New Beach Huts - Shore Road - Swanage, Dorset
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These new beach huts were opened in March 2015 and replace the former timber huts.
Waymark Code: WMNPM5
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/14/2015
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"First published Tuesday 3 March 2015
The official opening of Swanage’s new beach huts will take place next weekend, it has been announced.
Swanage Town Council funded the new huts as part of its £2.85 million seafront stabilisation scheme, which was completed earlier this year.
That overall project included constructing a retaining wall and pinning back the soil on the Recreation Ground, relocating the town’s war memorial and building new toilets, a kiosk and the two tiers of beach huts.
During Saturday’s official opening the chance to use a beach hut free of charge for a week, and a free car valet courtesy of the Westover Group - which is backing the opening event – will be raffled off.
Information boards will also be on display telling the story of the seafront stabilisation scheme.
Swanage Town Council deputy mayor Cllr Steve Poultney said: “This work has been essential to protect Swanage seafront from the effects of landslips, ensuring that it remains a key attraction to visitors in the town.”
The year-long project saw its fair share of dramas – three workers were taken to hospital after a cache of World War Two phosphorus grenades were ignited by a 20-tonne excavator, prompting the area to be sealed off by the bomb squad.
On another occasion work was delayed after a skeleton, that turned out to be a horse, was discovered in the sand."
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