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Regeneration I have a quote here from a newsletter which was sent to households in Jaywick dated Sept.1999. "You will no doubt,have noticed that the work being carried out to the sea defences along the Brooklands frontage. The work, which involved the creation of new rock breakwaters and the recharging of the beach,was carried out by HAM Dredging who were working for the environment Agency" Now two pictures this one was taken in September just after the completion of the project. This one on the 2nd January 2000. Question how long was it supposed to last? The collapse was made by a storm caused by southerly winds which caused problems, there was a lot of wave action that cut away the new front beach. What had happened was expected for the first winter and things should settle down. The whole article on this can be found In the Clacton Gazette dated March 24th 2000. Another couple taken mid March 2002. Where has the beach gone?

The Jaywick Enterprise units

The Jaywick Enterprise units part of the rejuvenation project. These "starter" units cost £230,000 to build, they are for light industrial use. They have been built to the rear of Brooklands, along the new spine road that takes you into the new estate built by the Guinness Trust.. Although they are in themselves nothing to do with the Guinness Trust. At the moment among other people, there is a software company, a lady selling crystals via the net and a carpenter.

There are many properties at potential risk from flooding behind the Jaywick coastal frontage, together with a large amount of agricultural land, several large buildings and recreational facilities including a golf course. Within or next to the frontage are also areas of national and international importance due to geological and nature conservation interests. Major works were completed in 1999 to improve the sea defences, however, coastal processes are eroding the beach in front of Brooklands and now the sea reaches the defence wall at high tide. If this were allowed to continue, it would eventually remove the beach and reduce the standard of flood protection to an unacceptable level. The preferred option to address these problems is the construction of an offshore breakwater as well as beach re-nourishment to reduce the drift of sediment, creating a more stable beach. This would provide Jaywick with a greater degree of protection from storms and coastal flooding. The new offshore breakwater would be of a similar construction to the existing structure and located between the fishtail breakwater and the existing offshore breakwater. Beach re-nourishment will provide a stable beach and flood defence, together with improving the attractiveness of the area. At the exhibition Environment Agency staff will be on hand to answer questions and seek comments from the public.

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