BBC NEWS Suffolk tidal surge: Work starting on defences 10 years on Published6 days ago Share IMAGE SOURCE, TONY PICK PHOTOGRAPHYImage caption, The Crown pub and the B1069 at Snape were flooded by the River Alde in 2013 By Martin Heath and Richard DanielBBC News, Suffolk Communities affected by a huge tidal surge in 2013 […]
The Norfolk and Suffolk Coast Forums, in partnership with the Anglian (Eastern) Regional Flood and Coast Committee, invite you to save the date for their first joint conference.This will be a virtual event. The programme will be a mix of ‘live’ and on demand events with an exhibition area and career’s fair to highlight opportunities […]
Press release: 16th September 2019 SAVE OUR SUFFOLK ESTUARY PIONEERING COLLABORATION FOR FLOOD PREVENTION Thérèse Coffey MP convenes utility infrastructure companies for unique meeting Some of the most senior utility directors in the UK gathered at the Snape Maltings on Friday 6th September to hear the latest plans of the Alde and Ore Estuary […]
The East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board (ESIDB) presented their costs for the whole estuary upgrade scheme at the drop-in held by the Estuary Partnership, attended by over 100 people at Snape Maltings on 27th February. The overall cost of £26.9 million includes a £5.1m contingency and covers some 44 kilometers of wall from Snape to […]
The Partnership has received the defined costs for the whole estuary upgrade project from the IDB and the Government contributions for the lower estuary are being identified by Risk Policy Analysis (RPA), a Norfolk firm who have been commissioned by the IDB to cover this work. These estimates will be available mid-December. Although […]
Film cuts of the April Annual Meeting presentations from Edward Greenwell, Chairman, Andrew Hawes, Consultant Engineer, Karen Thomas and Giles Bloomfield from the IDB and Jane Maxim Funding Chair will be available on the web site shortly. There will be a further public meeting towards the end of the year (probably November) to discuss the […]
Community meetings have been arranged to discuss a number of possible variations to the Estuary Plan following the flood risk assessment report by HR Wallingford. It has become clear that consideration must be given to providing some surge tide storage area. Both reports that were completed last year identified the benefits of a ‘flood release […]