Dates for upcoming Coastwise Coastal Transition Plan Workshops

Date published: 24th September 2025

North Norfolk District Council, through its Coastwise project, is working with communities, businesses and the Government to plan for coastal erosion risk.

This work provides an opportunity to develop plans to better prepare coastal communities in North Norfolk for accelerating coastal erosion and flood risk and to offer guidance for other places around the United Kingdom.

Coastwise has contracted consultants with coastal expertise:    

• JBA Consulting for Overstrand   

• Jacobs for Happisburgh and Trimingham   

• Haskoning for Weybourne and Bacton/Walcott   

To do this, they will work with community groups made up of local people in Weybourne, Trimingham, Overstrand, Bacton/Walcott and Happisburgh.

The transition plans will be co-created with local people and other relevant stakeholders, including infrastructure owners, and involve lots of opportunities to get involved, including local meetings and workshops.

We encourage everyone to get involved and have their say by attending one or more of the events listed below, depending on the area they live in or the community they wish to support.  

Upcoming Coastal Transition Plan Workshop dates:  

Weybourne Walk-in Events are all hosted at Weybourne Village Hall 

• Monday 29 September between 4:15pm and 8pm  

• Wednesday 15 October between 4:15pm and 8pm  

• Wednesday 29 October between 4:15pm and 8pm  

 

Bacton Walk-in Events are all hosted at Bacton Village Hall

• Thursday 2 October between 4:15pm and 8pm  

• Thursday 30 October between 4:15pm and 8pm  

• Thursday 27 November between 4:15pm and 8pm  

Please note that the walk-in events are in the Committee Room in the Village Hall.

 

Walcott Walk-in Events are all hosted at Walcott Village Hall  

• Thursday 16 October between 4:15pm and 8pm  

• Thursday 13 November between 4:15pm and 8pm  

• Thursday 11 December between 4:15pm and 8pm  

Please note that the walk-in event is taking place in the main hall until 6:45pm, then in the meeting room until 8pm at Walcott Village Hall.

 

Happisburgh Workshops  

• Thursday 23 October between 3:30pm and 6:30pm at the Wenn Evans Centre 
• Monday 1 December between 10:00am and 12:30pm at the Happisburgh Church rooms 

 

Overstrand Workshops  

• Thursday 25 September between 4pm and 8pm at Overstrand Parish Hall  

• Saturday 4 October between 9:30am and 11:30am (online session)  

• Thursday 16 October between 4pm and 8pm at Overstrand Parish Hall  

• Thursday 23 October between 6pm and 8pm (online session)  

• Thursday 6 November between 4pm and 8pm at Overstrand Parish Hall  

• Thursday 13 November between 6pm and 8pm (online session)  

To sign up for an online session, please email stakeholderengagement@JBAconsulting.com   

 

Trimingham Workshops are all hosted at the Trimingham Village Hall  

• Friday 24 October between 3pm and 5:30pm  

• Friday 12 December between 3:30pm and 6:30pm 

If you are interested in getting involved in helping shape the future of your local community, please get in touch with the Coastwise team at coastwise@north-norfolk.gov.uk  

This project is funded by Defra as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes, which is managed by the Environment Agency. The programmes will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate.