Feedback -
by email, 18th June
"I thought the beaches
looked wonderful anyway but this weekend we went down to
Canford Cliffs/Flaghead - WoW!!!!!! There was so much
room on the beach, the sand itself was beautiful and the sea
was so clear. Surely it had to be the most special beach
in the world to be on this weekend.
Well done to
all who have worked on the project"
Lee Ellis,
Poole
Beach
days
loads
m3
metric tonnes
1
tons
Swanage
16
76
128,219
192,329
189,291
Poole
32
226
590,364
885,546
871,560
Bournemouth
60
290
726,101
1,089,152
1,071,950
Totals
108
592
1,444,684
2,167,027
2,132,801
Average per day
5.5
13,377
20,065
19,748
Of the total 1.45 million m3
measured in the dredger's hopper, it is estimated about 1.16
million m3 was actually delivered to the beaches
[more]
10th
1900 hrs the
sinkerline was towed from Poole Bay, bound for Southwold, Suffolk
March 2006
Daily Total (m3)
19
th
Job done.
0020 hrs the HAM
311 disconnected from the pipeline for the final time.
0305 hrs she
departed Poole Bay bound for Rotterdam.
0
18th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
9,110
17th
Beach replenishment
(3 loads)
6,578
16th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
9,222
15th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
9,402
14
th
A visit from Andy
George of
Defra, London, who paying for the
replenishment work. 4 loads pumped ashore today
9,189
13th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
8,908
12th
Beach replenishment
(5 loads)
10,641
11th
Beach replenishment
(6 loads)
13,693
10th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
8,781
9th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
9,163
8th
Beach replenishment
(5 loads)
10,884
7th
Beach replenishment
(1 load)
2,061
6th
Beach replenishment
(1 load)
2,120
5th
Beach replenishment
(5 loads)
11,932
4th
Beach replenishment
(6 loads)
13,885
3rd
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
9,142
2nd
Beach replenishment
(6 loads)
13,541
1st
Beach replenishment
(5 loads)
11,189
February 2006
Daily Total (m3)
28th
Beach replenishment
(2 loads)
4,776
27th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
9,412
26th
Beach replenishment
(5 loads)
11,789
25th
Beach replenishment
(5 loads)
11,696
24th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
9,098
23rd
Beach replenishment
(2 loads)
4,391
22nd
Beach replenishment
(3 loads)
6,948
21st
No beach
replenishment
0
20th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
8,992
19th
Beach replenishment
(5 loads)
11,041
18th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
8,855
17th
No beach
replenishment works; during bad weather dredging continues -
material unsuitable for the beach is taken to the licensed
disposal ground off Swanage
0
16th
Members of the
Institution of Civil Engineers attend a lunch and project
presentation from Poole Harbour Commissioners, Borough of Poole &
Van Oord at the Harbour Heights Hotel. Site visits to Solent
Meads and Branksome Chine followed despite replenishment work
being delayed by poor weather conditions.
0
15th
Beach replenishment
(2 loads)
4,664
14th
Winds Force 5 today
with Force 6-7 and heavy swell predicted for tomorrow; unsafe for
replenishment. Sinkerline brought ashore. Just 1 load
delivered to the beach
2,112
13th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
9,108
12
th
'Countryfile'
on BBC1 this morning featured the beach replenishment and other
stories from Poole Harbour. 4 loads pumped ashore
8,733
11th
Beach replenishment
(5 loads)
11,323
10th
The Waterway
completed her final discharge at 00:05 this morning, bound for
Rotterdam. HAM 311 working alone; beach replenishment (5
loads)
10,813
9th
Beach replenishment
(7 loads)
20,950
8th
Beach replenishment
(9 loads)
23,852
7th
The sinkerline was
moved this morning, to the bottom of Gordon Steps at Southbourne,
the BBC filmed aboard the HAM 311 and 9 loads were pumped
ashore - busy day!
24,015
6th
Beach replenishment
(7 loads)
18,719
5th
Beach replenishment
(8 loads)
21,845
4th
Beach replenishment
(7 loads)
19,437
3rd
Van Oord advise that
the Waterway will be operating only until 9th February,
after which the HAM 311 will complete the project alone;
anticipated end date is week commencing 6th March. 7 loads
today.
17,748
2nd
Beach replenishment
(8 loads)
22,742
1
st
The production team from BBC1's
Countryfile visit Poole
& Bournemouth; on 6th & 7th February they will be back to film
five stories from Poole for their programme which airs on BBC1 on
Sunday the 12th at 10.55 a.m. 5 loads pumped ashore today.
14,823
January 2006
Daily Total (m3)
31st
Beach replenishment
(5 loads)
15,139
30th
Waterway back
in service. Beach replenishment (7 loads)
18,519
29th
Problems with the
Waterway
today. Beach replenishment (6 loads)
13,043
28th
Beach replenishment
(9 loads)
24,302
27th
Van Oord move the
sinkerline at noon - it comes ashore at Southbourne (east).
Beach replenishment (5 loads)
14,569
26th
Beach replenishment
(7 loads)
18,796
25th
Beach replenishment
(5 loads)
14,358
24th
Beach replenishment
(4 loads)
12,057
23rd
Beach replenishment
has been progressing very well but the HAM 311 was out of
action most of today (5 loads)
15,196
22nd
Beach replenishment
(7 loads)
19,391
21st
Beach replenishment
(8 loads)
22,642
20th
Beach replenishment
(7 loads)
18,198
19th
Beach replenishment
(9 loads)
21,959
18th
The site is set up at
Solent Meads car park. Sinkerline brought ashore by the
multicat; other equipment arrives by road. Replenishment
commences p.m. (5 loads pumped ashore)
10,609
January 2006
Daily Total (m3)
18th
Sinkerline floated and on its way to Hengistbury Head by 09:00
17th
Sinkerline brought ashore for maintenance. A 250m section
will be left here; only 500m is required to reach Bournemouth
beaches
16th
Waterway in the harbour for refuelling and maintenance; HAM
311 finishes Poole replenishment work (5 loads)
11,945
15th
Beach replenishment (10 loads) - only one day's work left at
Poole.
27,113
14th
Beach replenishment (8 loads)
21,775
13th
Beach replenishment (9 loads). Works have reached Shore
Road; just a small section left to the 2nd rock groyne towards
Sandbanks and this part of the project is complete.
22,457
12th
Beach replenishment (10 loads)
25,499
11th
Beach replenishment (11 loads)
30,311
Work is progressing
at approximately 150m each day, and that's too fast for some
...
Winston
Sagman emails us:
"I am sure
I am not alone in wishing that your team would slow down a
little. At the present rate of progress this
fascinating piece of engineering is going to be finished
too soon and the entertainment we are all enjoying will be
gone"
10th
Beach replenishment (13 loads)
36,080
9th
Beach replenishment (11 loads)
32,100
8th
Further sinkerline problems; divers on site. Replenishment
work recommences late in the day (3 loads)
7,631
7th
The repaired sinkerline has been successfully floated and moved to
Canford Cliffs Chine.
0
6th
No beach replenishment today. Sinkerline repairs underway.
0
5th
Beach replenishment (5 loads). Section of beach now
completed (approx 1640m) between Branksome Dene Chine and Canford
Cliffs Chine.
6,475
4th
Sinkerline problems persist; the majority of dredging today is of fine
sediments for offshore disposal offshore at Swanage. Pipeline reconnected
for overnight replenishment work (3 loads)
10,076
3rd
A
leak has developed in the sinkerline preventing it from being
floated and moved to Canford Cliffs Chine. Independent film
production crew arrives to interview Clive Smith, Head of Leisure
Services at Poole. Beach replenishment (4 loads)
12,172
2nd
Hundreds if not thousands of visitors over the extended New Year
Bank Holiday. Beach replenishment (8 loads)
24,301
1st
Beach replenishment (5 loads)
15,629
December 2005
Daily Total (m3)
31st
Beach
replenishment (4 loads)
11,904
30th
Southerly winds
up to Force 6 stops work. Gusts above a Force 4/5 make it
too difficult & dangerous to couple the dredger with the floating
pipeline for pumping.
0
29
th
Only the
Waterway working today (7 loads).
HAM 311
refuelling. Project Managers from Poole's Leisure Services
went aboard
Waterway [
pictures].
19,779
28th
Beach
replenishment (9 loads)
23,030
27th
Beach
replenishment (8 loads)
19,539
26th
Beach
replenishment (9 loads)
22,488
25th
Beach
replenishment (8 loads)
19,876
24th
Beach
replenishment (6 loads)
13,766
23rd
Beach
replenishment (8 loads)
19,233
22nd
Beach
replenishment (8 loads). Section of beach completed (approx
500m) between Branksome Dene Chine and Branksome Chine. Work
will move west of Branksome Chine.
18,286
21st
Beach
replenishment (9 loads)
23,743
20th
Beach
replenishment (11 loads)
28,844
19th
Beach
replenishment (12 loads). ITV news crew filmed aboard one of
the dredgers and interviewed project managers.
33,013
18th
Beach
replenishment (7 loads)
15,783
17th
Beach
replenishment by both Waterway & HAM 311 (13
loads)
32,768
16th
The sinkerline
comes ashore just east of Branksome Chine. The first dredger
load was pumped ashore at 19:00 (2 loads total)
4,748
15th
The sinkerline was
floated at Swanage and brought into Poole by tugs at 17:30.
The dredger Waterway also arrived at Poole today, to
replace Volvox Scaldia [more]
14th
Operational delays
- obstructions found on the seabed off the coast at Branksome
Chine where the sinkerline is due to come ashore
12th
Offshore winds
prevent pipeline from being moved
11th
Equipment arrives
at Poole by road but sea fog and offshore winds prevent the
sinkerline (transported by sea) from leaving Swanage
10th
Beach replenishing
equipment dismantled at Swanage and moved to Poole by road
