Why UK Towns are Being Erased From the Map


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The village of Hemsby on the east coast of England could be the latest in a line of settlements that have been lost to the sea. Andy and Mack travelled here to spend time with residents who are literally living on the edge and believe that they and their homes have been abandoned by the authorities.

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Executive Producer/Story Editor/Host: Andy Burgess
Story/Research: Mack Mooney & Andy Burgess
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Motion Graphics: Tom van Kalken
Cinematography: Andy Burgess
Production Assistant: Mack Mooney
Consultant: David Demeritt
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Special thanks to Simon Measures, Kevin Jordan and the people of Hemsby.

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Time Stamps:

0:00 Welcome to Hemsby
1:29 The history of Hemsby
2:53 October Storms & the Journey to Hemsby
4:24 Why people still live in Hemsby
5:53 Hemsby’s coastline, explained.
7:31 Hemsby’s lost homes
9:30 Storms and Rising Sea Levels
10:41 Why authorities don’t cares about Hemsby
13:34 Tourism in Hemsby (or lack of)
15:04 I found Hemsby’s ‘missing’ MP
15:56 Defending Hemsby from the Sea
18:40 The Netherlands vs the UK
19:47 What the world can learn from places like Hemsby
20:40 Epilogue

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3 Responses to Why UK Towns are Being Erased From the Map

  1. I guess people don’t leave Hemsby because they cannot sell their properties … “We will do what we can if you lose your property” is a somewhat vague statement by the authorities, is it not?
    This is a problem in Denmark as well. Where I live, the private properties at the Kattegat have to take care of protection themselves, no help from the councils. We lived here since 2017, and I estimate we lost 5 m of the coast here, maybe more. Towns like Skagen and Hirtshals etc. have strong protection on the other hand.

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