There are no words to describe how sad this makes me feel. Thinking of everyone affected in Hemsby. Thank you for posting. I hope it helps spread how much they need support.
WOW, that was BRILLIANT ! The atmospheric music was perfect. To see the drone footage like that just shows how the erosion is eating away at the coastline. Sadly, nature will ALWAYS win, but that's what nature is all about. This video deserves some sort of award - it really IS that good. Thanks for sharing it with us. Take care 🙂
Used to come every year, booked three chalets for us all with the kids . Club was fun, lots of places to eat, reasonable prices. Fish shop caught fire one year. Chinese take away and Indian, fantastic. Gift shops, one gentleman was there for years in the gift shop st the end of the path before we went to the beach. Deck chairs and ice creams. Man who rented the deck chairs out all summer had an amazing tan. Amusement arcades just like the ones we had as kids. Will never forget those wonderful times.
thank you. It made me cry - I was there just last week visiting family that live in Hemsby. Spent a lot of time hiking/running up and down the valley and beaches and it really gave a poignant perspective. Thinking of Lance and all the other people that have been impacted by this.
Most other countries government take measure to prevent erosion. It seems the UK government likes to encourage it, so that they can blame climate change.
That is frankly ridiculous. It is vulnerable places like Hemsby that are naturally going to be affected by climate change first. Once the Antarctic sea ice has melted a lot more places will be facing this. I did holiday in Hemsby in July and it was a very worrying situation. Only safe access to the beach is now via "the Gap" which is literally the one 20 foot gap in the cliff remaining. There are masses of concrete blocks and ironworks holding back some very big waves. (I got a lot of dramatic photos.)
At one time the dunes were growing not receding and there are many that believe that this has been caused by the Dutch dredging at sea and removing the material that used to replenish the beach to, ironically, build their sea defences. Certainly the old WW2 tank traps that I remember as a child became covered by sand and have only now resurfaced.
You nailed it. The offshore mining of 100s of millions of tons of aggregate and the development of the land above have combined to increase the rate of erosion.
Im sure if loads of people each season in the summer put money into boxes throughput hemsby and winterton and newport and further down to yarmouth donation boxes towards a sea defence to be made then maybe a chance to save further houses being destroyed.its a lovely place.visited 4 times and this june.
Such a shame so many homes are vulnerable to the sea! Nicely documented I'm sure this video will have some historical value in the future. I've added your channel, hopefully you'll connect with another drone pilot?
We had a caravans on seabreeze late 60s to mid 70s. You are correct the beach was so much bigger, I'm sure the wartime pillbox defence structure was nestled in the dunes?? Its now in the sea!! We visited hemsby a couple of times this year it is so sad to see this erosion ,have to see it to realise
My parents used to own a newly built bungalow in that area in the 90's, should think the prices are on the decline, as who would pay a lot of money for a property close too the sea
Mother nature will not be beaten. When human kind is dead and gone, mother nature will fill the void. We won't be here to see it, but life will go on. We take up but the blink of the eye in real time.
Our British government don’t seem to care about these neglected and beautiful places and it’s good folk . I’m so sorry for your heart break I know what it’s like to lose your home 😟🙏🏽
Now in Dec 2023 to see how much more of this coastline has gone. Some of those homes at the beginning of the video are now being removed. I would be worried if I lived in any of the houses much further back too.
Hi, very nice video shot ! Can I use it for a non-commercial educational project to raise awareness about mass wasting including of course your channel name and details ? Thank you.
So sad 😢When I was a kid I used to jump off the Pillar box onto soft sand with at least 50 meters before I got to the sea such a shame, Hope they put up sea defences before it all goes 👍👍❤️
Excellent video so sad to see Hemsby like this. A go fund me page needs starting for Sea defence work If every holiday maker put £2 in the jar instead of the slots it would make a good start. I’d gladly contribute been going there for 40 years
at this rate , a few BIG storms over the next 5-10 years and the amusements and buildings currently NEAREST the sea will be gone........................
Christ sack these are working class peoples homes. What if it was your home. They pay there taxers come on the government should be held to account .so so sad so much for Great Britain we should be looking after are own . I’m fed up with all this helping over seas when are own people and children need help. Christ sack people of u.k make a bloody stand.
