I’m going to talk trees for a bit.
Back in July the 100 year old Lime tree at the junction of Alleyns Lane and Dean Lane was felled because of damage to its tree roots. You’ll remember that the drainage contractors dug a trench across the small green and through the Lime’s fine network of roots. And then they cut straight through the electric mains. South East Electricity had to come in to repair, and they caused more damage to the root system as they were trying to reconnect us to the network – hence we lost the tree. There was a huge hoo-haa because it was an iconic tree in the village AND because the contractors had very likely breached all sorts of rules by doing what they did. So to bring you up to date… The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) at least felt there was action (or inaction) by the contractors that required investigation. However, here we are 7 months later and information on the progress of that investigation seems to be impossible to obtain. The outcome (if there has been on