During late October 2023 Storm Babet and its subsequent high seas caused significant damage to both lock gates, the storm surge and high seas, during naturally high tides caused serious erosion and damage to the top walls and walkways of the main pier and took away the NW Slipway adjacent Seawall, and has eroded the cliff above. The tarmac car park area at the head of the main pier adjacent to the lost NW slipway is being undermined and the erosion is expanding with fear that it will spread along the start of the main pier and further into the cliff.

Welcome to our Storm Appeal

As part of our ongoing efforts to maintain and restore the harbour, we are now exploring additional funding to support both emergency and long-term repair work which we estimate costing over £1.5M.

In the meantime, we are also engaging with the Scottish Government, statutory bodies, and professional services to plan remedial works but expect further storms will exacerbate the issue before any works can be carried out.

We are seeking Matching Funding to double the impact of your donation, your £10.00 = £20.00