BCP Council wraps up Hamworthy Park coastal protection work

BCP Council has completed major works to protect Hamworthy Park against future coastal erosion for the next 20 years.

A 200 metre stretch of sea wall has been reinforced on the eastern promenade with low carbon concrete, and new steps have been built to the shoreline.

Also, the work included repairs to the two jetties and the addition of buttresses to support the wall.

The project cost £550,000 in total and was made possible thanks to an investment of £318,000 from central government’s Levelling Up Fund and £233,000 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) support funding. 

According to the Council, the project is the first of multiple schemes due to be delivered across BCP seafront thanks to the £19.9million government grant.