Steve Cook, coastal engineer at New Forest District Council, said: "We are bringing in two tonnes of shingle and rock to protect the wall and raise the level of the beach to prevent the structure being battered any further

What a waste of money.
Coastal errosion WILL WIN.
Accept it.

Wait until the artificial surf wave experiment washes the sand in to the Solent!

Nothing to do with the dredging and messing around with nature just down the coast at Boscombe?

anton wrote:
Nothing to do with the dredging and messing around with nature just down the coast at Boscombe?

Probaly. We think we can alter the currents at sea with no adverse affects but nature is stronger than anything we can mess with.

Emulated wrote:

anton wrote: Nothing to do with the dredging and messing around with nature just down the coast at Boscombe?

Probaly. We think we can alter the currents at sea with no adverse affects but nature is stronger than anything we can mess with.

Yeah! Nature is the boss!!!

These are the ugliest beach huts I have ever seen. Concrete roofs and breeze block walls and doors you would not believe. Well done the sea - it will be a better place without these WW2 designed huts.

Has someone at NFDC been secretly drilling for oil?

Where did the hole come from since it was behind the sea wall?

The Milford Mole

Storms and high tide deal final blow to Milford sea wall

The forces of nature and a sea wall that is over 50 years old were contributory causes for the collapse of a small part of the promenade and the loss of three beach huts at Milford-on-Sea.
Found early on Sunday morning (August 24) by a New Forest District Council employee who alerted the emergency services and the coastal protection team, the site of the damage was immediately cordoned off and checks were made by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service to ensure no harm had come to any members of the public or beach hut owners.
Even though there had been regular and up to date inspections of the sea defences at Milford, it is now clear that the void beneath the coastal pathway was caused by the sudden loss of material into the sea; the recent bad weather and high tide were the final adverse conditions that sucked out the aggregate from inside the wall which led to its collapse.
Now, emergency works are being carried out to try and prevent further collapse and loss of beach, promenade, and beach huts. So far hundreds of tonnes of gravel have been spread along the beach and later 1000 tonnes of rock will be brought in to slow down further erosion. A full range of engineering assessments and investigations are taking place to find out how stable the remainder of the sea wall is.
The operation to repair the damage is expected to be costly and initially the council will pay for emergency work to be carried out; it is hoped that further funding will be made available for this work and future sea defence work by the Environment Agency.
Repair works had already been agreed following the recent loss of two timber groynes which were washed away, leaving the wall vulnerable and were due to commence on Tuesday August 26.
The council has kept beach hut owners informed of developments since the damage was first discovered and they will get further information at a meeting arranged for Tuesday, September 2.
The Leader of New Forest District Council, Cllr Mel Kendal, said:
“We will monitor this situation very closely.
“It is our full intention to keep the beach hut owners informed of any progress and further action we have to take to make further repairs. We will remain sympathetic and listen to their concerns.
“Everything possible that can be done at this stage is being done. We will have to look closely at the future funding to maintain sea defences at Milford.
“We will continue to make representations to the Environment Agency and we will do our utmost to find a conclusion that will satisfy all those affected.”