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Category Archives: Groynes
Clacton And Holland Beaches – May 2013
Following Clacton and Holland Beach Hut Association meeting on 4 May 2013 Trevor Bright sent some questions to June Clare of TDC. Here are the questions and answers. But first a note about the meeting. Douglas Carswell (local mp) Peter … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Climate Change, DEFRA, EA, Groynes, SMP
Tagged breakwaters, clacton beach, DEFRA, environment agency, groynes, holland haven beach, holland-on-sea beach, holland-on-sea sea wall, managed realignment, sea wall between frinton and holland, tendring district council
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Environment Agency Plan For Tendring Coastline By 2105 – May 2013
Page 144 of Essex and South Suffolk SMP, shows Environment Agency’s plan for Tendring coastline by 2105, about half of it will have gone. A curious plan for a body charged with maintaining sea defences. Different colours are drawn on … Continue reading
Holland Haven April 2013 – Has Level Of Sand Risen Since 2011?
Comparing photographs of the beach at Holland Haven taken in 2011 and 2013 suggest the level of sand has risen . In 2011 I posted photographs of beaches and groynes at Frinton, Walton, Holland and Clacton, to show there were … Continue reading
Groynes Repaired At Frinton, Beach Recharge Colwyn Bay, Holland Nothing
Yesterday, 20 April 2013, I noticed the groyne at the northern end of the whalings in Frinton had been repaired, presumably by Tendring District Council. You can clearly see the sand is level by the groyne. But in this picture … Continue reading
Money Tendring District Council Has Spent On Sea Wall Surverys Since 2002
Tendring District Council have spent £347,155.38 on surveys into state of sea wall at Holland since 2002 according to TDC’s reponse to a FOI request. Around £35000/year doesn’t seem that much compared to the £27million which is being touted as … Continue reading
Holland Beach Feb 2013 TDC Answers To Trevor Brights Questions
Tendring District Council replies to questions Trevor Bright asked on behalf of Holland Residents Association regarding the proposed sea defense works. You can download TDC reply which runs to 6 pages, or view images I have posted below. Quick Thoughts … Continue reading
Holland Beach Jan 2013 Trevor Brights Questions Prompted By Latest TDC Report
Ten months after the last report TDC publish a 15 page appendix from latest report on the state of Holland Beach. This has prompted the following questions from Trevor Bright a former engineering project manager. You can download a pdf … Continue reading
Is Sea About To Flood The Naze?
Tendring District Council have just announced their plan to renovate the sea front at Holland and Clacton, good thing. But they seem perfectly willing to let the sea wall at the north of the Naze be washed away. I haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, EA, Groynes, SMP
Tagged groynes, naze, walton-on-naze, walton-on-the-naze
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Aerial Photo Of Clacton And Holland Beach Shows Effect Of Lack Of Groynes
January 2013, Tendring District Council have announced their plan to restore beach at Clacton and Holland. The photo accompanying the press release clearly shows effect on the beach of the lack of groynes. South of the pier there is a … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, DEFRA, EA, Groynes
Tagged breakwaters, clacton beach, groynes, holland-on-sea beach, tendring district council
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Environment Agency Slides Show Sea Walls Don’t Work
Bill Parker who works in Coastal Management for Suffolk Coastal and Waveney District Councils has been using the slides shown below, produced by Environment Agency, when giving talks to show sea walls don’t work. Guess what? Bill and EA are … Continue reading
