I’m delighted to be able to tell you that Hastings Pier & White Rock Trust have been successful in our Heritage Lottery Fund application. The People’s Pier has an exciting future.
We have battled against the odds, in a Catch-22 situation where we couldn’t achieve ownership without funding, or funding without ownership, since the pier first closed in 2006. As a community trust we always knew we couldn’t walk away and we have become known for our ‘dogged persistence’. Now our greatest asset can be reborn and thrive for another 100 years.
There are many people to thank (see below), and there is so much more to be done. This is the end of the struggle and the beginning of the hard work. But for now, we celebrate!
Please pass on the fantastic news to everyone you think will be interested, and why not follow @thepeoplespier on twitter (go on, you know you want to really!)
A NEW LIFE FOR HASTINGS PIER
Now that we can rescue and re-engineer Hastings Pier as the People’s Pier, we want to let you know the next stages.
Match funding, esp community shares
Profile/momentum
Offers of help and advice – welcome but bear in mind we are inundated…
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