January 2026 project update

Shaping Bude’s Coast Together – Survey (closes 8 February) Over 9,100 postcards have been sent to households across Bude inviting people to share their views on the future of the coastline. Support sessions have been offered at Berries Community Café, the Library, the Pearl Exchange, and The Hub at the Sea Pool. Over 220 people have responded so far, with current themes including clean water and pollution control, protecting natural features and coastal ecosystems and managing coastal erosion and flood risk. The feedback will help design community workshops at the end of April, which will contribute to a Coastal Vision for Bude. Take the survey here: Shaping Bude's Coast Together \| Let's Talk Cornwall
	Youth Board – Applications (closes 9 February) Young people aged 16–30 can join a Youth Board to help run workshops, review the results, and contribute to the Coastal Vision. Members will receive training to support them in this work and gift vouchers to thank them for their time. The Youth Board launched on 19 January and has been promoted at Budehaven Sixth Form, the Pearl Exchange, the Job Centre, and Berries Community Café. Read more here: Future Coast Bude Youth Board: A board for young resident aged 16-30 - recruitment open! \| Future Coast Bude \| Let's Talk Cornwall Apply here: Future Coast Youth Board: A board for young residents aged 16-30 Application form \| Let's Talk Cornwall
Sand Recycling & Reducing Wind-Blown Sand – Summerleaze Car Park The project team has brought together everyone involved with Summerleaze car park and agreed that some of the wind-blown sand will be removed in March. Read more here: Wind blown sand on Summerleaze car park - we are listening \| Future Coast Bude \| Let's Talk Cornwall We have also been working closely with the RNLI and Summerleaze Dunes Group and will be moving the RNLI access way through the dunes to a different angle in March. This should reduce the amount of sand blowing into the car park. Read more here: Summerleaze Sand Recycling & Dune Care Plan (2026–2027) – January 2026 update \| Future Coast Bude \| Let's Talk Cornwall
	Bude Park and Ride – Pilot Phase 2 Go Cornwall has been appointed to run a second park and ride pilot over summer 2026. Following feedback from last year, the service will start at 8am, run until 6pm, and include a stop at Crooklets. More details will be shared soon.
Beach Huts Bude Area Tourist Board is working with beach hut owners and Cornwall Council on a Beach Hut Management Plan. This looks at the condition of existing huts, how they are used, and which are most at risk from coastal erosion. Future options for relocating huts will be discussed with owners at events in February. Increasing the provision of accessible huts is also a priority.
	Work with the Maritime Archaeological Trust (MAT) MAT is collecting all available evidence - photos, paintings, maps, charts, and soil information to show what Bude’s coastline looked like in the past. This resource will be ready to share publicly by April.
2 Minute Foundation The project team has prepared short topic papers to explain some coastal processes. 2 Minute Foundation will turn these into four 2-minute films, ready to share in March. 2 Minute Foundation also continues to work with young people in schools and at home, helping them understand how coastal erosion and sea-level rise could affect Bude.
	Work with the RNLI The project team is helping the RNLI to consider future options for moving their lifeboat station at Summerleaze when the current site can no longer function effectively. For context, it took 20 years from deciding the previous station was unsuitable to opening the current one, so it is important to start planning early.
Work with Cormac Cormac, part of Cornwall Council, is looking at increasing the capacity of the Crooklets overflow car park, future options for toilets at Summerleaze and Crooklets, moving beach huts, and relocating the coast path further inland. The public will be consulted on these options at events in April 2026.
	Cables at Crooklets Meetings have taken place with Vodafone, Google and BT Group about the cables that come onshore at Crooklets. These cables may be affected by the lowering beach level due to coastal change. The project team will present at the European Subsea Cable Association conference in March to raise awareness and involve cable providers in future planning.
Conferences The project team has run a workshop at the Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme Winter Conference in Hull and presented at the Coastal Futures Conference in London to share Bude’s work.

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