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  1. Published on: 18/05/2016 11:12 AMReported by: roving-eye
    With the summer season fast approaching this was the scene on Southport Beach today.The beach is now nothing more than a muddy swamp.Golden sands no longer exist.






    Back in 2002 at an awards ceremony for the beach the now sadly deceased Bryan Naylor highlighted the decline of the shoreline.

    How right he was.

    The official "Visit Southport" website describes the beach in the following manner...

    Located on a 22 mile stretch of beautiful coastline, Southport Beach is the perfect place for a relaxing family day out

    Do you love to feel the sand between your toes and wind through your hair?

    Does relaxing on the beach sound appealing?

    If you answered 'yes' to these then Southport beach is perfect for you!








    Something needs to be done quickly to save our beach perhaps by putting tourism before nature for a change.
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  3. gsgsgs says:18/05/2016 11:18 AM
    Looking the pictures plenty of tyre tracks, with cars churning up the sand what do we expect, mother nature doesn't drive!

  4. pentire says:18/05/2016 11:30 AM
    years ago there were far more cars on the sands it was not a mudbath then

  5. jonnybgood says:18/05/2016 01:41 PM
    With all the higher tides,and higher water tables,you don't need to dig that far down to get to reach a water level,and that is why the beach is always sodden looking,and all the vehicles going on there will churn up the sand,and the seawater beneath the sand will rise quickly to the top,hence it will always be wet near the surface of the sand.
    We would need at least 2-6 weeks of dry weather to see any difference,but in the present climate,with the heavy rainfall that we have at present,it would take a long time to make any difference to the shoreline around Southport.


    That unfortunately,is Mother Nature for you.

  6. Sage says:18/05/2016 04:16 PM
    Is this a sort of hate Southport site?

  7. fairhaven says:18/05/2016 04:41 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Sage View Post
    Is this a sort of hate Southport site?
    No, it's more of a frustrated with Southport site, anyway the beach looks great when the tide's in

  8. Gestetna says:18/05/2016 05:22 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by pentire View Post
    years ago there were far more cars on the sands it was not a mudbath then
    For goodness sake,its climate and water table,nothing to do with years ago,We all know it was not a mudbath then,You need to qualify and continue with your comment,it doesnt make sense now,

  9. Sage says:18/05/2016 06:18 PM
    Err Its a beach..water plus sand and you have mud Not a lot anyone can do about that.It always has done!Remember getting my Marina towed off in the 80s!

  10. lawed143 says:18/05/2016 07:21 PM
    This is another attempt at sensational reporting by "roving-eye" on what is obviously a slow news day. This site is an awful advert for Southport. If I didn't live here id be looking at these reports and thinking what a god-awful place southport is. But hey, I do live here and I know these sort of reports are just plain poor reporting.
    It's a beach, with tidal waters and rainfall. I have many photos of the beach covered in water that make it look stunning. The tyre tracks show that it is vehicles that have churned up the sand and water, making it look a little unsightly, but it in know way detracts from the attraction of the town and its beach. Mother Nature will always impact on our environment. Are you suggesting we take on Mother Nature.? Where is the money coming from.? Be realistic.
    To write a report like this is just plain negative and unnecessary. Try finding more positive news and report on that instead. But please don't bring our town down with such drivel.

    PMA - Positive Mental Attitude.!

  11. Steve_728 says:18/05/2016 10:24 PM
    Only time the council do any beach management is to make sure they can get cars on it for the deluded who go to the air show. Same displays take place in Blackpool and are free! That's a council that wants tourists. Sefton think Crosby has a beach, try riverbank instead

  12. oldduffer says:19/05/2016 05:56 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Sage View Post
    Is this a sort of hate Southport site?
    Erm,no; it`s more of a " lets look with 20/20 vision at reality instead of bottle bottomed rose tinted specs ".

  13. Sage says:19/05/2016 11:29 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by oldduffer View Post
    Erm,no; it`s more of a " lets look with 20/20 vision at reality instead of bottle bottomed rose tinted specs ".
    For Gods sake man cheer up!Its just a bit of mud because the tides been in!Thats what happens.Lifes not that bad!

  14. Ruler!1 says:19/05/2016 12:12 PM
    I don't think it is anything to do with climate - but more to do with the closure of the sand extration plant !

    When this was going - the tides were not as high and we had a greater degree of sand replacement. As soon as this was shut the tides started coming in far closer to the shore !

  15. Ralphy Rylance says:19/05/2016 12:19 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Sage View Post
    Is this a sort of hate Southport site?
    It just panders to the majority of its audience ie a bunch of miserable sods who can't accept things aren't the same as they were in the 1950s.

    I'm not sure exactly what they'd expect soft wet sand to look like after a Land Rover had driven over it.

  16. Alikado says:19/05/2016 12:42 PM
    It's a beach, there shouldn't be any vehicles on it, nowhere else has beach parking.



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