No doubt you will have seen news articles about various other coastal areas in the Southeast (Cuckmere Valley and Deal) , as well as locations all over the  country,  whose coastal defences have made the headlines recently. For some the news has been better than for others, but the one burning issue which  unites us  is the fact that we are all passionate to defend our coastline wherever possible. It also points out that time is running out unless these matters are addressed urgently.

Let us hope that policy makers take local expertise and opinions into account when reaching their decisions rather than just  employing a blanket policy, the consequences of which could be detrimental to  local communities. Value for money is not always the only answer or justification to a scheme!