DCLG: Multimillion pound boost for seaside towns to create jobs, boost the economy and create local growth.

• Coastal Communities Fund to be extended to 2020/2021
• at least a further £90 million to unlock the economic potential of coastal communities
• funding will help seaside towns revitalise areas, create jobs, and boost local economic growth

Seaside towns across the country will have a chance to bid for £90 million of government funding under measures announced by the Chancellor in yesterday’s Budget (8 July 2015).

Ministers welcomed the extension of Coastal Communities Fund to 2020 as part of the government’s long-term economic plan to revitalise seaside towns and unlock their economic potential.

Launched in 2012, the Coastal Communities Fund has already invested nearly £119 million on 211 projects local infrastructure and economic projects across the UK. This is helping to create almost 13,700 jobs and provide more than 10,280 training places and apprenticeships.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/multimillion-pound-boost-for-seaside-towns