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Windsor & Maidenhead “paying the price” over adopted local plan

Posted on March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 by ecwlarcombe

(Extract from Windsor Observer – by James Bagley – Local Democracy Reporter – 8/3/2023) Cllr Andrew Johnson (Con: Hurley & Walthams) has requested an urgent meeting with the Department for Levelling Up,…

D,H and W – The ‘forgotten outpost’ and the RTS (RBWM Meeting 21/2/2023)

Posted on February 22, 2023April 10, 2023 by ecwlarcombe

See Councillor Larcombe talk about the ‘forgotten outpost’ and the River Thames Scheme during the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead full council meeting on the 21st Feb, 2023.

The forgotten Windsor villages remember devastating flood event

Posted on December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 by ecwlarcombe

The villagers of Datchet, Horton, Wraysbury, and Old Windsor not only woke up to their homes being six feet under water; they also found leading politicians of the time, a mass media frenzy, and some swans floating at their doorsteps.

The flood defence plan that would have protected four Windsor villages

Posted on December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 by ecwlarcombe

The River Thames Scheme (RTS) and it was conceived to protect thousands of properties and businesses initially from Datchet all the way to Teddington from flooding.

Datchet parish council outraged over 5G mast blunder

Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by ecwlarcombe

From The Royal Borough Observer 22-12-2022 AN OUTRAGED council has called for the Royal Borough to allow councillors to decide on 5G masts following a previous planning blunder. Datchet Parish Council passed…

RBWM homes with highest risk of flooding in UK

Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by ecwlarcombe

From UK Daily News, 19-12-2022 More than one in ten properties in Windsor and Maidenhead are in areas with the highest risk of flooding, data has revealed. Read the full article here

Utility Bidder – UK Flood Report

Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by ecwlarcombe

Utility Bidder are a utility switching advice company. They created the UK Flood Report to inform and benefit their existing and potential customers. Although we don’t normally promote links from businesses, their…

Windsor and Maidenhead named in top 5 UK areas most at risk of flooding

Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by ecwlarcombe

Original Article: BerkshireLive 04-12-2022 The borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has been named as one of the top UK areas most liable to floods. In a new report it was found that…

The next River Thames Scheme Consultations

Posted on November 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by ecwlarcombe

The Environment Agency has just published the attached newsletter that includes the dates/times/places for the latest consultations. The closest even in the DHWNEWS area is on the 25th of November, 1pm to…

Political Balance

Posted on October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 by ecwlarcombe

At the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead full council meeting on the 27th September 2022, Councillor Larcombe highlighted that he had submitted a Motion on Notice at item 13a in relation…

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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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