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Is Sea About To Flood The Naze?

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Jeremy

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 →

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Aerial Photo Of Clacton And Holland Beach Shows Effect Of Lack Of Groynes

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Jeremy

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 →

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Environment Agency Slides Show Sea Walls Don’t Work

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Jeremy

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 →

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Holland-on-Sea and Tendring Beaches – What Can We Learn From Selsey

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Jeremy

Beach recharge and managed realignment are being discussed at Holland-on-Sea and Tendring, what can we learn from Selsey and Manhood Peninsula Steering Group (mpsg.org.uk)? Well for a start we can watch their spiffy videos they’ve put on you tube.  Here’s … Continue reading →

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Holland Haven Sea Wall – Will Tendring District Council Let The Sea Destroy It?

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Jeremy

I have been sent a copy of a letter Mike Badger, Engineering Services Manager at Tendring District Council, wrote to some beach hut owners at Holland Haven. Mike writes Following storms in April/May 2011 structural engineers advised the sea wall … Continue reading →

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Footpath 37 From Island Lane to Mill Lane – A Public Right Of Way

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jeremy

The campaign to stop Environment Agency breaching the sea wall between Quay Lane and Island Lane at Devereux Farm succeeded because there was a public footpath, footpath 36, running along this stretch of sea wall. We were repeatedly told the … Continue reading →

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UK May 2012 Rain – Holland Brook Floods Despite The Drought

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Jeremy

On Monday 30 April I posted about EA plan to breach sea wall between Frinton and Holland. During the week it rained a lot and by Friday there were floods all over Tendring. 5 May 2012 From Holland Road, Great … Continue reading →

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Holland Brook – What Would Be The Effect Of Breaching Sea Wall At Holland Haven

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Jeremy

This map shows that Holland Brook reaches as far the A120 near Horsley Cross. View Larger Map This larger scale map shows how Holland Brook runs very close to the railway line at Thorpe-le-Soken, even running under the line at … Continue reading →

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How High Will Melting Ice Cause Sea Levels To Rise When Temperatures Rise 4°C?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Jeremy

So How High Will The Seas Rises When Temperatures Rise Due To Global Warming? It’s a trick question. Temperature does not cause ice to melt. Temperature is an indication of how much (heat) energy stuff has.  Or in every day … Continue reading →

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Graphs And Rates Of Sea Level Rise Around UK

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Jeremy

Previous posts have featured graphs of sea level rise and quoted rates of sea level rise for East Anglia. Here I have produced graphs and a table of rates of sea level rise for all stations around UK for which … Continue reading →

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