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The above pictures are, on the left, the start of the East Sand Barrier hazel rod fence and on the right, its near completion. This fence is now completely covered and was bounded on the outside by the Tender Mound, a rather disastrous experiment of putting dinghies on the beach. The dinghies collected as much sand as the hazel rods but not in such a disciplined manner! The West Sand Barrier has grown even bigger in the middle of the beach at its eastern end which is obviously where the sand drift really starts to build. The whole area is a observatory for sand in motion and seeing where it all ends up is a very interesting exercise - although it is very annoying for boat owners who do not have their boats inside a barrier!
In fact, it has been decided that no boats of any sort will be put outside the sand barriers in future. The sand that is collected usually dumps over the matting ramps and makes launching impossible at times.
Projects to be undertaken Spring 2009-
SAND WORK PARTY PROJECTS Jan 2009
- 1 Dig out and roll up green matting – 3 off. DONE.
- 2 Take up black grid matting from Tender Park and relay all gridding through ex-Mirror park. to make wider path. New gridding very fragile - lugs drop off easily. DONE Dig up gridding along main middle path and drag back into correct position. DONE
- 3 Build hazel rod fences on outside of East Sand Barrier. Dig up post and rope fencing and relocate to seaward side. DONE. Replenish fence off West Barrier.
- 4 Remove 4 ft off west end of East Sand barrier (opp washdown area, i.e.West exit) DONE Dig out 8’ of sand HALF DONE and fold sleepers round make retaining wall. DONE
- 5 Original Road Roll to be repaired and replaced (Jane)DONE-
- 7 HOMEMADE ROAD-ROLL. Wood delivered and cut. (Ted and Barry) Drill holes. (Ted) Cut thin rope (Ted and Jane). Plastic Piping for spacers chopped (Jane). 1/2” copper pipe to make telurites cut (Ted and Barry) Thread (many helpers) and lay. ALL DONE
- 8 Erect 3 more wattle fences continuing same line back towards club.DONE
- 9 Concreting of areas in front of shed and buoy store (to mate with grid matting) and various other holes around the parks. (John Bovis) CORNER OF BOAT PARK BY CHANDLERY DUG OUT Now finished professionally
- 10 Lay green matting, along small path opposite West exit washdown area. – when bank is removed (5). (Small day boats could then go here and the row of Terras put between Solos and Middle Dune possibly with some toppers which may obviate necessity for next point 11)DONE
- 11 (Dig out and ) Clear brambles from back of Middle dune behind small day boats DONE
- Cut back brambles along causeway carpark
- 12 Lay green matting though Tender Park - when sand cleared – (Gary Gledhill) DONE
- 13 Move boats outs of sandy areas ready to be cleared (Zan & Edward Carr) DONE
- 14 Remove tenders and racks to allow sand to blow through (Garry Gledhill, Colin)
Remove sand DONE
- 15 Removal of picnic table from Dune behind chandlery.DONE. Now in boat park
- 16 Removal of sand by hand where necessary and with Bobcat LOTS DONE
- 17 Tie down black belting matting and retrieve decking on beach DONE
- 18 Retrieve chains off NW beach for use as tie downs in boat park
- 19 Build some chestnut paling fencing when available in various places and mend fencing between bosun’s yard and Lagoon dune. Latter done and tree fenced off
- 20 Erect anti-parking posts around entrance roundabout (Anthony P) and along causeway
Erect Post and rope fence to delineate first part of causeway overflow car-park. DONE
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