Welcome
The Widnes Waterfront, formally an Economic Development Zone, is a multi-million
pound regeneration programme facilitating the transformation of over 200
acres of former industrial land on the banks of the River Mersey.
Over the past six years, the programme has utilised £6.2million European
Regional Development Funding and is continuing to invest its allocation
of £6.6 million from the Northwest Development Agency, along with an approximate
£3.5 million of Neighbourhood Renewal Funding and Halton Borough Council
funds, as a lever to facilitate the wholesale regeneration of a derelict,
former industrial area in southern Widnes.
It is anticipated that, in excess
of, £70 million of investment will be brought into the area which will
transform the area into a commercial and tourism development site of regional
significance in a stunning riverside setting.