COMING SOON – I suspect that the Environment Agency propaganda machine has made two serious mistakes. There are two published but spurious claims that don’t hold water (pun intended) plus a related…
Author: ecwlarcombe
Should we cancel the River Thames Scheme?
Today I am asking you the question again: Should we cancel the River Thames Scheme? The need for a downstream extension to the Maidenhead, Windsor & Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme (i.e. the…
Statement presented at Wraysbury Flood Meeting 30/1/2024
Wraysbury Parish Council held a well attended (standing room only) public Meeting on flooding at Wraysbury Village Hall on 30th January 2024 at 7.00pm Wraysbury Village Green was still submerged some three…
Flooding undefended Windsor villages yet again
Extract from Slough Observer 27-1-2024 27th January 2024 LOCAL GOVERNMENT By Daisy Waites Digital Reporter Councillor’s plea for flood help in ‘undefended’ Windsor villages After flooding brought everyday life to a standstill…
Wraysbury Public Flood Meeting Agenda 30th January 2024
Agenda – Flood Public MeetingV3[103600] Wraysbury Parish Council Wraysbury Public Flood Meeting will be held in the Wraysbury Village Hall on, TUESDAY 30TH JANUARY 2024 at 7.00pm AGENDA Objectives Share Data Communicate…
Request for copy of the £53m RTS partnership funding agreement
I HAVE REQUESTED A COPY OF THE RIVER THAMES SCHEME PARTNERSHIP FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RTS SPONSORING GROUP AND THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD. In October 2019 it was announced…
Surrey County Council’s debt limit forecast to pass £2billion
Surrey County Council’s debt limit forecast to pass £2 billion! My question – will this affect the River Thames Scheme? Surrey County Council expects to add a further billion pounds in additional…
The EA view on dredging (dated 2010)
Extract from source document Lower Thames Flood Risk Management Strategy Summary of comments and responses to consultation (2010) Lower Thames Strategy Response: Bathymetric surveys of the river bed have been carried out…
EA Jubilee River Post 2003 Recommendations Report (dated 2007)
You will find the EA Jubilee River Post 2003 Recommendations Report here JRClosureFinalReport030107
The Green, Wraysbury – still flooded 23rd January 2024
The Green in Wraysbury is still flooded on 23rd January 2024 – two weeks after the event peak. The groundwater level here is still raised. This is due to Thames flood water…