A Sussex town best known for its transport to France is coming back to life with new art, eateries and even the prospect of a beach which has been closed for 16 years reopening. Newhaven, famed for its ferry to Dieppe, is an important freight terminal so is full of the industrial baggage that comes with it. But since the closure of an eyesore scrap heap that bothered residents for 21 years , the town is going from strength to strength.
People are working hard to rejuvenate the town, including those running the project Look Again Newhaven which aimed to add colour to the town by decorating blank walls with art this summer. These include a painting of a 20-foot cat on the side of a home in Ship Street, which has garnered hundreds of visitors. Among the new businesses opening are Mamoosh Bakery, which has opened a deli and cafe next to the water's edge at the UTC building close to the train station and ferry.
Newhaven is known for its ferry route to Dieppe in France (Image: Philip Carter/The Argus Camera Club) This is proving very popular, as is the reopened Harvey's pub The Bridge Inn. Also jazzing up Newhaven is the enterprise zone, a collaboration between Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership and Lewes District Council. The Newhaven Enterprise Zone (NEZ) has a number of goals, including developing new commercial spaces and refurbishing existing ones.
H. Ripley's Newhaven scrapheap closed earlier this year One of its projects is to give grants to businesses to help mak.