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All the latest news and stories about the scheme.

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All the latest news and stories about the scheme.

Scheme Newsletters- You can access a digital version using the links, under Newsletters on this webpage, and also read information from these editions in the News Feed below.

If you would like to sign up to recieve our newsletters please fill out the form here.

If you have any questions or would like to get in touch with the team, please email us: pevenseyandeastbournecoast@environment-agency.gov.uk

  • Pevensey Bay Beach Works Update- 12 September 2025

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    This week, the Sospan Dau has been spraying shingle along the coast at Sovereign Harbour. It's scheduled to return on Tuesday 16 September (weather permitting) to continue work.

    Sunday 14: We have been adapting to the recent weather conditions and will now be mobilising 3 bulldozers onto the beach. They will be working 3 hours either side of low tide, during daylight hours only.

    Where they’re heading:
    1 bull dozer will head to Norman’s Bay
    2 bull dozers will move west from the EA depot, passing Sea Road car park, Leyland Road, and on to Old Martello Road

    Wednesday 17th: More machinery will arrive to begin recycling operations on the beach.

    A quick favour – If you live along the beach frontage, please remove temporary fencing and move any furniture to allow safe access for the machines. Your help is greatly appreciated!

    Thanks for your continued support as we adapt to the weather and keep things moving forward.

  • Beach Management Update: September 2025 Works

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    We’re getting ready for a busy month of beach maintenance along the Pevensey Bay frontage!

    Starting 7 Sept – The Sospan Dau vessel will begin delivering 20,000m³ of fresh shingle (that’s about 8 Olympic swimming pools!) onto the beach in front of the rocks just east of Sovereign Harbour. Work will be taking place during high tides over approximately 2–3 weeks.
    Learn more: Shingle to be sprayed onto Pevensey Bay for annual top-up - GOV.UK

    From 15 Sept – 2 Bulldozers will begin shingle reprofiling work to re-shape the beach:
    • One will work eastwards from the Environment Agency depot to rebuild the haul road to Old Martello Road in preparation for the recycling.
    • The second bulldozer will make its way to Cooden beach and work its way eastwards.

    From 22 Sept – We’ll start recycling shingle, moving it to areas where it’s most needed.

    Thanks for your support as we maintain the coastline and keep the community resilient to the risk of flooding!

  • Short-term Phase launch event in Pevensey Bay

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    On Friday 27 June, we launched the Short-term Phase of the Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management Scheme with a beachside event in Pevensey Bay
    Thank you to everyone who joined our community drop-in session. It was a pleasure to introduce our new Beach Managers, Paul Levitt and Amber Carr, who will be overseeing the 8.5km stretch of coastline. Their work will help protect over 3,000 homes and businesses from the risk of coastal flooding.
    We enjoyed sharing information about the scheme and answering your questions. Thankyou to Dr Kieran Mullan MP, Chair of the Pevensey Bay Coastal Community Group, and our contractor VolkerStevin for attending the launch.
    The event was also featured on ITV Meridian News – you can watch the coverage here (starting at 4:50): https://youtu.be/VwrMNtXgwBA
    Learn more about the scheme:

  • Community Drop-In Event Pevensey

  • Spring - Summer 2025 Newsletter now available!

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    View our latest newsletter Spring- Summer 2025 edition.

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  • Autumn 2024 Newsletter now available!

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    Our latest newsletter is now available! Please click on the link for 'Newsletter Autumn 2024' on the right-hand side of this news page to view.

    If you would like to receive future newsletters directly to your inbox, please subscribe to our email updates via our webpage or email us at pevenseyandeastbournecoast@environment-agency.gov.uk


  • Medium-term project (phase 1) designs

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    You can view a recorded presentation which explains the designs for the medium-term project (also known as Phase 1). The designs have been developed to keep the coastline between Eastbourne and Pevensey resilient to the risk of flooding from the sea. This project is due to start in 2027 for 10 years.

    The presentation can be accessed here(External link).

  • Long-term plan- professional partner workshop

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    The long-term plan will consider approaches to managing the coastline from 2037 into the next century.

    At the beginning of October 2024 the Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management Scheme project team hosted a professional partner workshop, to kickstart the involvement of external organisations in the early stages of developing a long-term plan.


    The aim was to raise awareness of future coastal flood risk in the area and to understand the wider assets and activities that could be at risk in the future if action was not taken. The information gathered will support the development of business cases and inform futures options.


    More information on the long-term project and timeline can be found at- www.pevenseyandeastbournecoast.co.uk/long-term-plan


    Image Description: There were 70 attendees at the partner workshop, including local authority departments (planners, social care, education), transport companies, water and energy companies, NHS, Police, fire service, and environmental charities.

  • New display gabion in Pevensey Bay

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    In addition to our trio in Eastbourne, we now have a display gabion in Pevensey Bay (Coast Road car park). We use these gabions to publicly display project information and for this new addition, we have also included the Marine Manifesto that was created by our friends at Little Green Pig and young writers from Langney Primary Academy.

  • Collaborative schools project - artwork now on display

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    On 6 June, we installed several display boards on the hoardings at Eastbourne Bandstand to showcase artwork created by local students as part of a collaborative project with the Coastal Schools Partnership.
    Local students were invited to investigate the theme of ‘Our changing coastline’ and help tell a story to the wider community about how the area has changed, and how it may change in the future. The result was this wonderful collection of art including textiles, photography, creative writing and painting.
    Some of the students involved recently came to visit the display along with their teachers and members of the project team.



    We plan to display the artwork until September. Find out more at: www.pevenseyandeastbournecoast.co.uk/our_changing_coastline


    UPDATE: We have since installed another set of the same artwork on the hoardings by the Redoubt and at the Environment Agency depot in Pevensey Bay!

Page last updated: 12 Sep 2025, 03:49 PM