Revitalisation

St Austell Bay Economic Forum

Who are SABEF?

St Austell Bay Economic Forum, (SABEF), are a group of local business, public bodies and community organisations working together to stimulate sustainable economic growth by attracting new visitors, new residents, new investment and promoting pride in our local community. With the vision to make St Austell and its hinterland a great place to live, work and play, we believe that by coming together as a shared community we can bring more prosperity to the area.

The St Austell Bay Economic Forum was incorporated as a Community Interest Company in 2015. Details can be found through Companies House, under St Austell Bay CIC. We have a board of Directors, who all give their time on a voluntary basis. We are proud to act as the Coastal Community Team for the St Austell Bay area which has resulted in funding for our Green and Whitegold Project as well as the St Austell Market House amongst others.

SABEF have been instrumental in developing this website and the Austell Project – a cultural regeneration programme created to bring to life our vision for improving the area and change the way St Austell is perceived locally, nationally and internationally.

Projects We Support

The Austell Project is an invitation to discover St Austell and its hinterland afresh – to open your eyes to our history, to what shaped our landscape, economy and communities and what makes us so special today. It ecompasses a range of initiatives including Austell Ceramic, Austell Green, Austell Active and Austell Innovate.

St Austell Market House is a vibrant creative community and arts space in St Austell’s Heritage Quarter.

Luxulyan Valley is a beautiful wooded valley in mid-Cornwall, designated as part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. The Friends of Luxulyan Valley aim to promote, preserve and protect the valley.

Wheal Martyn Clayworks is Cornwall’s only China Clay Museum, telling the story of the China Clay industry and the people who worked and lived in Clay Country.

Eden Geothermal Energy is a groundbreaking geothermal energy project on site at the Eden Project, where geothermal energy heats the Biomes and plant nursery.

Our Geographic Area

The geographic area that we actively support extends from Lostwithiel and Fowey in the East, to Lanhydrock and Indian Queens in the North, to Probus and Caerhays in the West.

FUNDING AND SUPPORT

We continue to enjoy support from a large number of bodies, be it time or funding, or both. While not a complete list, we are especially grateful to the above supporters.