Final report of Alde and Ore Futures project

The final report of Alde and Ore Futures project was presented on 17 May 2012 at Orford Town Hall at an event which marked the closure of the project and the launch of the new Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership (AOEP).

To celebrate this launch, Richard Benyon MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Natural Environment gave his support with a video message, while Nigel Gooding, Deputy Director for Marine and Biodiversity at Defra attended to give a key note speech.

These two speeches were the hightlight of the day which as well as the launch of the AOEP also included:

• AGM of Alde and Ore Association
• Final report of the Alde and Ore Futures project
• Final AGM of Estuary Planning Partnership

The agenda and papers for this meeting are available below:

• AGM agenda (new window PDF 391KB)
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• Alde & Ore Association Trustee's report (new window PDF 165KB)
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• Alde & Ore Futures summary (new window PDF 63KB)
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• Alde and Ore Futures presentation (PDF to follow)
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• Estuary Planning Partnership Chairman's report (new window PDF 48KB)
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• The Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership interim constitution (new window PDF 549KB)
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• Video message from Richard Benyon MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Natural Environment (to be added when available)
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• Keynote speech from Nigel Gooding, Deputy Director for Marine and Biodiversity at Defra (to be added when available)

The Alde and Ore Estuary Partnership

The overall purpose of AOEP is to ‘ensure the development and maintenance of a safe, secure, productive and pleasant estuary’.

Essentially, the new AOEP exists to oversee a strategy for the estuary as a whole and to prepare a plan including a rolling programme of works for the furtherance of the strategy.

This exciting new development has evolved from the joint working of the community leaders, local councils and agencies initiated by the work of the Alde and Ore Futures project.

Legacy of Alde and Ore Futures Project

Some of the highlights of the legacy of the Futures project can be seen below.

• Framework Action Plan
• • How the feedback from the Big Conversation links to the Framework Action Plan (new window PDF 36KB)
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  • Framework Action Plan (new window PDF 31KB)
  
  
• A strategic approach for the estuary
• • Aldeburgh and Ore Estuary Partnership Strategic Approach (new window PDF 324KB)
  
  
• A 10 year look forward for the estuary
• • The Approach (new window PDF 141KB)
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  • The 10 year look forward - the Environment Agency's work programme (new window PDF 25KB)
  
  
• Case study papers:
• • Estuary walls (to follow)
  • Emergency planning for communities (to follow)
  • Emergency planning for holiday rental businesses (to follow)
  • Plus others to come