Hemsby Lifeboat, an independent lifeboat station, has been working tirelessly across the winter to keep The Gap, the main access point to the beach, open.

Now its crew has expressed a "heartfelt thank you" to developer Lodge Park Homes, which is transforming the former Hemsby Pontins holiday camp site.

The company has offered free use of plant equipment to help maintain and protect the beach area.

Taken in January 2025, showing the entrance point to the sea, The Gap, lost to erosion (Image: James Bensly) The Gap - Hemsby beach access point - taken in May 2024 (Image: Bruno Brown) In a statement, Hemsby Lifeboat said: "We’d like to offer our sincere thanks to Lodge Park Homes, the team behind the new development on the old Pontins site.

"Whatever your views on the project, there’s no denying that Lodge Park Homes have been consistently supportive of our efforts to maintain and protect the beach access at Hemsby Gap – a vital route for both our........

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