Project update - May 2026

Park and ride pilot Summer 2026

The details of this year’s park and ride pilot have now been finalised and information about the service can be found here: Park and Ride 2026 | Future Coast Bude | Let's Talk Cornwall

There are some key changes this year, based on feedback from the public:

The service will open at 8am, allowing people working in Bude to park and get to work.
The service will continue on from The Strand and will also drop and collect people from Crooklets.
Discounted block booking tickets are available to buy on the Transport for Cornwall app.

This year the service will also be accepting concessions passes, and this means it is eligible for the ‘Kid’s Travel Free in August’ government initiative.

So many great reasons to get the bus into Bude, rather than drive!

New car park capacity signage

The eagle-eyed among you will have spotted the new sign that has been installed on the A39, before southbound traffic reaches the Hillhead roundabout.

This sign has been paid for by Future Coast Bude, and has come as a direct result of a recommendation from the Town Vision, as well as a huge amount of feedback from the public following the park and ride pilot last year.

The sign is updated once a minute and provides information on how many spaces there are available at Crooklet’s, Summerleaze and The Crescent car park. Counters have been installed in these Cornwall Council owned car parks. When the Park and Ride is running, the screen will switch over to promote the Park and Ride service.

Youth event 14 May

The Future Coast Bude Youth Board organised an event at the 2 Minute Foundation HQ open to young people aged 16-35. The event provided local people with the opportunity to find out more about the project, get involved in some arty activities, watch the films produced for the project and consider where they felt it most important to invest money from the project.

The event was attended by 18 young people who actively engaged in the discussions about what is important to them now and in the future.

More information about the event can be read here: Evening social: Future Coast Bude’s youth event | Future Coast Bude | Let's Talk Cornwall

Youth Board Mural

One of the things the Youth Board have been keen to influence has been the importance of involving art in helping to facilitate conversations with younger people.

The Youth Board is made up of a number of very talented artists, who developed a painting of the coastline in Bude. They have been asking young people to add onto the painting things that are important to them about the coastline in Bude.

It is hoped that the mural can go on display somewhere near the coast in the near future.

If you’ve got ideas of what you want written on the mural, please email them to: futurecoastbude@cornwall.gov.uk

Looking at future options for the Summerleaze lifeboat station

The lifeboat station at Summerleaze is coming under increasing pressure from sand, which causes a number of problems.

The RNLI have also trialled a boat, which may form part of their response in the future.

Future Coast Bude have commissioned consultants Dune to look at where the most suitable option would be to locate a new lifeboat station in Bude, if needed. This work will review sites from the breakwater to Crooklets and look at any constraints of locations.

Work with the Heritage Centre

The project team have been working closely with the Heritage Centre and are hoping to have a permanent display installed on the ground floor of the museum, which will allow people to explore the story map developed by the Maritime Archaeological Trust: Future Coast Bude as well as watching the videos produced by the 2 Minute Foundation: Future Coast Bude | Let's Talk Cornwall

We are currently working with a company to get a display developed. Look out for updates coming soon!

Signage

A key recommendation in the Town Vision was to improve signage in the town. Future Coast Bude has been looking at how it can do this along the coast and has met with a number of stakeholders to consider improving signage.

The team are looking at what additions can be made to the classic black and gold signs, to ensure people can find their way to key points on the coast, as well as providing information signage about how to get to different places from the coast and how long it will take.

Coastal Practitioners Conference

In mid-May, the project attended the Coastal Practitioners Conference in Weston Supermare. This brings together professionals working on the coast from across the country. There was a strong theme of adaptation throughout the conference, with communities up and down England facing similar challenges to those in Bude.

The project presented the films that have been produced as well as the concept of a Youth Board. Both things received many compliments, with lots of people wanting to learn about how the Youth Board works, and how this concept can be used in other projects.

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