NEWQUAY has been selected to be a part of a national project that celebrates the voices and stories of the community.

The Coastal Community Matters project will include an audio walk along the coast from Killacourt to Little Fistral.

There will be five 'listening points' where people can hear voices and stories from people who live and work in the town.

A spokesperson for Coastal Community Matters said: “The project consists of three phases.

“Phase one is recording the memories of local people, about the heritage of the town, editing them and creating short clips that will be easy to listen to via the website.

“Phase one will last through the bulk of 2025, so we would like to be recommended interesting people to talk to in the local area.

“Phase two is working with local schools to celebrate the heritage skills of the local area. Running school sessions and bringing older people from the community into the school spaces to share their skills and stories.

“Phase three is creating a physical walk along the waterfront of the spaces. Five signs with QR codes will be placed along the waterfront with themed recordings linked to them. As visitors and locals walk and take in the view, they can listen to the memories of the local area.”

The project is taking place in Par, Brixham, Cemaes, Aberdyfi, Redcar, Louth, Morecambe, Happisburgh, Harwich and Brightlingsea as well as Newquay.

Newquay Town Council’s environment and facilities committee will be discussing the initiative at its meeting on Thursday, September 18.

The spokesperson for the scheme added: “The pilot project created and collated interviews with local people who had grown up in the areas, recording their memories of living by and working on, the sea. It then worked to share these experiences and develop understanding of some traditional maritime skills with young people attending local schools, through practical workshops.

“The aim of this was to build intergenerational links between the two groups.”