{"id":78161,"date":"2017-01-20T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T00:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=28348bc802ec09925912d99c9577893a"},"modified":"2017-01-20T00:00:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T00:00:04","slug":"press-release-communities-set-for-cash-boost-to-start-new-wave-of-action-along-great-british-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=78161","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Communities set for cash boost to start new wave of action along Great British Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coastal Communities Minister Andrew Percy today (20 January 2017) gave seaside areas a cash boost and urged an army of activists to help revitalise our Great British coast.<\/p>\n

Mr Percy announced that a further 28 new \u2018Coastal Community Teams\u2019 will be set up across the country and tasked with producing radical economic plans which create jobs along the shore.<\/p>\n

Each team \u2013 made up of local volunteers, councils and local businesses \u2013 will receive an initial \u00a310,000 each to develop a blueprint for economic growth and be offered support from a network geared towards regenerating our much-loved seaside areas.<\/p>\n

They will now join 118 existing teams who in less than 2 years have helped the seaside regain its position as the most popular overnight holiday destination for Brits \u2013 with a massive 13.7 million visits in 2015.<\/p>\n

Coastal Communities Minister Andrew Percy said:<\/p>\n

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The Great British Coast has enormous potential and we\u2019re determined to see it thrive all year round.<\/p>\n

By 2020 we\u2019ll have invested nearly a quarter of a billion pounds in our seaside areas providing thousands of jobs, training places and opportunities along the shore. Now we are backing another 28 coastal communities with cash and urging them to take back control of their own economic futures.<\/p>\n

We want to see radical plans of action and I\u2019d urge these new coastal community teams to go out and create a further wave of enthusiasm along the shore.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A tide of investment<\/h2>\n

In 2015, 118 Coastal Community Teams were created, and given a share of \u00a31.18 million to help drive forward coastal areas growth.<\/p>\n

Last year, every Coastal Community Team unveiled radical economic plans covering areas like housing, business opportunities, jobs and skills, health and civic pride.<\/p>\n

This planning has meant the teams are attracting significant investment. Already they have secured over \u00a33 million through the Coastal Revival Fund, which has helped restore 35 heritage sites \u2013 from lighthouses to lidos \u2013 back to their former glory.<\/p>\n

Now thanks to their success, the government is creating a further 28 teams across the country.<\/p>\n

Alongside Coastal Community Teams the government has a dedicated Coastal Communities Fund<\/a>, with \u00a3120 million invested since 2012 in over 200 projects \u2013 an investment which is predicted to safeguard or create up to 18,000 jobs. Analysis has shown that for every \u00a31 spent, local areas will see up to an \u00a38 benefit.<\/p>\n

The extension of the Coastal Communities Fund for another 4 years will make at least another \u00a390 million available to support many more innovative projects and Coastal Community Teams are given priority within the bidding process.<\/p>\n

This sea-change in investment has resulted in coastal tourism regaining its position as England\u2019s largest holiday sector \u2013 now worth \u00a38 billion to the economy each year.<\/p>\n

With one third of all domestic overnight trips to the coast \u2013 13.7 million visits in 2015 \u2013 there is now huge potential for our Great British Coast to thrive all year round.<\/p>\n

Further information<\/h2>\n

Full list of new Coastal Community Teams.<\/p>\n

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  1. Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire<\/li>\n
  2. Old Sunderland, Tyne and Wear<\/li>\n
  3. Morecambe Bay, Cumbria<\/li>\n
  4. Amble, Northumberland<\/li>\n
  5. Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland<\/li>\n
  6. Cleveleys, Lancashire<\/li>\n
  7. Promenade to Port (Morecambe and Heysham), Lancaster<\/li>\n
  8. Blakeney Channel, Norfolk<\/li>\n
  9. King\u2019s Lynn Renaissance, Norfolk<\/li>\n
  10. Sheringham, Norfolk<\/li>\n
  11. Leiston and Sizewell, Suffolk<\/li>\n
  12. Southwold, Suffolk<\/li>\n
  13. Adur Cultural Economy, West Sussex<\/li>\n
  14. Worthing Town Centre and Seafront, West Sussex<\/li>\n
  15. Canvey Island, Essex<\/li>\n
  16. Harwich and Dovercourt, Essex<\/li>\n
  17. Medina Valley, Isle of Wight<\/li>\n
  18. Portsmouth, Hampshire<\/li>\n
  19. Hythe Town, Kent<\/li>\n
  20. New Romney, Kent<\/li>\n
  21. Westgate-on-Sea, Kent<\/li>\n
  22. Marazion and St Michael\u2019s Mount, Cornwall<\/li>\n
  23. The Tin Coast Partnership, Cornwall<\/li>\n
  24. North Devon Surfing Beaches, North Devon<\/li>\n
  25. South Hams Coast, South Devon<\/li>\n
  26. Tarka Trail Coast, North Devon<\/li>\n
  27. Combe Martin, North Devon<\/li>\n
  28. Porlock, Somerset<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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