Latest News
This section contains information on the Latest News and Latest Works relating to the sea defences, and the variety of Beach Maintenance tasks that are employed to sustain them.
Annual Beach Replenishment Scheduled for Late August
August 2010
This year's annual replenishment campaign is due to start towards the end of August. Dredger Sospan Dau has been working in Spain, and is now completing a project in South Wales before heading to the Sussex coast. As has been the case for the last two years works at Pevensey will be combined with recharge at Bulverhythe and Seaford for the Environment Agency.
Bronze Considerate Constructors Award for 2010
May 2010
Pevensey Bay's Sea Defence project has been part of the Considerate Constructors Scheme since 2004 and earlier this month won its sixth straight award. After three years of Silver Awards, 2010 saw a return to Bronze. Although this may seem a retrograde step it is more a reflection that standards within the industry continue to improve and it is thus harder to remain within the top 7% of sites that receive an award each year.
Annual Public Forum held at Sovereign Harbour
April 2010
The scheme's Annual Public Forum was held this year at Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club on the afternoon of Wednesday 7th April. A steady stream of visitors attended the event and were able to discuss issues relating to maintenance of the defences as well as other matters. Amongst other attendees were the Environment Agency, RNLI, ESCC Flood Planning, SHRA, The Rotary Club and the Coastal Biodiversity Project.
Date for Annual Public Forum Announced February 2010
February 2010
Pevensey Bay Sea Defences Annual Public Forum will this year be held in Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club on the afternoon of Wednesday 7th April between 14:00 and 18:00. This annual event is held to keep residents informed of work being done on their behalf as part of the sea defence scheme, to provide information on the coastline and how it is changing through natural processes, to raise awareness of flood risk in the area, and provide access to other ecological and environmental information.
2010 Considerate Constructors Awards Announced February 2010
February 2010
Performance of all registered companies is reviewed annually and the top performing 10% are presented with either a Gold, Silver or Bronze Award. The selection is based on the score given by the Scheme's Monitor but other criteria are taken into consideration, including the manner in which any complaints have been handled by the company.
Finalist in Public Private Finance Awards May 2009
May 2009
The Pevensey scheme was also short listed for an award in the category of Best UK Operational Project in the 2009 Public Private Finance Awards held on May 19th 2009 in London. Having won the 2002 award for Best Environmental Project unfortunately this time there was to be no repeat.
Silver Considerate Constructors Award April 2009
April 2009
2009 saw the site win a third consecutive Silver Award from the Considerate Constructors Scheme, all achieved with a consistently high mark of 37 out of 40. Going to just 7% of UK construction sites, these awards recognise efforts made to minimise inconvenience in the immediate neighbourhood of a project and a commitment to raise standards of site management, safety and environmental awareness beyond statutory duties.
