Apparently Datchet Parish Council (DPC) will be paying the bill for a locksmith to drill and replace the Datchet Hall lock and 24 hour security for an indefinite period. That’s easy anyway…
Update and Public Comment on Datchet Hall break-in
Instead of attending a Datchet Parish Council Meeting on 12/10/2026, the DPC Chairman (Cllr David Buckley who is also an RBWM Ward Councillor) was instructing a locksmith to drill the high security…
Avocet ABS lock destroyed by locksmith
The Avocet ABS high security euro cylinder lock on Datchet Hall was destroyed last night (12-10-2026) when Cllr David Buckley instructed a locksmith to gain access to Datchet Hall. Cllr Buckley should…
Datchet Hall break-in (UPDATE)
Unfortunately while we were at our Datchet Parish Council meeting in the Cricket Club it is alleged that Cllr Buckley (absent from the meeting) was leading a second raid on Datchet Hall…
Ashford Lane timber footbridge – will it be replaced?
Work has commenced on removing the collapsed centre span of the Ashford Lane Timber footbridge over the Jubilee River in Dorney, Bucks. The image below records only the North span remaining –…
New venue – Datchet Parish Council Meeting 12-10-2026 changed to Datchet Cricket Club.
The majority of recent Datchet Parish Council Meetings have not been held in Datchet Hall simply because Datchet Parish Council has not paid previous Hall hire charges. So who issued the instruction…
An unhappy Datchet Parish Council Chair?
After refusing to hold a properly requested meeting by two Councillors to consider Datchet Parish Council matters strictly in accordance with the DPC Standing Orders – the Agenda for the Extraordinary Meeting…
Nowhere to hide – children on motorcycles in public places.
I have now passed many images (complete with your easily identifiable faces) to the Police. This is a warning to all children (mainly boys) using motorcycles in public places but I doubt…
Work begins on removing Ashford Lane footbridge
Work has begun to remove the collapsed Ashford Lane timber footbridge over the Jubilee River in Dorney, Bucks. This footbridge was commissioned by the Environment Agency and then transferred to the Local…
New venue – Datchet Parish Council Meeting -12 October 2026
The next Datchet Parish Council Meeting will be held on Monday 12 October 2026 at 7.00pm in Datchet Cricket Club. (Please Note: Datchet Hall is closed to Datchet Parish Council because they…