Datchet Parish Council is still publishing false claims about being the trustee of the DRCCT. Today (9/10/2025 and updated 12/10/2025) and despite my request for them to be deleted – these false claims and assertions can still be found (12-10-2025) on the DPC website here.
Screenshots here DPC web page screenshots 12-10-2025
Below is the text of the Datchet Parish Council web page. Let’s examine some of these claims and assertions.
The DPC statement is in black – and my response in red
Published: 12 May 2025
Statement from Datchet Parish Council regarding the unofficial DRCCT website
Please be advised that the website www.drcct.org is not an official site of the Datchet Recreation Centre Charitable Trust (DRCCT). Untrue – where is the evidence to support this assertion? It was created without the approval or consultation with the new interim DRCCT Management Committee (you can find the names of these people here but anyway the DRCCT does not need ‘interim committee’ approval) or Datchet Parish Council (DPC) (the DRCCT web site does not need DPC approval). The DPC is the sole legal and managing trustee of the DRCCT, (an unsubstantiated claim) as listed by the Charity Commission, (not true – see the Charity Commission page for the names of the Trustees – Ewan Larcombe and Monica Davies) and is legally responsible for the charity’s management and assets (the DRCCT Trustees EL and MD are responsible for the DRCCT assets and have a legal duty to protect those assets) As the DPC or the official committee does not authorise the website, its content should not be considered impartial or necessarily factual. Now Now that is really good advice for any web page content, but particularly applicable to the information on this Datchet Parish Council web page. For official information about DRCCT, please contact the DPC Clerk. (Just try requesting information about the DRCCT from the Clerk – and good luck)
Update on new DRCCT Management Committee
The DPC, as the sole managing trustee, dissolved the previous DRCCT Committee following serious governance issues, including an upheld complaint of bullying and harassment of DPC staff. Former committee members are refusing to cooperate and thus are blocking the smooth transition of the operation of the Village Hall complex. The DPC urges the former committee to cooperate to ensure a full and proper handover. If this continues, the DPC will implement its legal options. The DPC seeks to avoid unnecessary legal action, which would be detrimental to the charity and the community. (I suspect that DPC seeks to avoid unnecessary legal action precisely because some newly co-opted Councillors have made decisions and taken action on the basis of incomplete or incorrect advice)
An email from the Clerk dated 15/4/2025 included the following: the current interim Management Committee has been elected as follows, and their contact email addresses are:
· Chairman of Management Committee: Ian Bacon – ian.drcct@gmail.com ·
Vice Chair: Steevan Glover Steevanglover@gmail.com ·
Treasurer: Susan Young – susiewoosy1962@btinternet.com ·
Booking Coordinator: Andrew Clemens – andrewdrcct@gmail.com
(This information needs to be corrected by DPC)
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