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Tendring Population Falls Government Orders Plan For New Homes

2011 census shows Tendring had a population of 138,000 yet 2001 census 138,800 a fall of 800 people or 0.6%.   Here is a map of Tendring courtesy of Google.    The main towns are on the coast or along … Continue reading

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Still Rumbling On – A Village Green For Mill Lane Walton? – May 2014

Legal proceedings continue over the application to register sea wall and green in Mill Lane Walton as a town or village green. planningresource.co.uk report A Walton-on-the-Naze man has won the go-ahead to mount a court fight to have land he … Continue reading

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Walton Mere Footpath 48 A Result – Feb 2014

December 2012 a new fence blocked a path by Walton Mere. February 2014 Essex County Council recognised the path as public footpath. In this post Norrth Street to Vicarage Lane or Mill-Lane a public right of way? I described how … Continue reading

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1200 Sign Petition Protesting TDC Plan to Lease Naze To Essex Wildlife Trust

16 January 2014 I join Delyth Miles, Andy Foster, David Evans and others to hand in a petition, signed by 1200 people, to Tendring District Council at Clacton Town Hall.  TDC plan to lease the Naze to Essex Wildlife Trust … Continue reading

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Environment Agency And Me – Jan 2014

I was largely unaware of Environment Agency till 2009, then they tried to knock a hole in sea wall about 1/2 mile from my house. I live in Kirby-le-Soken in Essex near the section of sea wall labelled B4a in … Continue reading

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Coastal Erosion At Naze And Seawick After Tidal Surge Dec 2013

The north east  of Naze and Seawick are two places in Tendring suffering from bad coastal erosion which was worsened by the Dec 2013 tidal surge. The Naze In January 2013 the view from cliff at north of naze was … Continue reading

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One Place Where Salt Marsh Erosion Is Not Caused By Coastal Squeeze – Dec 2013

Coastal squeeze is an idea made up to explain how rising sea levels cause salt marsh erosion.  The need to recreate salt marsh, allegedly lost by coastal squeeze,  is behind EA’s unwillingness to maintain sea defences. Quay Lane Kirby-le-Soken At … Continue reading

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December 2013 Tidal Surge in Kirby-le-Soken and Tendring

A tidal surge visited Kirby-le-Soken and Tendring around 2am on Friday 6 December 2013.  By 8am it had gone, leaving traces of its visit. It had been dry the preceding days, looking north down quay lane about 50 yards from … Continue reading

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Sunset Clacton 19 October 2013

Some pictures need no other reason to share than how they look,  this looks good to me.  

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Welcome To Shotley Marina, Not At Walton – Sep 2013

Shotley Marina has a welcome sign.  Walton yacht club and mere have fences.  What are they trying to achieve? Welcome to Shotley Welcome to Walton Walton Town Hard Hut Fenced In Pavement Chained In Mill Lane Walton – another fence … Continue reading

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