Scrutiny Review: Next Wave 4 April 2012 Feedback from site visit

Rowing Club Significant community value Looks very good Internal floor levels Snagging issues: – Eg gravel, damp, water ingress Rowing Club very pleased

Colonnade and Kiosks Ventilation tower Rendering and surfacing inconsistencies More lighting to add? Access to promenade for wheelchair users Balustrades and railings – better to match Pavilion railings, broken glass panel

Metropole Lawns Lawn levels, some settlement and trip hazards Increased seating and viewpoints- much valued Water feature – Fantastic! Some snagging on fountain, railing for safety? Putting green opportunity

Play Equipment “Nice to see kids playing” “marvellous” Looks well used and well loved Good to have element of risk Boules - metal edging to sort Is maintenance planned? Fencing – child proof? Permanent?

Shelters “Absolutely magnificent” “Really like them” “Pleasant structures” Snagging issues and maintenance eg rust and timber preservation Vandal proofing eg fire and breaking glass Levelling and surfacing issues Fitness - suggestion to infill roof and rear spaces for better weather proofing

Planting Some very healthy specimens – good to see new species Some hedging not surviving – to rethink? More colour in spring, to match good summer colours Gravel on grass Poisonous species close to play equipment

Promenade and Street Furniture Museum could benefit from better signage Benches - very comfortable Rusty railing by Sovereign light café to remove, some trip hazards noted here Mosaic and granite - very nice finish Shower will be useful Lamp post by crossing, width of path by road Low lighting - a trip hazard

Promenade and Street Furniture Dog bins too close to benches – suggestion to move away Sovereign Light Cafe– business definitely improving, lots of positive comments from public Wishing well – to bring back? Shared use with cyclist working well

Miscellaneous Issues of workmanship and finish quality to address “One of the best things that’s happened in Bexhill in years” “Absolutely lovely” – visitors from Tunbridge Wells