SAILINGAREAS
EDITED BY RODGER WITT
EAST COAST Garth Cooper
eastcoast@sailingtoday.co.uk
HARBOUR IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE
The North retaining wall leading into Southwold from boats. A major failure of the
in the entrance to Southwold flooding. Just a little way back wall, which is being inspected
Harbour is crumbling. from the wall is the lifeboat on a daily basis, could be
Two more sections collapsed
TH COOPER
station, which is now in highly disruptive and block the
recently, just two weeks after potential danger of becoming entrance to the harbour.
an emergency meeting had unusable and eventually sliding A new body, the Southwold
been held when a 6ft piece of
PHOTO GAR
into the sea. Harbour Lands Trust, made up
concrete fell away. The deepwater channel into of local people, will take over
A team of divers recently
The retaining wall on the N side of
the entrance is crumbling away.
the harbour runs close under the harbour and surrounding
surveyed the damage to the It supports the RNLI shed, a car the wall and large lumps of land facilities from the local
wall, which protects a caravan
park and pedestrian area and stops
fallen concrete and masonry authority and will raise money
a large caravan site from flooding.
park, marshes and roads could cause a hazard to passing to improve it.
RIVER CROSSING GETS GO AHEAD
A proposed £38m third would stretch from Peto Way Road rail and road crossings at be. An original fixed low level
crossing to be built across in the north of the town to the entrance to Oulton Broad. footbridge idea would have
Lake Lothing, the upper part Waveney Drive in the south. Local yacht clubs and meant that only dinghies and
of Lowestoft harbour, has now The plans, drawn up by marinas are watching the small power boats could get
been rubber stamped by the consultants Faber Maunsell, development with trepidation, through into the upper reaches
government. show that the bridge will be because so far no detailed of lake Lothing and into the
A recent report by the sited between the two existing plans have been released and Broads. Fingers are firmly
Highways Agency shows that a crossings, the harbour bascule it isn’t known what the air crossed it will be another
new bridge over Lake Lothing swing bridge and the Mutford draught under the bridge will swing bridge.
NORTH EAST John Jones
northeast@sailingtoday.co.uk
MARINA REOPENS
Hull Marina has reopened, directly benefit resident and
after a lengthy winter closure visiting boat owners.
that saw the installation of a Plans are at an advanced
new set of lock gates. stage for a 100ft long floating
Work on the £650,000 barge, housing a high class
refurbishment was completed restaurant, to take up a
just in time for the Easter permanent berth close to the
weekend, enabling boats to former Humber Lightship.
pass in and out for the first BWML also hopes to install
time since January. a new shower, laundry and
Having recently taken toilet block on the site of a
PHOTO JOHN JONES
on a new lease for the former brokerage office in the
council owned facility, Marina boatyard. subject to approval by planners Dock. It’s a former working
British Waterways Marinas Sarah Broker, Area at Hull City Council: “The barge, that’s being refurbished
Ltd (BWML) is now Manager for BWML, was barge will be run by a company at Beverley,” she told us. “It’ll
looking forward to further understandably excited about called Waterfront Dining and have an open upper deck with
improvements that should the developments, which are will be moored in Humber a restaurant and bar area.”
SEAFEST CELEBRATES TENTH BIRTHDAY
Seafest will centre on
Scarborough’s West Pier, from
Scarborough’s popular guest appearance from TV star tall First Transpennine Express,
24-26 July with additional events
international maritime festival, ship The Grand Turk. features musical performers from
taking place at venues around
Seafest, is 10 this year. The replica frigate was used in as far afield as the United States
the town, including the Leeds
Organisers are pulling out all TV’s Hornblower and is a popular and Brittany and will include
Arms, Leeds Hotel, The Merchant,
the stops to mark the special attraction at Scarborough’s special historical diving displays
Sea Cadets Hall, and the
occasion, promising a bumper neighbouring port of Whitby. from Scarborough Sub Aqua Club
Anchorage Club.
event, which will include a This year’s Seafest, which is and a rescue exercise from the
For more information see:
spectacular firework display and a sponsored by transport group Scarborough Lifeboat.
www.seafest.org.uk.
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