“On behalf of Kilkeel Strategic Partnership, I want to express our thanks for the funding from The West of Morecambe Fisheries Fund. This funding has been invaluable in supporting us, in taking the “Kilkeel Harbour Project” forward.
We have now a robust, viable business plan, in place, which has been independently appraised by the Strategic Investment Board for NI and received positive support. The preliminary de-risking phase has also been completed.
This is a £35m project which is based around the vision of a much larger and more dynamic harbour, able to grasp the opportunities that exist in the fisheries and related industries.
We hope to now move forward to the next phase, which includes the Environmental Impact Assessments, over the next few months.
The importance of the support received from the West of Morecambe Fisheries Fund cannot be over emphasised in helping this voluntary group in its aim of promoting a sustainable and viable fishing industry and community in Kilkeel.”