Residents react to Aberystwyth sea defence plans

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00:00The Dyrdley storm hit hard in 2022.

00:06It also left a hole in Younis.

00:11Trigolion and Brystwyth had forgotten about the disaster

00:16ten years ago.

00:18For six years now, the Council has been supporting

00:23and providing possible plans to fix the town's border.

00:28The worst part is that it will tear the town apart.

00:32Today and tomorrow, people will come to the bandstand

00:35to learn more.

00:37The worst part is the financial situation in the sea.

00:40There are many more shops and shops in the area.

00:44Then there are two rock croynes in each corner

00:47just to keep the area in place.

00:49I've been a big fan of this disaster in Brystwyth

00:52in the past, and I was convinced that a simple change

00:55would raise the level of the sea.

00:58Now that there's a strong storm, it's obvious

01:01that a plan like this is needed to fix local businesses

01:06and improve life.

01:08So, are the local people happy with the plans?

01:12Brian lives half a mile from the sea.

01:15There's no regional area in the Dyrdley area.

01:20There's a lot of work to be done there,

01:23especially the road.

01:25I don't think half a metre of road would be worth anything.

01:30Something needs to be done.

01:32Having said that, I believe that nature is more important

01:37than the land.

01:39We need to think about reducing carbon emissions.

01:43We need to put an end to the use of this land.

01:47But it's nature that's going to put an end to the use of the land.

01:52The wind is increasing.

01:54The sea level is rising.

01:56So, the waves are increasing.

01:58So, the problem can change very quickly.

02:01Who knows?

02:03So, we need a new approach.

02:05Yes.

02:06Will that worry us, and will it change the way you look at the land

02:10and the way things are looked at?

02:12Yes, of course.

02:13It'll be political.

02:14It'll be different.

02:15What we're trying to do is focus on the dam itself.

02:18People want to use the dam as it is at the moment.

02:21But, again, we need to support the dam

02:24in the face of the storms that will come in the future.

02:27There are about 200 days in the wake of a storm.

02:30If there's a storm, one in 200 years will be over.

02:34And although there are concerns about environmental effects,

02:38the unbearable amount of land could be lost.

02:41It has to be worked on with the support of the people of Aber.

02:45That's the town council's message.

02:47I think everyone has their own bar.

02:49I think it's important that they put it forward.

02:52One of the most important elements is the cost.

02:55We're talking about £10 billion.

02:57There are figures that are being discussed there,

03:00between £15 billion and £20 billion.

03:02That is, of course, possible to change over the next few years.

03:06So, we don't know what the cost will be.

03:10It will certainly have to be part of the negotiations.

03:14The seafront at Aberystwyth has had a tremendous buffeting

03:17and suffered thousands of pounds worth of damage.

03:20That's not a new problem.

03:22And with the school starting work in 2026

03:25after going through planning processes,

03:28there will be time again before we reach full completion of this plan.

03:39.

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