Seaside reinvention: Towns that cater 'for every taste'

4 April 2019

News image — Eliza Rodger-Brown, from Colchester, loves Mersea Island beach, in Essex. "I often take myself off there to walk and beach-comb," she says.

Eliza Rodger-Brown Eliza Rodger-Brown — Eliza Rodger-Brown, from Colchester, loves Mersea Island beach, in Essex. "I often take myself off there to walk and beach-comb," she says.

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside, we do like to be beside the sea. Don't we?

Young people living in coastal communities are being "let down and left behind", a Parliament report has said.

Issues with transport, housing and limited educational options post-16 are some of the reasons given for this.

A plan from the House of Lords suggests Blackpool could be key to solving these problems, peers want housing to be regenerated and improvements made to the coastal transport network as a priority.

"If you can solve it there, you can solve it anywhere," the report said.

Many of you clearly love your seaside towns though and have been sending us your favourite photos. Here's a selection.

Paul Ashworth North Pier, Blackpool — The House of Lords may think that Blackpool needs some TLC but Paul Ashworth, from Burnley, is a fan. "I love Blackpool for the variety there. The whole town caters for every taste," he says.

Rebecca Wakeham Rebecca Wakeham's picture of Brixham — Rebecca, in Derby, has sent us one of her favourite pictures of Brixham in Devon from when she visited in March. "The sheer size of the seagulls was something to behold," she says.

Alison Bessey Fish and chips restaurant on Cleethorpes pier. Credit: Alison Bessey — Alison Bessey, from Birmingham, has an appetite for Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. "We visit often and have family working hard there to make it the lovely place it is," she says.

Tracey Burnell Tracey Burnell — Tracey Burnell, from Taunton, has a passion for sea kayaking. She took this photo near Shoalstone pool in Brixham. "There's nothing like a little rock hop in the sunshine," she says.

Rebecca Barber/ @barber_becs Hunstanton beach. Credit: Rebecca Barber/ @barber_becs — Rebecca Barber, from Whittlesey, near Peterborough, sent us this picture of Hunstanton beach, in Norfolk. "Hunstanton always feels like going home. It's our favourite place to holiday as a family, every year if we can, with our dog," she says.

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