Tag Archives: environment agency

An Insider Inside The Environment Agency – Nov 2013

Inside the Environment Agency is a blog I recently stumbled across. It makes interesting reading and confirms the experience of those in Kirby-le-Soken and Tendring who have had dealings with EA, though I guess the experience will be the same … Continue reading

Posted in EA | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Sea Erodes Path By Seawall At Seawick – August 2013

Sea has eroded part of path running in front of seawall at Seawick EA response was to put rocks in front of sea wall!  This is entire pointless as the sea can not reach these rocks yet. By the time … Continue reading

Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, EA, Groynes, SMP | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Fences At Walton Mere – 14 Jul 2013

Last week a fence was erected along Mill Lane in Walton I’ve posted before about fences erected by Titchmarshs at mere Walton-on-the-Naze Residents Furious New Fences Block Footpath There are currently footpath applications To continue footpath 48 from North Street … Continue reading

Posted in EA, Footpaths, Local, Walton-on-the-Naze | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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 , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Groynes | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Maintenance of Uneconomic Sea Flood Defences: A Way Forward

On 1 April 2004 Sarah Nason, sometime head of flood management at DEFRA, issued a letter and paper with the title Maintenance of Uneconomic Sea Flood Defences: A Way Forward. Basically the way forward was not to maintain the flood … Continue reading

Posted in DEFRA, EA, SMP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, EA, Groynes, SMP | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Walton-on-the-Naze Residents Furious New Fences Block Footpath

On 13 December 2012 Clacton and Frinton Gazette ran a story about a fence which had been put up in North Street which has infuriated residents,  in particular Rosemary Palmer, Susan Merry and Mary Cook. In fact 2 fences have … Continue reading

Posted in Footpaths, Local, Walton-on-the-Naze | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Holland-on-Sea and Tendring Beaches 19 October 2012

Here Holland-on-Sea and Tendring Beaches September 2012 I posted about what had been happening over the summer since July when Mike Badger wrote to beach hut owners at Holland Haven to say steps were going to be removed as the … Continue reading

Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Groynes | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment