Please see following Member Question – to the Lead Member for Highways – for the next RBWM Council Meeting: Eton Road Bridge – West end [Further information added 11-8-2025] Below is an…
Jubilee River goes green (again)
Yet again the Jubilee River has gone green. Have a good look at the image below and decide for yourself what the Environment Agency has done (or not done) to contribute to…
River Roding flood alleviation project
Today I visited the construction site of the River Roding Flood Alleviation project in Essex. Briefly – a long earth dam will restrict and contain the river Roding water flow – which…
A ‘Thank You’ to Sarina Wiegman
I must say a big ‘Thank You’ to football manager Sarina Wiegman and her team for the unforgettable Euro 2025 Final win on my 75th birthday. This is just the sort of…
Temple footbridge – River Thames Closure Notice 10 Sept to 8 Oct 2025.
On 25-7-2025 the Environment Agency issued the river Thames closure notice for the Temple Footbridge works 2025. The details are copied below from the .gov website that can be found here. INLAND…
Timber footbridge failure – evidence of systemic issues – and who pays?
Multiple timber footbridge failures – due to concept, material specification/selection, manufacture, transport, construction, inspection and maintenance. These are common and systemic issues that result in a reduction in the design life expectancy…
Bucks Council to replace Ashford Lane collapsed footbridge after structural failures
Reposted with additional commentary- Bucks Council is to replace collapsed Ashford Lane footbridge after structural failures – 9th July 2025 A report by Nathaniel Lawson Local Democracy Reporter @LawsonNath8299 A council has…
Analysis of “Water 2050: A White Paper by Water UK”
This is the “Water 2050: A White Paper by Water UK”, which outlines the water sector’s vision and priorities for England through to 2050. Here’s a quick overview and critical assessment using…
By-election – Sept 4th – Datchet Parish Council?
The single vacancy on Datchet Parish Council (DPC) can be filled using the co-option process since a ‘demand-for-election’ complete with signatures was not received by RBWM. The second vacancy on Datchet Parish…
The causes of multiple timber footbridge failure. Who is going to pay?
Ashford Lane footbridge collapsed – June 2025. Berry Hill footbridge closed – October 2023 Berry Hill footbridge partially replaced June 2024 This is my (assisted by AI) hypothesis – on the primary…