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If Thai food is a favourite in your house then Judy’s recipe this month looks delicious. Judy is now offering cooking lessons in November.

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Local Issues

Coastal Warnings!

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ast month’s article about our local ecology and coastline raised a lot of interest and so I thought I would update you on the situation. Large groups of people are continuing to strip oysters from the foreshore and Council officers have now reported this to the Gang Masters Licensing Agency. The matter has also been referred to the Councils Economic and Environmental scrutiny committee.

I would like to thank Peter Wexham Lib-Dem Councillor (Leigh) for his assistance with this month’s article. Like me, Peter is in no doubt the foreshore between Leigh and Shoebury is under threat of erosion. We believe the mud flats and surrounding marshes are now going through their biggest change since the Dutch reclaimed Canvey Island, which started the gradual silting up of the area.

Mudflat effected after 300 years

only be because the water is moving faster and picking up the fine particles and taking them away, therefore lowering the mudflats in some areas by two feet.This is plain to see with the large stony areas that are now showing and the amount of small rills and guts that have been uncovered.

The only significant change in recent years has been the dredging of a deep water channel in the Estuary. There is a consensus of opinion that the channel has caused an increase in the speed of water coupled with a swirling effect that is dragging these fine particles away from the mud plains.

Southend-on-Sea Council and the Environment Agency are concerned and surveyors will now monitor the whole foreshore. Natural England is addressing the problem of loss of flora and fauna as they are responsible, along with the Council, for the protection of our mudflats.

When the flow of water slows it deposits particles of sand and mud that are held in suspension in the sea. The mudflats become sustainable with the amount of sediment pick up similar to that being deposited and this has been the situation for the past 300 years.

This now leads us to the town’s flood defences which have now also become an emotive issue.

Since 1946 the Council has been responsible for maintenance and improvements to the town’s flood defences. Flood defences were introduced at Shoebury Common in 1961/62 in response to the flooding of 1953 but this section now has the Things have now changed; silt is not being lowest level of sea defences in the borough and deposited on the foreshore at previous levels, but improvements are needed to provide the same the amount disappearing has increased. This can OCTOBER

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level of protection as Eastern Esplanade.This could be done by increasing the height of the wall by approximately 1m, to a maximum wall height of 1.8m (6ft) at the coast guard station.

A draft shoreline strategy identified the need for sea defence improvements at the Shoebury Common area within the next 5 years and this has been given full approval by all of Southend-onSea Councillors. However, until ratified by the Environment Agency it remains just that, a draft strategy.

Objections will be considered It should be remembered that any detailed proposals for sea defence schemes would need to be agreed by the council’s Development Control Committee and objections would be considered before any decision on a formal application is taken.

What flood defences are needed at Shoebury Common? Eastern Esplanade starts with a 6ft high wall to protect residents’ homes from flooding. Therefore an indicative project to raise the sea wall was included in the shoreline strategy and work was tentatively programmed for 2014.

Before finalizing these plans Council officers felt that raising the sea wall would have a serious detrimental impact on the beach hut owners and a different approach should be sought. However, planning law does not include a right to a view

and if the Council is so minded a higher sea-wall could be built.

Council officers felt that a more sensitive construction could be an earth embankment which would be set back from the promenade on open grassed common land. This idea was mooted for consultation and has now become an emotive issue.

Homes must be protected The crux of the matter is this; the Council has a duty to protect homes and businesses from flooding. Civic responsibility to the residents requires that this is done in the most cost effective way and, where possible, to avoid having a serious detrimental effect on the amenity of an area.

The Beach Hut Association recently held a meeting on this issue and I was disappointed by the aggressive stance taken by some attendees. If there is to be a satisfactory outcome at Shoebury Common then the Association needs to be more constructive. With a more positive approach and further input from the Council I hope that a satisfactory solution will be found for all parties.

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Method 1. Finely dice the chicken. Place it in a large bowl with the breadcrumbs, flour, two-thirds of the chilli, spring onion, the zest of 1 lime and the juice of ½, 3 tsp of the soy sauce, the fish sauce, lemongrass paste and coriander. Add enough egg to bring it all together. Shape into 4 burgers, put on a lined plate and cover with cling film. Chill for 20 minutes.

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