coastal towns

£5 million support funds for restoration of seaside towns

March 29, 2010 - A new strategy to help all seaside towns flourish by restoring iconic piers, creating new jobs, and improving local housing was announced by Communities Secretary John Denham. more >

Further funds awarded to regenerate English seaside towns

October 24, 2008 - Over £4.5 million will be handed out to 12 English seaside towns in the latest round of funding from the Government’s Sea Change programme, which aims to reinvigorate our much-loved resorts by investment in culture and heritage. more >

Healthy planning for coastal areas: new research ideas published

October 16, 2008 - Nick Smith, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Planning and Architecture, University of the West of England, reports on how effective planning can be used to promote the health and wellbeing of coastal areas. Further details can be found online. Planning has a vital role to play in regenerating seaside communities. more >

Blackpool, Dover and Torbay demonstrate 'fresh approach' to use of design to scoop Sea Change regeneration funds

August 4, 2008 - A new 20,000 capacity performance space, a revitalised Napoleonic fort and improved facilities at a world class heritage site will all go ahead in England's coastal towns following the award of over £10 million from the Government's Sea Change programme.Details of the projects to be funded in Blackpool, Dover and Torbay were announced by Culture and Tourism Minister Margaret Hodge. more >

£45 milion cultural and public space regeneration funds for UK coastal towns

April 7, 2008 - Sea Change is a capital grants programme of £45 million to fund a range of cultural, heritage or public space projects. more >

Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee Report on Coastal Towns

Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee Report on Coastal Towns

This is the Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee Report on Coastal Towns (an important contribution to the issue of how these places could be best supported at a national, regional and local level). This response is being distributed to local, regional and national bodies, including coastal local authorities in England to help further understanding of what is being done across Government and through its agencies to help secure improved social, economic and environmental outcomes for coastal communities.

New £45 million fund for regeneration of the UK's coastal towns

December 3, 2007 - A £45 million funding boost will help culture and the arts regenerate some of our most run-down seaside resorts, Culture Secretary James Purnell has announced.The investment will be targeted at disadvantaged coastal resorts around England and is intended to stimulate wider improvements and economic benefits in the area.The programme, which will see £15 million invested in heritage and culture ea... more >

New pier ideas win through at BURA pier competition

October 12, 2007 - The 'Atomik Pier' by Atomikarchitecture with XC02 and 'The Beachcomber' by Ian Hughes are the winners of the BURA 21 Century Piers Competition. The Atomik Pier - winner of the professional category - was picked out as the design with the greatest potential for success as a real pier. more >

The Cool Sea: a waterfront regeneration toolkit

Gateshead

The Waterfront Communities Project - a learning network of nine North Sea cities engaged in regenerating their waterfronts - has concluded with the publication of a 'toolkit' outlining their experiences

The Cool Sea is a 180-page publication which aims to sum up the tools and methods which can be applied to waterfront regeneration tasks. Edinburgh City Council took the lead in the three year EU funded Waterfront Communities Project, working in association with Heriot-Watt University's School of the Built Environment

Coastal towns need special and focused regeneration attention, says government in response to report

May 21, 2007 - The Government Response to the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee on Coastal Towns has been published. The full report is available online.The cross-government response to the coastal towns report recognises the unique challenges and opportunities facing all towns, including those on the coast. more >
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