Mooring and slipway enhancements

New piling at How Hill and Ludham Staithe

Improvement works have been undertaken in Compartment 5 on the pilings in partnership with the Broads Authority. Mooring facilities have been improved with the installation of new, capped piling and an improved bank surface and hard surface standing (at Ludham Staithe).

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Mooring and slipway improvements

The Broads provide around 120 miles of navigable waterways and is established as an important area for recreational boating. A large number of both private and hire craft regularly use The Broads consequently there is a high demand for facilities such as moorings. The entire BESL project area is adjacent to navigable waterways and often existing facilities such as moorings or slipways are located next to the floodbanks. Where possible BESL aim to improve such facilities, or provide new facilities where appropriate, as part of the floodbank improvement works. The majority of the mooring enhancement areas are managed by the Broads Authority or as parish staithes after they are completed, ensuring they are available to the public. In addition to these formal enhancements BESL also look to retain piling for informal moorings for as long as possible often undertaking repairs and maintenance works, such as topboard replacement, to make the area safe. All piling work, whether for formal mooring areas or just for flood defence purposes, is designed with safety features such as safety chains or ladders.

Below are some examples of BESL enhancements.

Moorings

In the following locations formal mooring areas have coincided with the flood defence improvement works. Whilst on site BESL have re-piled these areas (which in turn serves to support the flood defence) in addition have provided enhanced features, such as safety chains and ladders, mooring posts and surface finishing, to improve the existing moorings.

South Walsham Fleet Dyke
A section of BA 24 hour moorings were re-piled and improved; completed in 2007. Previously the piling was in poor condition and this area was prone to flooding.

Cantley
Another BA 24 hour mooring area upstream of the Reedcutters Public House was re-piled and improved; completed late 2007. Some aspects of the pub moorings were also improved to provide structural integrity to the flood defences and to make the area safe.

Rockland
Rockland Staithe moorings and informal moorings on Short Dyke - two sections were re-piled and improved in 2004.

Somerleyton
The BA 24 hour moorings were re-piled and improved.

Slipways

Beccles
As part of flood defence works downstream of Beccles, a new slipway and ramp over the floodbank was provided for Beccles Amateur Sailing Club to replace the existing structure; completed early 2006.

Stokesby
New parish slipway and access ramp over the flood defence wall; completed 2005.

Upton
Replacement parish slipway and piling; completed 2007.

Cantley
This is a partnership scheme between BESL, the Broads Authority and Cantley Parish Council to provide a new parish slipway and moorings adjacent to the sugar beet factory. BESL have provided design and planning support and this scheme will be constructed alongside a small length of flood defence bank adjacent to the factory. Additional funding has been sought to provide these facilities as specified by the BA and parish council. Management of the staithe passes to the parish council once construction is completed. The planning application was submitted in summer 2009.

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