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EA repeats the mistakes of the past!

Posted on December 2, 2024December 3, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

History is now repeating itself on the Jubilee River!  The EA has forgotten the mistakes of the past and has just made the same mistake again.

When the Jubilee River buoys were first installed they blocked the passage of algae and created an upstream carpet.  Most of the buoy strings were then modified by widening the gaps to get over the problem of retained detritus.

The EA has now changed the buoys at Black Potts as shown in the image below.  Need I say anymore?  Perhaps the phrase ‘silly buoys’ is appropriate?

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DATCHET

The name "Datchet" is thought to be Celtic in origin, and the last part may be related to cet ("wood"). In the Domesday Book it is called "Daceta".lla. Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when King Ethelred made small grants of land here.

HORTON

The village name "Horton" is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hortune.

WRAYSBURY

The village name was traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury; it is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Wïgrǣd's fort'. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wirecesberie and as Wiredesbur in 1195. The name is seen again as Wyrardesbury in 1422.

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