OUR HERITAGE 2040
The idea for this project was developed by the Sizewell Community Working Group – local residents and employers in the Suffolk Coastal area thinking optimistically about “what next?” for the region. The emphasis is on innovation and imagination. The project commenced in early 2020 but added poignancy and urgency is provided by the COVID-19 crisis.
This page hosts articles from members of the Working Group, along with access to Further Reading on relevant subjects. An anthology of essays and interviews, Our Heritage 2040: A New Energy for the Suffolk Coast, was published in autumn 2020. It focuses on the tourism and energy sectors and Suffolk’s precious and outstanding Heritage Coast. Its ambition is to understand how best to reconcile global energy needs and local environmental responsibilities within a shared commitment to a Net Zero Carbon future.
The latest publication Our Heritage 2040: Embracing the Past, Securing the Future, edited by Jericho Partner Matthew Gwyther and supported by Sizewell C, brings together diverse perspectives to examine the opportunities and challenges facing the Suffolk Coast. It fosters innovative thinking and collaboration to help secure a vibrant future for the region.
You can read both publications below.
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Peter Boggis’s fight against coastal erosion symbolises ongoing efforts to protect Suffolk’s coastline in this article from the Our Heritage 2040: Embracing the Past, Securing the Future Publication.
Russ Rainger, Trustee, The Long Shop Museum, sets out proposals for Leiston’s Urban Plan in this article from the Our Heritage 2040: Embracing the Past, Securing the Future Publication.
Students share their experiences of living and studying in Lowestoft in this article from the Our Heritage 2040: Embracing the Past, Securing the Future Publication.
Sizewell fisherman Noel Cattermole highlights the immediate impacts of climate change on local industries in this article from the Our Heritage 2040: Embracing the Past, Securing the Future Publication.
Julia Pyke and Sir John Armitt offer insights into UK infrastructure challenges in this article from the Our Heritage 2040: Embracing the Past, Securing the Future Publication.
Welcome to the latest Our Heritage 2040 Newsletter.
January marked a landmark in the progress of Sizewell C when the Development Consent Order (DCO) was officially triggered. The two-reactor nuclear power station will generate 3.2 gigawatts (GW) of electricity - enough to provide 7% of the UK's needs. Sizewell C could power the equivalent of about six million homes and generate electricity for 60 years.
Thank you once again to all those who contributed to the discussions that took place last week. 120 people helped shape this phase of the Our Heritage project. We welcomed over 50 contributors across the five virtual roundtables, which covered a number of over-arching themes and dived deeper into specific issues relating to Heritage, Economy, Energy and Climate. A number participated in more than one session.
In late October 2020, Jericho Chambers hosted five roundtable discussions about Suffolk’s future over five days. Fifty individuals participated from a broader interested community of over 100 - including national politicians, local business leaders, energy and tourism experts and local residents and civil society organisations.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Twelve: Suffolk does not need this unpresidented scale of industrialisation.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Eleven: Let a thousand flowers - plus fruit and veg - bloom along a new path to production.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Ten: Culture provides one route for revitalisation and levelling-up.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Nine: Slow food, tourism, agriculture, fishing. But maybe faster buses and the odd train.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Eight: Long the poor relation when it comes to energy alternatives, Hydrogen’s case is gaining momentum.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Seven: What we can expect to have happened to power generation in UK by 2040. What it will take to accelerate towards a Net Zero Carbon future.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Six: The all-energy coast is a compelling idea but not at any cost.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Five: Eden Project East? The flora and fauna – and what we could achieve.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Four: Our heritage/ your legacy – the importance of stewardship, localism and devolved authority.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Three: What a 21st century, digital coastal Suffolk could learn from 19th century Birmingham.
Our Heritage 2040 Article Two: Why nuclear is here to stay and shouldn’t lead to an emotional or atomic meltdown.
Our Heritage 2040 Publication Article One: A moment of reflection in 2020; pivot towards innovation and a Net Zero future.