New Brighton

Merseyside’s traditional playground is facing a bright future as New Brighton feels the benefit of millions of pounds of public and private sector investment.

Environmental and public realm consultation

Wirral Council has made further funds available to improve the environmental and public realm in New Brighton. 

The proposals will build on the successful regeneration of New Brighton following the completion of Neptune’s £60m mixed use development, Marine Point. The environmental and public realm proposals will focus on the landward stretch of the promenade from Marine Point to Victoria Parade and will include the following:

• New footways, road surfaces and car parking provision;
• Hard & soft landscaping works;
• New lighting, street furniture;
• Improved signage, pedestrian flow and crossing points;
• Junction improvements at Victoria Parade & Fort Perch Rock car park

The plans will be available to view on the first floor at the Floral Pavilion from Tuesday 29th through to Thursday 31st May 2012, from 11.00am – 6.00pm. Council Officers will also be on hand to advise on the proposals and to listen to residents views.

You can also fill the consultation form in online

The centrepiece is Marine Point, a £60 million development by the Council’s preferred developer Neptune bringing a Morrison's supermarket, a Travelodge hotel, the Light digital cinema, Starbucks coffee shop, Home Bargains, Brooklyns restaurant, Prezzo, Grosvenor G Casino and other retail and leisure outlets. With over 1 million people within a 30 minute drive and excellent road, rail and bus connections Marine Point and New Brighton once again offers visitors to this famous seaside town a fantastic day out for all the family.

New Brighton's famous waterfront has been changed with the £12million redevelopment of the historic Floral Pavilion Theatre, now with a prestigious business and leisure environment. A state-of-the-art 800 seat theatre and complementary conference and meeting venue has resulted in record breaking attendances as 305,000 people have watched the high quality programme of events between December 2008 and September 2010. Successful productions have included West End smash Buddy, tours by nationally acclaimed comedians such as Jason Manford and family orientated shows such as Cinderella and Horrible Science. With visitor numbers to the theatre alone expected to exceed 150,000 people per year New Brighton is fast becoming the place to watch quality live entertainment.

The new New Brighton is the quintessential seaside town, providing a memorable visit. Enjoy the attractions, the shore, the river breezes, and the view across the Irish Sea to one of the most famous skylines in the world.

New Brighton Fast Facts:

• 1,020,000 people within a 30 minute drive time
• 260,000 visitors per annum to The Floral Pavilion
• 301,756 New Brighton Rail Station passengers per annum 2009
• 425,320 New Brighton bus journeys annually
• 325,000 anticipated cinema visitors to The Light in its first year
• 1,500,000 anticipated customers to Morrisons
• 685 free car parking spaces at Marine Point
• The Light - upmarket, fully digital eight screen cinema with 1,000 seats