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The storm water attenuation crate fire hazard

Posted on August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

We are aware of the consequences of vehicles catching fire on roads and in single level and multi-storey car parks.  Here is a new problem making an appearance – the collapse of…

Fly-tipping – Datchet Doctors’ Car Park

Posted on August 24, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

For your information IKEA flat-pack bedroom furniture (black ash finish) has been fly-tipped in the car park at the Datchet Doctors’ Surgery in Green Lane.  Although I use the term ‘in the…

For Alex B

Posted on August 23, 2025August 24, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

Page for Alex B – currently being formatted and coming soon

Wraysbury Drain – still not working.

Posted on August 23, 2025August 23, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

The Wraysbury Drain is about two miles long and dates back to before 1799.  We are on the way to September 2025 – there is plenty of water available but the Wraysbury…

Black Potts footbridge – structural analysis and conclusions

Posted on August 23, 2025August 23, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

Black Potts Footbridge Structural Analysis and conclusions – with the assistance of a search engine and Ai (Claude). Below is the Black Potts footbridge in August 2004 The following images are recent…

Anybody lost a bridge?

Posted on August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

While inspecting the Wraysbury Drain – I observed the following notice attached to a bridge. I suspect that anybody attempting to locate this bridge on the Horton Road would have some difficulty….

More footbridge issues

Posted on August 21, 2025August 21, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

Below is an extract from my email to EA dated 21-8-2025 Thank you for your email and it was a surprise and pleasure to receive a response from you personally.  I sent…

Inaccessible and blocked land drainage infrastructure within an urbanised environment.

Posted on August 20, 2025August 20, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

For years the local ordinary watercourse dating back to before 1799 has failed to work properly.  The water does not flow and when there is insufficient rain the channel quickly goes dry. …

Flooding – are you prepared for the next flood event?

Posted on August 20, 2025August 20, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

Today we (Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury) are yet again at risk of flooding – with history repeating itself after 40 years of obfuscation and filibustering. Firstly – a bit of historic background:…

Scrapping of audit watchdog for English councils ‘led to soaring costs and chaos’

Posted on August 19, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

This is a partial extract from The Guardian. (Richard Partington – Senior economics correspondent. Tue 19 Aug 2025 00.01 BST) David Cameron’s “bonfire of the quangos” decision to abolish England’s council spending…

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  • The storm water attenuation crate fire hazard
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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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