Shanklin Town Council is hosting a Town Meeting for Residents at Shanklin Theatre next Tuesday (September 17) to introduce the rationale for the three Bay Councils to join forces to help secure additional funding.
It will also seek to explain how residents can become involved in steering the direction of regeneration, and for those who want to be directly involved the opportunities to become members of working groups and take part in volunteering.
The "Bay Plan" is now approved and is starting to be implemented.
Shanklin Mayor Sara Sheath said:
“While Shanklin Town Council budgets tens of thousands of pounds every year for town improvements, our community is too small to meet the criteria for major government regeneration grants.
"The Bay as a whole is the largest settlement on the Island, and by developing a Bay Plan we not only benefit from pooling resources to address issues affecting the whole Bay area, but also become large enough to meet the criteria to allow us to apply for Central Government Regeneration Grants.
"This will allow us to consider investigating larger scale infrastructure projects."
The plan delves into a myriad of projects, including:
- Cliff lift, coastal path, and steps
- Environment Agency update on Sea Wall and Groyne restoration
- Esplanade Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Clock Tower
- Performing Arts Centre
The meeting will also focus on two ongoing issues for the Shanklin economy: the closure of the A3055 (Leeson Road) and flooding in the centre of Shanklin, for which updates will be provided.
There will be presentations on what is happening regarding the closure of Leeson Road and other projects around the town.
At the end of the presentations the local IW Councillors for Shanklin and Ventnor, the Shanklin Mayor and Deputy Mayor, the Lake Vice Chair and other local Councillors will be present, together with IW Council Officers and a representative of the Environment Agency.
The Theatre will be open from 6pm for a 6.30pm start.
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