Improvement works to the open space at Maryport’s Promenade will get underway on Friday 8 March.
End of life railings in the Sea Brow Gardens will be replaced with upgraded galvanised railings and will ensure the safety of members of the public using the paths.
They will also provide a significant aesthetic upgrade to the area, which will be further enhanced by footpath surface upgrades at a later date.
Maryport-based firm Shane Taylor Welding Ltd has been contracted to undertake the works which are likely to take around a week to complete.
The contractors will start work on Friday 8 March and during the installation, the upper level of the Sea Brow Gardens will be closed to the public.
The schemes are part of a £12 million regeneration project which aims to enhance and develop three of the town’s biggest assets - the town’s high street, harbour and promenade.
The developments will be funded by the Government’s Future High Streets Fund and managed by Cumberland Council.
The Leader of Cumberland Council, Councillor Mark Fryer, said:
“I am pleased to see local firms being appointed to do the transformational work in Maryport. This regeneration will make a difference to everyone who loves to spend time in West Cumbria.”
Other Cumbrian companies have also won contracts to help transform some of Maryport’s most prominent locations.
Cubby Construction of Carlisle has won the tender to create the new café and beach shop on the promenade. This fabulous new eatery, with views across the Solway, will be located on the site of the disused toilet block. The promenade project includes a new bike and skate track.
Thomas Armstrong Group, of Flimby, and the design team from Align Property Partners in Cockermouth, now have the contract to build the new harbourside event space, and to revamp the Wave, which is changing its name to Maryport Activity Centre as part of the process.
Thomas Armstrong Group has also won the tender for Maryport’s new public realm scheme which will reconfigure the parking on Senhouse Street, clear cluttered street furniture, and install new signage all across the town.
The harbourside project will see a blank patch of grass transformed into an outdoor event and performance space, and there will also be a new splash park, and an upgrade to the Shiver Me Timbers play park.
The fourth aspect of the plans is an upgrade to Maryport Activity Centre, including the existing gym, a more exciting Clip n’ Climb, an adventure soft play area, and multipurpose spaces which can be used by all ages.