At a virtual meeting of the Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee on 18/10/2023 attended by about 60 people I queried an item on the 2024/5 Capital Programme update. I believe that…
Berry Hill Footbridge fiasco – nearly two years on!
Where is the footbridge? Who pays for the replacement, how much will it cost and when will it happen? Berry Hill Footbridge was part of the Thames Path over the Jubilee River…
RBWM Extraordinary Council Meeting 10-11-2023
RBWM has arranged an Extraordinary Council Meeting on 10-11-2023 to debate finance. Update on Council’s current financial position 4) To consider the update on the Council’s current financial position provided to Cabinet…
RBWM Member Questions – Wraysbury Drain
RBWM Member Questions and Answers 26-9-2023 (Council Meeting – 26 September 2023) Councillor Larcombe will ask the following question of Councillor Coe, Cabinet Member for Environmental Services Question 1 Please explain why…
Wraysbury Drain – gone dry again – September 2023
Yet again the Wraysbury Drain has gone dry. The channel downstream of Wraysbury Railway Station is about two miles of ancient land drainage infrastructure with records dating back to the late 1700’s. …
Environment Agency has spent £70M on pre-construction for £640M River Thames Scheme
(Below is an extract from New Civil Engineer published in August 2023) Environment Agency has spent £70M on pre-construction for £640M River Thames Scheme 14 AUG, 2023 BY THOMAS JOHNSON The Environment Agency has…
Motorway View – 80 new houses in Datchet
At a meeting of the Windsor and Ascot Development Management Committee on Thursday 7 September 2023 at 7.00 pm the Committee approved planning application 22/02737/FULL – Land to the rear of 45…
A monument to incompetence
5G Mast – Corner of Horton Road and Link Road, Datchet A new 5G mast has been installed adjacent to a house in Link Road, Datchet. Councillor Ewan Larcombe asked ‘Where has…
May 2023 Election
David Buckley, Jodie Grove and Ewan Larcombe won the three seats for the Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury Ward of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. The image was captured at 6.00am…