Hemsby villagers feel 'abandoned' over sea defence funding ahead of winter storms

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Hemsby villagers feel 'abandoned' over sea defence funding ahead of winter storms
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Several homes in the village have already been lost to the sea this year and another is likely to go.

Natalie Gray spoke to residents in Hemsby, who said they were devastated after the government confirmed it would not fund permanent sea defences in the village

But residents learned last week that authorities were not going to fund it as costs had risen so much and because the village does not meet the government's criteria. "My daughter, she's only nine and she has nightmares about when their neighbours houses fell into the sea and the JCBs were taking all their debris away.

They were having to inform vulnerable residents on the eve of Storm Babet arriving. Meanwhile, signs saying 'Shame on you', directed at local authorities, have been put up.Ian Brennan, Save Hemsby Coastline, said: "To see when Rishi Sunak was in Clacton talking about levelling up coastal towns and villages and offering lots of money but we get nothing at all.

"The budget in Great Yarmouth for the borough for next year is £12-13m. We're talking about £20m for a rock berm , you know. We haven't got the money here in Great Yarmouth.

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