Already closed due to structural concerns, one stretch of the Ashford Lane timber footbridge collapsed into the Jubilee River in June 2025. A crane has now been brought in to remove the…
Author: ecwlarcombe
Surrey County Council reorganisation confirmed
The government has confirmed plans for Local Government Reorganisation in Surrey. From April 2027, two new unitary councils – East Surrey and West Surrey – will replace the existing twelve councils. Council offices…
RBWM – 11-3-2024 – Land drainage maintenance
AT A MEETING OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL held in the Council Chamber – Town Hall – Maidenhead on Monday 11 March 2024 the Council debated the following motion: 59. Motions on Notice…
Wraysbury – a timely flooding reminder
How quickly we forget past flood incidents – so here is a 20 second memory jogging video from 2024 – Wraysbury Village Green (again). It is probably fair to ask the question…
DRCCT preparing Annual Accounts for Charity Commission
The Datchet Recreation Centre Charity Trust (DRCCT) owns land and buildings in Datchet, Berks. The DRCCT Trustees have supplied the requested supporting documentation to DPC, secured the Charity Commission web site and…
Jubilee River and the Myrke embankment problem
The Myrke embankment in Datchet has never been right – and the EA is about to spend more money on this never-ending problem. Can they get it right this time? I am…
Jubilee River and the Taplow embankment failure
When the Jubilee River was first constructed in the late 1900’s the banks downstream of the Taplow Flow Control Structure were remodelled. The western bank (backing on to the old gasworks site)…
Temple footbridge – FoI request and EA response
Dear Mr Larcombe We are writing in response to your request for information, received 3 September 2025, regarding 250903/JA01 FoI request – timber footbridge design and construction . Temple footbridge has now…
Thames RFCC Meeting – Oct 2025
The October 2025 Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Meeting Agenda and Reports totalled 146 pages of images and text. I invited my son to consider the content of the published TRFCC…
Questions for the RFCC Committee?
My notes in advance of the October 2025 RFCC meeting: (RTS, DHEFIM, MWEFAS, timber footbridges etc) Thank you for your report. I note that item 2 is the River Thames Scheme and…