Our Membership Scheme is now open!
We need to ask for your help.
For our next stage in development as a charity, we need a provable number of both local supporters as well as those of you who hold Hemsby dear to their hearts as holiday makers. To this end we are asking for people to sign up to our free membership scheme, although donations are most welcome!
Please click on the button below to be taken to our Membership page where you can find full details.
Our Membership Scheme is now open!
We need to ask for your help.
For our next stage in development as a charity, we need a provable number of both local supporters as well as those of you who hold Hemsby dear to their hearts as holiday makers. To this end we are asking for people to sign up to our free membership scheme, although donations are most welcome!
Please click on the button below to be taken to our Membership page where you can find full details.
UK climate adaptation case goes to European Court of Human Rights
We’re challenging the UK government’s inadequate national adaptation plan at the European Court of Human Rights. Head of Legal Will Rundle explains the case and why it matters.
- Historic case: filed in July 2025, Friends of the Earth has taken the first European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) case to directly challenge a government's national climate adaptation plan.
- Real-life impact: Kevin Jordan lost his home to climate-induced coastal erosion, while Doug Paulley faces dangerous heat in his care home due to inadequate climate preparation.
- Government failure: the UK's third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) has been branded "far short of what is needed" by the government's own expert advisers, the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
- Human rights violation: the applicants argue that the UK's inadequate climate planning breaches their rights to life, private life and property.
- Wider potential: as well as in the UK, a positive judgment could force governments across Europe to take climate adaptation more seriously and protect vulnerable people.
- Urgent need: climate impacts are worsening but government planning remains inadequate in the UK, with no area scored as “good” by the CCC.
Save Hemsby Coastline - Written Evidence for Flood Resilience in England
Save Hemsby Coastline has made an official submission to the Call for Evidence for the Flood Resilience in the UK committee. We needed to highlight our concerns about coastal defences and the need for more robust provision for people affected by coastal erosion as all the focus seems to be on flooding only.
The aim is to raise public awareness of the coastal erosion plight facing Hemsby and to raise funds to help protect our dunes, coastline and livelihoods!
The village of Hemsby in Norfolk is a victim of coastal erosion after high tides swept away more homes. Many meters of the beach has disappeared from Hemsby near Great Yarmouth in recent months and the fear that more could go - is happening now!
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Help build our funds to fight on!
Hemsby contributes £88M to Norfolk’s economy each year from its tourism-based infrastructure.
But we are at a tipping point. Lack of action now will mean the beach continues to vanish, in turn leading to economic and social damage to the village and a knock-on effect to Norfolk
Every pound that you can give will make a big difference
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How you can add your voice!
The people of Hemsby have been hit again by erosion to their beach. Again homes have been lost and businesses impacted. The solution is known and costed. We need a rock berm for our whole beachfront and we need it now.
We need central government to step in and take ownership of the problem. We need action now.
Hemsby Independent Lifeboat and Save Hemsby Coastline are working together to protect our village.
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We need everyone's voice!
The coastal erosion facing Hemsby has been well covered recently by News teams both locally and nationally and has been featured on BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Look East, Anglian News and in the papers such as The Guardian G2 and Eastern Daily Press.
We now need your help to keep the spotlight on Hemsby. Follow this link to be updated with our activities along the path to our goal of a permanent rock-berm for Hemsby.
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Our Activities...
Local Marrams Resident, supported by Save Hemsby Coastline, joins Friends of the Earth to legally challenge the Government over its climate adaptation plans.
If you are visiting the 2023 Lifeboat Day on the 13th August, be sure to look out for us! We will be in front of the Lacon Arms from 10:00 am, with our reprinted Calendar for sale!
A sparkling and interesting night had by all, kindly hosted by the Lacon Arms with all proceeds going to Save Hemsby Coastline and Hemsby Independent Lifeboat
Hemsby is open for business and would love people to come, enjoy the beach and support the community efforts.
Now you have seen the devastation being caused right now to people's lives and livelihoods, please act and support our work.
Contact Us
F.A.O. Secretary - Save Hemsby Coastline
10 Grove Road
Martham,
Norfolk, NR29 4PW.