Welcome to the Solent Forum
Since 1995, the Solent Forum has provided a platform to deliver Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Solent sub-region of the South East. It operates at a strategic coastal management level, providing a network for closer working relationships, information dissemination and discussion of topical coastal issues.
This website contains information on the nature and work of the Solent Forum. From it you can find details of the Forum's members, learn about the Forum's current work and view news and events from around the Solent and the UK. You can also download our bi-annual newsletter. Our Directories provide useful information on who's who around the Solent and sources of information on coastal matters.
For more information on how to become a member, please request an application form.
Please visit the Forum's sister site, Solentpedia, for information on the Solent, its people, economy and environment.
Latest News from the Forum
- We are producing our next edition of Solent News that will be distributed in mid July. If you would like to include an article then please visit our Solent News pages for details. Deadline for submissions is 26 June 2009. Please email info@solentforum.org to be included on the mailing list.
- The Forum has a student working with us for 6 weeks. His name is Ciaran Roe and he will be mostly working on updating the Heritage section of our Solentpedia website. Please contact him at info@solentforum.org if you can help, we would be delighted to hear from you.
- We are now starting to produce the next 3 year Solent Forum Business Plan, due to begin April 2010. A planning methodology has been agreed with the Chairman and will be taken to the next Steering Group meeting on 24th June. Members should all have received a questionnaire asking for your views. We will share the results of the survey with you at the next Solent Forum meeting on 23rd September 2009.
- The Solent Water Quality Group met on 9th June and the groups past achievements and future aims and aspirations were reviewed. It was agreed that the standard for the Solent Water Quality Award will be gradually raised to meet the new Bathing Water Revision standards due to be in place by 2015.
- The Nature Conservation Group met on 10th June and finished with a boat trip around Chichester Harbour.
- The planning for Towards Solent Marine Planning (SoMaP) is now well underway and a draft Communications Strategy has been produced. This will be taken to the SoMaP Steering Group on 8th July and then widely disseminated. Stakeholder engagement will start in September.
