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Alde & Ore Association Latest News<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\n \r\n Alde & Ore Embankment Improvements July 2025 update <\/a>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t
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\r\n \r\n Alde-Ore Economic Study 2024 <\/a>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t
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\r\n \r\n Upper Alde & Ore Estuary Embankment Improvement Project Update <\/a>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t
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Archived News <\/h3>\n
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To read news in our news archive, click on the year and select your news item.<\/p>\n

2024<\/span>

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Alde and Ore Estuary Trust\u2019s latest financial statements and report<\/strong><\/a> (9 November 2024)<\/p>\n

Appeal for help to provide the evidence that the Alde and Ore Area is highly valued<\/a><\/strong> (20 July 2024)<\/p>\n

Flotilla 2024 \u2013 Walking to Orford<\/a><\/strong> (5 July 2024)<\/p>\n

Can you help us assess the true value of our estuary?<\/strong><\/a> (28 June 2024)<\/p>\n

Result of the Five Estuaries Consultation on protected sites for Lesser Black-backed gulls<\/strong><\/a> (23 May 2024)<\/p>\n

Aldeburgh to Orford Fundraising Flotilla 2024<\/a><\/strong> (10 April 2024)<\/p>\n

Five Estuaries Consultation in relation to establishing protected sites for Lesser Black-Backed Gulls<\/a><\/strong> (4 February 2024)<\/div><\/p>\n

2023<\/span>

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First Annual East Anglian Coast and Estuaries Conference<\/a><\/strong> (21 September 2023)<\/p>\n

Tell us what you think!<\/a><\/strong> (9 September 2023)<\/span><\/p>\n

Phase 1 Upper Alde & Ore Estuary July Newsletter<\/a><\/strong> (26 July 2023)<\/p>\n

Upper Alde and Ore Estuary 2nd Update<\/a><\/strong> (21 May 2023)<\/span><\/p>\n

Upper Alde and Ore Estuary Update<\/a><\/strong> (21 May 2023)<\/p>\n

The Energy Coast \u2013 Consultation Update<\/strong><\/a> (7 January 2023)<\/div><\/p>\n

2022<\/span>

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Third time lucky for cranes as young fledged for first time on Suffolk coast this year<\/strong><\/a> (1 December 2022)<\/p>\n

The Energy Coast - further consultations<\/a><\/strong> (9 November 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n

Latest Environment Agency factsheet on repairs of the river walls fronting the Aldeburgh Town Marshes<\/a><\/strong> (24 September 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n

Festival of the Sea 2022<\/a><\/strong> (2 April 2022)<\/p>\n

\"Queen's Award\" flag presentation <\/strong><\/a> (22 March 2022)\u00a0<\/div><\/p>\n

2021<\/span>

Alde and Ore Estuary \u2013 AD Hawes, Hawes Associates, Aldeburgh<\/strong><\/a> (28 November 2021)<\/p>\n

Butley Ferry volunteers collect Queen\u2019s Award from Lord Lieutenant<\/a><\/strong> (8 November 2021)<\/p>\n

Flood warning from Lowestoft to Bawdsey on 7th November 2021<\/a><\/strong> (7 November 2021)<\/p>\n

\u2018Observe, don\u2019t disturb\u2019 our wildlife say police<\/a><\/strong> (3 August 2021)<\/p>\n

Suffolk Coast Foot Ferries<\/strong><\/a> (4 July 2021)<\/p>\n

Wonderful news and many congratulations to the Butley Ferry team!<\/a> <\/strong>(4 June 2021)<\/p>\n

Development Consent Order Sizewell C<\/a><\/strong> (11 May 2021)<\/p>\n

Sizewell C Project Newsletter<\/strong><\/a> (11 May 2021)<\/p>\n

Flood Alert: The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey<\/a><\/strong> (5 April 2021)<\/p>\n

Natural England release proposed route for the Bawdsey to Aldeburgh section of the England Coastal Path<\/a><\/strong> (26 February 2021)<\/p>\n

Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PST) press release <\/strong><\/a>(13 February 2021)<\/span><\/p>\n

Butley Ferry's starring role in the Dig (2021)<\/strong><\/a> (5 February 2021)<\/span><\/p>\n

National Planning Inspectorate\u2019s Examination of the two Scottish Power Renewables application for EA ONE North & EA TWO windfarms<\/strong><\/a> (21 February 2021)<\/span><\/p>\n

Help with Redshanks and Swifts<\/strong><\/a> (1 February 2021)<\/p>\n

<\/div>2020<\/span>

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The Association\u2019s response to the latest Sizewell C consultation (Nov-Dec 2020)<\/a><\/strong> (23 December 2020)<\/p>\n

Sizewell C: Further public consultation by EDF ends on 18 December 2020<\/a><\/strong> (10 December 2020)<\/p>\n

Countryside Code updated <\/strong><\/a>(10 September 2020)<\/span><\/p>\n

Demolition of the Orfordness lighthouse has started <\/strong><\/a>(18 July 2020)<\/span><\/p>\n

Correspondence with East Suffolk Council & Suffolk County Council regarding Sizewell C Consultation<\/strong><\/a> (30 June 2020)
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Alde and Ore Community Partnership next meeting <\/strong><\/a>(10 June 2020)<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom meeting on Sizewell C's affect on the estuary <\/strong><\/a>(5 June 2020)<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom meeting on 14th May on Sizewell C's threats to our estuary<\/strong><\/a> (10 May 2020)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Association's Request for delay of Sizewell C DCO planning application<\/strong><\/a> (10 May 2020)
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Environment Agency work to remove exposed piles at Slaughden Beach<\/strong><\/a> (24 February 2020)<\/span><\/p>\n

Suffolk Coast Against Retreat (SCAR) AGM on 7th March<\/strong><\/a> (5 February 2020)<\/span><\/p>\n

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2019<\/span>

11 November 2019 The Association's response to the Shoreline Management Plan review of Sudbourne Beach on Orfordness<\/strong>
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The Association has lodged its response to the consultation on Shoreline Management Plan review of Sudbourne Beach on Orfordness.<\/p>\n

The review was required because of the development of the Alde and Ore Estuary Plan.\u00a0 The current Shoreline Management Plan's interim policy is that after 2025 no action will be taken to preserve Sudbourne Beach, the area south of the Aldeburgh Martello Tower.<\/p>\n

The review proposes that this policy be changed to one of Managed Realignment, providing resilience against erosion to prevent a permanent breach from forming.<\/p>\n

With the importance of preventing a breach at Slaughden, The Association has responded to the Consultation in favour of the conclusion of the review to change the policy after 2025.\u00a0 A copy of The Association's submission can be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We would strongly encourage members to write in support individually as well - the more who support the review, the more likely it is that its recommendations will be accepted.<\/p>\n

There is an information booklet at https:\/\/www.coasteast.org.uk\/media\/1422\/slaughden-booklet-2019.pdf <\/a>and more informationand a Consultation Feedback Form is at https:\/\/www.coasteast.org.uk\/our-work\/current-consultations\/<\/a><\/p>\n

7 November 2019 Coastal Path update<\/strong>
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Following the meeting hosted by The Association on 17th July, we have now issued an updated report of the meeting<\/a> together with the slides from the presentation<\/a> by Jonathan Clarke of Natural England, Coastal Path Delivery
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These documents give you information about the proposed route for the coastal path around our estuary together with contact details if you wish to raise any issues with Natural England's Delivery Team.<\/p>\n

17 October 2019 Shoreline Management Plan - Poster and Advice<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Please participate in a consultation on the revision the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) which is running from 1 October to 30 November and there are open drop-in sessions
\non 18 October from 1500-1900 and 19 October from 1000-1300 in the Aldeburgh Community Centre.
\nWe have a chance to comment on the proposed revision to the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) policy for the area to the south of the Aldeburgh Martello Tower. (SMP unit ORF15.1 Sudbourne Beach).
\nMany members will be aware just how vulnerable the section of coast south of the Martello Tower has become and how close the sea has been to breaching the shingle bank through to the river.
\nThe SMP is the government policy guiding coastal defence around the entire English and Welsh coast. The section south of the Martello Tower down Orford Ness has been formally reviewed, following the completion of the Alde and Ore Estuary Plan to implement refurbishment of the river walls to be able to withstand overtopping in a 1:200 year surge.
\nThe proposal is to change the SMP policy for this part of the coast, which is currently No Active Intervention from the year 2025 (i.e. spend no money, do nothing to counter erosion) to Managed Realignment. This recommendation from the Suffolk Coast Forum is designed to avoid a permanent breach from forming by providing resilience against erosion. A permanent breach would change the river very dramatically, increasing the vulnerability of the estuary area to flooding with consequences for houses, land, water aquifers, walking, the environmental habitats and sailing and other water activities: so it would transform the river as we know it. A policy of Managed Realignment would allow action to be taken to sustain the shingle shore bank.
\nAlde and Ore Association members are therefore encouraged to support the proposed amendment, in writing if looking in at the drop-in sessions is not possible, during the consultation period which ends on 30 November. It may also be helpful to add supportive comments giving one or two reasons for your support such as:<\/p>\n