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New decorative lighting to be introduced along Burnham seafront New decorative lighting is set to return to Burnham-On-Sea’s seafront after town councillors gave the go-ahead at their latest meeting. At a virtual meeting of March’s full council meeting, Burnham and Highbridge town councillors decided to proceed with the revamp of lighting. “Decorative seafront lighting will be strung between the existing lampposts at a cost of £10,708,” it was resolved. The proposals have been welcomed by tourism businesses along the seafront who say having attractions such as lighting make Burnham’s Esplanade more inviting. The seafront used to have colourful decorative lighting attached to lamposts but many were damaged during a big storm in 2007. ....
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Plans for £7,000 Burnham-On-Sea seawall art project given boost Plans for a new seawall art project along part of Burnham-On-Sea’s seafront have been given a boost with an injection of funding and the appointment of a regional arts getting to get involved with managing it. The Town Council has recently been given £7,000 of funding by Sedgemoor District Council to proceed with the art project on Burnham’s South Esplanade. Furthermore, at a virtual meeting of the Town Council’s Town Improvements Committee this month, town councillors agreed to appoint regional arts group Seed to help oversee the project. The proposed artwork on the sea wall would “respond to the local natural environment, celebrating the ecology of this part of Bridgwater Bay. It will depict, describe or interpret an aspect of local wildlife and/or flora in a way that will encourage visitors and the local community to appreciate the value and distinctiveness of the place in a new way. ....
Seafront residents in Burnham-On-Sea say they are being “ignored” by the Town Council over their calls for a proposed play area to be re-located further along the Esplanade – and they are now considering legal action. As reported here, residents of Quantock Court say that while they support the idea of a new seafront play area, the tarmac area on the South Esplanade earmarked for the new facilities is “unsuitable” as it is ‘regularly used’ for various outdoor activities by families, runners, dog walkers, keep fit enthusiasts and cyclists, and is also overlooked by their flats. They voiced their concerns at the latest virtual meeting of the council’s Town Improvements Committee, and handed in a petition to the Town Council calling for the proposed play area to be relocated further along the seafront to the lawns opposite Burnham Holiday Village. ....