As the summer continues, the team here at Arne are making the most of the warmer weather and making great strides to progress the project. The new embankments are coming along nicely and there have been several exciting new archaeological finds this month.
Find out more about the project >> Moors at Arne Coastal Change Project
It has been so helpful to have been able to connect with so many of the community in North Swanage at our events in April and I am delighted to say that we are holding the next event in the programme on Wednesday 19th June 7-8.25pm online via Zoom.
Co-hosted by Ross Fitzgerald, Associate Director of Geomorphology at Jacobs, who are working with Dorset Council’s FCERM team on the programme, the aims of the event will be to further:
To register for the event and receive the Zoom invite, please contact sara.parker@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Sara from DCF and Flooding Swanage with artist Andy Knill Art celebrated a rescheduled Outdoor Classroom Day on 23rd in Swanage (due to Storm Ciaran and a yellow weather warning on 2 November!) with a combined total of 153 local pupils from Swanage Primary St George’s Primary School and St Mary’s. Learning about coastal flood protection on site where it happens, the pupils also learnt more about how the artists created their work.
Huge thanks to Andy – remember he starts the first of 4 FREE Talking Art Walk Swanage – monthly Talking Art Walks along the seafront 
meet at Andy’s studio on Commercial Rd at 11am. You can collect an art trail leaflet from Swanage Information Centre if you’d like to know more about the project
#EnjoyTheCoast #CoastalConnection #FloodingSwanageWithArt
Read here to find out more > Swanage Town Coastal Protection Scheme | Dorset Coast Have Your Say
Find out more from the project team about the flood and coastal risk management strategy being developed for the area from Portland Underhill to Wyke Regis.
Everyone is invited to the Grand Opening Ceremony of the new art trail ‘Flooding Swanage with Art’ on Friday 3rd November. We will gather at Heritage Square at 3.30pm for a 4pm official opening by the Mayor of Swanage.