Lines In The Sand

How the Save Hemsby Coastline campaign is protecting local people the effects of coastal erosion.

In late 2023, Kevin Jordan’s dream retirement home by the sea in Hemsby, Norfolk, was demolished by the local council. Bought only 14-years prior, it was deemed unsafe and at risk from coastal erosion. What could he do?

In this, the first episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast series 3, we explore the link between Kevin’s story and the dangerous human-made heating of our planet, and learn how communities are coming together to fight for better protection. We also learn how tools like the climate warming stripes, can help communities campaign and tell the story of the changing climate locally.

Host Isabelle Sparrow is joined by Save Hemsby Coastline campaigners Kevin and Simon, and Professor Ed Hawkins of the University of Reading’s Centre for Atmospheric Science to see why things need to change, quickly, and what could happen if we continue to cross the lines in the sand. 

Show Notes 

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To discover how communities elsewhere in the country are building resilience against the impacts of climate breakdown, check out the “Climate Resilient Places To Live” section on our Community Action pages: https://carboncopy.eco/community

Download your local warming stripes, search for your area via the map or use the dropdown on this page: https://carboncopy.eco/local-climate-action 

Find out more about national and international warming stripes: https://showyourstripes.info/  

Find out more about Simon and Kevin’s campaign for better policy around coastal erosion: https://savehemsbycoastline.org.uk/

Read Save Hemsby Coastline’s letter to 10 Downing Street: https://savehemsbycoastline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Petition-covering-letter.pdf 

Find out more about coastal protection campaigns in East Anglia: https://www.coasteast.org.uk/