I have blogged about the state of wooden groynes (or breakwaters) at Holland-on-Sea compared to
- Walton
- Frinton
- Clacton south of the pier
The groynes at Holland seem to have been totally neglected and as a result the level of the sand has dropped about 12 feet. Which means that the sea is against the sea wall for almost all states of the tide. This means increased erosion of the sea wall and there is no beach.
Earlier this year I made a FOI request to Tendring District Council to find out how much money had been spent on repairing wooden groynes since 2000.
These are the results that I was sent.
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Holland on Sea
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Walton on Naze
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Frinton on Sea
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2004-05
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£4067.40
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£870.00
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£1535.71
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2005-06
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£10253.26
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£2362.00
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£1048.84
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2006-07
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£5200.84
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£1547.91
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£1147.00
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2007-08
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£3220.27
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£4076.74
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£1128.37
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2008-09
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£4651.59
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£8427.32
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£1328.70
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2009-10
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£12249.02
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£10051.88
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£2434.19
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2010-11
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£3566.78
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£759.84
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2011-12
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£13554.70
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£1339.64
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Total
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£39642.38
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£44457.33
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£10722.29
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A few fairly obvious points
- Four times as much was spent at Holland and Walton than at Frinton.
- How come there is such a big difference in the state of groynes at Holland compared to Walton and Frinton?
- Given the obvious state of disrepair of the groynes at Holland, how come no money at all has been spent repairing them in the last 2 years?
- Does anyone know of any groynes that have been repaired in the last few years?
- Does anyone care if there is no beach at Holland, or if the sea wall is washed away?
A quick reminder of what the groynes look like at these 3 locations.
Groynes At Holland-on-Sea
Groynes at Walton-on-Naze
Groynes at Frinton-on-Sea
5 Responses to Money Spent On Wooden Groynes At Holland-on-Sea, Walton-on-Naze and Frinton-on-Sea Since 2004