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  My mother’s home sits right above SOBO Beach and we as a family love to spend time there. It is part of the community and brings people together

  A supporter in the UK · signed 8 days ago

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  We use it regularly on dog walks on the beach. Looking for the highest revenue to resolve BCP’s black hole is not the right thing for the community.

  A supporter in Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  Community and welcoming atmosphere. Swimmers meet. Friendship matters

  Caroline, Southbourne · signed 8 days ago

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  I use the cafe to meet with friends weekly.

  Jude, Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  It’s a fantastic community hub so rarely seen these days. Environmentally friendly and welcoming to all.

  A supporter in Southampton & Hampshire · signed 8 days ago

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  As a local family we come to sobo regularly. It’s the perfect spot for a dog walk and a coffee or lunch. It’s relaxed and comfortable. Not too touristy. It’s great for all year round and it’s somewhere we feel comfortable to bring our kids, with all the outdoor space, while we enjoy a nice coffee. There aren’t many places that tick all these boxes.

  Gemma, Bournemouth · signed 8 days ago

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  Sobo Beach matters to me as it has become the centre of our community. Casual meeting place for many community groups, local friends, entertainment.. it also has an inclusivity that not many places have anymore. It is affordable for all and the entertainment is affordable for all.. it is a place where locals can meet up without having to book or be turned away. The structure of the venue is sustainable, we don’t need another huge concrete building on our beach or overpriced restaurant.

  Louise, Southbourne · signed 8 days ago

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  It's a lovely place to visit with great vibes

  A supporter in Poole · signed 8 days ago

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  I live near

  Emma, Southbourne · signed 8 days ago

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  We LOVE SOBO beach! It’s a community! We enjoy their events and great food and coffee. It’s something different and fun.

  Jane, Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  It’s the hub of the community. The place to meet. The place have quality time with loved ones. It should be replicated around the country!

  A supporter · signed 8 days ago

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  This place is a local institution. We need to be rebuilding Bournemouth and surrounds, supporting successful community focussed businesses. The town and surrounds are failing, the council have a right to consult the public in a tangible effort to rebuild and restore. Bournemouth as a whole has so much to offer the SOBOBEACH is the place to start! Please, please listen to residents.

  Claire, Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  Sobo is a fantastic place for cumminity, family and connection. It’s really special place.let them stay.

  Emma, Southampton & Hampshire · signed 8 days ago

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  It is part of our community and a great place to meet all year round.

  Paul, Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  Great venue to take the kids for a drink ice cream and food. Relaxed, friendly and a great part of southbourne.

  Alex, Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  Great place to stop and have cuppa after a walk

  Yasmin, Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  I’m a year round swimmer & regularly visit Sobo. We’ve all made friends with different groups, For example, men’s well being groups, Sobo is a safe & welcoming community not just a cafe. Bournemouth so badly needs this type of place. We don’t want more of the same . Sobo works,

  Lindsay, Bournemouth · signed 8 days ago

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  It’s a great place to go in the winter for a lovely coffee with a great view.

  Adam, Southbourne · signed 8 days ago

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  Literally everything about it - community, social, wellness, events, a unique space to come together

  A supporter in Boscombe · signed 8 days ago

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  We take schools kids here, I take my family here and use the beach all the time.

  Hannah, Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  It’s a great place Lovely location to get a drink and food which is a good price Would really miss this

  Linda, Ferndown · signed 8 days ago

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  I always go there for food and drinks nowhere else ever appeared in the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and poole

  Paris, Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  Community vibes and friendly. Great for winter dog walks

  Jenny, Bournemouth · signed 8 days ago

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  It’s a great community hub, full of life and smiles, SOBO have built a great area for all ages.

  Lee, Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  I am genuinely devastated that the existing operation has not been successful in the tender. I fear that what may replace it will lack the warmth, understanding and local connection that makes it so vital, a loss I believe is far greater than may be apparent from official reports or even visits by elected members. For those who are vulnerable, isolated, or lonely in our community, this is not just a venue, it is a lifeline.

  Dean, Southbourne · signed 8 days ago

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  Great meet up spot with friends for a coffee

  Laura, Poole · signed 8 days ago

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  Relaxed venue with beach vibes all year round for all ages, welcoming everyone, supporting and responding to the local community.

  Lucy, Boscombe · signed 8 days ago

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  As pensioners we go for a walk along Southbourne beach and then always go for coffee in SOBO. You are the best thing to happen there and we don’t want to lose you. Devastated.

  A supporter in Bournemouth · signed 8 days ago

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  I swim there all year round and my young family swim there all summer long.

  Rue, Christchurch · signed 8 days ago

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  What a shame if this place closes down, it’s been a fantastic community social hub and brings that bit of beach to life, a great place to stop for a coffee and cake in the day or for a few social drinks on a late summers evening.

  Andrew, Southbourne · signed 8 days ago

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