With high winds and tides returning during the coming winter months we have to ask ourselves how long our sea defences will hold out. So far we have been ‘lucky’…. remember November 2007?…..flood alerts were in place across the UK but the expected storm-driven tidal surges fortunately never materialised. At that time the Environment Agency [...]

At the invitation of Amber Rudd, MP for Hastings & Rye, DOC Chairman Terry Preston  met with the newly appointed Under-Secretary for Natural Environment and Fisheries, Richard Benyon, who recently visited the area on a fact-finding mission.

It gave our Chairman an  excellent opportunity to express DOC’s concerns with regard to sea defences. The Minister showed [...]

DOC was presented with an excellent opportunity to fly its flag during a recent visit by Richard Branson to Dungeness when he attempted to kite-surf across the Channel.  Crowds of people watched the event which unfortunately had to be finally abandoned  due to adverse weather conditions but the mood  remained upbeat and cheerful.

DOC was afforded a rare opportunity to receive a guided tour of the Lydd Ranges and its extensive facilities. It enabled us to experience at first hand the very important role played by the MOD within our local area and re-emphasised the need to ensure that improvements to our sea defences are of the utmost [...]

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 [...]

The potential flood threat to the Marsh is not only a Winter occurrence! During the last 24 hours massive amounts of shingle have been eroded at the Lydd Ranges and Jury’s Gap Lookout due to high winds coupled with high tides. This has yet again left a ‘cliff face’ at the edge of the erosion [...]

The Environment Agency has warned that people will have to pay more towards flood defences in their area. Despite being funded by the taxpayer to the tune of 629m overall, only a small proportion of this amount is actually spent on coastal defences with the bulk of  funding directed towards fluvial flood prevention. Environment Agency [...]

DOC  arranged  a site meeting  with key stakeholders at two crucial locations on the Marsh, i.e. Dungeness and Galloways,  which took place this afternoon.  The purpose of this site visit was to  demonstrate to Government Agencies the need for urgency to address the issue of much needed interim coastal protection measures until the entire proposed [...]

On the 21 May 2010 a public exhibition was held by the Environment Agency in Camber. Members from the local community were able to scrutinise the detailed proposals for the Broomhill Sea Defence scheme and staff from the EA as well as DOC were on hand to answer any queries by members of the public. [...]

DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY!

The Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme is now out for public consultation which will close on 16 June 2010. You can view and comment on the detailed plans  by attending the public exhibition at the Camber Memorial Hall on Friday,  21.5.2010 between 2.00pm - 8.00 pm or  [...]