Talks at Anderby Creek to reduce flood risk

A meeting took place at Anderby Creek yesterday for the Environment Agency to gather views from the area's councillors on how to manage the coastal flood risk.
Anderby Creek. ANL-160911-103227001Anderby Creek. ANL-160911-103227001
Anderby Creek. ANL-160911-103227001

According to the Environment Agency it was not an open meeting, but an information gathering exercise. A spokesman said: “The meeting was a workshop event with parish and town councillors along the Lincolnshire coastline, between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. It’s part of a series of events taking place this month with various stakeholders to seek their initial thoughts on different approaches to managing coastal flood risk in the future.

“These are very early-on events, designed to help narrow down and shape the options that will form a public consultation next summer.”

Coun Malcom Gabbitas, the flood warden on Skegness Town Council, welcomed the meeting. He said: “Six million pounds a year has been spent on putting sand on the beach for the past 15 years, only for it to be blown away or pushed further down the coast.

“You can never stop flooding but you can stop a lot of the damage by taking the power out of waves.

“We will be discussing alternative ways this can be done, including putting rocks along the water breakers.”

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