Datchet Parish Council continues to publish misinformation on DPC website.

The Datchet Parish Council Clerk continues to publish misinformation on the DPC website.  On the DRCCT page – the DPC text states as follows:-

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).

The above sentence and much of the web page is untrue and I (yet again) invite the DPC Clerk to remove the entire page.  After seven months, I remain concerned that some relatively new Datchet Parish Councillors (and the Clerk) continue to dispute the proper governance of the Datchet Recreation Centre Charity Trust (DRCCT) and its assets.  These are the DPC members that voted for this action – Chairman David Buckley, Lead for Properties – Darren Sanders, Lead for Cemetery – Caroline Wise, Lead for Events – Andrew Clemins, Cllr Glover, Cllr Young, Cllr Bacon, Cllr Loveridge and Cllr Whelan.  The original and complete DPC statement may be viewed here – DPC & DRRCT Statement 15.04.25 v3

The current (recently amended) DPC statement can be viewed here

You will note that the ‘PUBLIC STATEMENT – RELEASED BY INTERIM DRCCT COMMITTEE AND DATCHET PARISH COUNCIL and DATE 15.04.25 have all been removed.

Also removed from the Statement are the following details:

For further information contact – Steevan Glover Mob 07900218624 / Steevanglover@gmail.com

For additional comment contact David Buckley DPC chairman cllr.dbuckley@datchetparishcouncil.gov.uk

Ian Bacon New Interim DRCCT Chairman – ian.drcct@gmail.com

The simple fact is that DPC assets are managed by the DPC – and DRCCT assets are managed by DRCCT trustees.
It appears the current Parish Council Chairman and Clerk) have been unwilling to even debate the issues let alone resolve this matter.   We need to establish a framework for constructive cooperation that maintains our respective independence while meeting our separate legal obligations – and I think that this must be done in public.

The current DRCCT Trustee appointments were properly agreed in 2019, and until recently, our working relationship was guided by the ‘Division of Responsibilities’ document.

Division of responsibilities between the DRCCT and the Datchet Parish Council

Please be assured that www.drcct.org is the correct link to the DRCCT approved web page.  We (the properly appointed DRCCT trustees as shown on the Charity Commission website) have nothing to hide.  I was first elected to Datchet Parish Council in 1986.  I am currently working on a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ for consideration by the parties – in anticipation of permanently resolving long-standing issues.

Ewan Larcombe (DRCCT Chair)