New Milton Advertiser 30th Oct 2020

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Call for vision on coast

posals for areas in need of de- fence. “I would urge members to have a look at those,” he said. “While I agree with much of what has been said, I’m not cer- tain that signing a declaration would have stopped a 60-year- old wall from falling – but I ad- mire your optimism.” Cllr Hoare told the meeting NFDC was working with the Environment Agency on a plan for sea defences from Hurst Castle to Lymington and be- tween Christchurch Bay and Milford. A £600,000 contribution from the Southern Regional Flood and Coastal Committee was confirmed in September to - wards the urgent work already under way at Milford. NFDC is currently working on a bid to the Environment Agency for up to £1.2m to offset the cost of the project. NFDC had initially been re- luctant to take on the work, claiming it had no legal respon- sibility as it did not own the land concerned. However, the authority sub- sequently agreed to under- write the £1.5m cost of the first phase of urgent repair work in the hope that money could be recouped via grants from the Environment Agency and the Southern Regional Flood and Coastal Committee. Tuesday. A full inquest is due on 21st June 2021. Speaking to the A&T last week, Neil’s widow Clare paid tribute to her husband, saying he was “warm, welcoming and tirelessly optimistic”. His funeral is taking place at Hinton Park Woodland Burial Ground today (Friday). The family requested no flowers, but instead for donations to be made towards redecorating the family room at Southampton General Hospital’s neurology department via www.justgiving. com/fundraising/neilcarden By yesterday (Thursday) supporters had helped collect £5,100.

CALLS have been made for a clearer vision of how to protect the district’s coastline following news that £1.5m of emergency repairs to a section of sea wall at Milford had soared by £325,000. Speaking at New Forest District Council’s latest full meeting which agreed to spend the extra cash, opposition councillors accused the Conservative-controlled council of a “piecemeal” approach to the crisis. Emergency work to safeguard a 180-metre section of sea wall near Paddy’s Gap was launched by the authority in August fol- lowing a consultants’ report which warned that around 50 properties, including the Grade II listed White House, were at “imminent risk” this winter. But project costs shot up after storm damage and bad weather led a further 38-metre section of the sea wall to fail, resulting in the erosion of a sev- en-metre section of cliffs. Cllr David Harrison, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, told members this should serve Council accused of ‘piecemeal’ approach to sea defences By liz hendrie A BURST sewage main forced the closure of Hythe library’s car park as engineers worked to ensure more than 5,000 homes could still use their facilities. The alarm was raised on Monday morning, with reports of flooding in the area of the large New Forest District Coun- cil car park off New Road, and a team from Southern Water at- tributed this to a ruptured ris- ing main nearby. Access to vehicles was blocked off as five sewage tank - ers were brought in to start ex- tracting some of the spilt waste. The closure was still in place on Tuesday when a spokesper- son for Southern Water said it was not known how long it would continue. The cause of the burst was also not known. “We are working on a burst rising main near to the library car park in Hythe and wish to apologise for any inconvenience caused by the closure of the car park itself, which we are using to allow for tankering to take

Dead porpoise found washed up at beach

COASTGUARD officers were sent to Barton beach after a dead porpoise was washed ashore. Responding to a call-out by a member of the public at around 11am last Friday, the Lymington team found the marine mammal lying on a remote stretch of the shoreline to the west of the Beachcomber Café. A spokesperson for HM Coastguard Lymington told the A&T it was believed the

porpoise, which was about three metres long, had been dead “for some time”. “A report was sent on to the receiver of wreck at the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and this was then sent on to the Natural History Museum which keeps a record of this sort of activity,” the spokesperson said. The matter was handed over to Hampshire County Council to arrange recovery of the carcass.

The costs to fix Milford sea wall have soared by £325,000 (Photo: Pete Linnington)

stressed she had “never been a climate change denier” and un- derstood the seriousness of the situation. “All our policies and actions going forward have climate change and our carbon foot- print as a major part of them,” she insisted. “But if you look at the horren- dous and unusual storms we’ve had there, it’s definitely a warn - ing sign for the future.” Cllr Edward Heron pointed members to the shoreline man- agement plans put together by the council which set out pro- A POPULAR Lymington Tri- athlon Club member who died following a cycling accident had suffered a traumatic brain inju- ry, an inquest heard. As reported in the A&T, fa- ther-of-two Neil Carden had been on a ride with four other club members when he came off his bike in Woodlands Road, Ashurst, around 11am on 7th October. The 64-year-old manufactur- ing director, of Woodside Lane, passed away at Southampton General Hospital four days lat- er. The cause of death given by the hospital was read out dur- ing a hearing opened at Win- chester Coroner’s Court last

we may be in the future.” Cllr Malcolm Wade accused his Conservative counterparts of failing to declare a “climate emergency”. “Clearly we have a serious situation here in that we had no plan for that [damage],” he said. “This significant damage to our district costing £1.5m is a sign that you should have de- clared a climate emergency and looked at how seriously this problem is starting to affect the New Forest.” Tory cabinet member for en- vironment Cllr Alison Hoare

as a reminder of how “vulner- able” the district council is to any changes along the coast- line. “Most members would ben- efit from a presentation from officers which details issues like land ownership and the neces- sary protections that must be in place, because we are ad- dressing this issue in a piece- meal fashion,” he said. “With a lack of government resources to deal with these problems, I think members need to better understand ex- actly where we are and where

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Triathlon club member Neil suffered brain injury in crash

Car park closed after waste spillage

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COMMUNITY GOVERNOR This is a voluntary role for which the term of office is four years and would suit someone keen to represent community interests on our Board of Governors. As long as you’re over 18, live and work in the local area, but are not a current parent of Priestlands’ students, we would love to hear from you. As a Board we think it is important that we reflect our school community and therefore we would especially welcome applications from younger applicants and those from an ethnic minority background. Applicants offering experience of education or social services would be particularly welcome. More information on the role and an application form is on our website at: http://www.priestlands.hants.sch.uk/Governor-Vacancies If you are interested but would like an informal chat before making an application, please contact Caroline Clitherow, Clerk to Governors, via email at: caroline.clitherow@priestlands.hants.sch.uk The Clerk is also be able to arrange an informal discussion with the Headteacher if desired. Priestlands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Priestlands School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Pumps were used to clear the sewage (Photo: Simon Rowley)

place in the area,” the spokes- person said. “The tankers are crucial to maintaining services for over 5,100 properties in Hythe mean- ing that customers can contin- ue to use their facilities. “At this stage we know the rush-hour delays of around half an hour were reported. A Southern Water spokes- person told the A&T: “We are on-site at the A326 bypass in Hythe to repair a leak on a 24in main and apologise for the in- convenience caused to road users.

burst is in a wooded area that is hard to access therefore pin- pointing the exact location is complex and ongoing.

“We are working safely to locate and repair the fault as quickly as we can and thank customers for their patience.” Burst water main causes A326 traffic delays

THERE was disruption on the A326 Hythe bypass this week as Southern Water engineers tackled a burst water main on Monday morning. Temporary traffic lights were set up along the main road, near Twiggs Lane, and

“We have been working with [Hampshire County Coun- cil] Highways to set up traffic management and are working quickly to finish the work and minimise disruption – we aim to have completed work by the end of the week.”

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