Rock Stars at Fleetwood

1st May.

 This morning I walked around Rossall Point to view the rock stars of Fleetwood. I saw 5 lorries queuing with their heavy loads waiting to be unloaded. 

A recreation field has been appropriated to store the rocks before being individually moved into position on the beach. This rock will make new groynes to replace the old wooden boards. 

 • Wyre Council has secured over £40 million of funding from the Environment Agency for the current major coastal defence project, the Wyre Beach Management Scheme. 

 • Beach works started here at the end of April 2024 and will be complete by summer 2025. 

 • Limestone rock is from Carnforth and the granite is from Shap in Cumbria. 

 • The rocks range in weight from 3 to 10 tonnes – and are about 4 feet (1.2m) in diameter. 

 • Rocks are also used to help protect existing sea walls. Buried beneath the sand, the rock armour helps stop the sea from gouging out under the sea walls which might otherwise cause the sea wall to collapse leading to flooding.

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