🌊 Help Us Build Phase 2 of the All Abilities Boardwalk at Lunan Bay 🌊

Target: £50,000 | Charity: Lunan Bay Communities Partnership (LBCP)

Thanks to incredible support from YOU, our local community, kind donors, pro bono suppliers, and a generous National Lottery grant, Phase 1 of our All Abilities Access Project at Lunan Bay is complete. The brand-new viewing platform, installed on time and on budget, has already made a life-changing difference.

Now, we need your help to complete Phase 2:

👉 Replacing the old boardwalk from the car park to the new platform, creating a safe, fully wheelchair-accessible path for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy Scotland’s most beautiful, wild beach.

💙 Why This Matters

Before Phase 1, many visitors with mobility challenges couldn’t enjoy the beach at all. But today, thanks to your support, that’s changed.

“I’ve waited years to do this,” said one elderly local lady, tears in her eyes, watching her grandchildren run across the sand for the first time from the safety of the new platform. “Now I can be part of the memories too.”

We’ve also welcomed wheelchair users, families with buggies, and older couples, many of whom had previously avoided the area due to lack of access. People have told us the platform gave them back a part of their lives.

But currently, access from the car park to the viewing platform remains unsafe and difficult, especially for wheelchairs, walkers, and pushchairs.

We can’t stop now.

🚶‍♀️ What Phase 2 Will Do

Replace the worn, uneven stretch of boardwalk with a safe, weather-proof, all-abilities path

Enable wheelchair and pushchair users to access the new viewing platform safely

Build on our success and complete a joined-up access solution for everyone

Open the beach to more people, from locals to visitors of all ages and needs

🛠 How We Delivered Phase 1 – Together

Phase 1 was a community triumph.

✅ Planning permission secured

✅ £10,000 worth of materials sourced

✅ Build completed by RM Condor, Mitie & their contractors, 100% pro bono

✅ Design and engineering by Mott MacDonald, donated for free

✅ National Lottery ‘Awards for All’ grant awarded

✅ Local supporters raised funds, spread the word, and gave their time

This is what community looks like.

💷 Why We Need £50,000 Now

Materials and accessibility-compliant structures cost money. We’ve kept costs lean by securing in-kind labour and design support again, but building costs for the boardwalk are estimated at £50,000.

All funds will go directly toward:

Eco-friendly, non-slip boardwalk materials

Accessible fixtures and finishings

Installation by qualified volunteers and partners

Planning application costs inc topographic survey

👣 Join Us in Leaving a Lasting Legacy

Lunan Bay is a wild, soul-stirring place. Everyone deserves the chance to experience it.

Your donation will help older people, disabled visitors, families, and future generations feel the sand, hear the waves, and breathe the fresh sea air.

Whether you can give £5 or £500, it all makes a difference.

Please support Phase 2 of the Lunan Bay All Abilities Boardwalk and share this campaign widely.

📣 Let’s make access to nature a right, not a privilege.

Thank you for believing in this project. Let’s finish what we started, together.

With gratitude,

Voluntary Trustees of the Lunan Bay Communities Partnership