we couldn t afford to close, so we were just ferociously trying to fence it off as it was moving, so that it was not a danger to anyone. for the past 18 years, cara strom has woken up every morning wondering whether her home and her business, the blue anchor pub, would still be standing. at high tide, you could feel the waves inside, so you could feel not. the building wouldn t shake, but you would definitely be able to feel when it was hitting. recently installed, huge boulders, rock armour, as it s known, should reduce the wave power and prevent the cliffs on this stretch of the west somerset coastline from collapsing. i ve said they ll fish me out of the bristol channel if they have to. i m not giving up, and i m really glad that i didn t give up. i never thought of giving up. not once. obviously, there are days, aren t there, when you think i m just not getting anywhere, nothing s ever going to be done. i m going to fall in and see. i m going to have nothing. but i ve neverthought,
for the past 18 years, cara strom has woken up every morning wondering whether her home and her business, the blue anchor pub, would still be standing. at high tide, you could feel the waves inside, so you could feel not. the building wouldn t shake, but you would definitely be able to feel when it was hitting. recently installed huge boulders, rock armour, as it s known, should reduce the wave power and prevent the cliffs on this stretch of the west somerset coastline from collapsing. i ve said they ll fish me out of the bristol channel if they have to. i m not giving up, and i m really glad that i didn t give up. i never thought of giving up. not once. obviously, there are days, aren t there, when you think i m just not getting anywhere, nothing s ever going to be done. i m going to fall in the sea. i m going to have nothing. but i ve neverthought, oh, you know, it s not worth. it s not worth carrying on. luckily. winter s the most anxious time for those at risk from coastal erosio
winter s the most anxious time for those at risk from coastal erosion. here at sandy bay in east devon, a huge section of land fell away last week with holiday caravans just metres away. but land slips can occur all year round. last spring, what was said to be the biggest in 60 years saw a major collapse on dorset s jurassic coastline. our foreshores are constantly changing. to understand what forces are at play in reshaping them, researchers from the university of plymouth studied the cliffs, dunes and sands at perranporth on the north cornwall coast. this is ourfavourite beach. we ve come here already for 15 years and we survey the whole beach every month. the beach here is 3.5 kilometres long, and a severe winter storm can shift up to one million cubic metres of sand out to sea before summer tides bring it back again. the beach isn tjust popular with visitors, but it s essential to protect the town.
for the past 18 years, cara strom has woken up every morning wondering whether her home and her business, the blue anchor pub, would still be standing. at high tide, you could feel the waves inside, so you could feel not. the building wouldn t shake, but you would definitely be able to feel when it was hitting. recently installed huge boulders, rock armour, as it s known, should reduce the wave power and prevent the cliffs on this stretch of the west somerset coastline from collapsing. i ve said they ll fish me out of the bristol channel if they have to. i m not giving up, and i m really glad that i didn t give up. i never thought of giving up. not once obviously, there are days, aren t there, when you think i m just not getting anywhere, nothing s ever going to be done. i m going to fall in the sea. i m going to have nothing. but i ve neverthought, oh, you know, it s not worth. it s not worth carrying on. luckily. winter s the most anxious time for those at risk from coastal erosi