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Future Coast Bude at the Bude & Stratton Heritage Festival
Share Future Coast Bude at the Bude & Stratton Heritage Festival on Facebook Share Future Coast Bude at the Bude & Stratton Heritage Festival on Twitter Share Future Coast Bude at the Bude & Stratton Heritage Festival on Linkedin Email Future Coast Bude at the Bude & Stratton Heritage Festival linkFuture Coast Bude will be taking part in the upcoming Bude & Stratton Heritage Festival on Sunday 13 July. Led by Cornwall Council, in partnership with the Environment Agency and supported by a range of local and regional organisations including Bude-Stratton Town Council, the project is focused on helping Bude prepare for future coastal change.
At the festival, the Future Coast Bude team will be inviting local people to share their memories, knowledge, and stories about Bude’s coastline. If you have old photos, postcards, paintings or simply memories of how the coast has changed over the years, the team would love to hear from you. Your contributions will help build a visual, community-led timeline of the coast — from the past to the present — forming part of an interactive coastal map on the day.
This early engagement is a key part of building the project around local insight, priorities and lived experience.
What is Future Coast Bude?
Future Coast Bude is a new project focused on preparing for coastal change and supporting improvements to public facilities. It is funded through the national Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme (CTAP) and will run from April 2025 to March 2027.Rather than focusing solely on risks, Future Coast Bude is about supporting climate resilience — enhancing our coastal spaces to ensure Bude remains a thriving and welcoming place for generations to come. The project will build on local priorities and deliver practical improvements to support a more accessible, climate-resilient coastline for everyone who lives in, works in, or visits Bude.
What’s coming up?
The team will also be providing updates and information at the festival on several related areas of work:- The Sand Rails project progress.
- Sand management at Summerleaze Car Park, where sand build-up has affected parking and raised understandable concerns in the community. Future Coast Bude provides an opportunity to look again at the current approach. We're in the process of setting up conversations with key organisations, and we’re keen to listen to those most affected. While we can’t promise immediate solutions, this is a chance to start a more joined-up discussion about the challenges and explore potential options together. We’ll share further updates as this work develops.
- Early conversations to help shape the area’s Coastal Vision.
What is the Coastal Vision?
The Coastal Vision is about working with the local community to shape a shared idea for the future of Bude’s coastline. It’s a chance to think about what matters most to people — from how we use and enjoy the coast, to what we want it to look and feel like for future generations. It will help guide decision-making across the project.What is the Coastal Change Management Plan?
The Coastal Change Management Plan is a more detailed document that sets out how we respond to the challenges of coastal change — such as erosion, rising sea levels and more extreme weather. It looks at the practical steps we can take to adapt access, support local people and businesses, and make the coast more resilient over time.Importantly, it will also help guide future planning decisions by providing clear information about the risks and opportunities linked to coastal change in Bude.
This work will rely heavily on community involvement — not just to shape ideas, but to ensure local needs, voices and knowledge are reflected in how we move forward.
We encourage everyone to come along to the festival, meet the team and get involved in this important early stage of the project.