Major update on £73m events centre project in Merseyside townThe Marine Lake Events Centre in Southport has been described as one of the 'most significant and complex' regeneration projects in the regionView 3 Images The Marine Lake Event Centre development site (Image: LDRS)Sefton Council has confirmed a major update to its centrepiece regeneration project in Southport. The £73m Marine Lake Events Centre (MLEC) is one of a number of schemes being developed across the borough, but is by far the most ambitious, and the most costly. The site clearance is already well underway and it was expected that construction works would start at the end of last year. In March 2024, Sefton Council awarded the demolition contract for Bootle’s Strand shopping centre to VINCI Construction after a ‘rigorous’ tender process. ‌Cllr Marion Atkinson, Leader of Sefton Council, said: “We are pleased to welcome VINCI Building as the preferred contractor for MLEC.