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Steve Rotheram announces potential £2.3m funding to bring forward proposed Marine Lake Events Centre in Southport
The proposal for pre-development funding is in a report that will be considered by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority at its next meeting on Friday 26 November.
The new events complex would replace the existing Southport Theatre and Convention Centre, which closed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The planned centre, together with a sound and light show pier attraction leading into the adjacent lake, is at the heart of Sefton Council’s plans for Southport’s regeneration.
Speaking about the project, Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said:
The town has been awarded £37.5m from the government’s Towns Fund, with £30m of the total grant earmarked for a new events centre.
The Combined Authority’s funding, if approved, will finance the next phase of project planning, to achieve business plan submission in Spring 2022 and RIBA stage 3 design for the planning application.
Councillor Ian Maher, Leader of Sefton Council, said:
Councillor Janette Williamson, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Portfolio Holder for Inclusive Economy and Third Sector, said:
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