Three Victorian towns are among the coastal communities have been granted a share of <\/u>\u00a34.7million from the Heritage Lottery Fund under the Townscape Heritage Initiative Scheme (THI), with \u00a314m in total being shared among applicant towns in the UK.<\/u><\/p>\n
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) writes:
\n<\/u>Three Victorian towns have joined an ever-growing tally of coastal communities refurbished with money from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).\u00a0 Cleethorpes, Rothesay and St Austell will share \u00a34.7million to renovate buildings, create jobs and training and help secure their long-term future as thriving tourist destinations.<\/p>\n
The money for these coastal towns is part of a \u00a314m pot announced today for nine Townscape Heritage projects spread across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, creating 14 jobs, more than 2,000 training places and hundreds of volunteering opportunities.<\/p>\n
HLF Chair, Sir Peter Luff, said:\u00a0\u2019Historic town centres are the beating heart of communities, so where they fall into disrepair, the community pays a heavy price. Research* shows that this can be changed and that even small changes – improving shop fronts or restoring architectural features – can make a real difference.\u00a0 That’s what the Townscape Heritage scheme does so successfully, providing a boost for local economies, with vital employment and training opportunities, start-up spaces for small businesses and enhanced public places for residents and visitors.\u00a0 Townscape Heritage funding has made a huge difference to communities across the UK and this is only possible thanks to National Lottery players.\u2019<\/p>\n
HLF’s Townscape Heritage programme has awarded \u00a3274m to 300 townscape-focused projects over the past 20 years, funding partnerships between local authorities, businesses and community groups and helping to halt and reverse the decline of some of our best-loved historic townscapes.<\/p>\n
In Cleethorpes the funding will be used to ensure that the distinctive architecture is preserved on two important streets\u00a0connecting the town and the seafront. In Rothesay,\u00a0the grant\u00a0will help revitalise some of the properties which visitors first see when arriving by ferry, including the historic Winter Gardens, buildings on the main seafront road and the Victorian public conveniences on the West Pier.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the St Austell project will rejuvenate the town centre by improving historic buildings and public areas, creating opportunities to deliver skills training to local people.<\/p>\n
The full list of projects to be funded<\/p>\n
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