The Beach Garden opened officially opened on June 7 but had a soft opening in November 2024.
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00:00right we're here today on the 7th of June to formally open the beach garden which has now
00:12completed the planting seating plaques we're at the ready to let everyone enjoy this special space
00:20and we've got the Lord Lieutenant coming along today to open it for us and Adam field who's a
00:28wheelchair coach tennis coach who's going to come and cut the ribbon so it should be a really good
00:35day and hopefully everyone from now on will find that they can really enjoy the beach garden and
00:41everything in its surrounding environment now it's all finished I have to say I am absolutely
00:47proud of the end result I couldn't have got there to be honest without the help of a lot of people
00:54too many to mention here but they have really supported the project it's amazing how a community
01:01project can be so well supported and come to fruition and look as good as it does we are
01:07delighted and I personally want to thank everyone for all the effort they put in to help me achieve
01:13my goal we are now where the dream has become a reality my plan to tick two key boxes for the town
01:20has been fulfilled one was to have a free fully accessible community space for everyone one lady
01:29in a wheelchair said to me that this is the first time in a long time that she had had the feeling of
01:35being on holiday sitting on the beach away from the traffic and the people just enjoying the rhythm of
01:42the sea it improved our whole well-being and filled her with enjoyment families with buggies children
01:50playing access to the decking areas for our physically vulnerable and wheelchair users gives a sense of
01:57value to all those who use it the second tip box was for the environment the key the sea is a key asset to
02:06the town and we should be caring for it and safeguarding it by making this more than an accessible space
02:14a garden we are highlighting the need to increase our coastal biodiversity and in a small way when
02:23these plants are established it will go some way to helping protect the shoreline from coastal erosion