{"id":3608,"date":"2026-03-11T07:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=3608"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:22:03","slug":"are-some-datchet-parish-councillors-involved-in-conspiracy-to-defraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=3608","title":{"rendered":"Are some Datchet Parish Councillors involved in ‘conspiracy to defraud’?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The DRCCT is a Charity registered with the Charity Commission. The Charity number is 252303 and full details can be found here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 The current Trustees were appointed in April 2019.\u00a0 It seems to me that last year some Datchet Parish Councillors registered ‘drcct’ email addresses in order to suggest personal connections to the Charity and to add a certain ‘air of legitimacy’ to their misguided assertions.\u00a0 \u00a0I have reproduced an email dated April 2025 below and highlighted the questionable addresses in red.<\/p>\n

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DRCCT meeting – Wednesday 16 April 2025 – agenda
\nFrom:
\n“Caroline Wise” <cwise.drcct@gmail.com><\/span>
\nTo:
\n“ian.drcct@gmail.com” <ian.drcct@gmail.com>, “david.drcct@gmail.com” <david.drcct@gmail.com>, “susan.drcct@gmail.com” <susan.drcct@gmail.com>,<\/span> \u00a0“sglover.drcct@gmail.com” <sglover.drcct@gmail.com><\/span><\/del>, [resigned] andrew.drcct@gmail.com<\/span>, “alison.drcct@gmail.com”<\/span> <alison.drcct@gmail.com><\/span>
\nDate:
\nApr 15, 2025 4:31:14 PM<\/p>\n

\n

My DRCCT contact email is ewan.larcombe@drcct.org<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The DRCCT is a Charity registered with the Charity Commission. 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