Please see two Member Questions for the RBWM Council Meeting – 21st April 2026 below: Q1 – Black Potts footbridge over the Jubilee River in Datchet has been in a dangerous state…
Black Potts footbridge repair? Who is going to pay?
Black Potts footbridge has been closed for nearly one year. The notice suggests a Black Potts footbridge repair but I don’t think so. The entire structure is rotten and steadily sagging towards…
Datchet Parish Council precept increased again!
Datchet Parish Council precept has more than doubled (actually 2.495) in a year! 2025/26 = 83.3% 2026/27 = 36.1% The precept is a demand for a specific sum of money…
Datchet Parish Council about to be evicted from their office.
Datchet Parish Council is about to be evicted from the building that they use as the Parish Office. It is nearly one year since the Datchet Parish Council Chair and Clerk commenced…
The RBWM Financial position
The Council Tax and Borrowing trap. RBWM Council Tax lags behind other councils and RBWM will now have financial problems for many years into the future. HM Government has informed RBWM that…
Black Potts footbridge – 2004 and 2026
Black Potts footbridge – August 2004 Black Potts footbridge – November 2025 (closed and about to collapse)
A problem at Datchet Parish Council Office
It is nearly one year since the Datchet Parish Council Chair and Clerk commenced their failed attempt to hijack the assets of the Datchet Recreation Centre Charity Trust (DRCCT). DPC have now…
Queen Mother Reservoir problem – April 2006
It’s nearly 20 years since the inlet pipe to the Queen Mother Reservoir from the River Thames broke beneath the Horton Road in Datchet. The road collapsed and homes were flooded. Repairs…
Vacancy on Wraysbury Parish Council
There is a vacancy on Wraysbury Parish Council. This position is only for one year until May 2027 – when the entire council is up for election. This election process is activated…
25 years on – How the Jubilee River was named?
In April 2001 the newly constructed MWEFAS channel was named ‘Jubilee River’ in commemoration of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002, the year that the scheme will be officially opened. Resulting from…