Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

A reminder – there is a follow up meeting hosted by Friends of Shoebury Common at Shoebury High School on Monday 16^th December 2013 from 7.30 pm to 10.00pm. The meeting will be chaired by Peter Holmes from BBC Essex Radio and will provide a further opportunity for questions and answers regarding the flood defence schemes.

For the past two weeks, we have been in discussion with the council in which we have advised our concerns with the detail of the operational aspects of the Councils proposals and the actual necessity of a flood gate on the area around the slipway and the cobbled ramp which may affect our launching and access. This is in addition to the aesthetic impact of replacing the railings to the West of the slipway with a raised sea wall.

The Council have replied in writing that the present indicative plans show that the opening would be as wide as the present gap and they welcome the opportunity to work in co-operation with the club and will do all possible to accommodate the club’s views and concerns with the design.

At this stage of the proposed development, there are no actual published design drawings of the proposed flood gate. The Council have agreed to an on site meeting to review the indicative plans and your General Committee will petition the Council to ensure that any flood gate will be unobtrusive and that our access to the slipway and beach will not be affected.

Further reports will follow as soon as the design is published.

Mike Thomason