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Alde & Ore Community Partnership (AOCP)

Working in the estuary communities to build a resilient future

The AOCP has been formed to help deliver the Estuary Plan for the estuary communities of the Alde and Ore area now that the Plan has entered the implementation phase. The Plan was developed by the Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership which was formed in 2012. This earlier Partnership coordinated the approach for upgrading and maintaining the flood defences in the Alde and Ore Estuary organising the assessment of the current defences and the design of the upgrades to give a 1:200 standard in 2050. This means in effect that, although the defences may be overtopped during a surge tide, the likelihood of breach should be greatly reduced. The Estuary Plan, now endorsed by all the statutory authorities and detailing the proposed management of the defences, can be found under The Estuary Plan.

Meetings & Events

The next meeting will be on Thursday 22 or 29 October, place to be notified. Members of the public are welcome.

News at end of August 2026

Over recent months, the Alde & Ore Community Partnership, Alde & Ore Estuary Trust and East Suffolk Water Management Board have been working with the Environment Agency to find a way to progress works to repair and strengthen the river walls across the entire estuary. They have developed a programme which is achievable within current cost and planning constraints, and which will see work started in early 2027.

The programme is being funded jointly by the East Suffolk Water Management Board, the Alde & Estuary Trust, and the Environment Agency, with additional fundraising to secure future activity. Currently, the East Suffolk Water Management Board are conducting an extensive survey of the state of all the river walls using all possible data from a wide range of sources and on-the-ground investigation. This work, which is almost complete, will inform the programme so that areas of greatest weakness are prioritised.

Public meetings later in the autumn will provide opportunities for all those affected to to question and understand the detailed proposals. Dates will be announced nearer the time.

The Alde and Ore Community Partnership includes representatives from all the communities at risk from overtopping or breach. We welcome additional volunteers who might be interested in helping to progress this important project.

Details of the ongoing project can be found at ESWMB Alde & Ore Estuary Maintenance Programme – Water Management Alliance : Water Management Alliance

Alde & Ore Community Partnership www.aocp.co.uk

Alde & Ore Estuary Trust https://www.aoetrust.org/progress-for-the-alde-and-ore-estuary