THE ALDE & ORE ASSOCIATION
Taking care of the
Alde & Ore Estuary
Publications
The Association seeks to raise awareness of the estuary, threats to it and possible solutions by commissioning and publishing research on technical aspects of the river and on its economic importance.
There are also a number of booklets on walks in the area and a DVD on memories of the flood in 1953.
The Alde & Ore Magazine (formerly Newsletter) is published twice yearly.
The Alde & Ore Association Magazine
The Magazine (formerly Newsletter) is published twice a year and posted to current members of the Association. See how to become a member here.
The editor is always looking for interesting articles, oservations and photographs related to the estuary. Contact her via the contact form or email newsletter@aldeandore.org.
The current magazine (Spring 2026) has been posted to members and will be available online in Autumn 2026.
Floods of Memories DVD
Churches of the Alde and Ore Valley
Walk the Banks of the Alde and Ore
Alde-Ore Economic Study 2024 by consultants Risk and Policy Analysis Limited (2024)
Professor Pye comments on HR Wallingford Alde and Ore estuary modelling November 2017
Professor Pye Geomorphological Assessment of SMP2 Coastal Managment Area ORF 15.1 June 2016 (Appendices – see below)
American Wall breach report: Professor Pye October 2015
Hydrodynamic modelling of the Alde and Ore Estuary: Professor Pye July 2015
Alde and Ore estuary bathymetric modelling:Professor Pye February 2015
Report on the effects of the Hazlewood Marsh breaches: Professor Pye July 2014
Alde-Ore Local Economic Study February 2014
Press release on launch of the Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership May 2012
Alde & Ore Futures Autumn Update October 2010
Final draft of the Shoreline Management Plan – approved by SCDC Feb 2010
Response by Regional Director of Natural England to questions from the Association
ALDE AND ORE ASSOCIATION RESPONSE TO DRAFT PROPOSALS IN SHORLINE MANAGEMENT PLAN (SMP2) SUB-CELL 3c:
Thorpeness to Shingle Street. To download the full response click here
The Alde and Ore Association seeks to preserve for the public benefit the Alde and Ore Estuary, the coast from Thorpeness to Shingle Street and the surrounding land area.
Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report: As part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the developing strategy, the EA have produced a SEA Scoping Report which is a record of the baseline data available and confirms the approach for the forthcoming SEA Environmental Report. For more click here
Shoreline Management Plan; Sub-Cell 3C Summary Policy Documents
The draft policy summaries comprise a map and the draft polices for specific lengths of coastline. There is also one summary document which contains all the draft policies for the Suffolk coastline.
There will be a 3-month public consultation period, including exhibitions, in the summer of 2009, which will provide an opportunity for all to comment on the draft policies.
To download to view the section from Thorpness to Orford ness click here
To view all the documents please click here
Update on Global Coastal Defence and the Historic Environment –
English Heritage provides advice on the implications of coastal and flood defence for the historic environment to those involved in coastal planning and coastal defence and to local authority historic environment officers;
To view click here
Framework for the Future – Alde & Ore Association
The Government is currently addressing policies for the future management of coastal areas including the three Suffolk Estuaries, The Blyth, The Alde and Ore and The Deben. If the proposals originally published for the Blyth Estuary were to be applied to the Alde and Ore, this would result in the sea and river walls being left to deteriorate and ultimately breached.
In this discussion paper the Alde and Ore Association put forward proposals for an effective management scheme for the Alde and Ore Estuary. August 2008
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The Environment Agency’s Draft Blyth Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy: Implications and Options for the Alde / Ore Estuary
A report to The Alde & Ore Association by Professor Kenneth Pye ScD PhD MA CGeol FGS
April 2008
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Blyth Comments Report Appendix A . To view click here
Blyth Comments Report Appendix B. To view click here
Blyth Comments Report Appendix C. To view click here
Alde and Ore Estuary Flood Management Strategy
Assessment of Background Evidence and Recommendations for Further Action by Professor Kenneth Pye ScD PhD MA FGS CGeol Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd., Crowthorne, Berkshire (www.kpal.co.uk) and Department of Geology, Royal Holloway University of London 16 January 2005
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