Op Traverse calls on anglers to be ‘eyes and ears’ to tackle rural crime Sussex anglers are being encouraged to become ‘eyes and ears’ for tackling wildlife crime across the county. The Environment Agency, CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) and the Angling Trust have joined forces with the National Wildlife Crime Unit … Continue reading Tackling Rural Crime
Tag: Environment Agency
This Rye’s Own collection brings together articles connected with Environment Agency, drawing news, memories and magazine features into one path through the archive. Among the pieces gathered here are “Dredging Strand Quay”, “The Original “One Off””, “Environment Agency Remove Two Dead Sheep From The Tillingham”, and “Tackling Rural Crime”, each adding its own detail to the story. Taken together, these pieces preserve the names, places and passing details that might otherwise slip out of the local record.
Latest on River Levels
Flood Alert Status 10 January 2016 Very Latest from Environment Agency for Tillingham and Brede Flood Alert Still Stands Report Issued at (.30 am. Sunday 10 January
Flood Alert for Rother
Flood Alert A flood alert for the River Rother was issued this morning Sunday 3 January 2016.
The Anchor is Safe
The Heritage Centre Anchor is quite safe Rye Town Clerk, Richard Farhall tells us “The timber needed to be replaced but the Environment Agency A has a policy of not using hardwood so there was a delay while a reclaimed source could be found. Then the EA’s carpenter was off. He is back now but there … Continue reading The Anchor is Safe
The Original “One Off”
Unique is a word I use sparingly but to say that Jimper Sutton, Marshman, Fisherman, Bonfire Boy, Marshman and Author is unique is almost an understatement.
Jimper’s Jottings
Swim wade or paddle, the people of Hythe, Romney Marshes, Rye and Hastings wanted to avoid of these summer pastimes during the bad weather of December and January. The low depression in December that caused a tidal surge that almost topped the defences in many places between Folkestone and Hastings.
Rye Flood Threat
By Anthony Kimber PhD MSe From “Rye’s Own” April 2011 issue “Following the 2007 nationwide flooding, the Government conducted a major review, which resulted in a series of recommendations. One of these was that there should be a national exercise to improve the preparedness of communities at risk of flooding. Exercise WATERMARK was planned by … Continue reading Rye Flood Threat
Sunk in the Strand
The well known local fishing boat “Llamedos” was recently reported ‘sunk’ in The Strand.The owner of the vessel contacted the RNLI Operations Manager at Rye Harbour requesting assistance with the recovery of his boat, which had sunk due to the wind pinning the boat under the ledge of the Strand wall and with a high … Continue reading Sunk in the Strand
The Mary Stanford Lifeboat House
The Mary Stanford Lifeboat House By Jacqueline Stanford I have known the area around Rye for many years, but when house-hunting a few years ago, I was surprised to see a book about the Mary Stanford Disaster, as my name is Jacqueline Mary Stanford. I read with interest the terrible story of what happened in … Continue reading The Mary Stanford Lifeboat House
The Flooding Debate – March 2008
Environment Will Ease The Way For Planning “Rye’s Own” has learned that the Environment Agency is prepared to lift objections they had regarding flood worries over the building of 135 dwellings to the north of Udimore Road if suitable conditions can be imposed on any planning permission granted in relation to the site. We can … Continue reading The Flooding Debate – March 2008