 2023. Four newly planted replacement trees were vandalised recently (May 2025). Those that were not broken off were pulled…
Coroner – Kyra Hill unlawfully killed
This is an extract from the mailonline: Schoolgirl, 11, who drowned at waterpark birthday party which had no signs warning of deep water was unlawfully killed, coroner rules By MARTIN ROBINSON, CHIEF REPORTER…
Kyra Hill Inquest
This is an extract from the Slough Observer Kyra Hill inquest: Waterpark ‘invited children to swim in deep water’ – 17th May – By Nicole McBride A waterpark owner caused danger by…