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River Thames Scheme – ten years on

Posted on February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

If we give the Environment Agency the benefit of the doubt – the River Thames Scheme project has been around since 2015 –  according to their own literature (below).   The cost – let’s say (conservatively) – £110m and 10 years.  So what have we got for all this time and money?

Sadly, it looks like some of the EA targets have been missed (Note: 2020 – proposed start of construction) and of course RTS Channel One was removed from the project.

I look forward to this project being revived – if only so that somebody somewhere can be held accountable.


 

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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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