Links
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ESC WhatsApp Community
In order to help members to find like-minded fellow members, we have formed an ESC WhatsApp ‘community’, where we have collated the various existing WhatsApp groups and established a few new ones. Each group has been set up for ESC members who have the same interests. Once you have joined the ESC community you will be able to see the WhatsApp groups that are available and you can then choose whether to join them or not.
Please follow this link to join the community and see the existing WhatsApp groups.
If you would like to suggest a WhatsApp group (or if you are currently the administrator of an existing WhatsApp group) that you think would be helpful for other ESC members and which should be added to the ESC community, please email secretary@emsworthsc.org.uk.
Important points to note:
The Weekly Roundup and the website remain the primary sources of information and the official means of communication for all Club events, both on and off the water.
The WhatsApp groups are primarily for users to plan/ask questions/inform/share tips about the relevant topic and should not be used for general chatter and should not be considered communication from the Club itself
Activities on and off the water may of course be arranged by members using the relevant WhatsApp group, but to reiterate, these will not be considered Club-organised events.
ESC Office Team
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SEE IT? REPORT IT!
If you identify a near miss, an unsafe act, a security concern, an accident, a safeguarding issue or anything in disrepair (broken, missing, damaged etc), at the Club please follow this link https://forms.office.com/e/UppZErHVFR to report it.
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Facebook - closed group, for members
If you’re an ESC member, send a request to join this closed group
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Flood Warnings
Members who have property stored at the Club may be interested in registering for Flood Warnings, which can be subscribed to by clicking here . The ESC address can be found at the bottom of the website.
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Water Quality
There is a growing awareness that there may be pollution in Chichester Harbour Water.
So you can stay informed we have collected various sources of information together.
General Advice from the Environment Agency is that the highest risk is in the 72 hours after heavy rainfall.
Southern Water have the BeachBuoy system which indicates stormwater or wastewater releases. You can also sign up to their notification system: https://www.southernwater.co.uk/water-for-life/our-bathing-waters/beachbuoy
Chichester Harbour Conservancy do monthly water quality tests and you can keep yourself informed by checking here: https://www.conservancy.co.uk/page/water-quality-information
Surfers Against Sewage also have the Safer Seas App although this is more aimed at the beaches rather than inland water. https://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/
If you think you have become ill as a result of being in the water please report it. You need to report to Havant Borough Council https://www.havant.gov.uk/contact-us . You need to select Environmental Health
Reporting a pollution incident
The Environment Agency (EA) is the relevant authority for water pollution. Incidents of pollution should be reported to the EA via the website
https://www.gov.uk/report-an-environmental-incident
or by calling 0800 80 70 60. If you can take a photo of the incident, this may prove helpful to identify the cause and type of pollution.
The Environment Agency will notify the local council of the incident.
Although aimed at openwater swimmers this government advice is useful for all water users
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/swim-healthy-leaflet/swim-healthy
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The Friends of Chichester Harbour
The Friends of Chichester Harbour draws together those who are passionate about protecting, conserving and enhancing the natural environment along the stretch of the south coast that connects Hampshire and West Sussex.