Ilfracombe Watersports Hub moving closer to completion
Work on a new watersports hub for Ilfracombe is taking shape, with the project moving ever closer to completion.
Building work at Ilfracombe Watersports Centre has been progressing, with the facility’s buildings now nestled in their home at Larkstone Cove and finishing touches to the internal fixtures and fittings being completed. The next phase of the project will see the construction of a sea wall and slipway at the cove. Components which include uniquely modelled seawall blocks are set to be delivered to the site next month. Contractors will need to wait for spring tides before work can commence and are set to get under way in early January 2023, with work taking approximately eight weeks, weather and tide permitting. The centre is set for completion by the end of March 2023. When complete it will provide new homes for three local watersports clubs, Ilfracombe Pilot Gig Club, Y-Sail and Ilfracombe Canoe Club. It will include community facilities for the clubs including storage for boats, a slipway providing safe and easy access to the water within a given tidal range, disabled access and facilities, and a café with stunning views of the harbour.
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