Listen up! Long awaited BBC offering

dRMM News – Hastings Pier Documentary

drmm.co.uk - A documentary on Hastings Pier will be broadcast on BBC1 in the South East region on February 7th at 7.30pm. The historic site, which is owned by ...

Practising for… (see below!)

                                                                                                                                                                         

Local business urged to buy pier shares

As the sale of community shares in Hastings pier passes the £200,000 mark, local businesses have been encouraged to buy a stake or just make a donation at a breakfast event organised by Hastings Pier Charity (HPC).

On at the Hub–on The Front

The Hub, and the view therefrom

At work on the substructure–making all secure

Structural Steelwork to form the main structure up to the Pier Head - value in the range £3 million- Awarded to FPE Global Holdings Ltd

And here they are at work examining and measuring the trusses in preparation for manufacturing replacements.

Time to back pier by buying shares

“The town is eventually going to get one of its most famous landmarks back in use, but the target budget of £500,000 for the facilities that will eventually be on the pier is still around £300,000 short.”

http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/letters/time-to-back-pier-by-buying-shares-1-5798568

Information Hub on The Front

Have you noticed activity in The Hub while passing along on The Front, and wondered what is going on?  Volunteer training sessions are taking place (and The Hub is still in the process of being fitted out) ready for a low key opening on Saturday 18th January.  Initially The Hub will be open Wednesday – Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM.

This will be reviewed after a few months.