Sand being moved in beach management scheme

Engineers are to spend a few days on a beach, moving large quantities of sand that has built up.

The Cormac team will be on Porth Beach, near Newquay, from Tuesday 3 June with work expected to be completed by Friday 6 June.

The aim of the clearance work is to improve access to the beach and also reduce the amount of sand being blown into nearby properties and on to roads.

The sand "will be moved into mounds at the edge of the stream channel, allowing it to settle back down to the beach", Cormac, the Cornwall Council-owned contractor, said.

"As in previous years, these mounds will gradually weather away which is expected to take two to three weeks, depending on weather conditions."

Public access will be controlled while the work is being done and people are asked to follow advice on signs.

"We will make every effort to minimise disruption and complete the project as quickly as possible," a spokesperson for Cormac said.

"Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this time."

Similar work was last carried out in 2020 when some beachgoers commented it was left looking like a "lunar landscape".

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