Contractors Lindum Group have symbolically cut the first piece of ground for East Lindsey District Council’s flagship Town Deal project The Campus for Future Living at a celebration event.
The £8.6m project, supported by the Connected Coast board and due for completion in spring 2024, is the first council-led Town Deal project to start being delivered to level up the district and transform communities.
Cutting the first piece of ground was Victoria Atkins MP for Louth and Horncastle, watched by Cllr William Gray, Campus Political Lead for East Lindsey District Council; Chris Baron chairman of Connected Coast; Professor Mark Gussy from the University of Lincoln and local and national partners including representatives from the Marisco Medical Practice, Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea Town Council, Health Education England, Medical Technologies Innovation Facility, Linkage Trust and NHS Lincolnshire ICB.
The Campus for Future Living on Stanley Avenue offers significant potential to improve the health and wellbeing for residents in Mablethorpe, the Lincolnshire coast and wider East Lindsey.
For the first time, Mablethorpe will be at the forefront of medical innovation, training, research and development.
The main Campus building will include the following facilities:
• Two large consultation rooms
• Seminar and teaching rooms
• An event space including a coffee hub
• Pathology laboratory and additional laboratory space
The campus site also includes an accommodation block, a children’s play area, a 35-space car park including eight disabled bays and electric vehicle charging points.
Lindum Group MD Freddie Chambers said: “As a Lincolnshire-based business, we are delighted to be involved in a project which will be of such benefit to local people and health care services.
“We will add to this by trying to procure with local suppliers and contractors to ensure the investment remains within the district and county’s economy. Furthermore, we will prioritise positive engagement with people who live and work near the site to bring value to the wider community too.”
Victoria Atkins, MP for Louth and Mablethorpe said: “Today, we celebrate as a community reaching this important landmark in the development of the Campus for Future Living.
“With shovels now in the ground our bright vision for Mablethorpe and the surrounding area is being made a reality.
“The transformational Mablethorpe Town Deal, which has received Government investment of nearly £24million, will deliver economic growth, help businesses grow, bolster tourism and improve health and social care along our Lincolnshire coastline.”
Regular engagement and activities for the community through the project’s social value will take place throughout the duration of the build.
