The River Thames Scheme Statutory Consultation is launching on 22nd January 2024
The six-week consultation starts at 12.01am on Monday 22 January and ends at 11.59pm on Monday 4 March.
In-person events
| Location | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Egham, The Easter Centre, Manor Farm Lane, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9HR |
Tuesday 30 January |
1pm to 7pm |
| Chertsey, Chertsey Hall, Heriot Rd, Chertsey, KT16 9DR |
Friday 2 February |
1pm to 7pm |
| Shepperton, Shepperton Village Hall, 58A High St, Shepperton, TW17 9AU |
Saturday 3 February |
10am to 4pm |
| Molesey, Vine Hall, Vine Rd, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9LF |
Sunday 4 February |
10am to 4pm |
| Walton on Thames, Cecil Hepworth Playhouse, Hurst Grove, Walton-on-Thames KT12 1AU |
Monday 5 February |
1pm to 7pm |
| Teddington, St Mary with Saint Alban, Ferry Rd, Teddington TW11 9NN |
Tuesday 13 February |
1pm to 7pm |
| Kingston upon Thames, Everyday Conferencing, 46 Union St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1RP |
Thursday 15 February |
1pm to 7pm |
| Shepperton, Shepperton Village Hall, 58A High St, Shepperton TW17 9AU |
Saturday 17 February |
10am to 4pm |
| Sunbury on Thames, Hazelwood Centre Hazelwood Dr, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QU |
Monday 19 February |
1pm to 7pm |
| Staines, Hythe Centre, 36 Thorpe Rd, Staines-upon-Thames, Egham TW18 3HD |
Tuesday 20 February |
1pm to 7pm |
| Thorpe, Thorpe Village Hall, Coldharbour Ln, Thorpe, Egham TW20 8TE |
Friday 23 February |
1pm to 7pm |
Virtual events
There will be several virtual events where a presentation will be given followed by questions from the attendees. Places will be limited to ensure everyone attending can ask any questions they may have. Places will be issued on a first come, first served basis.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday 29 January | 7pm to 8.30pm |
| Thursday 1 February | 7pm to 8.30pm |
| Monday 12 February (This event will focus on what the scheme means to the island communities) | 7pm to 8.30pm |
| Sunday 18 February | 10am to 11.30am |
| Thursday 22 February | 7pm to 8.30pm |
Information points
For those who cannot attend an event, physical copies of the brochure and consultation materials will be available at different venues in the community from the 22 January.
| Location | Address |
|---|---|
| Addlestone Library | Runnymede Civic Centre, Station Road, Addlestone KT15 2AF |
| Avenue Halls | St Lukes, The Avenue, Kew TW9 2AJ |
| Bedfont Library | Staines Road, Middlesex TW14 8DB |
| Chertsey Library | Guildford Street, Chertsey KT16 9BE |
| Easter Centre | St Johns, Manor Farm Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9HR |
| Egham Library | High Street, Egham TW20 9EA |
| Elmbridge Borough Council Civic Centre | 1 High Street, Esher KT10 9SD |
| Kingston Library | Fairfield Road, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2PS |
| Molesey (Henrietta Parker) Adult Learning Centre | Henrietta Parker Centre, Ray Road, West Molesey KT8 2LG |
| Molesey Library | The Forum, Walton Road, West Molesey, Surrey KT8 2HZ |
| Molesey Boat Club | Barge Walk, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9AJ |
| Richard Mayo Centre | Eden Street, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1HZ |
| Richmond Library | Little Green, Richmond TW9 1QL |
| Shepperton Library | High Street, Shepperton TW17 9AU |
| Spelthorne Leisure Centre | Knowle Green, Staines TW18 1AJ |
| Staines Community Centre | Thames Street, Spelthorne TW18 4EA |
| Staines Library | Friends Walk, Staines TW18 4P |
| Stanwell Library | 5 Vibia Close, Stanwell, Staines TW19 7HR |
| Sunbury Library | 41-43, The Parade, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7AB |
| Surbiton Library | Ewell Road, Surbiton KT6 6AG |
| Teddington Library | Waldegrave Road, Teddington TW11 8NY |
| The Greeno Centre | 14 Meadow View, Glebeland Gardens, Shepperton TW17 9DH |
| Tudor Drive Library | 192 Tudor Dr, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5QH |
| Virginia Water Library | 6 Station Parade, Virginia Water GU25 4AB |
| Walton Community Centre | Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2PB |
| Walton Library | The Heart Centre, 54 Hepworth Way, Walton-on-Thames KT12 1GH |
| Weybridge Library | Church Street, Weybridge KT13 8DE |
This was posted by Kevin Ainsworth as a reply to John Griffiths in the Wraysbury News Facebook group:
Hi, I have posted this here before a long time ago, its long and boring so good luck.
The graph was pinned up on a wall at the post 2003 flood review with the Environment Agency to highlight the marvellous abilities of the Jubilee River to reduce the level of the Thames through Maidenhead and Windsor when compared to previous flood events.
The graph shows their manual peak readings at the various locks for three flood events (1947, 2000 and 2003)
I pointed out that what the graph showed was that the Jubilee River increased the height of the 2003 flood event at Old Windsor Lock and hence Wraysbury by effectively sucking in water in at Cookham prior to the two channels (Thames and Jubilee splitting) and removing the attenuation of any water stored on the bypassed flood plain. Looking at the graph I estimated an increase in the height of the flood downstream of Old Windsor caused by the Jubilee River to be 150 – 200mm.
This calculation is rather basic but is based on the assumption that for each flood event shown you would expect to see the lines follow a similar path, not parallel but following the same trend. What can be seen is the 2003 flood event is closer to the 2000 event at Caversham, is greatly reduced at Cookham prior to the Jubilee River but then jumps up higher at Old Windsor (Interestingly it is the sucking in of upstream water that they are claiming will help us out once the lucky people of Surrey get their channel built, by reducing our flood level)
When I returned the following day, the graph has been removed, luckily, I had already taken a photograph. In 2003 Wraysbury would have still flooded without the Jubilee River, but to a lesser extent.
There was also some discussion about the modelling undertaken by (Atkins as far as I recall) the topographical mapping used relied on nodes indicating the measured height along the riverbank. Through the run of the Jubilee River these were very close as you would expect to give as accurate 3D representation of eth land as could be done then. Downstream the nodes were considerably further apart (500m rings a bell but it was 20 years ago…) this means that the modelling did not have an accurate record of the highs and lows of the river bank through Wraysbury, albeit that ground water rising makes it semi irrelevant.
There was also a comment about leaving it empty and filling it up, that would take less than four hours at peak flow Taplow limited to 180 Cumecs (180m3/s) the Thames at Wraysbury can handle about 240 Cumecs before flooding, peak flow in 2003 through the Jubilee was 170 Cumecs, I can’t recall what the combined peak was (you cant just add these two together)
The graph can be found here: https://dhwnews.com/JR-Effect.jpg