Village pharmacist Arthur Willcocks bought the existing pharmacy building (then called Tring Cottage) in 1904 and in the next few years added the very attractive mock-Jacobean facade we still see today. In fact there were at one time two pharmacies in Datchet village! In 1934 a second pharmacy (a joint pharmacy/hairdressing venture) was established at No. 2 Club Buildings (just past the Queens Roa
d level crossing) which was run by George Walmsley. Arthur Willcocks sold his pharmacy on the Green to William A.Herbert (who went on to found the Cross & Herbert pharmacy chain) in 1940. George Walmsley subsequently bought the pharmacy contract from William Herbert in 1956 and moved his existing business at No.2 Club Buildings onto the Green. He continued to work at the pharmacy, with his son Roger joining him as a partner in 1962, until he was 80 years old. Roger Walmsley sold the pharmacy to existing owner Simon Carter in 2000. Today Datchet Village Pharmacy carries out a wide range of services:
- Dispensing medicines
- Dispensing appliances
- Promotion of public health
- Giving advice
- Disposal of unwanted medicines
- Signposting
- Medicines Use Reviews
- New Medicines Services
- Flu vaccination
- Malaria Consultations
- Needle Exchange Programme
- Supervise consumption of methadone
- Blood Pressure measurement
- Management of prescriptions
- Delivery service
- Dosette boxes
- Emergency Contraception Consultation
One of our most critical services that we offer is our medicines delivery service. We have dedicated delivery staff who take medicines to some of the most vulnerable members of the community. It is an incredibly valuable free of charge service for the community, We deliver to well over 200 customers in the surrounding area (including Datchet, Horton, Eton and Wraysbury).
