Slough's MP Tan Dhesi has joined the campaign to keep people safely out of the river during the summer holidays.

The man made Jubilee River has claimed the lives of two young men who had gone into the water to cool off in the hot weather last summer.

The Environment Agency is the guardian of the Jubilee River and the riverbanks and has placed two signs either side of the waterway off Windsor Road, Slough.

Mr Dhesi joined representatives from the Environment Agency, the council and Jamie Green, the director of the Jubilee River Riverside Centre on site.

He said he hoped the signs would prevent people from getting into the water and added: “There were two young girls here recently who were getting into the water and I told them to get out as two young lads died here last summer. They got out, they listened. Before the deaths people would ignore me.”

Mr Dhesi said he raised the issue in Parliament after the deaths in 2018 and now wants a debate in the Commons for water safety to be taught in schools.

Cllr Natasa Pantelic, Slough cabinet member for Health and Wellbeing said: “We want people to stay safe as the weather gets warmer and that means not getting into the water at all.

“The weir looks shallow and looks like people would be able to paddle or cross from one side to the other. But the river level and flow can change at any time because it is a flood relief rather than a natural river.”