WELCOME FOR £200,000 FOR THANET'S SEASIDES

Thanet District Council has welcomed the news that more than £200,000 worth of funding from the Department for Communities and Local Government will be coming to Thanet to support deprived seaside communities.

The money is part of a national £5 million funding package from the Department for Communities and Local Government. This has been awarded to support the 25 most deprived seaside local authorities to boost action in tackling unemployment and drive regeneration in their priority seaside towns.

The announcement is part of the launch of the Government’s new national strategy for seaside towns which is published today (Thursday 25 March), and refers specifically to Margate and Ramsgate as seaside towns eligible for the grant funding.

This funding is particularly welcome, following on from the Coastal Conference held in Margate in January, which highlighted the particular issues facing coastal communities.

The money will be received in the next few weeks and the council is already considering how it plans to use that money to make the most difference in Margate and Ramsgate.

Cllr. Roger Latchford, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Development, said: “This is fantastic news for Thanet and fits in with the work already being done in regenerating our coastal towns. We are delighted that the unique challenges facing coastal towns have been recognised by the government and welcome this boost to our regeneration efforts.”