Fleetwood’s last remaining fishermen are at loggerheads with the dock owners over fears they will be forced to give up their traditional quay.
The small handful of boat owners on Jubilee Quay say the land was given to the fishermen of Fleetwood by Queen Victoria and is a last remaining legacy of the town’s fishing heritage. However, Associated British Ports the current land owners, say the boat owners’ stubborn stance means they are now obstructing vital flood safety work that needs to be carried out by the Environment Agency.
” However, the fishermen say they are in favour of the environmental inspections but are concerned about the future of Jubilee Quay. John Worthington said: “We are supportive of the EA’s flood defence plans, although we question where the defences are proposed to end, since knowing this land and the tides as we do, there is no protection included at the end of the quay. “We fear that any large flooding event will simply sweep around the proposed defences and continue into the town anyway.
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