The Coastal Communities Alliance (CCA) is a virtual network of local authorities and coastal organisations who seek to promote best practice in coastal regeneration and to inform policy and funding by providing local evidence and local solutions for the distinctive socio-economic problems of coastal towns.
CoastalCommunities @coastalCA
Coastal communities will experience regeneration and economic growth through projects that directly or indirectly create sustainable jobs and safeguard existing jobs. Launch date 3rd April 2013 Closing date EOI 13 May 2013
This toolkit has been prepared to support coastal authorities and their partners in tuning their economic development strategies to the unique challenges and opportunities of coastal economies. Twitter - woodholmescoastal @coastalfutures
Explore the challenges and opportunities faced by coastal towns in stimulating enterprise and entrepreneurial activity, and the policy and practice context for the delivery of business support to assist individuals and communities in starting and sustaining a business.
Local authorities that are all on the coast with no urban areas of any great size, an aged population with below average health, few women working full-time, a higher than average proportion of the workforce employed in agriculture, many pensioners living alone, and a higher than expected number of homes with no central heating.
The spatial planning system operates at three levels - national, regional and local - with the latter being more practically relevant for coastal resorts. We start at the top!
Enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.
17th June 2013
John Spence, chairman of the South East Local Enterprise Partnership, is awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
15th June 2013
The North Yorkshire Moors Railways has succeeded in gaining an £800,000 grant from the Coastal Communities Fund.
15th June 2013
Rising sea levels threatening low-lying coastal communities are among the topics discussed at a climate change summit.
15th June 2013
A coastal restaurant has given its backing to a worldwide campaign demanding an end to pirate fishing.
Nicola Radford
Programme Manager (Coastal)
Coastal Communities Alliance
Lincolnshire County Council
Economy and Culture,
13 The Avenue,
Lincoln. LN1 IPA
Tel: 07500 992115