Regeneration opportunities

Opportunities

This is an exciting opportunity for Eastbourne. The funding will cement the Town’s place as a prestigious all year-round seaside tourist destination benefitting local residents and attracting new visitors.

0.01 Million

Tourism spend per year

Improved pedestrian routes

Visitor nights from overseas tourism5,155

5,155

Visitor nights from domestic tourism8,615

8,615

5,000

Day visits per year

200

Residents contributing to public art commissions

1,000

Child and adult learner opportunities per year

Apprenticeships

New FTE jobs

in the wider community

The new funding will:

Transform Victoria Place into a vibrant and pedestrianised cultural district with al fresco dining.

See the creation of a prestigious cultural and educational centre on the Downland at Black Robin Farm where young people from across the town can develop their skills in subjects as diverse as digital creativity, hospitality, engineering, retailing and customer service. The Downs will also be sustainably connected to the town by an improved bus service and with e-bike and e-scooter hire and charging points delivered as part of the wider ambitions for the town.

Create a pedestrianised walkway from the Town Centre to the Seafront. Create a number of legacy public artworks and as part of the Towner Centenary provide community artworks across the town with an arts trail connecting the Seafront, Town Centre and the South Downs National Park.

The funding will bring new local jobs, skills, training and creativity to the town, all year round, not just in the summer. The plans will link the town to the Downland, by establishing Eastbourne as the permanent eastern gateway to the South Downs National Park.