http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk To hold the line, defend the coast and keep the sea out Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:03:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DOC has received its latest update from the Environment Agency detailing progress on various frontages. Please click here to download. http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk/2012/02/03/february-2012-update-from-the-environment-agency/ As DOC has pointed out so many times in the past,  properties in flood risk areas will face insurance problems when the Government Agreement  with the Association of British Insurers ends next year.  Today this fact has become national news! According to data  analysed by the ABI (Association of British ... http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk/2012/01/31/200000-homes-face-insurance-problems/ The Agreement (Statement of Principles) between Government and the Association of British Insurers (ABI)  which commits insurers to continue to offer insurance to existing customers where they are at significant risk, if there are plans in place to reduce that risk within five years, is due to expire in 2013  ... http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk/2012/01/27/update-on-flood-insurance-cover-issues/ 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 ... http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk/2012/01/16/levy-funding-for-local-flood-and-coast-risk-management/ 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 ... http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk/2012/01/16/western-training-wall-rye-harbour-construction-works/ Every stretch of coastline represents an 'asset' in the Environment Agency's National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Strategy for England which describes the EA's strategic approach to maintaining flood and coastal risk (FCRM) assets. Those FCRM assets which protect only  a small number of properties or low value ... http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk/2012/01/12/environment-agency-protocol-to-maintain-flood-defences/ Government continues to develop and analyse options explored by the flood insurance working groups for managing the financial risk of flooding beyond 30 June 2013 when the current agreement between Government and the insurance industry expires. Ministers gave a progress update on this work on 19 December 2011 and published ... http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk/2012/01/12/flood-risk-insurance/ 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. http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk/2011/12/16/tidal-events-loss-of-shingle/ Kent County Council has arranged a public meeting in connection with the planning application jointly submitted by the Environment Agency/EDF Energy (KCC/SH/0381/2011) for shingle recycling from the Dungeness Borrow Pit, Dungeness to secure an economic and sustainable maintenance option for flood defences on the Marsh. The purpose of this meeting ... http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk/2011/12/15/kcc-calls-public-meeting-on-shingle-recycling/ [caption id="attachment_1950" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Massive shingle loss at Denge "][/caption] 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 ... http://www.defendourcoast.org.uk/2011/12/15/massive-shingle-erosion-at-denge/ The Defend Our Coast website will be back soon.