Save Mersea Harbour Project Completed.
The project to protect Mersea Harbour from erosion was completed on 16th January 2022 when the last load of sand and gravel dredged from the approaches to Harwich Harbour was delivered and pumped onto Old Hall Point.
The Harbour has been under severe threat from the rise in sea levels and storm wave action. It is protected by islands that have been washing away for many years due, increasingly so in recent years. The Save Mersea Harbour project, led by the Mersea Harbour Protection Trust, a group of local volunteers, began back in 2014.
LATEST UPDATES
Trust Project to feature in two forthcoming conferences
Colchester Borough Council Sustainability Event, 11 November 2016 and the ABP Mer Habitat Creation Conference London, 17 November 2016.
ECC Community Initiative Fund grant £15,000
This latest sum will be put towards the fees and expenses which MMO will charge us for considering the application.
Essex Community Fund grant £5000
The Essex Community Fund have provided a total of £5000 towards the cost of the recharge.