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The best of Boscombe
Commercial
regeneration
investment
continues Left to right: Cllr Beverley Dunlop, Mark Cribb, Urban Beach, Georgina
Hillman, Reefside Catering and Shaun Taylor, Sorted Surf Shop and School.
Three successful local businesses, all already based in Simon Hitchens, the sculpture has been specially designed
Boscombe, will be expanding to prime seafront to complement the overall re-development of the area
locations, after winning prestigious contracts as part of including the nearby Grade II listed Pier. It is made up of
the Boscombe Spa Village regeneration. two halves depicting the sun and moon rising and falling in
the east and west. The highly reflective polished granite
The refurbished Overstrand building will become home to surface has been designed to reflect the sea and sky
‘Urban Reef’ restaurant and café, operated by the owners enabling the piece to interact with the surrounding
of boutique Boscombe hotel Urban Beach, and ‘Sorted’ surf environment. It has been made from a single piece of
shop and separate surf school. Rob’s Event Catering will granite, carefully sawn and worked into two halves.
be bringing ‘Reefside’ catering, newsagents and beach
goods to Boscombe Pier entrance. Councillor Dunlop said, “It’s really coming together down
at Boscombe seafront now. If you haven’t been down for a
The interiors of Urban Reef, Sorted Surf Shop and Reefside while, I’d really urge residents to come and take a look.
are currently being designed and opening for all three is The Pier is open, the restoration to the outside of the
planned for April 2009. The rest of the restored Overstrand Overstrand is now well underway and the hard landscaping
building will be home to Wayne Hemingway-styled ‘surf around Pier Approach is almost complete. A great place for
pods’, an RNLI beach lifeguard station, public showers, a brisk stroll this winter!”
toilets and changing facilities and events office.
The contracts were won following an extensive tendering
process. Councillor Beverley Dunlop, Cabinet Member for
Facts
Economy and Tourism said: “We are delighted that local
• Beach huts will be the best in
businesses proved to be the best for the job. It is
the world. W
ith breath-taking
testament that they have recognised the potential that
views, strong retro imagery and
Boscombe has and are prepared to invest significantly and
some will feature hot and cold.
play their part in making that happen.”
running water and electricity
• Back in 1916, legend has it
And as the landscaping work at Sea Road and Pier Approach
that treasure was thrown off the
ier
draws to a close, why not take some time to appreciate
end of Boscombe P
the striking sculpture in place on the Boscombe Pier • You can watch a time-lapse
ier end
Approach roundabout? Created by renowned artist, video of Boscombe P
being demolished and re-built at
www
.bournemouth.co.uk/beach
• In 1897, a 70ft whale was
washed up in Boscombe and was
ier.
exhibited on the P
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