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Work Begins On Seawick sea defences – Oct 2020
Sand has been eroded at Hutley gap, allowing the sea to erode the sea wall and potentially flood the holiday camp. Work aimed at preventing this has started Rock groynes were built at Seawick around 1998. 5 groynes were placed … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, EA, Groynes, Local, Sea Level, Seawick, SMP
Tagged breakwaters, EA, environment agency, groynes, sea defences
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8 August 2019 Front Page Gazette – We Won’t Ban People From The Naze TDC
Did someone touch a nerve? Maybe this previous post or David Evans letter to Gazette but something seems to have provoked a reaction. Pretty quickly too. click picture to access article on gazette website To quote from the article The … Continue reading
Posted in EU, NE, Politics, Tendring, Walton-on-the-Naze
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Tendring District Council Considering Restricting Public Access To The Naze
But this is much more than the Naze, all across Essex councils are planning to restrict access near coast and rivers. Why? To stop birds being disturbed, to please Natural England and EU Habitats Directive. Hey I thought we were … Continue reading
Posted in EU, NE, Tendring, Uncategorized, Walton-on-the-Naze
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North Naze Review Of Rocks After One Year – Sept 2017
In September 2016 a group of volunteers worked on David Eagle’s plan to defend the very north east part of Naze. One year on how does it look? But first let’s use Google Earth to compare how the Naze and … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Groynes, Jaywick, SMP, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged sea defences, smp, tendring district council, walton-on-the-naze
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David Eagles Project To Protect Northern Naze – 10 Sept 2016
David Eagle’s plan to protect northern end of the Naze was put in action over weekend of 10 September 2016. Volunteers filled larger cages with rocks. 10 September 2016 – volunteer workers already at work More rocks arrive Cages … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Groynes, SMP, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged David Eagle, EA, environment agency, naze, sea defences, walton-on-the-naze
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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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Sea Eroding Beach By Hutleys At Seawick – Feb 2016
Google Earth images from 2000 and 20014 clearly show sea is eroding beach by Hutleys at Seawick. I believe this is because a reef was built instead of a groyne. 4 April 20014 31 December 2000 The situation has … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, EA, Groynes, Seawick, SMP, Tendring
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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 Houses In Tendring – Can Electricity Supply Cope?
Tendring has been ordered to plan for around 10,000 new houses by central government. Tendring district council proposes many should be built in coastal towns and surrounding villages. Can the electricity supply cope? There is a large electricity substation in … Continue reading
