ADVANCE NOTICE: The promenade between Blue Reef Portsmouth & Pyramids will close Jan 2022-Nov 2023 for construction of next phase of the S'sea Coastal Scheme around Southsea Castle bit.ly/3cOXxEA

Our winter newsletter is now online at southseacoastalscheme.org.uk/resources/news…

Bird lovers: Please be assured we'll be protecting Purple Sandpipers when work starts around Southsea Castle, employing mitigation measures to keep our feathered friends happy bit.ly/3pdkCaN

Due to the current COVID situation we have decided to temporarily close our Project Information Centre with a view to reopening on 17 January.

A great milestone to kick off 2022 with the first 5t parapet unit installed at Frontage 1 - Long Curtain Moat. Read more bit.ly/3n1eZez

We're building a temporary access road for construction vehicles along the edge of Castle Field nearest the Pyramids as our Frontage 4 site gets set up

The seafront promenade from Blue Reef to the Pyramids will be closed from Monday 31 Jan until early 2024 to allow our Frontage 4 construction to proceed. A pedestrian diversion will be in place.

Work around Southsea Castle has started with site clearance, survey works & creation of 2 access points from Clarence Esplanade. Next week we commence on our vehicle access road along the eastern perimeter of Castle Field lnkd.in/dVVshq3k

'KERB' YOUR ENTHUSIASM! At Frontage 4 (Southsea Castle) we're installing 2 dropped kerbs on Clarence Esplanade to allow construction vehicles access to the working site. One near Blue Reef; one by Castle Field.

We've got an archaeologist from Wessex Archaeology on site today, ensuring we won't be disturbing history around Southsea Castle once Frontage 4 works get underway.

We've removed top soil on the new haul road on Castle Field that will be used by construction vehicles. A base layer will make the road easier to remove once work is complete.

Stormy weather ahead, so we're glad Portsmouth City Council is closing the flood gates at Old Portsmouth & putting flood boards in place at Pyramids bit.ly/3GSVf3S

Today we've installed a temporary rock & shingle defence to protect the already damaged esplanade & beach near The Beach Club during #StormEunice bit.ly/3oVTIUB

CASTLE ROCK! From w/c 28/2 we're expecting 140,000t of rock from Norway over 7 months to form the primary sea defence around Southsea Castle bit.ly/3BIhPev

Our coaster Liamare has arrived from Norway with the first shipment of rock for sea defences near Southsea Castle. Rocks will be delivered to shore early tomorrow morning bit.ly/379O5vT

Rock will be delivered to the shore around Southsea Castle on 17 March from approx. noon, weather permitting bit.ly/3MVdHwT

Advance notice: Rock deliveries will be made near Southsea Castle 26-27 March to fit with the tides. 2 sessions per day: 03:00-11:00 & 16:30-23:00. Rock installation both days from 06:00 to 12:30 & possibly some work breaking up the existing defence structure

Get a bird's eye view of our rock works near Southsea Castle on our new You Tube video: bit.ly/3j0A8Dh

We will pause work on 2 June while the #Jubilee beacon lighting event is underway at Southsea Castle & our Pier Road site carpark will be open for the #JubileeWeekend Thurs-Sun.

Join us for a public exhibition on Portsmouth's coastal defence schemes on Fri 24 Feb 2-8pm & Sat 25 Feb 9am-3pm at CourtX tennis centre, Eastern Pde, Southsea southseacoastalscheme.org.uk/making-an-exhi…