"If I lose my home, I will have absolutely nothing left."
Those are the words of Hemsby resident Mandy Jephcote, whose home is now 10 feet closer to being claimed by the sea following another bout of erosion in the coastal village over the weekend.
On Friday and Saturday nights, a combination of high tides and strong winds battered Hemsby's coastline.
The further erosion of the village's existing dunes has left Hemsby's independent lifeboat service unavailable for offshore calls, access to its beach closed and residents closer to the North Sea.
Mrs Jephcote has owned her beach home north of the Marrams for three years. When she moved into the property, she had around 30 feet of garden. After this weekend, she now has approximately 20 feet left.
"Before the weekend, I couldn't see the shore from my home," she said.
"Now, it's all I can see.
"I am so scared.
"If I lose my home, I'll have absolutely nothing left.
"Before, I felt gutted when I visited the Marrams after they faced the same thing. Now it's happening to me.
"I just can't believe it. I thought it was a haven here. No more."
In April 2022, Great Yarmouth Borough Council gave planning permission for Hemsby to build a 1,300m rock berm to protect its dunes.
However, funding for the project has not yet been secured.
Mrs Jephcote said she felt doubtful that anything substantial to defend the clifftop homes would be done in time.
"It's been going on for years and years," she said.
"It's about time something was done. You have the lifeboat helping people, but we need more action.
"People have been talking about sea defences, but the council can't find the money. Yet, they'll still put lights up all over the place to make Yarmouth look pretty.
"In Cromer, they have 10-foot walls to protect their cliffs. Here, we have nothing.
"This is our home. This is worth investing in."
Mrs Jephcotes' neighbour, Sarah Goward, said she had lost sleep over the ongoing destruction of the foundations of her home.
"It was a massive shock when it happened," she said.
"This weekend was the first time I have lost land in five years of living here. I lost about four-foot at the back.
"I was awake all Saturday night and I'm still frightened.
"There's nothing I can do and I have nowhere to go."
Over the weekend, Ms Goward said she was visited by someone from the council and was told she was a "low priority" case at the moment.
"I have been crying for two days straight," she said.
Over at Hemsby Independent Lifeboat station, coxswain Daniel Hurd said his crew had "worked tirelessly" over the weekend to ensure residents and the public were kept safe.
Mr Hurd said: "It's heartbreaking to see and we've seen it so many times over the past decade."
While Hemsby Lifeboat is currently out of service for offshore rescues, work scheduled to improve the interior of the station building has begun.
But the weekend's erosion and no rock berm in sight have made the coxswain consider the lifeboat's future.
"The dune in front of our station is our main defence," Mr Hurd said.
"If the sea keeps coming in and claiming it bit by bit, we won't have that protection anymore.
"We don't want that to happen. But if it does, we might have to shut the station down.
"If something happens out at sea, you want the lifeboat to be there as soon as possible.
"But now we need help to survive.
"We need the manpower, resources and the funds from central government now."
To donate to Hemsby Independent Lifeboat, visit its Facebook page.
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