Category Archives: Devereux Farm

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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Why Is Clacton Radio Control Model Club Based In Kirby Le Soken? – Jul 2013

Clacton Radio Control Model Club is for some reason based in Kirby-le-Soken.  They fly from the field marked B on the map below, just to the east of Island Lane. I have not been able to find a reference but … Continue reading

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

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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Charles Beardall Of EA Says Devereux Farm Part 2 Will Not Proceed For Now

The title says it all. Cllr Bucke                                                                   14 November 2011 Kirby Le Soken Dear Cllr Bucke I am extremely grateful for the time you have spent recently with both me, at our meeting in September and with Sharon to explore … Continue reading

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Are DEFRA Predicitions of Sea Level Rise Wrong?

In an earlier post, Are Sea Levels Rising – You Can Check Using Simple Arithmetic, I compared the observations of sea levels at Felixstowe with the DEFRA 2006 predictions. The trend at Felixstowe is falling, so here are the graphs … Continue reading

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What Is Saltmarsh?

The Environment Agency want to flood part of Devereux Farm in Kirby le Soken as they say rising sea levels are causing ‘coastal squeeze’ which is killing saltmarsh. So what is saltmarsh? At low tide it looks like this And … Continue reading

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Making Waves At Devereux Farm

News of the campaign has been spreading out, largely due to the protest walk. Last week Richard Steward from the Blythe Estuary Group heard about us and rang TDC to ask for someone who he could contact. For whatever reason … Continue reading

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