Bembridge Harbour Trust

Bembridge Harbour Trust - Isle of Wight

"To preserve and enhance Bembridge Harbour, its approaches and setting for the benefit of the public, including users of the Harbour and the communities of Bembridge and St Helens”

Dredging

Trustees respond to recent Harbour Advisory Group Minutes

BHT try to avoid rising to misinformation unless it is significantly misleading or damaging to the harbour commercially or environmentally. In the case of statements by Mr Thorpe in the recent BHAG minutes we believe some correction and expansion is needed. Within this response some evidence is provided in links. The Minutes state ( bold text) : “We [ MT and FT] have … [Read more...] about Trustees respond to recent Harbour Advisory Group Minutes

Member update late September

Dear Members In this note we update on several issues:  Should BHT step aside?  BHT’s trustees had assumed that any independent 'community interest group’ bidding for the harbour might feel the need to isolate itself from BHT for pragmatic reasons. We have not been able to establish whether one actually exists.   In a recent Facebook post Mr … [Read more...] about Member update late September

Dredging starts

Good news. Dredging in channel inside the harbour has started. This dredger agitates the silt on the sea bed and up into the water column. It then relies on the free energy of the ebb flow remove it. This method has worked well in Yarmouth. Lets hope it works as well here. We understand the idea is to create linear flows between the otherwise silt gathering sink holes (created … [Read more...] about Dredging starts

July Members update

Dear Members Clear routes forward for BHT have been identified The Judicial Review results, and the evidence it revealed, have identified clear routes forward that the Trust intends to pursue in the interest of the harbour and the local communities. The Judge effectively ruled ONLY on whether the declared profits in the year 2019 to 2020 were correctly … [Read more...] about July Members update

Early January update

Dear Members Court date fixed Finally, we have a court date for the Judicial Review of the Statutory Harbour Authority. The final hearing will be on 23rd March 2023, in the High Court in London. It will be an in-person hearing. At present, it cannot also be viewed online by the public, but we will keep you advised if there is any change. Sale of the Aggregates … [Read more...] about Early January update