The North West Marine Lakes Event Centre - Sefton
including the appointment of venue management experts ASM Global and £73 million pound business case approved by Sefton Council, by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, and by Government.
As part of the Marine Lake Events Centre project Kier and other partners have also signed up to a special social value plan which will see them give back to communities across Sefton. This will include providing local employment and supply chain opportunities, along with additional time and resources dedicated to working with school and college students who want to explore careers in the construction industry.
Overwhelming support has already been shown for the transformational project, which will see a brand new state of the art events centre and accompanying water and light show built on the site of the former Southport Theatre.
Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration & Skills, Cllr Marion Atkinson with representatives from Kier
Yet another landmark for the Marine Lake Events Centre project has been reached after Sefton confirmed one of the UK’s leading construction firms to oversee the venue’s delivery.
The new Centre will be complemented by the UK’s first light, water and sound show in the town’s Marine Lake. Following a comprehensive tender process, Kier Group, one of the UK’s largest construction and infrastructure companies, have been identified as the preferred contractor to work on the Marine Lake Events Centre (MLEC) project. Kier will now enter into a pre-construction services agreement with Sefton Council, in advance of full contract later in 2023.
This vital stage in the Marine Lake Events Centre (MLEC) and Water & Lights Show project follows a series of huge milestones for the scheme,
Sefton Council and the Southport Town Deal team have been congratulated by Government on ‘an ambitious project for the benefit’ of Southport and the Liverpool City Region, which will see a total of £73 million of funding invested into the project.
Mayor Steve Rotheram, and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (CA) recently approved £17.7m funding for the new Marine Lake Events Centre. This was on top of £2.3m the CA had already committed to the pre-development work.
A planning application for the project has been submitted and is expected by be considered by Planning Committee in Spring 2023.
Cllr Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Skills, said: “By awarding preferred status to Kier we are putting the physical creation of the venue into the hands of a proven contractor with a strong track record.”
Southport’s Enterprise Arcade
Located on Southport’s Eastbank Street, the Enterprise Arcade will be Southport’s first digital incubator space for start-up businesses and entrepreneurs. Town Deal funding of £1.5 million has been earmarked for the scheme that will see the Crown Buildings reimagined, creating almost 900m2 of space for digital and creative start-ups and scale-ups.
Cllr Marion Atkinson, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Skills, and Member of the Southport Town Deal board, said: “By providing refurbished office workspaces for start-up, growing SMEs and co-working space for creative and digital tech businesses, the Enterprise Arcade will be a catalyst for creating a new digital eco-system in Southport town centre.
Sefton Council’s Cabinet have been provided with an update on Southport’s Enterprise Arcade scheme, in a report on the Town Deal project.
As well as being asked to note the scheme’s continued progress, the report’s recommendations include the agreement of £224,000 for work on the town’s Crown Buildings so that they can accommodate the new Enterprise Arcade. This will include work on the building’s structure as well as the location of IT provision and connections.
Another recommendation is that the Council manages the operation of the Enterprise Arcade, rather than outsourcing to an external operating partner. Procurement for the construction works will be led by the Council’s Executive Director of Place, Stephen Watson, in consultation with Cllr Paulette Lappin, the Council’s Cabinet Member for Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services.
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“Locating the new Enterprise Arcade in the Crown Buildings will enable us to breathe new life into currently unused town centre buildings and by managing the project in-house, we can ensure it delivers best value for Southport, its economy and its young entrepreneurs, in line with the Town Deal Funding objectives.”
The report says that the Council will aim to ensure that the company contracted to construct the scheme and the Enterprise Arcade’s eventual partners and tenants are signed up to its Sefton Caring Business Charter. Charter signatories are committed to support employment, apprenticeship, training, mentoring, work experience and other opportunities for care experienced young people in Sefton.
Scheme architects, K2 are already signed up and are delivering support to care experienced young people. Local schools and colleges will also be key project partners, and further opportunities will be developed in partnership with them to support young people with access to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the creative and digital tech sector.
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