A MAJOR £36million project to save Clacton’s cliffs from crumbling into the sea is making “significant progress”.

Two new fish tail groynes have already been built at Holland Haven in the past few months and two others are more than 80 per cent complete.

The scheme will protect more than 3,000 homes for the next 100 years and council bosses say it will act as a “catalyst for the renaissance of the seafront”.

So far around 70,000 tons of granite has been delivered to the site from Norway to carry out the construction.

Work is carrying on throughout half term and can be viewed from the visitor centre at Holland Haven, next to Clacton Sailing Club.

Nick Turner, Tendring Council’s cabinet member for coast protection, said: “With a good weather forecast for the week and the construction moving ahead all the time I am sure that families will find it fascinating to watch the work as it proceeds.

“The visitor centre is open every day from 10am to 4pm and there is a chance to find out more about the scheme.

“Members of the team will be on hand to answer any questions.”

All but one of the old groynes between The Esplanade and Cliff Road have been removed.

Material from the structures is being crushed and reused in the core of the new groynes.