Report on siltation; Latest on the groyne Dear BHT Members, We wish you a happy new year and hope for a better year for the harbour that so urgently needs dredging and repair. New report on siltation in Bembridge Harbour At the AGM attendees learned that if siltation in Bembridge Harbour is allowed to carry on at its current rate, in as little as 15 years we … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, January 2020
Letter to Members
Letter to Members, November 2019
AGM, Siltation Talk and Overview of the Trust's current position Dear BHT Members , Please come to the AGM, and also hear an informative talk about siltation in the harbour and what can be done about it. (5.00pm 7th December, at Bembridge Sailing Club). Here is just one illustration from the talk showing the accretion in the harbour 1998-2018 using aerial … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, November 2019
Letter to Members, October 2019
AGM and important talk on Siltation Dear BHT member Please save the date for our Annual General Meeting, to be held at Bembridge Sailing Club with the kind permission of the Flag Officers at 5pm on Saturday 7th December. We encourage you to bring your guests. Before the AGM itself, the meeting will start with a short talk by Jeremy Gully entitled: … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, October 2019
Letter to Members, July 2019
Some good news for the Harbour Dear Member We write with the momentous news on the Thorpes' residential development scheme. A draft S106 agreement is in circulation that at last has the potential to safeguard the harbour’s interests. If we can now succeed in persuading the owners to be transparent about their financial affairs, this may actually result in some … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, July 2019
Letter to Members, May 2019
COVERING LETTER (Read the FULL UPDATE here) Dear BHT Member Pressure is mounting on the Department for Transport (DfT) to announce an inspection of the financial and operational affairs of the harbour. This is by far the most promising route to achieving the clarity around the financial situation of the harbour which the community so badly needs and … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, May 2019