A decision is due to be made on the future of a historic seaside attraction which forms part of a wider plan to revamp a beach area. Walpole Bay in Cliftonville is set for a £1.8 million makeover including a new café as part of the Margate Town Deal – a £22.2m project, for which money was awarded in 2021. A key part of this is the restoration of the “Cliff Lift” from Queen’s Promenade at the top of the cliffs down to the beach. In papers formally proposing the works to Walpole Bay late last year, the council wrote: “Without access to a working lift, some people are limited to exploring the cli…
