General Discussion
I recently wrote to Anne-Marie Morris about the tidal lagoon. Received a long reply back about options they are looking at re railway routeing and/or protection but no comment at all on the tidal lagoon idea. Looks like another letter needed!
Dawlish Warren, especially at low tide, would give you good sand running and hurdling the groynes!
@Lynne - yes the tunnel runs through the headland
HHere's an interesting view of the cliffs on Holcombe Head - shows what the sea will do over time with no seawall protection. The bbreccia sandstone is quite soft & will soon erode away.
Looks like it has great potential. You can imagine a tidal bow wall stretching from Red Rock to Lanstone Rock. That would protect the railway, generate electricity and provide sea-sports facilities for tourism
Before the railway was built there was a "natural" beach which varied day-to-day with the tides but essentially retained its general body and shape. When Brunel built the wall it acted as a reflector of the sea's force resulting in a scouring back action that over time removed the natural banks of sand. Groynes were installed I believe to alleviate that destructive action but, as you say, were ...
The seawall has been breached in two places between Smugglers Lane and Sprey point (the wall has been closed off). It's not the same scale as the Dawlish breach - more like subsidence but it could easily go completely with more storms. The stone walls between the seawall and the railway have also been completely destroyed in two places with boulders scattered across the railway line. There's ...
And I'll remind everyone again - University College London recently published a report on the contribution of immigrants to this country since 2000. In summary: "Migrants coming to the UK since the year 2000 have been less likely to receive benefits or use social housing than people already living in the country, according to a study that argues the new arrivals have made a net contribution of ...
Looking at the article it appears that two-thirds of the families in question are working, but in part-time jobs, and receiving top-ups via income support. About a fifth are looking for work and so receive job-seekers allowance, and about a quarter are receiving disability benefits, so presumably have no or limited capacity for work. There is absolutely no evidence that these families are ...
Wow. Looks like we've been invading other countries! If that article is correct it suggests 13m British citizens living outside the country. My hands are raised high Lynne.
