DOC is delighted to report that the two newly elected Members  of Parliament , Amber Rudd  MP ( Hastings & Rye) & Damian Collins MP, ( Folkestone & Hythe) - responsible for both constituencies across East Sussex as well as  Kent  covering the Marsh - attended a briefing meeting arranged by DOC at the Guild Hall in Lydd.

DOC had an  excellent opportunity  during the meeting to emphasise the importance of completing much urgently needed improvements to our  sea defences  here on the Marsh in order to safeguard local communities from flooding  and we are extremely  grateful and  encouraged by the  commitment  displayed  by both MPs. Follow-up meetings have been scheduled to take place in the near future.