Passing Comment –
By Sue Vincent Jones:
Marina bid must keep fingers crossed for round two
Our Vale Council’s bid for a £20 million freebie from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund, which would have seen a new water sports facility at Barry Waterfront and a new marina at The Mole, turned out to be a very damp squib.
I will grudgingly admit that it did make sound sense, way back in June 2021, to look to a rosy, regenerative post-pandemic future, show-off with a centrepiece worthy of the Waterfront.
And it could provide both a home for ocean water sports plus a perfect place for our local clubs, groups, and the rest of our cracking community to splash about in.
We all know how popular that wild swimming is for a start. Let’s be honest, you can’t move for seas of swimmers diving and dipping on a daily basis – and that’s just the Watchtower Waders!
But, a little bird, obviously a seagull in this instance, tells me that it’s not game over for our Marina Dream, and councillors are confident we can scoop some funds in the next round.
I certainly hope so. Barry is beautifully on the up and deserves a helping hand to make our town even more of a treat than it already is.
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