Piece on Happisburgh from the forthcoming Britain from Above series on BBC

A huge pile of sand and shingle has been moved past Felixstowe pier over the last few nights as part of a £10 million Environment Agency project. The new beach material, which was stockpiled just south of the pier earlier, is being used to recharge the beach north of the pier, as far as the war memorial opposite the town hall.

More information on www.felixstowetv.com including video clips

HUNDREDS of campaigners today formed a human chain along Southwold’s promenade to send a message to Gordon Brown about the Governent’s policy of abandoning the Suffolk coast to the ravages of the sea.

The Blyth Estuary protestors - who are angry about the Environment Agency’s plans to withdraw funding for flood defences at the Blyth Estuary - took their fight to Mr Brown, who is currently enjoying a summer holiday in the area.

The protesters linked arms and chanted “SOS” while some held banners saying: “Gord Help Us. Save Our Shoreline.” (more…)

Authorities consider flooding large parts of the Norfolk Broads, a hugely popular wildlife sanctuary in eastern England.

The move would be intended to address rising sea levels which many experts now believe pose an even greater risk because of global warming.

But the proposal has triggered a fierce local backlash amid fears village communities face devastation.

Darcy Lambton reports on the Reuters website

Fools, fools, Government fools,
How can we cope when the change all the rules.
To blame global warming not put up a fight,
Give up on old England, well, that can’t be right.
So our Broads one day we’ll be losing
And the sea will flood in at its will.
None of this is of our choosing
And the value of our homes becomes nil
While they plot our fate.

Rats, rats, all of them rats,
Leaving us stranded at drop of their hats.
Taxpayers money they never must waste,
But what of the victims evicted in haste?
No relief for poor landowners,
Cliffs will fall, land will flood, homes be lost.
Heritage that’s gone forever,
No-one’s counting the cost for us,
Nor cares a toss for us.

Shake, shake, shake in your shoes
Take on our Malcolm and you’re gonna lose.
The people are rising. They’ll never give in.
Our wrongs we want righting,
When things get exciting,
With Malcolm we’re fighting to win.

Recorded at Happisburgh Singers annual concert, 5 April 2008

For the best view of the next stage of the climate change debate, you need Mike Page’s help. CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips got a ride in his Cessna plane.

Page has been documenting what’s been happening to his home turf. There’s less and less of it.The soft sand cliffs of certain parts of the coast have always been vulnerable to erosion and the government put in a system of sea defenses about 50 years ago to try to protect it.

For decades, with constant maintenance, it worked. But with rising sea levels and rising costs, about 10 years ago, they gave up. Page’s footage, shot over the past several years, shows what happened.

Read the full story on the CBS News website