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Pathfinder Project.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council focusing £290,000 on our community-led project to ensure the future use of our beach cliffs and coastline.
For more information go to Pathfinder page short cut on the left

Re: Hanson Aggregates and off-shore extraction off Great Yarmouth.
PDF file. If your computer will not open it go to www.adobe.com for a free download.

Shoreline Management Plan
Read about SCEG's objections to the SMP

Extension to Rock Berm - Scratby

Has been passed to the ES Project Appriasal Board and we expect a reply by 6th September. If there are no ammendmants it will be submitted for review in September. Itb is being submitted for full approval under the Coast Protection Act 1949 sec 5 for technical and environmental approval and sec 21 for funding.

Richard Benyon MP, the Under Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs visited Scratby on a fact finding tour of the Norfolk and Suffolk coast to investigate coastal erosion and talk to members of the communities. Mr Benyon was accompanied by Great Yarmouth MP Brandon Lewis and members of his staff together with representatives from Defra, the Environment Agency and Great Yarmouth Borough Council. The Minister is shown fifth from the left together with Brandon Lewis MP ( third from the right) and members of the Scratby Coastal Erosion Group. Mr Benyon was presented with an 11 page report summarising the groups hopes and aspirations to save their village from the sea. Mr Benyon asked lots of questions and showed great interest in the problems facing the community. The Scratby Coastal Erosion Group are very grateful to Brandon Lewis for organising the visit and to Mr Benyon for fitting it in to his schedule.

Picture right shows Richard Benyon MP 5th rt. and Brandon Lewis MP 3rd rt. together with members of the 'Scratby Coastal Erosion Group' including Chris Hogg Chairman 1st rt. Treasurer Robert Stephenson 2nd left and Jim Bratton 3rd left, Secretary. See below......