In 2021 Eastbourne Borough Council received £19.8 million investment in the town from the government’s Levelling Up Fund.

The funding will support an ambitious scheme to link town centre regeneration and revitalise the visitor economy with:

£7,623 million … to convert Victoria Place into a vibrant, pedestrianised cultural district, including new green energy infrastructure, with awnings, lighting and heating; with excellent independent cafés and restaurants serving high quality, locally sourced food and drink all year round, also developing a night-time economy. £11,186 million … to create a world-class culture and education centre at Black Robin Farm, a former dairy farm set on the Downs above the town, connecting the SDNP with the town centre and seafront and providing a new destination for around 100,000 visitors per year, space for new businesses and work placements for young people during both the construction and operational phases. £1,037 million … investment in the Towner’s Centenary project, creating a number of legacy public artworks across the town that will provide an arts trail connecting the seafront, town centre and South Downs National Park (SDNP), as well as enhancing gallery facilities to support the education and outreach programmes that will engage strongly with some of Eastbourne’s most disadvantaged communities.

Booksy, an international health and beauty appointment software company, has recently raised over $70m in private and venture capital funding. Striving to become a household name from their UK headquarters in the centre of Eastbourne. Booksy has grown from a small start-up to a fully-fledged scale-up with year on year growth.