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River Thames Scheme project at risk?

Posted on October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Surrey County, Woking and Spelthorne Borough Councils all have significant debt.  RBWM likewise. The total cost of the River Thames Scheme project to date is about £90m.  The RTS was started around…

DHEFIM already unaffordable?

Posted on October 25, 2024October 26, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

 I did attend the Hythe Centre for a short time on 24th October 2024 but only to let the EA know what I am going to do in the future.  RBWM is…

The RBWM Financial Horror Story continues

Posted on October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

The RBWM Financial Horror Story (actually the original CIPFA Report) continues and has now been updated ready for consideration at the RBWM Cabinet Meeting on 30th October. Extracts from Page 4 of…

Terry Loveridge jailed for two years for theft and fraud

Posted on October 23, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

This is an extract from the Slough Observer (Richard Lemmer) 23-10-2024  A man who stole more than £3,000 worth of items from vehicles in less than four weeks – and racked up…

Abandoned trailer in Datchet?

Posted on October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

For how many months does an abandoned trailer sit in a layby (and collecting rubbish and graffiti) – on Major’s Farm Road in Datchet – until somebody decides that it is their…

Teenage motorcyclist dies in Datchet crash

Posted on October 21, 2024October 26, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Tributes paid to teenager [later named as Aidan Tottman] who died in Datchet crash (By Olivia Endellion Mowl) Tributes have been paid after a teenage boy died in a crash involving a motorcycle…

The HS2 project problem (again)!

Posted on October 20, 2024October 20, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

HS2 (the new railway project) has overrun in cost and time almost from conception.  Having already trimmed the planned destinations like chopping the branches off a tree – apparently the project costs…

Vehicle damage to Datchet Recreation Ground

Posted on October 19, 2024October 20, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

THIS IS A MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNAUTHORISED VEHICLES ON DATCHET RECREATION GROUND. The Bye-laws are there to protect the people and the area.  Yet again Datchet Recreation Ground…

Wraysbury Drain still blocked – be prepared!

Posted on October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

I have details of Wraysbury and Horton Drain issues from the early 1980’s onwards.  I formally reported Feathers Lane blockage issues in early 2019 and despite huge RBWM expenditure on the Wraysbury…

DHEFIM event – Wraysbury 10-10-2024

Posted on October 10, 2024October 11, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

DHEFIM event – Wraysbury 10-10-2024 Jack Rankin MP being briefed on the details by Stuart Mollard of the Environment Agency Possible Datchet to Hythe End channel route shown below

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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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