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Keeping in Touch

We realise that not every household has access to the internet.  SOS have a large delivery network and try to update every household (about 4500) in Selsey with a newsletter at least twice a year.  We would like to thank our delivery volunteers for their hard work

We also comment regularly in the free monthly magazine “Selsey Life”.

December 2011: We are sad to report the sudden and untimely death of our Chairman, and Co-Founder Richard Dearsley

December 2011: Beaurocracy Looms

Nov. 2011: Selsey Life – CDC Beach Management Plan

Oct. 2011: Selsey Life – Designation Difficulties

Please VOTE for the Selsey Coastal Trust, a project SOS supports – it could bring them £6000 in funding. Simply Click here to get to the Natwest Community Force website: register your name & email address, you get an email confirming your registration, then you can go back onto the site (using our link brings you to the Trust’s page) and vote for the Trust (and 2 other worthy projects). And then ask your friends to vote, too!

THE BIG SURVEY
We need your views, please download and reply to our survey

Sept. 2011: Selsey Life – Lifeboat Day Feedback

August 2011: Selsey Life – Funding Procedures & Selsey Coastal Trust

July 2011: Selsey Life – New Funding System

June 2011: Selsey Life – Let’s Have Compassionate Conservation

May 2011: Selsey Life – More Worrying Regulations

April 2011:  Over-regulation – read our full (5-part) briefing on how environmental rules have become a threat to coast defence...

April 2011 Selsey Life -

March 2011 - Selsey Life: “What’s happening at Medmerry, is that where all the tyres are going?”

Wed. 16 March 2011: SOS Annual General Meeting – 7.30 p.m. Selsey Town Hall.  All welcome.  Formalities will be kept to a minimum to allow time for a full update on the current situation regarding Selsey’s coastal defence issues

Feb. 2011: Selsey Life – Government Consultation on Coast Defence Funding

Feb. 2011: Now on YouTube – Selsey Coastal Defences (courtesy of MPSG) – click here

Jan. 2011: Horndean Technology College
Students Visit SOS
 

Jan. 2011: Selsey Life – More Funding Complexities

Dec. 2010: Selsey Life – Funding - Exploring Alternatives

Shingle Bells. SOS Christmas message. Work to start on West Beach

SOS - November  2010

'Medmerry Scheme' Planning Application to be heard

October 2010. Selsey Life: Not a moment too soon

Sept. 2010: Selsey Life – Wonderful news!

Aug. 2010: Selsey Life – Update on current plans

July 2010: Have Your Say!  CoastNet Survey
July 2010: Selsey Life:
More about Finance

MEDMERRY COASTAL DEFENCES

Go along to see the Environment Agency’s plans and talk with the project team at their drop in exhibitions. July 2010

 

June 2010: Selsey Life:Bid for West Beach funding

May 2010: Selsey Life: Let's talk about money!
Apr. '10: Selsey Life - Public meeting & AGM

Mar. '10: Selsey Life - The future is in our hands

March ’10:        Wed. 10 March, 7.30 p.m. Selsey Town Hall: Come & hear the latest news!
Feb. ’10:     North Solent Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) public consultation commences
Feb. ’10: Selsey Life – Coastal protection complications
Dec 09/Jan 10:  Selsey Life -  The end of the old year and beginning of the new

Nov 09: Selsey Life - Shingle, Lovely Shingle!

 9 Nov. '09  Bunn Leisure's Planning Application to erect coastal defences is finally approved

Nov. 09 Environment Agency drop-in sessions explaining their proposals for Medmerry: 

Sat. 14 NovSelsey Town Hall, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

 Mon. 16 Nov.  Sidlesham Village Hall, 1p.m.-7 p.m

Nov. 09 Medmerry Realignment - Does this affect you? - Yes! See SOS Bulletin No.8

Nov. 09 Medmerry Realignment - Does this affect you? - Yes! See SOS Bulletin No.8                         

Oct. 09 Environment Agency Press Release
See Environment Agency's Medmerry Realignment page. www.environment-agency.gov.uk/medmerry
October 09: Selsey Life -
the Environment Agency (EA) has started preliminary investigations on the managed realignment scheme at Medmerry.
Selsey Life Sept 09: Prosper and defend
Selsey life, August 09: Summer Update
Selsey life, July 09: Sea Selsey, rainforests (!), and Westminster SOS was delighted to participate in a Conference of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Coastal Affairs where  Roland O'Brien was invited to make a presentation. Report and pictures >>>
Bunn Leisure's planning application The application for new coast defences in front of the caravan parks is due to be determined by Chichester District Council by 11th August 2009. To view the details go to the Council's website (www.chichester.gov.uk) and follow links to planning. The application number is 09/01894/FUL, or try this direct link here >>
June 09:  SOS latest bulletin
 EURO ELECTIONS 
See reply from Janet C Sully, (Labour's candidate no.2 )
May 09: EURO ELECTIONS. What do the candidates say and who will you vote for? We write and get the views of the main political parties
1 April 2009 Selsey Life Publication: Reflections on a busy and successful year. More >>>
23 March 09 North Solent Management Plan meeting. More >>>
13 March 09: Press release
1 March 09: Selsey Life - Campaign for Coastal Protection – Good News for a Change!

AGM 11 March 09:

Our Annual General Meeting is due to take place on Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 7.30 p.m. at Selsey Town Hall.  More >>>

1st Feb 2009:

Selsey Life Publication: Campaign for Coastal Protection – Behind the Scenes!
18th Jan 2009: Press release re East Beach maintenance
1st Jan 2009:

Selsey Life: Coast Defence – Unravelling the Riddles

1st Dec 2008:

Selsey Life publication: Coast Defence Conundrums

19 Dec 2009: We are delighted that SOS has been awarded a Grassroots Grant by the Sussex Community Foundation.  This will be of immense help to our campaign, particularly with regard to printing and publicity costs

16th Nov 2008:

Press release reply to Environment Agency

1st Nov 2008:

Selsey Life publication: New Housing and Coast Defence

1st Sept 2008:

Selsey Life publication: Coast Defences - Job Done?

26th Aug 2008:

SOS FORMAL RESPONSE TO CDS

26th Aug 2008:

MPSG formal response to CDS

15th Aug 2008:

SOS newsletter No. 6:

1st Aug 2008:

Selsey Life publication: The Coast Defence Strategy in More Detail

1st Jul 2008:

Selsey Life publication

1st Jun 2008:

Selsey Life publication

29th May 2008:

The Draft Coast Defence Strategy read more...

27th May 2008:

SOS responds to the Going Dutch Event   more...

1st May 2008:

Selsey Life publication

16th Mar 2008:

STORM OF 10th MARCH 2008. WHAT IS THE TRUE STORY? more... and pics...

10th Mar 2008:

Latest News - The Medmerry shingle bank, maintained by the Environment Agency, was overtopped in severe, but predicted, storms today more...

11th Feb 2008:

Parliamentary question from Andrew Tyrie MP reveals the value of protecting our coastal communities. more...

 

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