More national news coverage on the ‘UK-first’ Sandscaping Scheme on the North North coast β¦. π #BactonToWalcottCMS https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/20/norfolk-slows-down-coastal-erosion-with-sandscaping-scheme
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Second Sand Motor successfully completed
Today Van Oord, working as part of Team Van Oord, successfully completed the UK-first, multi partner Bacton to Walcott Coastal Management (Sandscaping) Scheme. During the event ceremony, the project was officially handed over to client North Norfolk District Council (NNDC). This stunning sand sculpture was created especially for the event! https://www.vanoord.com/news/2019-second-sand-motor-successfully-completed?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Second%20Sand%20Motor%20successfully%20completed&utm_content=Second%20Sand%20Motor%20successfully%20completed+CID_7464a1fa0c904f78edfc141e8b85e67d&utm_source=Seasons%20Greetings&utm_term=Second%20Sand%20Motor%20successfully%20completed
Suffolk’s beaches some of the ‘fastest eroding’ coast in Europe
A news item today reports that Suffolk’s coastline is facing an uncertain future – and has some of the “fastest eroding beaches in Europe”, according to an expert. Karen Thomas, head of Coastal Partnership East, said: “Suffolk has some of Europe’s fastest eroding coastline along with Lincolnshire.” The Dutch company HaskoningDHV has been using sandscapingContinue reading “Suffolk’s beaches some of the ‘fastest eroding’ coast in Europe”
Norfolk’s Amazing Sandscaping Scheme
ππ Judy Harris at Coastal Communications handled the Community and Stakeholder Liaison on Norfolkβs major sandscaping project. The sand was extracted from licensed offshore dredging areas off Great Yarmouth and brought to the beaches by the Dutch maritime company Team Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger vessel, HAM 318 https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2019/09/protecting-bacton-gas-terminal-norfolks-major-sandscaping-project/#.XXjaJgkkGWM.facebook