Mr Greenall, project manager of the Fleetwood People’s Pier scheme, told the Weekly News: “The Hasting People’s Pier scheme has been a real inspiration to us.
“What’s good about it is the way the community there have got together to help pay for the work. If we set up a steering group, there is no reason why we could not set up a shares scheme, if that’s what people in Fleetwood would want. It is an option. I will be paying a visit to Hastings to see what things we can learn from them.”
http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/news/could-fleetwood-follow-hastings-in-pier-revival-1-6795965
Historic pier destroyed in fire - BBC News
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/7605562.stm
9 Sep 2008 - The historic Fleetwood Pier in Lancashire burns down in a fire leaving the 98-year-old building "completely gutted".
Fleetwood Pier was rebuilt in 1953 after being damaged by a fire in 1952.
The blaze on 25 August 1952 started in the cinema and created an inferno that could be seen from 20 miles away.
The attraction was first built in 1910 - the last to be constructed in the "golden age" of pier building, from 1860 to 1910.
It was built with a promenade deck and 600ft long jetty with an ornate oriental-style pavilion, which opened to the public in 1911.
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