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RTS and DHEFIM Press Release?

Posted on September 13, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

Below is the introduction to a Press Release that I am working on:

£120 million spent, 18 years on: residents ask why key Thames flood defences are still stalled

While the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme continues to make steady progress, two major flood defence projects on the River Thames — the River Thames Scheme (Egham to Teddington) and the Datchet to Hythe End Flood Improvement Measures — remain stalled, despite nearly two decades of development and over £120 million spent on planning and design work alone.

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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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