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June 9th, 2021COUNCILS AIM TO LEASE SEABED FROM QUEEN IN MAJOR MARINE RESTORATION PROJECT.
Adur & Worthing Councils are set to become the first local authorities in the UK to lease the seabed off their coast from the Queen in a pioneering project to invest in climate change measures and restore marine habitat.The historic move could pave the way from an ambitious plan to create a Sussex Bay marine park along the entire county coast, east and west, to protect vital marine life, restore estuary habitat and even create a destination for eco tourism.
Backers of the scheme see it as the ‘blue mirror’ to the South Downs, with all the environmental protection, tourism and potential job opportunities that could be created.
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May 20th, 2021
Worthing Beach wins top national award
Worthing beach has been recognised as one of the best in the country after winning the coveted Seaside Award for the fourth year running.Overseen by charity Keep Britain Tidy, the honour identifies and rewards beaches achieving the highest standards of beach management and water quality.
Worthing’s seven mile stretch of shingle, soft sand and rock pools joined some of the best beaches in England in winning the award, and now means the Borough Council has retained the title for a fourth straight year.
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March 26th, 2021
Sustainable AW High praise for communities joining the Councils in fighting for climate change
Wildlife corridors, community growing spaces in parks and zero-waste shops selling local produce - these are just some of the steps already being taken to help Adur and Worthing respond to the climate crisis.With local residents calling for immediate action to be taken, Adur & Worthing Councils commissioned the Democratic Society to run a local Climate Assembly.
Forty three local residents were randomly selected from the local population to form the panel and met online over five weekends.
After hearing evidence from leading climate change experts, local community groups and businesses, a series of 18 recommendations were put before - and agreed - by leaders of Adur & Worthing Councils in January.
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March 24th, 2021
Success for Help our Kelp welcomed by Adur and Worthing councils
Plans to limit trawling off the coast which will boost marine wildlife and help combat climate change have been welcomed by leaders in Adur and Worthing.The Nearshore Trawling Byelaw introduced by Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (Sussex IFCA) was this week approved by the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, the Rt. Hon. George Eustice.
It means that more than 300 square kilometres of seabed off the Sussex coast will now be protected from trawling - a measure which should allow essential habitats, such as kelp forests, to regenerate.
Photo credit Sussex IFCA
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