CCAG Newsletter - 02 August 2004

Summer months have seen the new ‘Buy a rock for Happisburgh’ stand appearing at many local events – recently including the first day of the Worstead Festival and the Happisburgh Lifeboat Day. Much interest has been shown by the public in the plight of Happisburgh, and the background to the current situation. The recurring sentiment is ‘why is nothing being done about this?’ – we couldn’t agree more!

Within the last few days, DEFRA have published a consultation document entitled ‘Making room for water’. Feedback from this document will contribute to Government policy on flooding and coastal erosion for the next 20 years. Of course CCAG will be making the case for coastal communities that suffer total loss as a result of the effects of coastal erosion. More details on the website.

Happisburgh has been featured recently on an ITV programme ‘Neighbourhoods from hell’, which despite the unfortunate title sympathetically conveyed a taste of what life is like facing the ravages of the sea. BBC News also included features on Happisburgh as part of a series of pieces on climate change.

We are constantly being asked by academics, researchers and the media if we can supply more information about coastal erosion in general, and the situation at Happisburgh in particular, and for any historical records. Whilst we have collected quite a few relevant documents in the past, we are aware that there is likely to be much more in the public domain that we have not seen. If you have, or know of any maps, reports or other documents relevant to coastal erosion at Happisburgh now or from the past, we would be very grateful if you could contact us at ccag@happisburgh.org.uk Any information will be held in the strictest confidence.