PUBLISHED: 12:40 22 July 2018 | UPDATED: 12:40 22 July 2018 James Carr Beccles Quay. Picture: ANTONY KELLY Archant Norfolk 2017 One of Beccles’ most prized community assets will soon be under control of its town council. Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw, mayor of Beccles. Picture: Nick Butcher Following negotiations with current owners Waveney District Council (WDC) last year, Beccles Quay will be handed over to Beccles Town Council. The process of changing hands began in April but the WDC will operate the quay until September. Beccles mayor Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw has spoken of the council’s future hopes to improve the picturesque location. She said: “The quay’s full potential wasn’t being met; it was a small asset among larger, more profitable assets. “We feel it is not an area to be run for profit – to get the most out of it, it must be run for the community. “All the money it makes will be put back into the quay. Now it is firmly rooted in the community we want to improve it just for the sake of it.” Improving the children’s play equipment is one of the council’s top priorities. Mrs Brambley-Crawshaw said: “As part of my mayoral appeal I am raising money for new play equipment – some of the equipment down there is more than 35-year-old. “It has been assessed by experts who say it is currently fine but will be critical in a couple of years and need replacing. “We want to show children that we value them in… [Read full story]
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