Seaside towns given £12 million for redevelopment

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Southport, Great Yarmouth, Bridlington and Hastings are the latest places to receive grants from Sea Change, the CABE-led programme to regenerate coastal towns through investment in culture and heritage. The grants, totalling £12 million, were announced by Culture and Tourism Minister Barbara Follett.

Southport will receive £4 million for a project to link the Grade 2 listed Arts Centre, library and art gallery in the heart of the town centre. Improvements will include a theatre, museum and popular music venue.

The promenade surrounding the recently refurbished Royal Hall and Spa Theatre complex in Bridlington will be redesigned, following an award of £3 million.

Great Yarmouth will receive £3 million to regenerate the historic Deneside area of the town. Central to the project is the development of a Grade 1 listed chapel into a new arts centre and community hub.

Hastings will receive £2 million for an artist designed piazza, performance space and cultural community centre.

CABE chief executive Richard Simmons said: “Very strong applications were received from some of the country’s most deprived areas, which this is exactly where we want the money to go. Every single one of these projects will be of enormous benefit to the resort – boosting the local economy and improving people’s quality of life.”

Article by Caroline Jones

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