Kay Donnelly. Source: Kay Donnelly

disappearing. Not only is there erosion at sea level; along the top of Claycastle, several crevices digging deep into the upper part of the mound, are getting worse every time we have a storm. This is not being caused by the sea, but by wind and rain so that the mound is being eroded from the top as well as at the base. The hundreds who gathered there for entertainment in my grandmother's time, would not find it a safe place today.

A major area of concern to coastal communities, regarding Climate Change, is the effect it is having on sea levels, including the height of waves, the temperature of the sea, and its rising salinity and acidification. We are all responsible by our everyday habits in contributing to these problems; dumping much of our rubbish into the sea and sending harmful emissions into the atmosphere.