Improvements to Sutton Bridge

Seen in the Voice this morning.

Wondering if anyone in the Village has been consulted, asked "what should be done to improve Sutton Bridge?"

Thursday, September 8, 2022 www.spaldlngvoice.co.uk
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BY DONNA SEMMENS
donna@Spoldingvoice.co.uk.
Twitter: SpaldingVoIce
Plans to improve Sutton Bridge and make it a fixture on the tourist trail are set to be discussed by the county council next week.
The proposed scheme willsee an improved route forpedestrians from the riverside and moorings to the centre ofthe village.

The upgrade includes new steps from the riverbank near the bridge, a new ramp near the moorings and dropped kerbs at all crossing points on
the main road.
The project will cost £100.000 with money also being spent on a community arts project. says a report to the council's environment and
economy scrutiny committee.
The art project will also include bespoke features in coordination with the community and the University of Lincoln's Transported Arts.
Alongside the county's £100.000. further contributions have been attracted, including £650 from South HoIland District Council, £2,500
from Transported and £1.250 .'in kind' from a local carving group, the report reveals.
"This project seeks to enhance the village's major assets, the river, the historic bridge, the riverside moorings and its position as the
gateway to Lincolnshire,"

the report says.The scheme also aims to 'take advantage' of tourism potential with the Sir PeterScott Lighthouse and links to the famous 617'Dambusters' squadron of the RAF which trained in the village.
"It would build on the area's potential for tourism now that it is on the route of theEngland Coast path:' the report says.
"This project would deliver much needed improvements in a Lincolnshire village that is the gateway to the county, enhancing the area "for local
businesses and services, visitors and residents," the report concludes.