Transcript Please ensure that you are sitting comfortably Welcome to the Holderness Coastal Committee AGM. There are some serious decisions to be made today so think.

Please ensure that you
are sitting
comfortably
Welcome to the Holderness
Coastal Committee AGM.
There are some serious decisions to
be made today so think carefully and
make your choices wisely.
Listen to what other people have to
say and take their views on board.
Remember if you listen and show
them respect, they will do the same
for you.
The
Holderness
Coastline
Listen to the proposals from your
colleagues.
Which town would you like to
protect from coastal erosion?
Mappleton
Hornsea
Timer
Easington
Richard Thomson
Interesting Choice!
Next decision
You have chosen to protect this small farming town which
some may find a little confusing? However, you have
obviously noted the huge importance of the B1242 road
that links all of the main towns along the Holderness
Coast. Not only does it allow residents to travel to and
from different towns but also facilitates the large flow of
tourists that descend on the coast in the summer months.
It is also a key transport route to and from the gas works
at Easington.
David Wright
David Wright
David Wright
A good choice. Hornsea is quite the bustling seaside resort
in the summer months and generates a lot of money for the
Holderness region. Most visitors do however like to travel
along the coastline to other coastal towns and towards
Spurn Point. A safe reliable road is essential for this, so lets
hope that your decision doesn’t jeopardise the B1242 main
coastal route?
Next decision
The obvious
economist!
Next decision
Carol Walker
You have decided to protect Easington. Considering that
25% of all gas used in the UK comes from this station, this
choice was surely based on sound economical reasons.
However, will Easington’s future location be secure if no
protection is provided further north along the coastline?
The main coastal B1242 route skirts precariously along the
coast at Mappleton and with no protection there, the road
that brings your staff and materials may be in real danger.
This will surely affect the sustainability of your industry?
Groyne
Sea Wall
£1000/m
£2.5mil/km
Managed Retreat –
cost dependent on
settlement
Groyne
Sea Wall
£1000/m
£2.5mil/km
Managed Retreat –
cost dependent on
settlement
Groyne
Sea Wall
£1000/m
£2.5mil/km
Managed Retreat –
cost dependent on
settlement
Congratulations, this is a popular
choice. It has resulted in the building
up of the beach at Mappleton and
therefore offered an absorptive
defence against the force of the sea.
Carol Walker
What do you
do now?
However, the groyne has disrupted
the natural flow of longshore drift and
starved the beaches to the south of
Mappleton of much needed beach
sediment. The erosion rate at
Withernsea & Easington has doubled
since the construction of the
Mappleton groyne.
Protect
Easington
Remove the
groyne
You have chosen to protect Easington.
Many would agree that this is a good idea as it will
protect one of the coast’s main industries.
It won’t be cheap though. Did you make the right
decision to protect Mappleton in the first place?
Your choice had a potentially catastrophic on
Easington, Withernsea and Spurn Point – do you
have enough money left to give Easington the level
of protection that it now needs?
What is your next step?
Beach Nourishment
£1000/m
Build a groyne
You have chosen to protect Easington through the
process of beach nourishment.
Congratulations! This is a
very environmentally-friendly
‘soft engineering’ approach to
protecting the coastline.
Andy Beecroft
However, due to the lack of natural deposition by
longshore drift (as a result of the Mappleton groyne), this
form of beach protection will need constant
replenishment, and this comes at a cost. Will you …
Submit an application
for recurrent council
funding, to maintain
the imported supply.
Make an application for a
one-off funding grant to
implement a form of ‘hardengineering.
Unfortunately the Holderness council cannot commit
themselves to a recurrent funding program over an
unspecified period of time. This argument was
especially strong against a backdrop of calls from
Withernsea and Hornsea residents for some kind of
coastal protection for them, in light of recent
predictions from the IPCC and other government
agencies on the likely impacts of global climate
change.
Would you like to rethink your
answers?
You have chosen to make a one-off application to the
Holderness council to facilitate the implementation of a
‘hard-engineering’ coastal defence scheme.
Unfortunately the council cannot justify giving you this
money especially against a backdrop of calls from
other local residents for some kind of coastal
protection for themselves. This is particularly relevant
in light of recent predictions from the IPCC and other
government agencies on the likely impacts of global
climate change.
Would you like to rethink your
answers?
You have chosen to build a groyne at
Easington. Well done, you have
managed to trap the reduced amount
of sediment coming from the north
which offers Easington a reasonable
defence from the hydraulic power of
Carol Walker
the waves.
However, you may have caused a major environmental
catastrophe. Your groyne prevents longshore drift from
transporting beach sediment to feed Spurn Point. The spit
has become vulnerable to the power of the sea and begun
to retreat inland. Not only has this devastated the habitats
of a number of wading birds but it has also removed the
first line of defence for the Humber estuary. The outlet of
the estuary is now more vulnerable to erosion whilst the
inlet has experienced greater levels of deposition, reducing
the depth of the harbour.
Try again?
Congratulations, you have
managed to halve the rate of
erosion occuring in
Easington which has
offered some short-term
protection from the force of
the sea.
However, it could be argued
that you have merely
prolonged the inevitable,
and sooner rather than later
you will have to face this
issue again.
Replace Mappleton
groyne and rebuild
the road.
The effect on Mappleton has
been very worrying. Part of
the coastal B1242 road has
begun to fall into the sea as
the coastline continues to
retreat inland. Not only has
this affected the flow of
people and goods along the
coast (in particular it has
affected the gasworks), but
it is a very costly problem to
resolve.
Re-route the B1242 away
from endangered coastal
areas.
Well, you have managed to
save the road and Mappleton,
but you have also spent the
council’s budget for the next
10 years! Repairing the road
Stephen Horncastle
has annihilated public funds
and means that you have no more capital to fund defence
schemes in other areas. The erosion rate at Easington
has doubled and the gasworks are precariously close to
the edge of the cliffs. To the North of groyne, Hornsea is
suffering from the powerful force of the sea, due to the
lack of protective beach sediment (obstructed by
Flamborough Head) and the lack of money to implement
defence strategies.
Would you like to rethink your
situation?
FINANCIAL DISASTER!!!!
A financial crisis has befallen
Holderness Council. The
budget for the whole area has
been overspent re-directing
the area’s major coastal road.
Life has been severely
disrupted in the process and
Stephen Horncastle
the tourist industry has especially suffered. The reduction
in revenues from tourism has failed to ease the situation for
other local services which have suffered as a result of the
budgetary crisis. It would now appear that future coastal
defence schemes will be put on the backburner whilst the
worrying situation in the area’s schools and hospitals is
resolved.
Might you like to rethink your
ideas?
The seawall is a very effective form
of coastal defence, though this
does come at a cost and the walls
need regular maintenance.
Has your money been wisely spent
on such a small settlement? Your
funds are diminishing rapidly and it
is unlikely that you will be able to
protect any other areas along the
coastline.
Dave Dunford
You need to secure funding to either ensure capital funds are
available for the maintenance of the wall or to get one-off
funding to provide further reinforcements to the coastline.
Attempt to secure
recurrent funding
for maintenance
Place rock armour/ ‘rip
rap’ at the base of the cliff
for added protection
Holderness council have refused to commit themselves
to a recurrent funding program over an unspecified
period of time.
This argument was especially strong against a backdrop
of calls from Withernsea & Hornsea residents for some
kind of coastal protection for them, in light of recent
predictions from the IPCC and other government
agencies on the likely impacts of global climate change.
Would you like to look at the alternative option –
rock armour?
gabions?
£1.5mil/km
£1mil/km
Richard
Thomson
You have chosen to
use rock armour
alongside your
seawall defence. This is a very good
choice; rock armour is long-lasting,
durable and aesthetically pleasing.
Maintenance costs are particularly low.
Have a look at the
options for Hornsea
& Easington.
However, your focus on protecting
Mappleton has resulted in increased
rates of erosion further along the
coastline. The Easington gasworks
are precariously teetering on the cliff
edge and a number of beachfront
hotels in Hornsea are under threat.
Concentrate solely
on Mappleton – you
can’t really afford to
defend other places.
The power of the waves refracted
from your seawall at Mappleton
has had catastrophic effects on
the other coastal towns.
Carol Walker
David Wright
Easington gasworks has been
closed down as the front of the
works had begun to fall into the
sea and it became too dangerous
for workers.
Hornsea has lost 4 of its
beachfront hotels and tourists
are put off by the lack of beach
and loss of smaller towns to visit
along the coast.
Would you like to have
another go?
Gabions are cheaper than rock
armour but unfortunately they are
not as hardwearing and will require
more regular maintenance. I
understand that they are a cheaper
option but a pearl of wisdom once
offered to me was that ‘if you buy
cheap, you buy twice’!
Make an application to
the local council for
recurrent funding to
maintain the gabions
Leave it as it
is, there is
very little you
can do with
no money.
Holderness council have refused to commit
themselves to a recurrent funding program over an
unspecified period of time.
This argument was especially strong against a
backdrop of calls from Withernsea & Hornsea
residents for some kind of coastal protection for
them, in light of recent predictions from the IPCC and
other government agencies on the likely impacts of
global climate change.
Would you like to have
another go?
As Mappleton is only a small settlement, it would only
cost you 1.5mil in relocation fees and compensation.
However this doesn’t take into account the B1242 main
coastal road that runs along the cliff edge in Mappleton.
With no coastal defence schemes in place the edge of the
road is becoming precariously balanced on the cliff edge.
If the road is allowed to fall into the sea, massive
disruption would be caused to the entire Holderness
coastline.
Assess the
alternative options
for coastal defence
at Mappleton.
Redirect the B1242 so that it
avoids endangered areas
Repair the road at
Mappleton
A good choice. Not only does the
groyne provide you will a sufficient
amount of beach sediment to protect
your coastline, but it also provides a
lovely beach to attract the tourists.
Steve Buttle
However, the little beach sediment
that manages to get past
Flamborough head is now being
trapped in Hornsea and starving the
beaches of longshore drift further
south along the coast.
A particular worry is the precariously placed B1242 in
Mappleton. It is feared that as erosion has increased south
of the Hornsea groyne, it won’t be long before the road
takes you directly to the sea.
Look into options of
protecting Mappleton
Remove the
groyne.
Congratulations, you have
managed to halve the rate of
erosion occuring in
Mappleton which has
offered some short-term
protection from the force of
the sea.
However, it could be argued
that you have merely
prolonged the inevitable,
and sooner rather than later
you will have to face this
issue again.
Rebuild the Hornsea
groyne and protect
Mappleton
Hornsea is at crisis point. It
has lost 4 of its beachfront
hotels as well as the once
prized beach that attracted
hoards of tourists. The
reduction in visitors has
had a severe impact on the
revenues of local business
and services. There are
fears that Hornsea will
become a ghost-town.
Look at alternative options for
Hornsea…
Beach
Nourishment
Rock
armour
£1000/m
£1.5mil/km
Congratulations! This is a very
environmentally-friendly ‘soft
engineering’ approach to protecting
the coastline.
Andy Beecroft
However, with no groyne to prevent
the transportation of beach sediment downshore, you will
need to constantly replenish your supplies. This comes at a
huge cost, will you …
Submit an application
for recurrent council
funding, to maintain
the imported supply
Make an application
for a one-off funding
grant to implement a
form of ‘hardengineering.
Unfortunately the Holderness council cannot
commit themselves to a recurrent funding
program over an unspecified period of time.
This argument was especially strong against
a backdrop of calls from Withernsea,
Mappleton and Easington residents for some
kind of coastal protection for them, in light of
recent predictions from the IPCC and other
government agencies on the likely impacts of
global climate change.
Would you like to have another
try?
Richard Thomson
Have a look
at options for
Mappleton &
Easington
You have chosen to replace your
groyne with rock armour.
This is a very good choice; rock
armour is long-lasting, durable
and aesthetically pleasing.
Maintenance costs are particularly
low.
However, your focus on protecting
Hornsea has resulted in increased
rates of erosion further along the
coastline. The B1242 is
precariously teetering on the cliff
edge and the gasworks at
Easington are also under threat.
Concentrate solely on Hornsea – you
haven’t enough money to defend other
places.
Carol Walker
Stephen Horncastle
Would you
like to have
another go?
By focussing on only one area of the
coastline there have been
catastrophic effects further
downshore.
Easington gasworks has been
closed down as the front of the
works had begun to fall into the sea
and it became too dangerous for
workers.
The B1242 at Mappleton has fallen
into the sea which has seriously
disrupted the flow of traffic to and
from the area. Moreover, tourists
are put off by the loss of smaller
towns to visit along the coast. This
in turn has had a detrimental effect
on local tourist revenue.
The seawall is a very effective form of
coastal defence, though this does come
at a cost and the walls need regular
maintenance.
Has your money been wisely spent on a
single settlement? Your funds are
diminishing rapidly and it is unlikely
David Wright
that you will be able to protect any
other areas along the coastline.
You need to secure funding to either ensure capital funds
are available for the maintenance of the wall or to get oneoff funding to provide further reinforcements to the
coastline.
Attempt to secure
recurrent funding
for maintenance
Place rock armour/
‘rip rap’ at the base
of the cliff for added
protection
Holderness council have refused to commit themselves
to a recurrent funding program over an unspecified
period of time.
This argument was especially strong against a backdrop
of calls from Withernsea, Mappleton & Easington
residents for some kind of coastal protection for them,
in light of recent predictions from the IPCC and other
government agencies on the likely impacts of global
climate change.
Would you like to look at the alternative option –
rock armour?
gabions?
£1.5mil/km
£1mil/km
Richard Thomson
You have chosen to
use rock armour
alongside your
seawall defence. This is a very good
choice; rock armour is long-lasting,
durable and aesthetically pleasing.
Maintenance costs are particularly low.
However, your focus on protecting
Hornsea has resulted in increased
rates of erosion further along the
coastline. The B1242 is precariously
teetering on the cliff edge and the
Easington gasworks are due to be
closed due to the uncertainty of the
building.
Have a look at the
options for
Mappleton &
Easington.
Concentrate solely
on Hornsea – you
can’t really afford to
defend other places.
Gabions are cheaper than rock
armour but unfortunately they are
not as hardwearing and will require
more regular maintenance. I
understand that they are a cheaper
option but a pearl of wisdom once
offered to me was that ‘if you buy
cheap, you buy twice’!
Make an application to
the local council for
recurrent funding to
maintain the gabions
Leave it as it
is, there is
very little you
can do with
no money.
Holderness council have refused to commit themselves
to a recurrent funding program over an unspecified
period of time.
This argument was especially strong against a backdrop
of calls from Withernsea, Mappleton & Easington
residents for some kind of coastal protection for them,
in light of recent predictions from the IPCC and other
government agencies on the likely impacts of global
climate change.
Would you like to
reconsider the decisions
you made?
Financial Ruin!!!
The size of the Hornsea settlement means that it would
cost you in excess of 10million to recompense residents
and businesses.
Not only that but you now have no funds to defend any
other areas along the coastline. As a result, the B1242 is
now a road for the fishes and will soon be joined by
Easington’s once famous gasworks. The Holderness
coastline is a mere shadow of it’s former self, with not
only a loss of inhabitants but also the loss of important
coastal ecosystems and habitats for a range of flora and
fauna.
You obviously have a lot
more to learn!!!
Go on … have another
go and redeem
yourselves!!
Congratulations, you have managed to
establish quite a fine beach to protect
Easington and it’s famous gasworks.
Increased erosion rates to the north as
well as the lack of alternative defence
obstructions means that you are able
to trap a large amount of transported
beach sediment.
Dave Dunford
However, you may have caused a major environmental
catastrophe. Your groyne prevents longshore drift from
transporting beach sediment to feed Spurn Point. The spit has
become vulnerable to the power of the sea and begun to retreat
inland.
Remove the groyne and
examine alternative
schemes
Leave the groyne as it is,
who cares about the odd
bird?
Oh dear..!
Not only has this devastated the habitats of a number of
wading birds but it has also removed the first line of
defence for the Humber estuary. The outlet of the
estuary is now more vulnerable to erosion whilst the
inlet has experienced greater levels of deposition,
reducing the depth of the harbour.
There are also fears that the lack of beach sediment
is causing the base of the spit to erode rapidly and
the worry is that the spit will become detached from
the mainland and become an island.
Would you like to
have another go?
Stephen Horncastle
Congratulations! You have managed
to halt the retreat of Spurn Point and
it is beginning to be rebuilt by the
incoming beach sediment, no longer
obstructed by the spit.
Steve Parker
Unfortunately your worries for Easington remain. You
wasted money on your last decision, it is imperative
that you make the right choice this time.
Build a seawall
£2.5mil/km
Oversee the
managed retreat
of the Easington
coastline
Rock armour
£1mil/km
Beach
nourishment
at Easington
Richard
Thomson
Good choice. Rock armour is an
effective and environmentally friendly
way of protecting the coastline.
It has little direct impact downshore,
which makes it a more sustainable
option than say a groyne.
Leave it as it
is, we don’t
have enough
money to
protect any
more of the
coast.
Examine
coastal
protection
schemes
for
Mappleton
However, although Easington has been made relatively safe,
your failure to invest money further north along the coast
has meant that the B1242 at Mappleton is teetering
precariously on the edge of the coastline. This is affecting
the deliveries and exports from the gasworks.
Beach
nourishment
Rock armour
£1.5mil/km
£1000/m
Groyne
Sea Wall
£1000/m
£2.5mil/km
Managed Retreat – cost
dependent on
settlement
OH DEAR!!!
Your prized Easington gasworks
have been forced to close as the
Carol Walker
infrastructure around it quite
literally ‘hit the deck’! Your failure to focus any efforts at
Mappleton made the fate of the B1242 inevitable. Local
workers have been made unemployed and the few
tourists that did once visit the area have been put off by
the closure of facilities and the difficulty they have
getting there.
Easington is on the verge of becoming a ghost town.
Would you like to try
again?
Congratulations the beach you have created at Mappleton
does act as a defence against the force of the waves. In
addition to this, beach nourishment is also a cost effective,
aesthetically pleasing and environmentally-friendly
approach to coastal defence.
However, due to the lack of sediment being transported to
Mappleton (as a result of the obstruction caused by
Flamborough head) your beach will need constant
replenishment. You will need assurances from the local
council that will have access to this recurrent funding.
Make an
application
for recurrent
funding from
the council
Apply for a
one-off grant
to introduce a
hardengineering
defence.
Andy Beecroft
Good idea! Rock armour provides
effective defence at a reasonable cost
and is also aesthetically pleasing and
environmentally-friendly.
Richard
Thomson
Unfortunately, used in isolation and given the
maintenance requirements, this defence scheme does not
offer the level of protection that Mappleton requires. It is
advised to introduce a hard defence scheme to
Mappleton, though you would need to make an
application to the Holderness council.
Have a look to see
if you can afford
any other
schemes for
Mappleton.
Make a bid to the
council for one-off
funding.
Andy Beecroft
Good choice. Beach nourishment is
an effective and environmentally
friendly way of protecting the
coastline.
It has little direct negative impact
downshore, which makes it a more
sustainable option than say a
groyne.
However, although Easington has been made relatively
safe, your failure to invest money further north along the
coast has meant that the B1242 at Mappleton is teetering
precariously on the edge of the coastline. This is
affecting the deliveries and exports from the gasworks.
Leave it as it is,
we don’t have
enough money to
protect any more
of the coast.
Re-route the
B1242 away
from
endangered
areas
Examine
coastal
protection
schemes for
Mappleton
You have decided to
construct a seawall
at Easington.
Dave Dunford
A good choice. Seawalls are very effective at protecting the
coastline from the power of the sea – Easington is safe for now.
However, the wall comes at a cost and it needs regular
maintenance works. By focussing most of your funds on only one
area of the coastline, you have failed to consider what is
happening further north. The B1242 main coastal road at
Mappleton is teetering precariously on the edge of the coast.
In addition, the wave refraction from the seawall has caused a
weakness in the base of Spurn point and it looks likely that the sea
could break through and detach it from the mainland.
Protect
Mappleton
Reinforce the base of
Spurn Point
Well done. You have managed to
maintain the link between Spurn
Point and the mainland, for now.
However, whilst all of your efforts
have been focussed downshore,
Richard
you have failed to notice the effect
Thomson
of the lack of defensive schemes further north. The main
B1242 coastal road at Mappleton is edging closer and
closer towards the sea and is soon to be dining with the
fishes. The loss of this road would result in a huge
disruption to the Easington gasworks.
Look at schemes
to protect
Mappleton
Re-route the B1242
to avoid
endangered areas.
FINANCIAL RUIN!!! You have chosen to sacrifice one of
the UK’s leading gas suppliers which has left you with
compensation bills stretching into tens hundreds of millions.
Not only that but you now have no funds to defend any other
areas along the coastline. As a result, the B1242 is now a
road for the fishes and will soon be joined by Easington’s
gasworks and the beachfront hotels at Hornsea. The
Holderness coastline is a mere shadow of it’s former self,
with not only a loss of inhabitants but also the loss of
important coastal ecosystems and habitats for a range of
flora and fauna.
You obviously have a lot to learn!
Try again and redeem
yourself!
Carol Walker