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Latest · Campaign update · 15 October 2026
The next chapter in our campaign begins today
BCP Council has given SOBO Beach another 11 months, but with a preferred bidder named for the next twenty years, the fight is far from over. Our next steps, and the questions an independent review must answer.
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Campaign news · 14 October 2026
THE SUN HASN’T GONE DOWN ON SOBO BEACH JUST YET!
To everyone who has supported our Save SOBO Beach campaign over the past week, THANK YOU. More than 10,800 people signed our petition. Thousands more shared their stories, wrote to councillors, spread…
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Campaign news · 14 October 2026
Council Backs 11-Month Continuation and Independent Scrutiny
An extraordinary evening for Save SOBO Beach. Tonight, we had the privilege of presenting the Save SOBO Beach petition to the full BCP Council, with the opportunity to answer councillors’ questions…
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Campaign news · 13 October 2026
🚨 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🌴 SAVE SOBO BEACH! 💗
Today, Tuesday 13 October, BCP Council will consider a decision that could shape the future of SOBO Beach for the next 20 YEARS. And we have one final opportunity to show just how much this place…
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Campaign statement · 13 October 2026
20 years of Southbourne’s future. Where was the public’s voice?
Our official statement to BCP Council ahead of the 13 October decision on a 20-year lease for Southbourne Promenade, and our five demands.
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Campaign news · 12 October 2026
🚨 WE'RE NOW ON 8,000 SIGNATURES! 🌴
CAN WE REACH 10,000 BEFORE COUNCILLORS MEET TOMORROW? 🙏🏻 Southbourne, we're SO close! ❤️ 8,000 people have signed to show their support for SOBO Beach, and now we need YOU to help us reach the next…
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Campaign news · 10 October 2026
WE’VE HIT 5,000 SIGNATURES! 💗🌴
5,000 people. Almost 2,000 comments. One community standing together. Wow! The support for SOBO Beach has been incredible, and we can’t thank you enough. Every signature, every comment, every share…
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Campaign news · 10 October 2026
Save Our SOBO (SOS) Sunday!
Sunday 11th October | 4pm–5pm | SOBO Beach, Southbourne If you love SOBO Beach and want to support our campaign, come along tomorrow and stand with your community. SOS Sunday is an opportunity to come…
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