Dear members, friends and supporters As signs increase that we are perhaps coming in sight of moving into what will be the new normal, we bring you some items of news about the harbour. Sewage treatment. As announced in the Isle of Wight County Press on 22nd May, the Statutory Harbour Authority is investing in new biological treatment plants for two houseboats, with a … [Read more...] about Letter to members, May 2020 (2)
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Letter to members, April 2020 (2)
Dear MemberWe write to bring you all up to date with developments concerning Bembridge Harbour in the first months of this remarkable year. DredgingAs noted elsewhere, dredging in the harbour was scheduled to recommence in April but has been postponed indefinitely while the corona virus crisis continues. This is understandable enough, although it means that when dredging … [Read more...] about Letter to members, April 2020 (2)
Letter to members, April 2020
Dear Members We hope you and yours are staying well in these extraordinary times - I am sure we are all helping our communities wherever and however we can, even if it is simply by sticking to the restrictions that we know are for the good of all, whether on land or sea. These movement restrictions have recently been reinforced by Hants and IOW Constabulary's Marine … [Read more...] about Letter to members, April 2020
Letter to Members, January 2020
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, 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