Located within the Chichester Avenue seafront car park and near the public toilets, the boardwalk provides year-round access to the beach.
The new structure, made using modern all-weather composite materials, is 3m wide and 50m long. It includes handrails and a wider platform to allow pedestrians to pass each other and to allow better access for people with additional mobility needs. A generous seating area with tables and benches has also been added so visitors can enjoy the amazing natural vistas.
Nigel Page, from the Rambling Rascals Group, said "We have been working to ensure this boardwalk suits users requirements, and we are delighted with the results. Hopefully phase one of many, which will enable residents and visitors who suffer from mobility issues to gain further access to the beach."
A ‘Changing Places’ toilet facility is currently being constructed at the Chichester Avenue car park site. Once completed it will provide sanitary accommodation for people with multiple and complex disabilities. The large facilities will enable those who require one or two assistants to be with them to have plenty of room. It will also provide a suitable size changing table for adults and a hoist that will assist with the self-transfer between a wheelchair and WC.