Celebrating the world’s finest Transporter Bridge

Crow Point Festival

John HallamFestival Director, NCICinfo@crowpoint.co.uk 01633 762155

Celebrating the World’s finest Transporter Bridge

• Transporters and people movers• Heritage and regeneration• Crow Point concept • Event overview• Future plans

Transporters and people movers

Transporters and people movers

Transporters and people movers

Transporters and people movers

Transporters and people movers

Franco-British Exhibition, London 1908

Santa Justa Lift, Lisbon 1902

Transporters and people movers

• 19th Century belief in technology• Rooted in fantasy eg Jules Verne• Cheap solution to river crossings• Failed when motor traffic increased• Few surviving examples, of which

Newport’s is the finest!

Voyage to the Moon 1902

Transporters and people movers

Transporters and people movers

Transporters and people movers

Heritage and regeneration

Heritage and regeneration

• finding our lost sense of place

• focus on communities

• local markets

• eclectic partnerships

Crow Point concept

• Supporting social regeneration in Newport

• Non-profit making c.i.c, with voluntary Board

• Maximise use of Transporter Bridge for celebration

• Ecology and sustainable transport

• Encourage pride in Newport for future generations

• Supporting diversity and a common sense of place

Crow Point imagery

Location: Coronation Park, NP19 0RB

Crow Point site

Location: Coronation Park, NP19 0RB

Felnex Estate

S.D.R. Old Town Dock area

TransporterBridge

Cogent

Crow Point site

Crow Point site plan

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Site CostsSafetyMarketingArtistsAttractionsOverheadsContingency

Crow Point cost breakdown

• Majority of income from private sector• Developmental model for future community projects• Develop access and use of National Cycle Network• New training opportunities in event management• Develop events market for South East Wales e.g.

traders, PA Hire, marketing• Learning experience for community sector

Social capital

A future for the Transporter Bridge

• SDR & M4 Relief Road showcase the Bridge in the new southern approach into Newport

• Events like Crow Point can focus attention on bridge• A hub for social enterprise alongside Wastesavers;

centre for cycle tourism on Route 4 into Newport.• Second “Crow Point” event planned for 2008

Crow Point futures