Shoreham Life

Life’s a (Shoreham) Beach has returned from its six month hiatus, and touches on the mysterious “hole” in the beach boardwalks:

Now when I say, “links” I’m telling a white lie because there is no link.  Instead there is a wapping great gap in the middle because the owner of a bungalow has allegedly objected to the Broadwalk on the grounds of lack of consultation. Thus we really have two Broadwalks, one which runs from the top of Ferry Road to the start of the bungalow’s boundary, and the other which starts from the end of their boundary and ends at the top of Shingle Road.

As Liz goes on to say, the situation has left the boardwalk somewhat more challenging for its intended audience than it should have been…

Looks like people aren’t delighted with the new boardwalk on Shoreham Beach:

Mr Nicholson said: “It is a path right outside the back of our house, people will be able to see inside our house.
“My main gripe is not the existence of the path, it is a great idea, it’s the poor communication from the council.
“There are other options available in terms of location, which from a conservation and access point of view and for local residents are better options which weren’t considered.”

From a BBC report, which is mainly about people with beach-front property complaining.

There’s an angry letter to the Shoreham Herald, too:

Am I the only person who thinks that Adur DC’s decision to spend this small fortune on something as non-essential as a boardwalk is totally inappropriate in these austere times?