THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
They are Blackpool’s ‘magnificent seven’, the multi-million-pound projects set to shape the town’s future.
The seven developments are all earmarked to benefit from a share of the resort’s £39.5m Town Deal - the largest amount awarded in the UK.
Blackpool was one of the first of 101 towns in the country to secure cash from the government’s £3.6bn Towns Fund, aimed at strengthening the local economy and revitalising it as it builds for the future post-pandemic.
The funding is also set to act as a catalyst for another £450m in public and private investment as part of a £1bn-plus ‘Growth and Prosperity Programme’.
Here is a snapshot of the projects signed off by the Town Deal board and the impact they are set to make:
Blackpool Central Courts Relocation - allocated £6.95m
Supporting the relocation of Blackpool’s county and magistrates courts, this move will open up space to support the £300m private sector investment at Blackpool Central. The result will be a new, world-class, visitor attraction, open year-round and providing a major boost to the visitor economy, including large-scale job creation.
Blackpool Multiversity - allocated £9m
Land assembly to enable the relocation of the Blackpool & The Fylde College’s Palatine Road campus to enable the creation of a ‘world class university learning environment’ in the town centre. It will help to address local skills needs, working with local employers and in partnership with Lancaster University. The new Multiversity campus has been designed to accommodate more than 3,600 learners.
Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone - allocated £7.5m
Creating a new road to open up development sites that will attract jobs and investment at the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone (EZ). Through the creation of new highways, the scheme will support business and jobs growth, opening 10.5 hectares of previously inaccessible development land.
Revoe Community Sports Village - allocated £6.5m
This project will aid the regeneration of the Revoe area, creating new sports pitches and facilities for community use. It will create investment within the Blackpool FC Bloomfield Road ground and surrounding area. The overall project aim is to provide a sports village with leisure, education, and residential uses and to attract further private investment to the area.
The Edge - allocated £4.5m
Redevelopment of the existing town centre Stanley Buildings to create modern office space for start-ups and growing businesses and to provide advice for growth-ambitious small companies. The Edge is the name given to the new extended managed workspace that will bring into use large parts of the upper floors of the building to create a vibrant business hub with a choice of offices, meeting rooms, co-working and breakout spaces.
Blackpool Illuminations - allocated £4.5m
The project will provide investment to upgrade the world-famous Blackpool Illuminations to attract new visitors by developing new features and lighting technology. Several new centrepiece attractions will be designed, alongside lighting infrastructure improvements and essential technical equipment needed to deliver the illuminations in a greener, more sustainable way.
Youth Hub - allocated £0.5m
The development of a physical space to support young people in the town to access jobs and training and to make the jump from school or unemployment into work, smoother and easier. The Youth Hub will provide a ‘one place base’ offering quality advice for young jobseekers aged 16- 24. The service will be based in a vacant town centre unit in Bickerstaffe House, a council owned building.
Paul Smith, who chairs the Town Deal Board, says: “Investment in our town is needed more than ever as we move to the next stage of the economic recovery from Covid-19 and the Town Deal funding will play an important part in kick-starting our economic recovery.”
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