"I can't put my child's life at risk."

The reconstruction is expected to last two more weeks before further works take place to repair the lower section of the sea wall under the beach, which had suffered erosion damage.The council said recent erosion had exposed this area sooner than expected which ultimately led to the collapse.

Work will begin from 22 April and will be completed by the start of the school summer holidays.A cordon to the north of the pier will remain in place until all the works are finished and there is no access to the promenade or beach in the area.Philip Ridley, head of nationally significant infrastructure at the council, said the work would return the sea wall "to its former good condition".

Aldeburgh's sea wall and beach steps will undergo work from 17 to 28 March.Contractors will begin sea wall repairs at Fort Green car park and move up to the South Lookout tower.

The timber beach access steps near the junction of Crag Path and Hertford Place will then be replaced.

Existing beach steps will remain open until the new ones are in place, but there will be limited access to the Crag Path south of the beach steps during this time."A couple of weeks ago we were attending seven different incidents, all at the same time, so, for a small building and a small team, that's really difficult."

Mountain rescue teams are reporting a record year for callouts.Both the Keswick and Coniston teams in Cumbria say they have had their busiest year ever, responding to more than 200 incidents between them.

Northumberland's two groups have also seen a rise in the number of incidents in 2024 from the previous year.Richard Warren, from the Lake District Search And Mountain Rescue Association, said: "It's been both busy and tragic, with four fatalities in December alone which is always hard for our teams".