Old Portsmouth Field Trip, June 2011
The 2011 SCOPAC field trip for elected members and officers took us to Old Portsmouth and focused on the measures taken to prevent flooding of such a low lying city.
The trip was organised to coincide with high tide to illustrate just how low lying Old Portsmouth really is.
Approximately 60 delegates attended for the morning which commenced in the Spinnaker Tower at 7.30am; after breakfast and presentations the group walked from Gun Wharf to Old Portsmouth for tours and talks of the flood defence scheme and local history.
Councillor Roger Elkins (Chairman of SCOPAC) introduced the event followed by Professor Andy Bradbury (Chairman of the Southern Coastal Group) who provided the context of the day.
Presentations at Spinnaker Tower:
Planning for new homes and jobs in a city at risk from coastal flooding
PDF (3Mb) / John Slater, Head of Planning at Portsmouth City Council
European Habitat Designations, Flood Risk Schemes & the Habitat Creation Programme
PDF (1Mb) / Uwe Dornbusch, Regional Coastal Technical Specialist with the Environment Agency, standing in for Ruth Jolley, Habitat Creation Programme Manager at the Environment Agency
Managing the coastal historic environment
PDF (1Mb) / Peter Murphy, Coastal Strategy Officer at English Heritage
At Old Portsmouth:
Old Portsmouth Flood Protection Scheme
PDF (4Mb) / Matt Hosey, Senior Coastal Engineer with Havant, Portsmouth and Gosport Coastal Partnership
Katy Ball (Curator of Local History) gave a walking tour of the local heritage at risk of flooding in Old Portsmouth.
View of Old Portsmouth
View of Old Portsmouth
Spinnaker Tower
Spinnaker Tower
Spinnaker Tower
Spinnaker Tower
John Slater, Head of Planning
John Slater, Head of Planning
Matt Hosey presentation and tour of Old Portsmouth Flood Defence Scheme
Matt Hosey presentation & tour
Katy Ball, Curator of Local History, gave a walking tour of the local heritage at risk of flooding
Walking tour with Katy Ball
SCOPAC would like to thank the speakers for their interesting talks which helped make the event such as success.