As member of the NVCC (National Voice for Coastal Communities) DOC was given an opportunity to meet with Senior Staff from the Environment Agency at their  headquarters in London yesterday in order to highlight various concerns and issues arising from sea defence policies affecting the Marsh. The three hour meeting proved to be very productive [...]

DOC was given an excellent opportunity to highlight local concerns and raise various issues  concerning the Romney Marsh with Senior Members of Natural England during a meeting held in London on the 12 January 2010. The meeting was attended by numerous coastal groups from all over the country and had been arranged through NVCC ( [...]

“Communities are central to coastal management”
That’s the headline from one section of the Summer 2009 edition of Floodnews, a quarterly business briefing for professionals whose work is affected by flood and coastal erosion issues.
‘People in coastal communities have homes and businesses that they cherish. Living by the sea is part [...]