SEVEN stunning seafronts across Tendring have been given a throng of prestigious awards including a trio of top accolades. Beaches in Brightlingsea, Dovercourt Bay, Harwich, Frinton, Walton, have all been handed a Seaside Award from Keep Britain Tidy. Clacton’s Martello Bay and Walton’s Albion beach have also received the sought-after prizes which are given out in recognition of a beach’s overall quality. Dovercourt Bay, Brightlingsea and the Albion beach have also reclaimed their Blue Flag status, which Walton was awarded for the first time last year. Keep Britain Tidy’s decision to honour Tendring’s seafronts with the accolades means they have also kept their accreditation from 2020.
SEVEN stunning seafronts across Tendring have been given a throng of prestigious awards including a trio of top accolades. Beaches in Brightlingsea, Dovercourt Bay, Harwich, Frinton, Walton, have all been handed a Seaside Award from Keep Britain Tidy. Clacton’s Martello Bay and Walton’s Albion beach have also received the sought-after prizes which are given out in recognition of a beach’s overall quality. Dovercourt Bay, Brightlingsea and the Albion beach have also reclaimed their Blue Flag status, which Walton was awarded for the first time last year. Keep Britain Tidy’s decision to honour Tendring’s seafronts with the accolades means they have also kept their accreditation from 2020.
Clacton Pavilion s 30-metre-high observation wheel is expected to be completed in the coming week. Billy Peak, owner of Clacton Pavilion, said the new tourist attraction marks the resort s historic milestone and will create 10 new jobs in the town. He said: “The build is moving along quick now and we should all be up and running by the middle of next week. 150 Years of Clacton was always going to be a very special summer and we’re so pleased that we’re able to continue with all the surprises and celebrations we had planned. Come along and see us here at Clacton Pavilion once we open to grab your glass of Prosecco and strawberries and ride the amazing anniversary wheel celebrating 150 years of our great seaside town.”
Credit: Tendring District Council
A ban on riders using an Essex beach during the summer months has been overturned after the leader of the local council said the order had been imposed without official consent.
Signs were erected on Frinton Beach announcing that from Good Friday (2 April) until 30 September horses would be barred from the sands. New restrictions were also imposed for the winter months, only permitting riding on the beach until 11am.
Tendring District Council said the move was in response to “issues reported last season” and an anticipated influx of “out-of-area” riders and holiday makers when lockdown restrictions were lifted.
Jools Ramsey, chief executive officer at Ipswich Housing Action Group, said the rise in the number of empty homes was staggering , but was unclear over what is expected of local authorities to address this. Lack of safe and affordable long-term housing for people living with the experience of homelessness has been an issue for some years, and the answer is surely for a national commitment to build suitable accommodation which is ring-fenced for emergency accommodation, and longer-term supported accommodation for those that need it. There is also a place for guaranteed rent deposit schemes, to enable private landlords to feel able to make property available to local authorities for long term lets.