Please see below some of the RBWM excuses for delaying/failing to fix the Wraysbury Drain for over five years: RBWM – ‘We have already spent about £200,000 and failed to fix the…
Wraysbury Drain Petition – RBWM Council Meeting – 17/7/2024
The ten page RBWM Report on Flood Defence Equality contains a warning (S5 – Legal Implications) to some local riparian owners. According to the report ‘Liability otherwise sits with the landowners responsible…
Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme approved 15-7-2024
The Oxford Flood alleviation Scheme received planning approval on 15-7-2024. The Oxford flood alleviation scheme will cost around £176 million and take about five years to complete. Further information can be found here
General Election Results – Whitehaven and Workington (i.e. Andrew Johnson)
The Whitehaven and Workington 2024 General Election results are of interest to the residents of RBWM because former RBWM Council Leader Andrew Johnson was a candidate there. Labour gain from Conservative and…
FINISHED – Hustings for General Election – Windsor Constituency (D,H&W Ward) – 2 July 2024
NOW FINISHED 2-7-2024 7.00pm Datchet You can still view the Windsor Hustings 2024 event (at The Old Court) on YouTube A hustings is a meeting where election candidates or…
Berry Hill Footbridge (Taplow) reopened but….?
Berry Hill Footbridge (Jubilee River Bridge Number 2) on the Thames Path has been closed for years. The centre section of the wooden bridge has now been replaced with a steel bridge….
Liquid Leisure fined £80k + £30k costs
Liquid Leisure fined £80k + £30k costs after schoolgirl died at waterpark 16th June 2024 – Extract from Slough Observer A water sports park has been fined £80k for health and…
Wraysbury Fair (15-6-2024 @1.00pm) successfully relocated
As previously predicted in April – the Wraysbury Fair was successfully relocated to the Memorial Ground (behind the Village Hall) because The Green is still soft. This is due to the persistent…
Response to RTS1 removal – now received from Defra
RBWM sent the following letter about the RTS, the removal of RTS1 and partnership funding to Defra Ministers in April 2024. The letter was countersigned by the four Parish Council Chairs. 2024-04-19…
Berry Hill Footbridge – installed – 9-6-2024
Installed but not yet open – total cost about £440k.