Action group to secure funding for LlandudnoPublished date: 10 July 2013 | Published by: Iwan Berry AN action group has been set up to secure additional funding for Llandudno warning that if the resort “goes down, everybody else goes down”.While the group welcomes millions of pounds of regeneration cash spent on neighbouring towns they claim the “hub” for tourism in North Wales is “in need of a lift”.
Members of Llandudno Town Council formed the new group last week, with the aim of attracting cash to improve basic facilties including pavements, car parking and seating.
It comes after other towns, such as Llandudno Junction and Colwyn Bay, have seen improved parks and shopfronts, and a new multi-million pound watersports centre.
Cllr Margaret Lyon, who will chair the group, said while she had “nothing against” recent regeneration efforts in other towns, more needed to be done to help emphasise Llandudno’s importance for tourism in the region.
She said: “The basis of us doing this is that Llandudno is looking in need of a lift, because it’s looking quite down.
“Llandudno is the hub for tourism in North Wales, and if Llandudno goes down, everybody else goes down.”
Members of the new group had inspected the town to see where improvements could be made.
“The pavements are in a terrible condition and there’s a great need to improve and regenerate the town centre, so it can keep its status as a tourism resort,” said Cllr Lyon.
“We really need to find more on-street parking places, because there aren’t enough. During the Extravaganza and the Air Show, people were parking on the grass areas on Gloddaeth Avenue, as there wasn’t a square inch of parking anywhere else.”
Cllr Lyon added that as well as improved pavements, there was also a need for improved seating and raised flowerbeds in the town centre.
Former Llandudno mayor, councillor Myra Wigzell said: “Llandudno needs some changes – the perception is we’re fine, but if they leave it too long, we will not be fine, and we are one of the most important towns on the coast – and we need to generate the tourist trade.
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