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Essex Path to Prosperity

Coastal Community Fund Application

The Essex Path to Prosperity project is a new initiative funded until March 2021 by the Coastal Communities Fund, Essex County Council and a number of other partners. 

The Project will;

  • Raise awareness about the Essex coast to encourage more local people and visitors to the area to enjoy the wide range of opportunities here
  • Develop tools to make it easier for visitors to build their own itineraries of things to do during their stay
  • Provide maps and waymarking at or near to the coast to enable visitors to find their way more easily to and along the coast
  • Promote sustainable access to the coast and the footpaths that run along to increase the use of bus and rail services
  • Enable a pilot for a hopper bus service to operate at weekends during the summer months
  • Deliver 20 apprenticeships for people coming to the end of short term contracts
  • Provide business support and training for local businesses
  • Provide creative courses (art and photography) at the coast

The project started on 1st April 2019 and will continue until 31st March 2021.  The overall project costs total £925 000 with £663 000 of this being funded by the Coastal Communities Fund.

Many different partners are involved in delivering the project including;

  • Essex County Council
  • Visit Essex
  • Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership
  • Adult Community Learning
  • Essex Highways
  • Coastal Local Authorities in Essex

 

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