Newbiggin by the Sea
Strictly speaking this is not a gardening post but I feel it is a topic of considerable interest; especially from the point of environmental regeneration. Coastal erosion affects a large area of Ireland and the UK. Governments could be doing a lot more to protect our coastlines from the continual erosion of the sea and ocean. Valuable flora and fauna are being lost or forced to relocate; people who live near coastal areas are also affected. The following piece is very inspiring and encouraging as it shows that at least somewhere a local authority can take the necessary steps to preserve a beach which is a invaluable environmental asset to plants animals and humans.Today while listening to You and Yours on BBC Radio 4 there was a very interesting feature on Newbiggin a coastal village in Northumberland in the North east of England; nearest city is Newcastle. Between March and September '07 £10 million is being spent on rebuilding the beach which has been suffering coastal erosion since the 1970s. The largest ship dredger in Europe was used to bring sand (500,000 tonnes) from far outside the bay and deposit it on the beach. A breakwater was then constructed to prevent this enormous amount of sand from being washed out by the sea. To cap it all a new man and woman sculpture, the UK's first permanent offshore sculpture has been erected on the breakwater which will it is hoped become a tourist attraction in itself. Have a look at the Newbiggin website (a beautiful website in my humble opinion) which displays information and some great photographs:
www.newbigginbay.co.uk.
Also check You and Yours on the BBC Radio 4 website for more facts on this story.
Labels: Coastal regeneration, environment, fauna, flora
posted by Thomas @ 1:49 pm
2 Comments:
As a small child in the 1950's I lived in Ashington and played all through the summers at Newbiggin. I live in Nuneaton, Warks, now since the 1960's but still have family in Newbiggin and still love the place. I will be up next year to see the new developments, they look beautiful.
Sylvia Seeley
As a small child in the 1950's I lived in Ashington and played all through the summers at Newbiggin. I live in Nuneaton, Warks, now since the 1960's but still have family in Newbiggin and still love the place. I will be up next year to see the new developments, they look beautiful.
Sylvia Seeley
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