The RYA has reported the proposed establishment of an exclusion zone during the construction of the Cowes Outer Harbour breakwater. For more about this project visit our Cowes Harbour issues page.
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£3.75m for Portsmouth Historic boatbuilding project
This grant from the Lottery Heritage Fund is reported by the BBC H2O show. The centre will open its doors to the public and begin training in April 2015, run buy the naval base trust and a new branch of the International Boatbuilding Training College (IBTC). Congratulations to them. It should be a fascinating place … Continue reading £3.75m for Portsmouth Historic boatbuilding project
Isle of Wight Coastal Path revived?
It seems that Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Defra, Richard Benyon, is to revisit an earlier decision to exclude the Isle of Wight from the order developing the National Coastal Path. Real stop go politics, reported in the Isle of Wight County Press
Good news for little terns
Increased breeding success fir Little Terns at Chesil Beach, a short distance along the coast from the Solent, seems to have been achieved by some innovative thinking, as Natural England report on their website The decline of seabird populations in the Solent must be causing concern. In particular, the little tern colony on Beaulieu spit … Continue reading Good news for little terns
Next steps in the Lymington breakwater project
The MMO has updated its Harbour Orders Public Register, and it now includes the present situation with respect to the Lymington Breakwater. Click here for details
Coastguard debate continues
Richard Drax, the Dorset MP, continues to argue against the Coastguard 'cuts', as reported in a BBC article. We remain concerned about this too, but when we talked to Coastguard, they made a number of points which ought to be taken into account While the control centres are being closed, these have not had visual … Continue reading Coastguard debate continues
More doubts about Southampton biomass plant
BBC reports that Southampton Council may refuse to be a biomass customer. Could this threaten the economics of the operation? Click here to read full eport.
Self help groups in the Solent
As we have been monitoring Twitter for news, we have noticed a number of local self help groups that are dedicated to maintaining the quality of the Solent. They deserve our thanks and support. So here are some we have found. Please tell us if you are aware of other similar groups. Southsea Beachwatch Friends … Continue reading Self help groups in the Solent
New EU proposal on invasive alien species
The European Commission has proposed a draft Regulation on the eradication or control of invasive alien species which are of concern on an EU-wide scale. It estimates that there were between 1200 and 1800 such species. Some of these are of direct interest in the Solent context because they enter the local ecosystem from ships, … Continue reading New EU proposal on invasive alien species
Good feedback on new website
Here are some of the comments we have received after only 1 week. Some are from well known and respected people in sailing, environmental, marketing and other fields, but we have decided to just list them anonymously “….I like the new Solent website. Simple and informative” “….impressed at the structured approach you had taken to … Continue reading Good feedback on new website
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