A new Fund to help support much loved seaside towns, like Hastings, create new jobs and prosperity has been launched by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Chief Secretary Danny Alexander. The £23.7million Coastal Communities Fund has been created to provide struggling coastal communities with money to support new opportunities that can make their town prosper.
Local MP Amber Rudd, is encouraging local organisations in Hastings and Rye to apply to the new Fund, to help create jobs and have a real and lasting impact on the local community. Seaside groups could use the money to start programmes that can deliver skills training, offer apprenticeships to school leavers, create new workspaces or support small-scale transport improvements.
Amber Rudd said:
“I have been lobbying the Government to recognise the unique challenges that seaside towns face and this fund acknowledges these difficulties. I am encouraging a wide range of local organisations to submit bids to the fund to help create new jobs and prosperity in Hastings.”
Successful applicants can expect to get a grant of between £50,000 and £2million. Mr Pickles said he would especially like to see quality bids come in from social enterprises, charities, local businesses or local enterprise partnerships.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said:
“Seaside towns and coastal communities have huge potential for economic growth that we simply can’t afford to waste – this fund can make all the difference to these places we all know and love.
“This is a great opportunity for long overlooked seaside towns, large and small, to grab a chance to grow through imaginative and innovative projects that create, skilled workers, and provide year round jobs that build stronger local economies.”
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