English seaside town at risk of losing its beach reveals £11million restoration plans
PLANS are in place to save the Sussex coastline with some beaches at risk of disappearing.
The next stages of the sea defence scheme along the Sussex coast will see a beach extended and sea defences rebuilt at a cost of £11million.
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The shores of Hove and Southwick are getting new sea defences in a bid to slow erosion.
But more money is needed for the works, with the budget increasing by millions.
According to the BBC, councillors are being asked to approve an extra £4.5million for the ongoing project.
Brighton & Hove City Council initially set aside £6.5million to rebuild sea defences on the Southwick and Hove beach fronts.
At Brighton & Hove's cabinet meeting on April 24, councillors will be asked to increase funding for the next phase from £6.5 million to £11 million.
A spokesperson for the council told Sussex World: "The Brighton Marina to River Adur scheme aims to protect the coastline from coastal erosion by providing new measures and replacing sea defences.
"The latest project runs from Kings Esplanade in Hove to Shoreham and is the biggest to be undertaken in this area.
"Work has already been done to build a protective layer of rock next to Basin Road South and a new sea wall near the Hove Deep Sea Anglers Club."
The next stage involves building new groynes, replenishing shingle and extending the beach between the King Alfred Leisure Centre and Second Avenue.
On Southwick beach, the sea defences will be rebuilt.
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Work from the King Alfred will begin in September and is expected to be completed by May next year.
And work at Southwick will start next year and finish by April 2027.
These aren't the only beaches at risk either.
Erosion is currently causing a beach in Blackpool to disappear, but a new £30million investment plan to protect the coastline is in its final consultation.
The current plans involve the building of five new rock groynes at Anchorsholme Beach.
Rock groynes are long, narrow structures built to limit coastal erosion, by controlling the movement of sand and rocks.
They will stretch between 75 metres and 125 metres long, from the existing sea wall.
Navigation markers will be placed at the end of the groynes to warn boats and ships that they are there.
Work is expected begin later this year and be completed in 2028.
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