BBC program on the bomb and Orfordness
Members may be interested to know that there was a program on BBC4 on 3rd May on “Britain’s Nuclear Bomb: The Inside Story” which includes Orfordness’ part in the testing of the bomb. The programme features interviews with veterans and scientists who took part in the atomic bomb programme, some speaking for the first time, and newly released footage of the British atomic bomb tests. The program is available on the BBC Iplayer until 2nd June.
AOEP meeting in Aldeburgh on Wednesday 29th March
ALL WELCOME – OPEN MEETING ALDEBURGH RIVER WALL AND THE ESTUARY PLAN WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH 2017 5.30 PM ALDEBURGH CHURCH HALL This meeting provides the opportunity to hear about the plans for the river defences on the Aldeburgh Marsh wall, which is so vital to the town. The meeting will be chaired by Peter Palmer, Aldeburgh Town Councillor and speakers will include members of the Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership, the Environment Agency and Internal Drainage Board (who are responsible for the Aldeburgh Wall upgrading). The meeting will end about 7.30pm Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership and Aldeburgh Town Council To see the Agenda, click here
Snape Maltings Masterplan
Snape Maltings are currently seeking to talk to as many local residents and stakeholders as possible about their proposed plans for development of the Maltings site and associated car parking, to find out how the ideas might be viewed. There are no formal proposals as yet: Snape Maltings are sounding out local views now, well before any planning application stage, to help inform any decisions they make about working up ideas further. The plans are not yet firm enough for the Alde and Ore Association to take a position.
Jumbo’s Cottage revised application
A new variation on the plans for Jumbo’s Cottage has been submitted. Reference DC/17/0417/VOC . It now omits digging out the ground underneath the site for what would have been a car park and under-room which would have been damaging environmentally and also costly but the variation would mean that there would now be a large glass fronted building overlooking the estuary. To read the Association’s objections to the Variation please click here. Comments should be sent to the SCDC Planning Department, Case Officer Dean Baker, d.c.admin@eastsuffolk.gov.uk or Planning and Coastal Management, SCDC, Melton Hill, Woodbridge, IP12 1 AU by 2 March 2017.
SCAR AGM to be held on 4th March
Suffolk Coast Against Retreat (SCAR) is holding its 2017 AGM at the Riverside Centre, Stratford St Andrew, IP17 1LL at 10.30am on Saturday, 4th March. The guest speaker will be Thérèse Coffey, MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibility for flooding and rural affairs. This should be an interesting meeting and all are welcome; if you would like to attend, please email louisa@outlook.in. To see the poster giving details of the meeting, please click here.
Alde and Ore Association responds to Sizewell C Consultation
The Association has submitted a response to the Sizewell C : Stage 2 Pre-Application Consultation. The response deals with environmental and transport issues, the effects of the proposed Sizewell C development on coastal processes and the need for a completed Environmental Impact Assessment before the next stage of the Consultation. If you would like to read the Association’s full response, click here