Museum refurbishment, cycling bridge and carbon saving part of Hartlepool’s £20m levelling up bid
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A museum refurbishment, a new cycling bridge and carbon saving measures are part of ambitious plans to transform Hartlepool.
A £20m bid has been submitted to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund by Hartlepool Council.
The proposal focuses on three projects forming part of the ongoing regeneration of the town centre.
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They are:
To deliver enhanced carbon saving measures to make new leisure centre Highlight more energy efficient and sustainable.
Refurbishment and expansion of the National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool.
A new cycling and pedestrian bridge to better link Hartlepool Waterfront, the town centre and the railway station.
The Princess Royal is Patron of The National Museum of the Royal Navy (Image: evening gazette)
Councillor Shane Moore, Leader of Hartlepool Council, said: “We already have exciting plans for Hartlepool and there is clear alignment with these existing ambitions and the opportunity for Levelling Up funding.
“We’re seizing this opportunity and a great deal of work has gone into this to ensure that we meet the criteria and stand a great chance of being successful in securing investment into our communities that could be transformed by a £20m bid.”
Culture, transport and town centre regeneration are central themes of the Levelling Up Fund criteria.
The Council said they already have “well-developed plans” for the centre of Hartlepool.
The local authority aim is to ensure it is fit for the future and a desirable visitor destination, which provides the ideal opportunity to align this funding opportunity with its existing ambitions.
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Earlier this month, the seaside town scooped £25m from the Government’s Towns Fund scheme.
The Levelling Up bid will build on the funding as well as investment from Hartlepool Council and Tees Valley Combined Authority.
Councillor Paddy Brown, Chair of Hartlepool Borough Council’s Economic Growth and Regeneration Committee, added: “To successfully bid for £25m from the Government’s Towns Deal was great news and I hope our bid to the Levelling Up Fund will be equally successful.
“Refurbishment and expansion of the National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool would ensure it continues to develop as a visitor destination of national significance.
“We also know that connectivity improvements to better link the marina, town centre and railway station will make it far easier for residents and visitors to move around the town and so many people are looking forward to our new leisure centre opening in 2024.”
Bids for round one of the Levelling Up Fund need to be submitted on Friday. A joint bid between Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland and another from Stockton have also been submitted.
A decision on the outcome of the bids is expected in autumn this year.
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