Cleethorpes saltmarsh line to be moved back 30 metres
THE line restricting the removal of the saltmarsh from Cleethorpes beach is to be moved back 30 metres.
Councillor Peter Wheatley, North East Lincolnshire Council's portfolio holder for regeneration and environment, has announced that an agreement has been reached with Natural England to move the line.
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Welcoming announcement: Councillor John Fenty amongst the saltmarsh off the Cleethorpes seafront, showing the silt which has been deposited due to it growing there. None of the vegetation was removed by Mr Fenty.
It comes just two weeks after Councillor John Fenty (Con, Humberston and New Waltham) said he would be prepared to go to jail for digging up the vegetation to stop it spreading along the coastline.
He has welcomed the announcement, but says he will keep pushing for the line to be moved back even further away from the main tourist beach.
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Speaking at Thursday's full council meeting, Councillor Wheatley said: "I have got some good news for Councillor Fenty. After discussions with myself and Councillor Karl Wilson regarding the saltmarsh, I can tell him that Natural England have agreed for the invisible line that starts from a very rusty rail, to be moved back 30 metres."
He explained that the "invisible line" would be marked by buoys, so that any spread of the saltmarsh would be clear to members of the public.
Jokingly claiming credit for getting Councillor Fenty out of jail, he added: "With Grimsby Town close to another trip to Wembley I do not think it would be good for him to be detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure. I hope he will thank me for saving him from being behind bars and that instead he will be at the front of the bar celebrating a famous victory for his team."
As reported, Councillor Fenty had urged the council to negotiate a more "sensible" agreement with Natural England over the removal of the vegetation, claiming that it had "given away the crown jewels" in the agreement adopted in 2011.
Under the Cleethorpes Habitat Management Plan, the council and Natural England agreed upon a line marking out where selected removal of the saltmarsh could take place.
That line ran across the beach level with the handrail on the promenade next to the leisure centre car park. It will now be moved 30 metres back towards the leisure centre building.
The Grimsby Telegraph approached Natural England for a statement yesterday, but a spokesman said the manager responsible for the saltmarsh was unavailable.
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by curlew14
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 10:58PM
“Did IQs just drop while I was away?
Seadog - it is the RSPB, not RSBP! Get your acronym right! What has the wildlife done to you? We should appreciate the beauty and uniqueness of the Saltmarsh.
Mr Fenty, the Saltmarsh is not unsightly - the Day Chalets along Antony's Bank are an utter disgrace! What a sight for the tourists!! If you wish to attract more tourism, regenerate the North end of the Prom and give the town something to be proud of once again!”
by nietzche
Sunday, February 24 2013, 12:49PM
“Sorry John , but the days when a beach was a major tourist attraction are long past espeicially with the humbers water temp (its hardly the med) I think this is just a case of joyous days of the 50s being viewed through rose tinted glasses....”
by grimrich
Sunday, February 24 2013, 12:04PM
“the changed the flow of the river when they reclaimed the land at the docks thus causing the silt to settle further down as far as humberstone ,and now thats slowly crept up to the seafront area , silt is excellent for seagrass to seed in , as now flow of the river will carry it away now”
by kittycloe
Sunday, February 24 2013, 12:01PM
“Surprised Councillor Fenty has any strength or time left after building the £300,000 Gt. Coates
PLYWOOD HUT
Stewart”
by georgeybee
Sunday, February 24 2013, 1:23AM
“i still say it's because they bricked up the prom behind the leisue centre, thus changing the flow of the tide.
so it's your fault council, now fix it!!!”
by DannyWilde
Saturday, February 23 2013, 7:46PM
“Well done Fenty, just need to move it back 300 more metres and we might be getting somewhere as for comparing it to New Orleans what a numpty and I live really close to the sea!”
by grimrich
Saturday, February 23 2013, 7:28PM
“@ seadog , if you actually went down there and see its not the saltmarsh that is a wildlife for birds , the council removed alot over christmas by burning alot of the bushes in the dunes that birds nested in, and if you want to sit on that end of the beach that up to you , but you will have the geese from the near by boating lake and all the other wild foul there, and thats a great attitude to," just shoot em" who needs a life”
by grimrich
Saturday, February 23 2013, 7:23PM
“but what about the sand bar thats building up thus creating a haven for silt to collect , and the marsh to grow”
by xochitl
Saturday, February 23 2013, 6:09PM
“To Mr Fenty and his supporters: Didn't they teach you the story of King Canute? This is the same thing. A saltmarsh is a natural environmental progression. It will come back and keep coming back long after you and I and everyone alive today are long gone.”
by jasmine1597
Saturday, February 23 2013, 4:28PM
“Anyone looked at what happened in Hurricane Katrina to New Orleans?
They altered and removed the natural sea defences, killed off the natural vegetation that held the sand and dirt in place and Slidell and New Orleans floods. I saw it. Thousand of people died too.
As for Mr. Fenty, well, they say any publicity is better than none. How near the beach does he live I wonder?
Jasmine Stewart”