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Shepherd Meadows footbridge reopens following major upgrade

Posted on November 7, 2025November 8, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

Shepherd Meadows footbridge reopens following major upgrade (extract from BFC)

The new footbridge was needed after Bracknell Forest Council closed the old one for safety reasons in January 2023.  The new composite bridge is robust and expected to last for 125 years.

A popular footbridge that spans the Blackwater River was officially recently reopened.  The ribbon cutting took place on Friday 24 October. It was organised by Bracknell Forest Council parks and countryside rangers, who managed the bridge upgrade works.

My question;  And the total cost is ? (please see below)

More details here


Shepherd Meadows footbridge – What3words location = eyelid – keyboard – unheated


Good morning [email dated 7-11-2025]

Bracknell Forest Council recently replaced the Shepherd Meadows footbridge.  Please answer the four questions as follows:

How long is the footbridge?
Who manufactured the previous footbridge?
How old was the previous footbridge?
What was the total cost of both removing the old structure and then replacing the footbridge?

Thank you

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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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