Forthcoming events:
Golden Jubilee: 4th June Cruise 11:30 muster off southern end of Boyle Farm Island. 2 o clock street party on Island Gardens
AGM 26th June 07:30 Ye Olde Swanne
Duck Race Day. AKA Cider Making. 27th August Bank Holiday
Guy Fawkes Night. AKA Cider Drinking Saturday. 3rd November
Christmas Party TBC
Elvanfoot Bridge, built by David Rowell (who built our bridge ). This is the first bridge over the River Clyde in Scotland. In fact you can see it going North up the M74. Its shut, the local council who own it want it demolished, while the locals want it saved.
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Click the flag for the Cruising Club Photos
Any information here may not be correct. But probably is!
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Thames Ditton Island (Maintenance and Service) Ltd
TDI (Thames Ditton Island ( m. and s. ) Ltd, is a Limited company which maintains and services the needs of the Island and its Islanders, the directors of the company being elected by the shareholders of the Island. Each house having an equal voting share. TDI also runs this website
WATER
Water is piped to the island under the main walk way of the bridge, the water main then runs under the path with branches going to each house,
Water is paid for by the Island, as there is only one meter for the whole island. The individual houses then pay for their water through the maintenance charge.
Having only one meter on the Island means that as a whole we only pay for one standing charge giving all of the residents a considerable saving. There are of course disadvantages to this. These are constantly being reviewed by the board of Directors.
ELECTRICITY AND GAS
These are brought onto the Island in the same way as the water, houses are individually billed by the relative authorities for these services.
SEWAGE
Foul water and waste is removed from the individuals house through the sewer which runs under the path, although constructed in the 1930 s this works remarkably well, the only problems coming when cooking fat is put into the systems, which creates a grey goo which not very often has to be cleaned out.
The whole sewage systems is cleaned with the fire hose three time year. The sewer then runs to the pump house, where through compressed air it is pushed over the bridge into the main system.
For Thames Water accepting our foul water! they charge individual house's, £100 per annum (approx).
REFUSE
Is permanently under review, at present one week is for land fill refuse (in black bags) the alternate week is recycling (in clear bags). at the bridge there is a container for food waste (green bags).
POST
The regular postman deliver to each house at about 1100hrs Monday till Saturday.
We have our own post box which is at the junction of the path and the gardens. There is only one collection a day at 1700hrs.
NEWSPAPERS
Can be delivered to your door , (see services section.)
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Henry VIII gets stuck in the traffic at Hampton Court,
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