Project updates

Outdoor Classroom Day:

We are excited to announce we are hosting a free Outdoor Classroom Day on Chesil Beach, Chiswell, on Wednesday 16^th October 2024. This is a free offer for local schools and young people’s organisations in Portland and Wyke Regis focussing on STEM related topics on the coast. This year we are thrilled to offer a personal guided tour of the local flood defences, interactive demonstrations of sea-level rise using our exciting new ‘wave-tank’, and the chance for the children to design their own flood defence structures!

How can you get involved:

• Our offer is open to school and youth organisations in the Portland and Wyke Regis areas, age ranges from KS2-4 and we can tailor the content and length of your seafront session to suit you – between 30 mins to an hour
• Interested schools can get more information and book sessions in advance by contacting the Dorset Coast Forum Project Officer Dan via email at dan.williams@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk or by calling 01305 228679
• In advance, you will be sent information and an accompanying lesson plan on coastal flood risk and erosion

Please call or email me to book your slot – places are limited but we will try to accommodate everyone as best we can! 

Engagement Round 1:

During Round 1 of engagement, local residents and stakeholders provided us with essential data/local knowledge of the area. Thank you to everyone who took part. The team are working on technical modelling work which will continue through 2024. A summary of engagement round 1 can be found here: https://www.dorsetcoasthaveyoursay.co.uk/25244/widgets/71366/documents/55670