DOC has received its latest update from the Environment Agency detailing progress on various frontages. Please click here to download.

Following a meeting by the Environment Agency’s Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) on 11 January 2012 a news release has been issued by the Environment Agency covering the amount of levy funding for 2012/2013 for local flood defences schemes across Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. A list of projects to be [...]

A further drop-in session has been arranged by the Environment Agency for Wednesday, 18 January 2012 (5.00-7.00 pm) in order to provide local residents with an opportunity to meet with the Civil Engineering Company who will carry out the upcoming construction works at Rye Harbour. The site liaison officer will also be in attendance during [...]

Following the storms and recent tidal events of this week and consequent loss of shingle the Environment Agency has provided an update to DOC outlining the situation and setting out the course of action they intend to take.

DOC held its Annual Open Meeting last week which was very well attended by DOC Members , local Stakeholders and local residents of the Marsh in general. A very informative PowerPoint Presentation was given by staff from the Environment Agency followed by a Q & A session. The DOC Committee wishes to thank everyone for [...]

If you are concerned about the effectiveness of our sea defences or what impact inadequate maintenance or potential failure could have on your area, your property and your insurance, please come along and join us at our Annual Open Meeting on 26 November 2011 (7.30 pm - 9.30 pm) at the Camber Castle Public House, [...]

The Environment Agency is proposing to rebuild an integral part of Rye Harbour’s navigation channel in the new year. The 1.5 metre wall protects the harbour from the sea and guides the rivers Rother, Brede and Tillingham to the coast. For more detailed information please click here.
A drop-in session will also take place at Rye [...]

With a recent planning application jointly submitted to KCC by the Environment Agency and EDF  for shingle recycling from the Dungeness Borrow Pit to protect essential flood defences on the Marsh, DOC felt that a more detailed statement from the Environment Agency might help to alleviate concerns and clarify any potential impact  on local communities. [...]

We are grateful to the Environment Agency who have recently provided DOC with their latest update on sea defence issues concerning the Marsh. The regional EA Staff continues to work hard on behalf of all our coastal communities in order to secure adequate funding for the remaining capital schemes as set out in the Folkestone [...]

DOC has just been supplied with the latest update from the Environment Agency which outlines the present position on the Folkestone to Cliff End Strategy Schemes. Although funding for various schemes has not been allocated in the 2011/12 spending review, the Environment Agency is working closely with their consultants to look at possible interim measures [...]