Connect2 has been confirmed winner of the Peoples Millions contest!
Sustrans' Connect2 has officially won the peoples vote by taking the BIG Lottery Fund of 50 million pounds.
Connect2 is a UK-wide project that will create new cycling and walking routes to improve local travel in 79 communities across the country including the Hastings to Bexhill Coastal Connection that will complete the coastal cycle and pedestrian route between Glyne Gap and St Leonards.
The Hastings to Bexhill Coastal Connection will become part of the National Cycle Route which runs along the south coast of England. It will join two existing off-road routes; Galley Hill to Glyne Gap in Bexhill and the route along Hastings promenade, to provide a permanent, 2km traffic free link between the towns.
When completed the route will stretch for over 5km and provide a coastal route for walkers and cyclists.
The win is a result of a week long series of shows on ITV casing four different projects in competition for the grant. Phone lines opened for the public to cast their votes on Friday 7th December and for the past two weeks the public have also been able to vote for their favourite project online at www.thepeoples50million.org.uk. All voting closed at 12 noon Monday 10th December
On receiving the news they had won John Grimshaw, CEO and founder of Sustrans said: “To say I am delighted is such an understatement - this is fantastic news for Sustrans. But, more importantly, it is fantastic for the 79 communities and many other partners and local authorities across the UK with whom we have been working for the last two years. We are extremely grateful to everyone who has supported us, but the hard work starts now to build those bridges, tunnels, crossings and networks of paths. Ultimately the real winners will be those millions of people who will now be able to Connect2 their shops, schools, workplaces and each other every day!”
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13 Dec 2007