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Tag Archives: breakwaters
Will David Eagle’s Plan To Save The Naze Work? Aug 2016
David Eagle’s plan to save the Naze is described in 18 August 2016 Clacton & Frinton Gazette. It prompted me to have another look. David has organised a meeting 7-8:30pm Wednesday 24 August at Columbine Centre to discuss saving the … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, DEFRA, EA, Groynes, Local, SMP, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged breakwaters, EA, environment agency, NAI, no active intervention, sea defences, sea level rise, walton-on-the-naze
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Erosion At Seawick Even Worse Where There Are No Groynes
The sea is eroding beach at Seawick near Hutleys. Further south, where there are no groynes, the sea is close to eroding the sea wall. As these images from Google Earth show. 31 December 2000 31 December 2012 … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Coastal Squeeze, EA, Groynes, SMP
Tagged breakwaters, EA, environment agency, Fairbourne Cardigan Bay, Fairbourne Wales, managed realignment, managed retreat, sea defences, seawick, smp
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A Big Thankyou to Dave Lambert and Frinton & Clacton Gazette
A recent post was noticed by Dave Lambert and ended up on front page of Frinton & Walton Gazette. Dave asked EA for a response and printed some of this too link to Dave’s piece in Gazette the post sea … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, EA, Groynes, SMP, Tendring, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged breakwaters, cliff erosion, crag walk, EA, environment agency, global temperature rise, naze cliffs, naze erosion, walton-on-the-naze
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Sea Continues To Erode Wall and Cliffs At Walton-on-the-Naze – Dec 2015
The sea wall at north east end of the Naze is being eroded away and the sea will soon break through threatening the sewage works which serves Frinton, Walton and surrounding villages. Environment Agency plan to let sea wall fail … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, EA, Frinton, Groynes, Kirby-le-Soken, SMP, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged breakwaters, EA, environment agency, flood, groynes, managed realignment, managed retreat, sea defences, walton beach, walton-on-the-naze
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New Beach For Clacton – Naze And Seawick Falling Into Sea
Upgrade of groynes and beach at Clacton and Holland-on-Sea continues. Nothing is done to stop sea eroding beach, sea wall and cliffs at Naze and Seawick Clacton New groynes and recharged beach at Clacton near pier Photo from earlier … Continue reading
Did Dawlish Sea Wall Fail Due To Lack Of Groynes? – May 2014
Pictures of Dawlish show there are few, if any, groynes which allows the sea to erode the sea wall. Looking around Tendring in North Essex, some places have well designed and maintained groynes – and a good beach with … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Groynes
Tagged breakwaters, dawlish, groynes, sea wall
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Unusually High Levels Of Sand Frinton Whalings Show How Groynes Trap Sand April 2014
Unusually high levels of sand at Whalings in Frinton demonstrate groynes help keep sand in place in the beach. My family have had a hut at whalings for over 50 years. In April 2014 I noticed the sand was higher, … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Groynes
Tagged breakwaters, groynes, holland-on-sea beach, walton beach, walton-on-the-naze
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Dawlish Sea Wall Network Rail Build Breakwater In A Week – Feb 2014
Dawlish sea wall supporting railway line washed away 4 February 2014. By 12 February a breakwater had been built. Why wasn’t this done before? The Problem The Solution The Questions If Network Rail could come up with a solution, even … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Climate Change, EA, Groynes, SMP
Tagged breakwaters, dawlish, EA, environment agency, flood, groynes, network rail, sea defences, tdc, tendring district council
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New Groynes For Clacton and Holland – Will They Work – Jan 2014
Plans for new groynes at Clacton and Holland have been exhibited and are available at TDC website. Will they work? Here are some reasons to think not. You can see the planning application by going to idox.tendringdc.gov.uk/online-applications/ and entering 13/01195/FUL … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, EA, Groynes, Uncategorized
Tagged breakwaters, clacton beach, EA, environment agency, groynes, holland haven beach, holland-on-sea beach, sea defences, seawick, tdc, tendring district council
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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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