Celebrating Crosby's Coastal Heritage

Funded on
01 Mar 2025

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

£180 Raised of £9,971

3 Backers

Costs

Frames and display boards £6,000
Recycling bins x 6 £1,620
Design costs £1,050
Contingency £150
Target: (inc. fees) £9,971

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.