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Council uses Parish Office without lease and rent free!!

Posted on October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

Datchet Parish Council has no lease to the Parish Office based at No 1 Allen Way, Datchet. The Parish Council has had no lease since 2006 when they took over the building…

DRCCT Trustees act to protect charity assets from Parish Council.

Posted on October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

Datchet Parish has issued a Public Statement about the DRCCT dated 1 October 2026.  The Clerk and Chair simply refuse to face the fact that their claim to own the Sabatini Land…

UPDATED – Datchet – 5/10/2026 – Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting

Posted on October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

Unfortunately only four of the fifteen Datchet Parish Councillors attended the extraordinary meeting thus no decisions could be made.  The four Councillors attending the meeting were Larcombe, Davies, Thompson and Buck.  Cllr…

Antisocial behaviour – children on motorcycles in public places.

Posted on October 4, 2026October 4, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

This is a warning to all children (mainly boys) using motorcycles in public places but I doubt that the offenders will read this (even if they can read) or that their parents…

Anonymous Facebook post!

Posted on October 2, 2026October 2, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

Yet again somebody is anonymously posting fabricated and/or unsubstantiated comments on Facebook in the name of Datchet Parish Council.  I have copied and pasted the article below but firstly as Chair of…

DPC – External Auditors Report not completed!

Posted on September 24, 2026September 25, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

Datchet Parish Council – Extract from the AGAR  Section 3 – External Auditor’s Report: ‘Other matters not affecting our opinion which we want to draw to the attention of the authority: We…

Member Questions not heard at RBWM Council Meeting

Posted on September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

Member Questions are a means of revealing/exposing current issues to the entire Council and getting a formal response from the responsible person.  I had two Member Questions (MQ’s) on the Agenda for…

The Airport Parking issue – shocking images!

Posted on September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

I have produced and published a short but detailed report on the local ‘Airport Parking’ issue which will be raised with RBWM at the Council Meeting on 22nd September.  My report covers…

Ashford Lane footbridge – no replacement?

Posted on September 20, 2026September 22, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

It looks like the Ashford Lane (Dorney) footbridge could remain closed until January 2028 – but in fact may never be replaced.  There are reports circulating in the Maidenhead Advertiser that Bucks…

£1m to replace Black Potts footbridge?

Posted on September 18, 2026September 19, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

A NOTE TO RBWM FINANCE – There are now three* unusable Jubilee River timber footbridges.  I am just checking that the Black Potts footbridge (crossing the Jubilee River from Datchet to Eton)…

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  • Council uses Parish Office without lease and rent free!!
  • DRCCT Trustees act to protect charity assets from Parish Council.
  • UPDATED – Datchet – 5/10/2026 – Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting
  • Antisocial behaviour – children on motorcycles in public places.
  • Anonymous Facebook post!

DATCHET

The name "Datchet" is thought to be Celtic in origin, and the last part may be related to cet ("wood"). In the Domesday Book it is called "Daceta".lla. Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when King Ethelred made small grants of land here.

HORTON

The village name "Horton" is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hortune.

WRAYSBURY

The village name was traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury; it is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Wïgrǣd's fort'. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wirecesberie and as Wiredesbur in 1195. The name is seen again as Wyrardesbury in 1422.

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