A call from the AONB regarding redundant plastic tree guards
‘We have received from our local Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) a call for help in spotting redundant plastic trees guards while on your walks For details, click here.
Guidance for Members on the Consultation for the Draft National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England
The Environment Agency’s Consultation for the Draft National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England is vitally important to our Estuary and we are encouraging members to respond directly or to give us their views to help shape The Association’s response. To help with this, we have published a Guidance for Members outlining the issues involved.
Consultation for the Draft National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England
The Environment Agency have issued their consultation on a flood and coastal defence strategy (see Press release). Comments have to be made via the Consultation Hub by 4th July 2019. Alde and Ore Association Trustees are considering the document and several have attended the Anglian Eastern RFCC event at Snape Maltings on 5th June to hear more about it, to better prepare an Association response on a policy which may be very important in shaping any future plans for the Estuary. Briefly, the draft strategy looks ahead to actions between the years 2030 and 2050. It focusses in three key themes climate resilient places today’s growth and infrastructure- resilient to tomorrow’s climate a nation of climate champions, able to adapt to flooding and coastal change through innovation. All members are encouraged to respond to the consultation themselves and we have prepared a Guidance for Members summarising the issues involve. If there are particular points any one would like the Association to make please email info@aldeandore.org The Association will try to arrange a meeting about it, hopefully bringing in an Environment Agency representative to give background and explanations when needed. This will be at fairly short notice as the final response has to be in by 4th July. (watch this website for any further announcements.)
The Association’s responses to Sizewell C and Scottish Power Renewables consultations
The Association has lodged detailed responses both to the Sizewell C consultation and to Scottish Power Renewables’ plans for the onshore facilities for planned new windfarms. Both of these affect our area and our estuary which The Association exists to protect. The Sizewell C response is available in full here. The response to Scottish Power Renewables’ proposals is available here. .
Title of our AGM guest speaker’s talk is announced
We are pleased to welcome John Curtin, the Environment Agency’s Executive Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management as our guest speaker this year. His title is 2019 – The Year we took Climate Change seriously? This will be an important talk and not to be missed. The documents for the Meeting comprising the formal Notice and Agenda, Minutes of the 2018 AGM and the Report and Accounts for the year to 31st December 2018 can be downloaded by clicking here. We look forward to welcoming you to the meeting.
Save the date! The Association’s AGM will be held on Saturday 6th April.
The Association’s Annual General Meeting will be held at Thorpeness Country Club on Saturday, 6th April at 10.30am. Coffee will be available from 10am. Out speaker this year will be John Curtin who is the Environment Agency’s Executive Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management. He is responsible for the directorate which sets the direction for flood and coastal risk management, manages key stakeholder relationships and gives expert advice to government to help develop and implement flood and coastal erosion risk management policies. The subject of his talk will be announced in the near future. We look forward to seeing as many members as possible at our AGM and to a lively discussion on the future of our estuary and the Association.
Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership Drop-in Session on 27th February
The Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership (AOEP) are holding a Drop-in Session at the Trask Cafe, Snape Maltings on Wednesday 27th February from 2pm to 8pm. There will be a presentation in the Recital Room at 6pm to update everyone on:- Costs of upgrading the estuary walls Projected income both from local fundraising and Government funding Everyone is welcome to drop in and discuss the project.
AGM for Suffolk Coast against Retreat (SCAR)
Suffolk Coast against Retreat (SCAR) are holding their annual meeting at the Riverside Centre Stratford St Andrew IP17 1LL on Saturday 2nd March 10.30am (coffee from 10am). The speaker will be Rt Hon Lord Deben PC on “Climate Change effect on Europe”. All are welcome. RSVP: louisa@outlook.in.
Third Stage of Sizewell C Public Consultation
The third stage of the Public Consultation has started and public exhibitions are being held locally until 22nd January. Responses to the updated proposals have to be lodged by 29th March. For full details including dates and locations of the exhibitions, please click here
Post-Christmas exercise!
Join volunteers on 20th January to help the Alde and Ore Estuary saltings projects.Join a work party to help with coppicing and, most especially, making brushwood bundles (it only takes 5 minutes to learn how to do bundles).The bundles will then be used in projects on the Alde and Ore to protect or enhance saltings. The work party is on Sunday 20th January 2019 at Butley Woods. 9.30 am to 3pm. Please wear stout boots or wellingtons, warm clothes and wet weather gear if necessary, gardening gloves are a good idea and bring a pack lunch. For more details and to register, please contact: Neil.Lister@suffolk.gov.uk.