The Wraysbury Drain is still blocked at Feathers Lane. RBWM is responsible for ordinary watercourses. Inspection scheduled for 18th September 2024?
Fly-tipping in Datchet – gas cylinders and waste oil
Anybody recognise these big gas cylinders please?
Red Telephone Box appears on Datchet Village Green
Today a red telephone box has been reinstated on Datchet Village Green which lays within the Conservation Area. The work is in progress and when completed the telephone box will house a…
Datchet Parish Council confirms £20,000 fighting fund
Datchet Parish Council (DPC) recently received a Solicitor’s Letter referring to the DPC request to vacate DPC land. At the meeting on 12 August 2024 Datchet Parish Council agreed to transfer £20,000…
Sunnymeads Railway Bridge repaired!!
Full marks for the Sunnymeads Bridge (between Wraysbury and Horton) resurfacing and relining. Now if the traffic lights could be repaired – and were visible – that would be a bonus. Sadly…
Four years on and still waiting for action on the Wraysbury Drain!
‘Riparian Responsibilities for the Wraysbury Drain’ was a letter to residents (dated 5th August 2020) published and distributed by RBWM. Here we are – four years on – and still waiting for…
Riparian ownership guide
Riparian Ownership: A basic guide to owning and managing a watercourse. This easy-to-read and very helpful guide is produced by Calderdale Council and can be found (as a .pdf) at The Flood…
RBWM Excuses – Not fixing the Wraysbury Drain for five years
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…