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PICTURES: Lossiemouth set for a great summer with new bridge to the beach

By Chris Saunderson
- chris.saunderson@hnmedia.co.uk
Published: 16:00, 02 June 2022
 | Updated: 10:31, 03 June 2022

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PEOPLE are already making good use of the new bridge to the East Beach in Lossiemouth.

Vicky Andrews with daughters Evie (1) and Freya (3). Picture: Daniel Forsyth
Vicky Andrews with daughters Evie (1) and Freya (3). Picture: Daniel Forsyth

The £1.8 million structure was officially opened on Tuesday, May 31 by Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon.

That saw the culmination of a seven year community campaign to get a new crossing to the popular beach.

St Gerardine and Hythehill pupils, from left, Lola Thomson, Aiden Ingram, Jordan Muir and Ruby Watt. Picture: Daniel Forsyth
St Gerardine and Hythehill pupils, from left, Lola Thomson, Aiden Ingram, Jordan Muir and Ruby Watt. Picture: Daniel Forsyth

Lossie is set for a bumper summer with locals and tourists once again able to access the beach.

Here were feature some more pictures from the grand opening on Tuesday when the sun shone and people flocked across the bridge.

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The Lossiemouth High School Pipe Band play ahead of the opening. Picture: Daniel ForsythScottish Government Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon (centre) with Roddy Burns (right), chief executive of Moray Council and Marc Macrae (left), convener. Picture: Daniel ForsythAlan MacDonald, chairman of the Lossiemouth Community Development Trust.Picture: Daniel ForsythPeter Dalzell, managing director of Shropshire-based Beaver Bridges.Picture: Daniel ForsythA good crowd turned out to watch the offical opening.Picture: Daniel ForsythCabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon cuts the ribbon with the help of Hythehill pupils Jordan Muir and Ruby Watts (left), St Gerardine pupils Aiden Ingram and Lola Thomson, watched by Moray Council Convener Cllr Marc Macrae.Picture: Daniel ForsythThe Lossiemouth High School Pipe Band make their way across the bridge.Picture: Daniel ForsythOfficial opening of the Lossiemouth East Beach Bridge - 31st May 2022. ..Picture: Daniel Forsyth..The new bridge is easily accessible for people in wheelchairs.Cllr Marc Macrae, convener of Moray Council. Picture: Daniel ForsythHundreds of people descended on Lossiemouth to use the new bridge. Picture: Daniel ForsythMairi Gougeon MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, on the East Beach. Picture: Daniel ForsythRab Forbes, a member of the community trust was a driving force in securing the new bridge.Picture: Daniel ForsythAlan MacDonald, chairman of the Lossiemouth Community Development Trust. Picture: Daniel ForsythPamela Jack with daughters Abigail (17) and Bethany (21). Picture: Daniel ForsythThe crowds flock across the new bridge.Picture: Daniel Forsyth

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