THE UK Children’s Parliament will maintain an emergency Cobra assembly subsequent week to debate the devastation brought on by coastal erosion.
Young politicians will journey to Hemsby in Great Yarmouth, which is claimed to have the worst-affected shoreline in Europe.
Five cliff-top homes had been demolished final yr and residents have warned it is not going to be lengthy earlier than extra are misplaced, inflicting untold distress.
Three main members of the UK Children’s Parliament, based by the late MP Sir David Amess, will chair a gathering with little one MPs from Hemsby Primary School and Great Yarmouth’s new MP Rupert Lowe.
Child Prime Minister Clark Dearson, 11, mentioned: “The erosion situation in Hemsby is urgent: children are being affected, and homes are being lost.”
The children will be taught in regards to the geology of the world and tour drawback areas. Their assembly, set to be held at The Dunes by Lodge Park Homes (previously Pontins Great Yarmouth), may also be attended by representatives from the native council and the Environment Agency.
A Lego recreation of the erosion drawback can be on show to assist assess attainable options, together with a proposed 1.3km rock barrier and residents transferring inland.
Lance Martin, a former serviceman who has been sleeping on pals’ sofas since his house turned uninhabitable attributable to erosion, mentioned: “It’s a fantastic opportunity for all to see how the next generation handle the antiquated policies of today and move forward.”
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