BBC Report (10-2-2026) – Frustration at river flood defence scheme progress People living near the River Thames in Surrey have spoken of their frustration at the progress of a proposed plan to…
Annual Parish Meeting – Datchet – 27 April 2026
Have Your Say at the Datchet Annual Parish Meeting We’re getting ready for the Annual Parish Meeting on Monday 27 April 2026 at 6:30pm in Datchet Village Hall, and we’d love to…
Datchet Parish Council about to be evicted from their office.
One year on and some Datchet Parish Councillors continue their misguided and ill-informed attempt to hijack the assets of the DRCCT. The names of the individual Datchet Parish Councillors involved in the…
DRCCT – email from Charity Commission
A recent communication about the DRCCT from the Charity Commission can be found here A similar email has been sent to Datchet Parish Council. Ewan Larcombe DATCHET RECREATION CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST 252303…
Wraysbury Parish Council precept £176,810
The 2026/27 amount to be collected by RBWM and paid to Wraysbury Parish Council is £176,810 as shown here. Wraysbury Parish Council also receives additional income from property rentals and other sources. …
Black Potts footbridge and Wraysbury Drain
Please see two Member Questions for the RBWM Council Meeting – 21st April 2026 below: Q1 – Black Potts footbridge over the Jubilee River in Datchet has been in a dangerous state…
Black Potts footbridge repair? Who is going to pay?
Black Potts footbridge has been closed for nearly one year. The notice suggests a Black Potts footbridge repair but I don’t think so. The entire structure is rotten and steadily sagging towards…
Datchet Parish Council precept increased again!
Datchet Parish Council precept has more than doubled (actually 2.495) in a year! 2025/26 = 83.3% 2026/27 = 36.1% The precept is a demand for a specific sum of money…
The RBWM Financial position
The Council Tax and Borrowing trap. RBWM Council Tax lags behind other councils and RBWM will now have financial problems for many years into the future. HM Government has informed RBWM that…
Black Potts footbridge – 2004 and 2026
Black Potts footbridge – August 2004 Black Potts footbridge – November 2025 (closed and about to collapse)