Clevedon's tidal pool has become the first in the entire country to be made fully wheelchair accessible. The Hive at Clevedon Marine Lake launched last Wednesday (July 20), offering a brand new volunteer workspace with a changing room and toilet for people with disabilities.
The major improvements to the lake were made possible through a major grant awarded to five seafront organisations, which totalled £149,000. MARLENS, the charity that runs Clevedon Marine Lake, has used some of the £60,000 awarded to them to create an accessible changing room and toilets in a disused crazy golf office.
Hilary Jenkins-Spangler, MARLENS’ project manager, said: “We aspire for Clevedon’s Marine Lake to be a model of excellence for accessibility and inclusivity. The grant we received from North Somerset Council has enabled us to create the first fully wheelchair accessible tidal pool in the UK."
