Photographed on Horton Road, Datchet – 6 September 2026 at 17.27 hrs. Further to my report about motorbikes on the Recreation Ground – neither the rider nor the passenger on this motorbike…
Motorbikes on Datchet Recreation Ground
This weekend (and yet again) there were motorbikes being ridden on Datchet Recreation Ground. This is prohibited as shown on all the signs around the area. I was unable to take action…
The rights of rivers?
It may sound a bit odd – but efforts to recognise the rights of rivers aim to give rivers legal standing, either by treating a river as a ‘legal person’ or by…
Petition to hold referendum on water industry ownership
There is a petition to hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership. The petition closes on 1st October 2026 and already has over 200,000 names which means that…
Datchet Parish Council and the DRCCT.
A STATEMENT FROM THE DRCCT TRUSTEES – Since April 2025 Datchet Parish Council has been trying to hijack, seize or ‘acquire’ the very valuable assets (in particular the Sabatini Land and buildings)…
RBWM Draft Flood Risk Management Strategy
Flooding is everybody’s responsibility. Below is an extract from Objective 4 – Watercourse Maintenance Responsibilities in the RBWM Draft Flood Risk Management Strategy: RBWM unanimously passed a motion* in Full Council on…
Manor Farm Data Centres – the nightmare scenario
I attended the Manor Farm Data Centre presentation in Colnbrook on 26th August 2026. There was no reference to Reservoir Flooding – consequently I offered my worst-case scenario as follows: Imagine a…
Public Exhibition – Three Data Centres at Manor Farm
UPDATE – Extract from The Guardian 25-8-2026: AI datacentres use a massive amount of electricity to power servers and cooling equipment, and to run facility systems. There are currently 315 datacentres…
And now the algae!
So not only is Black Potts timber footbridge about to collapse – but also (and yet again) the Jubilee River has an algae problem exacerbated by the yellow buoys.
Thames Water selling more land!!!
Apparently Thames Water – the troubled company burdened with debt – is again selling ‘unwanted’ land at the toe of a raised reservoir embankment. Description: Land benefitting from allocation for development for…