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
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Members update December 2022
Dear Members, We hope to see as many of you as possible at the AGM. This will be held at 6.00pm on the 16th December at The Cloisters off Bembridge High Street. In the meantime, we bring you up to date on a couple of major issues, the sale of the aggregate yard and the Judicial Review of the Harbour Authority. Sale of the aggregates yard at Bembridge Point It … [Read more...] about Members update December 2022
July members update
It appears that the vast majority of the £900,000 proceeds from the sale of Bembridge Point gravel yard with extraction rights, should have gone to the statutory harbour authority (BHIC) but have instead gone to the Thorpes' property company, BIL. According to records at Land Registry, in April 2022 the gravel yard and access road were transferred from BIL to JS Ag Ltd … [Read more...] about July members update
Late February Members update
Dear Members, The hearing of the Judicial Review against the SHA is not now expected until late Spring. But people need to know that whatever the eventual outcome of the JR, the harbour remains under existential threat as long as any owner is able to extract all the money they choose, at the direct expense of the harbour's essential function, and BHT alone cannot … [Read more...] about Late February Members update
Letter to members January 2022
Dear Members, Let’s hope for a brighter new year. The Trustee’s clear purpose in 2022 is to continue to strive for a sustainable future for Bembridge Harbour. The two main ongoing initiatives, the Judicial Reviews of the Bembridge Harbour Improvements Company Limited ( as responsible Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA)) and of the IWC ( as responsible Local … [Read more...] about Letter to members January 2022