This photograph was taken  from in front of the Lookout at Denge at midday on 13 December 2011 at a 3.3m tide , the tide before (midnight) having been 3.4m with gale force SW winds. It shows just how vulnerable the Power Station Switch House has become. The next tides are also 3.3m but the [...]

Following a meeting with Natural England and the Environment Agency on 6th October 2011 a site visit highlighted DOC’s concerns over the Denge frontage. The contrast between the Power Station protection and the shingle crest immediately to the west.  Attention was drawn to the fact that when the sea breaches  this length there is little [...]

At the end of September we had one of the highest tides of the year but luckily the weather was calm avoiding a  potential flooding disaster. But don’t be lulled into a false sense of security!  The Marsh has flooded before and will do so again unless our sea defences are adequately strengthened and maintained. [...]

On Saturday, 9 July 2011, the new Dymchurch Sea Wall was officially opened by the Rt. Hon. Lord Smith of Finsbury, Chairman of the Environment Agency. The scheme was implemented by the Environment Agency  as part of the wider Folkestone to Cliff End Sea Defence Strategy.
The event was a great success and Damian Collins MP,  [...]

Following recent Government spending cuts in coastal defence budgets, concerns increase over the rapid beach erosion on the Marsh. The lack of investment to improve coastal flood defences gives rise to serious concerns. In several locations the beach erosion has now eaten into licensed sites. The concrete service road at Dengemarsh [...]

With the sea defence scheme for Dymchurch due to be completed on 9 July 2011 a time capsule has been placed in the sea wall last Wednesday. The capsule contains many contributions from the local community, including one of our DOC leaflets,  and will remain in the sea wall for the next 100 years. Our [...]

DOC held its AGM on the 25 March 2011 at the Guild Hall in Lydd. The meeting was very well attended and  DOC was delighted to welcome Damian Collins MP as our Guest Speaker as well as  Councillors from Kent County Council, East Sussex County Council, Rother District Council, Shepway District Council together with representatives [...]

Concerns have been raised further regarding  the state of the beach at Dengemarsh and beyond. On the 31 March 2010  there was a ‘near miss’ in this location at high tide  when the crest between Dengemarsh and the Power Station was flattened as a result. With the lack of available shingle and restrictions placed upon [...]

The Environment Agency has been busy over the past few weeks re-profiling the beach along the Lydd Ranges but is this too little  too late? Despite their best efforts the EA is  working within severe constraints (both financially and due to restrictions imposed amongst others by Natural England) and all their best efforts (and taxpayer’s [...]

The DOC Committee wishes to thank all DOC Members ,  invited guests and supporters who attended our Open Evening/Christmas Party on Friday, 10 December 2010. We were also delighted to welcome Damian Collins MP who joined us for part of the evening. An update PowerPoint Presentation (provided by the Environment Agency) was presented by our [...]