Below is an extract from my email to EA dated 21-8-2025 Thank you for your email and it was a surprise and pleasure to receive a response from you personally. I sent…
Author: ecwlarcombe
Inaccessible and blocked land drainage infrastructure within an urbanised environment.
For years the local ordinary watercourse dating back to before 1799 has failed to work properly. The water does not flow and when there is insufficient rain the channel quickly goes dry. …
Flooding – are you prepared for the next flood event?
Today we (Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury) are yet again at risk of flooding – with history repeating itself after 40 years of obfuscation and filibustering. Firstly – a bit of historic background:…
Scrapping of audit watchdog for English councils ‘led to soaring costs and chaos’
This is a partial extract from The Guardian. (Richard Partington – Senior economics correspondent. Tue 19 Aug 2025 00.01 BST) David Cameron’s “bonfire of the quangos” decision to abolish England’s council spending…
Taplow embankment awaiting repair
I visited Taplow Flow Control structure today. For the record the damaged embankment a few metres downstream of Bridge No 1 is still awaiting repair.
River Thames Scheme mid project review
Extract from the River Thames Scheme mid project review update (May 2025) In late Autumn 2024 the project sponsors i.e. the Environment Agency and Surrey County Council commissioned an independent mid-project review…
A response to the RTS Statutory Consultation Summary Report dated August 2024.
Below is a response to the contents of the River Thames Scheme Statutory Consultation Summary Report dated August 2024 from Ian in Surrey. The River Thames Scheme as it stands actively promotes…
The DRCCT and the Datchet Parish Council failed hijack attempt
Some newly co-opted Councillors and the Clerk on Datchet Parish Council are still asserting that they manage the DRCCT. They are wrong – and the local Council Tax payers will pay the…
The unbelievable Myrke (Datchet)
The Myrke is a designated main river in Datchet, near Slough. This is an area with very few visitors – primarily walkers and cyclists – but only 100m from the nearest road. …
Myrke Embankment continues to degrade
The Myrke Embankment in Datchet continues to degrade. Originally built around 2000 – alongside a promise to offer improved protection – the 350m embankment construction suffered severe damage in 2003. The embankment…