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Notice Board
The Erosion of the East Coast
Gaffers will be aware of the way that some of the Essex & Suffolk coast has been eroded. The Environment Agency has been keeping an eye an developments and has worked out a plan for the next ten years.
Rob Williamson, past President, has been our man at the Essex Stakeholder events. See his report below. If you want to keep up to date with developments look at the Environment Agency website. The detailed Plans can be viewed by appointment by emailing the webmaster. These show what parts of the sea wall the Environment Agency expect to "let go" over the next 10 years and the likely consequences.
Essex Shoreline Management Plan (11/11/09)
The Environment Agency is in the process of developing the Essex Shoreline Management Plan in view of the expected influence of climate change and the predicted rising sea levels.
Three meetings have been held in the past year to receive local information as to the present state of the sea defences from five key groups within the Essex and south Suffolk coastal areas- landowners, agriculture, and farming; Planning and Communities; Wildlife habitats and Landscapes; Recreation, Access and Sailing; and finally Business, Assets, and Infrastructures.- plus the 14 Authoritys within the area- a lot of interests.
With all this accurate input the SMP will be able to
provide a long term vision for a sustainable coastal defence for the next 100 years- from Two Tree Island off Leigh-on -Sea to Felixstowe, and includes the estuarys of the Roach, Crouch Blackwater, Colne, Walton Backwaters, Stour and Orwell.
I have attended two of these meetings, the first a general overview of the whole area, and the second concentrating on the specific area of the Dengie coast from Holliwell Point to Sales Point, the Blackwater and the Colne.
It is planned to hold consultation meeting every 10 years or so to check the progress of the SMP, and it is expected that the initial work will begin during next year
Rob Williamson
Insurance for Old Gaffers
The East Coast OGA has reached an understanding with Yachtmaster Insurance Services, whereby the ECOGA receives 5% of insurance premiums of members placing insurance with that company.
So if you are thinking of insuring your Old Gaffer, or any other ship you might own, why not click here to go on to the Yachtmaster Insurance site. If you like what you see and do decide to place your business with them, say you are a member of the OGA, and we should receive a welcome donation from Y.I.S.
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