Hi David,
You’re right, it is a special place and I’m sure you’re looking forward to retirement, I hope your plans come to fruition.

As far as the coastal defence go, then ‘Phase 1’ is underway although so far all they have done as far as I can tell is to start work on repairing the wooden sea wall. The overall plan for Phase 1 is to improve and repair the existing sea wall, remove the existing groynes between the lifeboat station and the Golf Course and to put in 4 rock breakwaters in their place, along with 6 large rock breakwaters that run at right angles to these.

Here’s a pdf of the overall plan of the Borth Coastal Protection Scheme – Phase 1, that should give an overview. The ‘reef’ is also shown on this, but I’m not sure when / if that is being built?

Al.

You make a man very jealous!!!!!

As a child I spent very happy holidays in Borth. I get back now for the occasional weekend whenever I can. There is something about the beach and looking out across at the mountains that to me is unique and spiritual. I have lived and worked in nice places including Sydney and Cape Town but Borth is special even walking down in the beach in a gale (does need hot tomato soup afterwards though). Favourite places the half wrecked bench on the footpath between the church and the river and top of a sand dune just after the pill box.

Your run is a favourite walk especially first thing of a morning in the summer – nothing like seeing the sun come up over the mountains. My ambition is to retire to Borth and walk/run my Rhodesian Ridgeback around the loop – taking care of the sheep of course.

What’s happening with the sea defences – I look for news but cannot find anything?