New look Splash Point is due to be ready 18 October 2010

[The Doctor]

I noticed on Tuesday that work had finally started, somewhat later than planned, on the Splash Point improvements and the council has now issued a press release confirming that work should be finished in October 2010.

From Worthing Council:

Building work is underway on the £500,000 Splash Point ‘cultural’ makeover. Work is expected to be complete by the 18 October with a big Halloween party on the 30 October to celebrate Worthing’s sparkling new seaside attraction.

Splash Point will be a great addition to Worthing's seaside scene and features inviting new seating, lighting, tamarisk trees, a misting water feature and will provide an outside venue for local artists to perform in the open air.

Leader of Worthing Borough Council, Paul Yallop said:

"We recognise the summer is perhaps not the best time to do this work but because of all the government cuts we are not prepared to take the chance of losing the external money from Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) which has to be spent by end of October.

"When it is complete this is going to be a real asset for Worthing attracting locals and visitors and provide a boost to local businesses."

From Edburton Contractors Ltd, Jez Riches said:

"We are very pleased to be the appointed contractor for this project. We will be using some interesting construction techniques and finishes and working with other contractors on the project."

The investment in Splash Point is a result of Worthing Council’s regeneration programme team’s successful bid for funding from the second wave of the Government’s Sea Change programme and is part of the plan to create a buzzing active seafront. Worthing was one of just nine councils chosen to receive the grant managed by the CABE.

Follow the progress of the project on Twitter search for splash_point or look on our Splash Point Regeneration page.

/ENDS.

And the winning design was:

[treehugger]

Great, start work just as the schools break for summer holidays, peak tourist season.

[seasidegeek]

Great, start work just as the schools break for summer holidays, peak tourist season.

Via the link in the OP it says they have to spend the money by September or the government takes it back.

[treehugger]

Via the link in the OP it says they have to spend the money by September or the government takes it back.

Well they should have started the work back in March or April at the latest, it could have been completed by now.

[kitty]

Well they should have started the work back in March or April at the latest, it could have been completed by now.

agreed, it's a right mess down there.

i bet they'll build the new pool during the summer season too.

[Freddie Ferret]

We were down there yesterday and it’s a right mess, but I guess for some reason they couldn’t get things moving any earlier so don’t have much choice over the timing.

[treehugger]

We were down there yesterday and it’s a right mess, but I guess for some reason they couldn’t get things moving any earlier so don’t have much choice over the timing.

They could have rearranged these words:

FINGER YOUR OUT PULL