To install three high quality, beautifully designed display boards in popular locations on the beaches between Seaforth docks and Hightown. They will describe the history and beauty of the coast
Each of the display boards will feature six iconic pictures together with a 75 word description of the content and the context of each picture. In addition, we would be keen to install new dual recyclable and general waste bins adjacent to the new display boards. The Waterloo and Crosby beaches, know locally as the Iron Men beach, features Anthony Gormley's "Another Place" Installation, 100 cast iron life size figures spread over 3 km of foreshore and stretching 1 km out to sea. Hightown beach is much more secluded and features the historic sunken forest. Our beaches are hugely popular, we are very keen to improve substantially the "visitor experience" of seeing both the Iron Men beach and the very natural beautiful Hightown beach.
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Sefton Council adopted a Vision for Crosby Coastal Park in May 2022 . This describes the area as " Exciting and full of surprises, . . a dynamic landscape that shapes and inspires the borough...a gateway to this stunning coast. We want to explore opportunities to protect, improve and develop this area and what it can offer to residents, visitors and businesses". The Crosby Coastal Park Forum was established as the vision was being adopted. Our prime objective is to ensure that the local community has a large say in helping to deliver this vision. The Forum is very aware that significant improvements are necessary if the vision is to become a reality and has already brought together beach cleaning groups, provided equipment, obtained money for art work' helped install defibrillators and held meetings to link up the community and its visitors with various stakeholders. Our first display board has attracted significant interest and appreciation
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How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £9,971
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Crosby Coastal Park Forum is a community group that is a network for any individual community or faith group or organisation that has a direct interest in protecting maintaining and developing the coastal area in Sefton from Seafoth to Hightown. The Forum was established in July 2022 with a formal constituation and a bank account. The Forum is governed by a group of six trustees and and advisor. who meet on a six weekly basis. The Forum was established during consultation undertaken by Sefton Council into a Vision for Cropsby Coastal park. The first draft of the Vision made no mention of community engagement in either ownership nor delivery of the Vision, as a result of the consultation the Forum was agreed and established and the Vision revised to be far more inclusive. The coast is varied in the south ajoining the massive Seafroth docks the beach is overlooked by a promenade built in the early 70s .A substantial part of the prom has been covered by a large sand dune in places over 10 feet above the prom now. The responses to the consultation were very divided between saving the prom and removing the sand and alternatively letting nature take its course. There is no final decsion on the future of the prom yet, the Forum is actively pushing for a decision in order to move forward and be instrumental in developing a master plan for the future of the Crosby Coastal Park.
The beaches contain some impressive assets. The "In Another Place" iron men installation which is an internationally recognised piece of art, draws in thousands of visitors. The 100 Iron Men are located on the southern end of the beaches. The coastal path running from the docks to Hightown is also part of the shortly to be opened new English Coastal path with runs the full length of Englands Coast line. The buildings facing on to the southern end of the beaches are all listed victorian houses previously owned by people conected with the port of Liverpool. The dunes arround Hightown at the northern end of the beaches are an extremenl precious natural habitat. Part of the beach contains a sunken forrest dating back thousands of years. This beach is highly vulnerabkle to flooding
Project Owner: Crosby Coastal Park Forum The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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