Some people in a small village on the north Norfolk coast are wondering how long they have been in their homes.
34 homes have crumbled into the water in the last two decades because of coastal erosion. Bayless believes her home could be the next. She thinks she might have spent her final Christmas there.
East Riding in Yorkshire has the highest number of properties at risk from coastal erosion.
"I'm angry and I'm sad," she said. My husband died here and my parents lived here before they died.
The nurse is sad that things have come to this.
When she moved to Beach Road 18 years ago, her three-bedroom semi was in the middle of the road.
Her house is the last one before the cliff edge because of the punishing weather conditions caused by climate change.
The cliffs beneath their homes have crumbled. It's only a matter of time before she leaves as well.
I can see the cliff after walking out of my door. I can't keep talking about this anymore. She says it's scary.
The house was supposed to be at least 150 years before the cliff eroded when it was purchased by her parents.
The mother-of-two doesn't think it's worth anything anymore. She's going to have to pay for the demolition.
She bought her siblings out of the house so she could give it to her daughters.
When it comes close to the edge, she will have to give up.
I'm concerned about the new year. The cliff edge will fall more if we get a storm. It is less than a mile from my house. In some areas, it's about 20m.
My youngest daughter said she doesn't mind where we go as long as it's far away from the cliff and she won't have to worry about it.
If she goes ahead with her plan to move to a bungalow in the village that she rents out to tourists, she will lose her income and it will be at risk of coastal erosion.
The cliffs of Happisburgh are made from boulder clay which is prone to erode when wet. Waves increase in energy as they travel across the North Sea because the narrow beaches give less protection.
The cost of maintaining wooden and concrete defences rose as authorities tried to erect them.
The most at-risk homes were purchased by North Norfolk District Council for a reduced price in 2011.
The council made offers to twelve homeowners. The caravan park was relocated.
A 77-year-old woman refused to leave her bungalow when she was offered over fifty thousand dollars and it fell into the sea.
Her current house will be torn down in the next few years and she still lives on Beach Road.
I decided to stay on Beach Road because I can't just turn my back on the problem. I worry about it all the time, not just here, but around the entire coastline of the UK.
Every day, I'm reminded of the issue. I'm setting up an action group to defend the town. She says that we can't just let it fall.
The relocation project was set up by Malcolm Kerby. After retiring, he began campaigning for better support for the community.
It was one of those things that you can't do in a single day. Life would have been very different if we hadn't moved those people away from the cliff.
ppisburgh is the best place to live. The sword of Damocles hangs over the community's head. He says that the people here are very calm.
When the government announced that the village would benefit from a £36m fund, Malcolm was ecstatic.
The cash from the programme will be shared between the two areas.
After a period of trialling, the council will apply for funding. Some people in the village are upset that the money won't be used for defences.
The government says that Happisburgh can't be defended from the coast. It will help facilitate the transition of communities from high risk land.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is investing a record £5.2 billion over the next six years in flood and coastal erosion schemes to protect communities.
Once all the funding was secured, the council would be looking to work with communities, businesses and residents to come up with plans.
Malcolm is worried that their houses could be taken by the sea before any details are worked out.
He is concerned about other communities on the coast who could be submerged in the future.
We need to prepare for climate change. If we could switch it off, I would be all for it, but we need to act now.
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