Newhaven Port Authority

Earlier in the year Trinity House announced its 2010 Aids to Navigation Review draft document which recommended that a number of Lighthouses around the UK coast be dis-continued. This due to the increased use of electronic navigational devices being used by mariners instead of the traditional lights, which are expensive to maintain.

The Newhaven Port Users Group were consulted and invited to comment on the draft proposals, as one of the lighthouses facing being discontinued was Beachy Head, just 7 miles south east of the port.

With the comments received from several of the group, the Harbour Master responded to Trinity House with reasons not to discontinue such an important landmark and navigational aid.

On the 18th May, Trinity House advised the Harbour Master that Beachy Head Lighthouse will not be discontinued. It will however be reduced in range from 20 miles to 8 miles. Also, the fog signal will be discontinued.

Not perhaps the ideal solution to the users of Newhaven Port, but at least the light will remain switched on. Many thanks to those who responded to the consultation.

The full 2010 Aids to Navigation Review can be downloaded from the Trinity House Website at:-  
http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/pdfs/aton_review_2010-2015.pdf