FCERM News
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management in Dorset
Sand re-nourishment scheme to commence early next year
Eight beach areas from Southbourne to Poole will be topped-up with sand from January 2021 as part of the Poole Bay Beach Management Scheme which is designed to make the coastline more climate resilient ...
Work to start on timber groyne renewal programme as part of beach management scheme
The first phase of a £1.9 million project is due to start on 26 October, with five groynes from the Poole/Bournemouth boundary to Middle Chine being carefully deconstructed and replaced with four more evenly spaced ones ...
Work to start on the cliff stabilisation at Canford Cliffs
Work to repair and stabilise the cliffs at Canford Cliffs following a cliff slip in 2017, is due to commence on Monday 21 September. The work, which is expected to last up to nine months, will address the landslip below Cliff Drive ...
Canford Cliffs stabilisation works to start September
Specialist contractor, CAN Geotechnical has been appointed to deliver the £2.5m cliff stabilisation scheme at Canford Cliffs, with work starting in September 2020. It is anticipated that the scheme will take around nine months to complete ...
New partnership to manage Dorset coastline
The newly formed Dorset Coastal Engineering Partnership will provide an effective and co-ordinated approach to the delivery of FCERM schemes along the stretch of coast from Lyme Regis to Chewton Bunny.
£33 million funding released for Poole Bay Beach Management Scheme
Designed to provide protection to thousands of residential and commercial properties over the next 100 years, the scheme is anticipated to start this winter, to be delivered by the newly formed Dorset Coastal Engineering Partnership.
Safety works required at Canford Cliffs
Avon Construction will be on site for the next few weeks to carry out safety works at Canford Cliffs, following a further cliff slip over the Christmas period. Cliff stabilisation works are due to start later this year.