March 2025: Engagement Round 2 for new Flood and Coastal  Strategy!

March 2025: Engagement Round 2 for new Flood and Coastal Strategy!

Portland and Wyke Regis communities and stakeholders are invited to engagement events to help with the development of the new Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) Strategy for the area from Portland Underhill to Wyke Regis.

As part of the current engagement round, the Dorset Coast Forum will be hosting two in-person drop-in events and an online presentation, where the baseline understanding and findings will be presented, and members of the project team will be available to answer questions. The team are keen to hear from you on whether you agree with the baseline findings and have any suggestions for how the coastal risks can be managed.

The engagement event details are below:

In-person drop-in event: Wednesday 19th March, anytime between 2:30pm – 5:30pm – Portland Community Venue, Three Yards Close, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1JN.

In-person drop-in event: Tuesday 25th March, anytime between 2:30 – 7pm – Wyke Regis Working Men’s Club, 56 Portland Road, Weymouth, DT4 9AB.

Online event: Tuesday 1st April, 7 – 8pm. Register your place here

Online survey: to share your feedback with the project team. Take survey here

Further information and online survey: Further information including draft baseline reports that provide in-depth detail about the work to date are available on the project website, along with an online survey where you can provide feedback.

Please visit: www.dorsetcoasthaveyoursay.co.uk/portland-to-wyke-regis-flood-and-coastal-risk-management-project.

Portland Outdoor Classroom Day – Sign Up Now!

Portland Outdoor Classroom Day – Sign Up Now!

We are excited to announce we are hosting a free Outdoor Classroom Day on Chesil Beach, Chiswell, on Wednesday 16th October 2024. This is a free offer for local schools and young people’s organisations in Portland and Wyke Regis focussing on STEM related topics on the coast. This year we are thrilled to offer a personal guided tour of the local flood defences, interactive demonstrations of sea-level rise using our exciting new ‘wave-tank’, and the chance for the children to design their own flood defence structures!

How can you get involved:

  • Our offer is open to school and youth organisations in the Portland and Wyke Regis areas, age ranges from KS2-4 and we can tailor the content and length of your seafront session to suit you – between 30 mins to an hour
  • Interested schools can get more information and book sessions in advance by contacting the Dorset Coast Forum Project Officer Dan via email at dan.williams@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk or by calling 01305 228679
  • In advance, you will be sent information and an accompanying lesson plan on coastal flood risk and erosion

Please call or email me to book your slot – places are limited but we will try to accommodate everyone as best we can!