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Cliff stabilisation / landslips

This week the BBC has been filming the cliff stabilisation project we’re involved with. HASTE is a community group in St Leonards on Sea, who have come together to solve a shared problem, and create a template for many other affected areas in the UK to follow.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) has a database of over 17,000 landslides, and estimates 350,000 properties in the UK are at significant risk of land slides. The cliff we’re concerned with affects around £200m worth of property, and the total amount of property at risk across the UK exceeds £100Bn.

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Stink or Swim? Artists + IoT against sewage

We recently ran a workshop in Hastings called “Stink or Swim?”, with the goal to respond creatively and collectively to the unacceptable sewage spills in our sea.

UK water companies treat the sea and the public with contempt. They rightly deserve protest from all corners of the country, and we want to do our bit.

And we love an opportunity to make mischief with creative people and technology..

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