Attendees: Anthony Mangnall MP, Roger English AONB, Julian Brazil County Councillor, Richard Foss District Councillor, Strete Parish Councillors, parishioners of Strete.

Anthony [The MP] attended to speak on the Slapton Line and address any questions. He has undertaken a number of meetings with local groups concerned about the future of the Line. There is a two-year adaptation project which is currently in progress to gather data and make recommendations on the future status of the Line. Roger was on hand to answer questions on the adaptation project and is chair of the Slapton Line Partnership which runs the adaptation partnership. The district and county councillors are members of the Slapton Line Partnership which runs the adaptation project. Two of the Strete Councillors are also members and the Chair attends.
This link provides details of the comments made at the meeting.

Funding to plan the future of the Slapton Line in the event of further damaging storms has been secured by the Slapton Line Partnership (SLP).
The SLP are delighted to announce that funding has been secured from the Environment Agency, South Hams District Council (SHDC) and Devon County Council to allow for the recruitment of an Adaptation Manager.
The purpose of this new post will be to work closely with the community and the Partnership to help to ease traffic issues and to create positive changes to prepare for the future loss of the Slapton Line A379 road.
The post will be hosted by the South Devon Area of National Beauty (AONB).
A study has shown that there is now no room left to move the road following the severe storm of 2018 which devastated 700m of the highway and made it necessary to move it up 20m closer to the edge of Slapton Ley. Though it is impossible to predict when damage will occur, sea level rise and changing weather patterns will lead to the road being increasingly at risk.
As a result the Partnership have had to create a new plan of action for the future and accepts that, if another storm badly damages the road and it can’t be easily repaired, the road is unlikely to be replaced again.
The Partnership knows that this would have a huge impact on local communities and road users, so they have created an Adaptation Plan. This has been informed by suggestions from the community at a series of recent workshops to reduce the impact and make changes to help the communities thrive after the road has gone.
Significant funding has already been used to improve passing places and road surfaces along alternative routes and some improvements will continue to be made.

The Slapton Line Partnership (SLP) has organised three further community events to discuss the future of the A379 between Strete & Torcross.
To allow maximum input from local residents and visitors, the Partnership have decided to hold a further drop-in event in Strete, along with two exhibitions; one in Dartmouth and the other in Kingsbridge.
The events will share information about the series of damaging storms over the past few years and what steps have been taken to date.
The main goal is to understand and address the challenge for the future road strategy and what this means to the community. There are important positive steps that will need to be taken to ensure the future long term resilience of the area.
Come along to the community drop-in session, with members of the SLP, on:

• Wednesday 28 August at Strete Parish Hall, Hynetown Road (opposite the church) between 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. A car park is nearby.

Exhibitions will also be held at:

• Kingsbridge library between Saturday 10 August to Saturday 17 August
• Dartmouth library between Monday 2 September to Saturday 7 September

If you would like to speak to a member of the SLP, and you can’t attend the drop in at Strete Village Hall, Slapton Line Partnership members will be attending at the library on each of the Saturday mornings.
The exhibition explains what has been happening in the past few years, the current situation and what is likely to happen next. There is a questionnaire available at the exhibitions to find out what residents and visitors think.
To find out more about the Slapton Line Partnership, go to: www.slaptonline.org

The Slapton Line Partnership has organised two events to share future plans for the A379 between Strete and Torcross.
The events will share information about how over recent years a number of significant storms have appeared to quicken coastal change; the vulnerability of the coastline to future storms and discuss what steps have been taken to date.
Finally, looking at understanding and addressing the challenge for the future road strategy, what this means to the community and the positive steps that will be taken to make sure the future long term resilience of the area.
All are welcome to attend the community drop in sessions, to be held on:

• Wednesday 10 July at Slapton Village Hall - 3 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday 16 July at Stokenham Village Hall - 3 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.