The Darkness' Justin Hawkins says his parents could be forced to demolish their home on crumbling Suffolk coastline after council ruled out repairing sea defences

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The frontman of The Darkness said his parents, who are in their 70s and 80s, are part of a group of homeowners who could be encouraged to leave their properties in Corton, Suffolk.

Published: 19:12 GMT, 10 November 2026 | Updated: 19:16 GMT, 10 November 2026

Rock star Justin Hawkins has said his elderly parents could be forced to demolish their home on a crumbling coastline after the council ruled out repairing sea defences.

The frontman of The Darkness said his parents, Sandy and Harry, who are in their 70s and 80s, are part of a group of homeowners who could be encouraged to leave their properties in Corton, Suffolk.

Suffolk has some of the fastest eroding coast in Europe, with 2,500 homes now considered at risk as long-term defences are considered unsafe and beyond cost-effective repair.

The East Anglian coastline has been blighted by coastal erosion in recent years with homes in both Hemsby, in Norfolk, and Thorpeness, in Suffolk, being demolished.

In a video post shared with his 282,000 followers, Mr Hawkins spoke to his parents about how they may be forced to demolish their home.

He said: 'So I've just been for a run down the coast and I was forbidden from going along the promenade cause this has just been allowed to fall into a state of disrepair.

'They're not going to renew the sea defences apparently, and someone from the council came round and spoke to you dad didn't they?'

His father, Harry, said: 'Yes, yeah they just said we advise you to knock your house down and clear off, basically.'

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