English Heritage on HASTINGS PIER

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/get-involved/take-ownership/case-studies/hastings-pier

Site: Hastings Pier
Type: Victorian Pier
Location: Hastings, East Sussex
Owner: Hastings Pier Charity

Hastings Pier had suffered from years of private under-investment and damage from fire before it was rescued by Hastings Pier Charity and White Rock Trust.  Ownership was achieved by working in partnership with Hastings Borough Council to obtain a compulsory purchase order (CPO). Investment from charitable funders and community shares is enabling the repair of the Victorian structure to create a 'People's Pier'………………….

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Refurbishment of the pier is now under way and is due to open in the summer of 2015.  £8m of the project budget is being used to repair the ironwork substructure.  The previous layout of the pier was inflexible and over-developed, but the refurbished pier will include a new visitors' centre and a redeveloped pavilion, and will have more flexible outdoor space for visiting circuses, funfairs, festivals and open-air cinema events.  To ensure the pier is entirely self-funding, the Charity is developing partnerships with third-party organisations to create a dynamic and seasonal programme of events.

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The CEO of Hastings Pier Charity, Simon Opie, believes a key to the project's success has been to stay flexible and re-engineer the plan to respond to changing circumstances