How to win: Consultation and Engagement Consultant - Lymington Sea Water Baths

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Lymington and Pennington Town Council is seeking to appoint one suitably experienced Consultation and Engagement Consultant to design, manage and deliver an inclusive public and stakeholder engagement programme for Phase 1 of the Lymington Sea Water Baths Restoration Project. The project is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and will develop the technical, heritage, community, business and operational evidence required to inform the future restoration and sustainable use of the Baths. The Lymington Sea Water Baths were established in 1833 and are one of the earliest surviving open-air seawater bathing facilities in the United Kingdom. The site is an important heritage and community asset with strong connections to local identity, leisure, health and wellbeing. The Phase 1 engagement programme must ensure that community values, needs, aspirations and barriers to participation inform the development of the project and the RIBA Stage 0 to 2 design proposals. The appointed consultant will be responsible for providing accessible opportunities for residents, users, community organisations and other stakeholders to participate in the project. The programme must seek broad and

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