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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

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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

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December 2013 Tidal Surge in Kirby-le-Soken and Tendring

A tidal surge visited Kirby-le-Soken and Tendring around 2am on Friday 6 December 2013.  By 8am it had gone, leaving traces of its visit. It had been dry the preceding days, looking north down quay lane about 50 yards from … Continue reading

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Environment Agency Plan For Tendring Coastline By 2105 – May 2013

Page 144 of Essex and South Suffolk SMP, shows Environment Agency’s plan for Tendring coastline by 2105, about half of it will have gone. A curious plan for a body charged with maintaining sea defences. Different colours are drawn on … Continue reading

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Broken Groynes Mean Poor Beach At Holland-on-Sea Even At Low Tide

There was a particularly low tide on 9 May 2012.  Here is how the beach looked at 8:30am at Walton-on-the-Naze. The sea is a long way from the Albion groyne, probably about 30 yards. At Holland Haven around 9am the … Continue reading

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Groynes And Beaches At Walton Frinton And Holland-on-Sea

There are clear differences between the beaches at Walton, Frinton, Holland and Clacton. There are also differences at different sections of the beach at Walton and Holland. A FOI request revealed that 4 times more has been spent repairing the … Continue reading

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