It is the sea that gives Penzance it’s identity but for too long the seafront and harbour, with its unique collection of buildings and marine structures, has been neglected. The seafront clearly has an important role to play in the social and commercial life of the Town but there has been no agreement about what that role should be and how conflicting interests are managed. Investment is desperately needed but the Town has often been divided about what form it should take. In the absence of consensus the Town has been unable to speak with one voice and therefore has had limited influence over decisions affecting the harbour and seafront. This was graphically illustrated during the controversy over the Isles of Scilly Ferry Link Project. The Penzance Seafront Forum is an initiative to help the community reach consensus over the future of seafront so that it can speak with one voice and have more influence. It seeks to encourage informed debate and local participation to generate a plan of what the community wants to see in the future and how it should respond to development proposals. Whilst the Forum cannot prevent differences of opinion, it seeks to ensure they are recognized early before a lot of time and money is wasted on a project likely to fail. Founding Members:
Penzance Civic Society
Penzance Chamber of Commerce
Penzance Business Network
Penzance & District Tourism Association
Penzance Harbour Users Association
Penzance Sailing Club
Friends of Jubilee Pool
Friends of Penzance Harbour
Penzance Town Council
Penwith Community Development Trust
Penzance Futures
True Friends of Penzance & IOS
