Lord Smith of Finsbury, who is the Chairman of the Environment Agency,  visited the Romney Marsh today to inspect the progress on the construction of new and much needed  sea defences  at Dymchurch and the Romney Marsh as a whole. He saw at first hand the new sea wall being built along the beach front [...]

…….”The estimated number of homes at risk of flooding is likely to double to about 800,000 within 25 years because of rising sea levels. Average summer temperatures in the South of England will rise by 2C by the 2040s and up to 6.4C by 2080.” ………
Figures released yesterday on the DEFRA Website are the bleakest [...]

DOC is delighted to report that  its first AGM  was held at the Guild Hall in Lydd .  Members and Councillors from across the Marsh attended. The meeting was opened by our Chairman Terry Preston, followed by an excellent  and very informative presentation by Mrs Boxhall, Curator of the Lydd Museum , concerning the fishing [...]

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Coastal and Marine Issues has recognized the need for an inquiry into deprivation and disadvantage in rural coastal areas. Attached you will find an invitation to submit evidence, which we would ask you to respond to and to circulate widely.
Norman Lamb MP, Chair APPG Coastal and Marine Issues

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Our Chairman Terry Preston released the following statement through the Kentish Express:
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How £60m work to sea wall will benefit Dymchurch.  Article from the Kentish Express below in pdf format.
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Below an article in pdf format published on 22.1.2009 in the Kentish Express concerning our sea defences on the Marsh. Please click on the link to read the full text.
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Work is about to continue with the second phase of a £60 million seawall at Dymchurch and letters have been sent out to hundreds of residents detailing the works and promising to keep the disruption to a minimum. This final stage of the flood defence scheme from High Knocke to Dymchurch Redoubt is anticipated for [...]

DEFRA has just published their “Strategy for promoting an integrated approach to the management of coastal areas in England’ .

This documents sets out the Government’s vision for coastal management, objectives and actions to achieve the vision, and  explains how all the changes currently being taken forward will work together in coastal areas.

But the report has [...]

DOC looks forward with great expectations to the New Year and the planned improvements to our sea defences here on the Romney Marsh although we are fully aware that many other coastal  areas within the UK will not be so fortunate. Let us not forget that coastal defence  sadly  no longer seems to be  a [...]