Supplementary memorandum submitted by
The Alde and Ore Association (FL 136a)
We note that your Committee is currently preparing
a report on flooding. In view of the risks to coastal communities,
exemplified by the recent threat of flooding along the Suffolk
coast as a result of a tidal surge on 9 November, we strongly
support the initiative taken by SCAR (Suffolk Coast Against Retreat)
to extend your study into the problems facing coastal communities.
We recommend that you invite our MP the Rt Hon
John Gummer together with other local representatives to a special
hearing of your Committee. We note that you have already invited
MPs from inland areas affected by flooding earlier this year to
attend a meeting of your Committee but consider the special problems
of coastal communities need separate consideration.
In particular we would ask your Committee to
look at the implications of the Environment Agency's recently
announced draft strategy for the Blyth river which has been declared
unacceptable by a wide range of bodies including Suffolk County
Council, Suffolk Coastal District Council, the Waveney District
Council, SCAR, the Blyth Estuary Group as well as our Association.
Further details can be found on our web site at www.aldeandore.net.
The Alde and Ore Association
December 2007
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