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)
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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, 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
Letter to Members, November 2018
Dear BHT Member, Mr Thorpe has requested that we advise you of the any corrections or clarifications we feel we should make after some comments he made about our report and accounts and last member update . Whilst the Trustees do not believe any corrections or clarifications are needed, we set out our response to Mr Thorpe’s comments below . Mr Thorpe raised no … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, November 2018