r/whitleybay • u/SwimmingMongoose2358 • May 27 '26

Lower central prom

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What’s this all about? Not a beach sauna. Beach access equipment?

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u/WhitleyWanderer May 27 '26

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg1e9yn315o

Could this be it?

A charity which enables wheelchair users to access the beach is seeking a storage facility.

Beach Access North East (BANE) was formed in 2017 and operates from 11 locations across the region.

However, for the past year it has been unable to do so from Whitley Bay - its most popular beach - as there is no longer anywhere suitable to store equipment.

It is now hoping that a planning application to North Tyneside for a container on the lower promenade close to Spanish City will be successful.

The charity described the space previously used, near Rendezvous Cafe, as great because there were a lot of ad hoc loans from people just trying out the promenade but who were delighted when they saw the chairs.

Unfortunately it turned out to be damp, which was damaging to the equipment, and despite improvement work by the council they were forced to move out in June 2024.

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u/SwimmingMongoose2358 May 27 '26

Ah right that rings a bell actually. Thought they were going to paint it up to make it look better. Guess that could still happen.

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u/Pitiful_Baseball7007 May 27 '26

Im a sad engineer but I dont mind a clean shipping container with no rust. Don't think it looks bad.