Cllr Carl Smith: “We've got a great opportunity to deliver for not just the next five years, but far beyond. We need the funding from across government to be able to do this. We’re not sitting on our laurels - we've got projects waiting. The regeneration of the Middlegate estate (approved in Rishi Sunak’s October 2021 Budget), the North Quay development are two examples of major projects and there are others.”
Iain Hill: “I think there’s opportunity linked to the tech corridor between Norwich and Cambridge. It could mean that ultimately Yarmouth picks up the same status with the green energy question, as it's on our doorstep.”
Peter Whitmore: “Getting even more vibrancy back into Yarmouth in the next five years is the goal and it will be fantastic. Just to raise the profile of the offer here and also to capitalise on the opportunity that energy affords.”
Chris Sargisson: “I would love to see Great Yarmouth bucking the trend for business start-ups. The work that’s been going on for five years building the narrative and the opportunity, it’s going to pop.”
Shelia Oxtoby: “I want to see us shortlisted City of Culture 2029, and people saying ‘Great Yarmouth is the absolute place to go’. It’s about us thriving and improving our relative deprivation.”
Alister Broadberry: “The improvements to the town and the area clearly take a lot of energy, time and local investment to motivate people in different walks of life and industry. The connection is there between public-private. I’d like to just see more of that. Everything has to really be pushed, maintaining the momentum.”
Perception, opportunities and ambition
Alister discusses the opportunities the East coast towns have and how an ambitious strategy in these areas, from local leaders, can create a raft of opportunities for now and long into the future.
Sharing success and green energy
Looking at how a series of regeneration catalysts can create an all year round economy, whilst the natural capital of green energy can help long term sustainable industry.
