Huge plans for a £2 million development aiming to be "the ultimate workspace by the sea", will still go ahead despite one of its partners going into liquidation.
Concerns about the future of the C-Space project mounted after the charity partner - Cornwall Food Foundation which ran the famed Fifteen restaurant - folded.
The restaurant, affiliated with Jamie Oliver, closed suddenly in December.
However, one of the instigators of the huge project said that the loss of Cornwall Food Foundation will have a “minimal impact”,
The C-Space project will home a local produce café and bar, events venue, production studio and retail showcase alongside business and “incubation space” at the former seaside hotel with views over Towan beach.
C-Space is a collaboration between Newquay-based Crowdfunder and the Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) which develops creative, multi-use spaces in landmark buildings and supports social enterprise.
The other collaborator was the Cornwall Food Foundation, which managed the Fifteen Cornwall restaurant and its apprentice chef programme at Watergate Bay along with community food initiatives across the county.
A licensed café and bar was due to be operated by the Cornwall Food Foundation to showcase local food and drink.
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Dawn Bebe, director of Crowdfunder, said: “We were very saddened to hear the news about Fifteen and the Cornish Food Foundation and our sympathies go to those who lost their jobs as a result.
“Matthew Thomson and the team have been brilliant partners helping us conceptualise the offer for C-Space, a new enterprise hub in the centre of Newquay. However, the partnership was as yet informal, and so will have minimal impact on the C-Space project.
“Reluctantly we will be now be exploring alternative food provider options and wish Matthew and his team the very best of luck in the future.”
There will be business space for permanent tenants and start-up and incubation space for fledgling businesses, many of which are expected to be funded through crowdfunding.
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