| After many years of the idea being proposed by Wivenhoe Town Council, Colchester Borough Council provided a grant of almost �11,000 to pay the cost of a new shelter on The Quay.
The Town Council worked with Tim Snow, an architect living in Wivenhoe when the project was started, to design a replacement shelter. After planning approval was obtained, there was a further delay in finding a builder to undertake the work within the budget allowed.
Eventually work commenced early in 2002, and a plaque was unveiled in October 2002 to record its official opening and the financial contribution from Colchester Borough Council.
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| 19th October, 2002 – The unveiling of a plaque by Town Mayor Cllr David Craze and his wife, Angela, to mark the completion of the project to replace the old shelter.
In the picture: left, Cllr Peter Hill, who dealt with the grant and had been involved with the project since the beginning; Cllr Richard Davies who supervised the construction, and Cllr Mary Hignell who dealt with the planning application and was also involved since the beginning.
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The Shelter as it used to look, prior to 2002. |
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The ‘new’ Quay Shelter, built in 2002
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