Fun on the pier in the past........

General access to the pier will be free all year-round.

This will be combined with a changing programme of events and attractions, some of which will be charged.

As with other attractions in Hastings, the footfall on the pier will be seasonal, and the events and attractions will necessarily reflect this. However, HPC will seek to stretch the traditional view of where the season begins and ends by using its programme to also build an audience in the colder months.

The pier will boast a broad, rotating programme of events and entertainment. These will range from small-to-medium and seasonal events, to large scale activities, made up of higher profile and/or multiple day events. Through ‘soft‘ programming there will be many reasons to visit the pier. Hastings Pier Charity will endeavour to encourage repeat visits at different times of year, both in and out of the tourist season. The pier’s programme of events will tap in to Hastings’ already vibrant calendar. The objective will be, wherever appropriate, to link the offering on the pier to these well attended events. Private operators will be commissioned to bring entertainment equipment to the pier during periods of high demand.

What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare...........

The vision for Hastings Pier is for a very modern attraction that also draws on its strong and popular heritage.  An important aim is to recapture its creator, Eugenius Birch’s, elegant and open feel; a large social space that encourages promenading.

The Times they are a'changing.....

As an organisation HPC are now making the transition from being set up primarily to rebuild the pier to being set up to operate it successfully.

That’s not to say that the rebuild is yet complete and the weather since the beginning of November has been far from helpful, with many days of strong winds hampering the works.

However, the end of the construction phase is now in sight both literally and metaphorically, and HPC are turning their attention to fresh challenges.

Women's Weekly - June 20th 1925 - Memories are made of this

For Context See: The steelworkers found… 

Attention students, local schools and nursery groups!

What’s going on in the Hub?

Construction Update – November

The strong winds during the past three weeks have severely hampered the replacement of the steelwork at the Pier Head.  Hopefully conditions will improve and the last section can be completed before too long.

The was a brief lull in the wind which was taken advantage of, and we  a team of divers to carry out a final survey of the columns below the waterline to check the condition and see if there is the need for  any further repair work needed.

Work on the Visitor Centre continues, with the cladding in the re-cycled decking nearly completed.

Access to the far end of the Pier Head is now enabled, more of the old deck boards have been recovered . 

These are being prepared and will be used to complete the cladding.

Inside the building, the services and sprinklers have been installed and the floor build up with the insulation and heating mat installed. Work to the toilets and kitchen is also underway.

Work started to construct the steps and arena seating on the North end of the building.

Under the Pier the main services , gas, water, electric and drainage.  These pipes and wires are fixed under the structure with access being gained via the new crawlway.

On the East side  new kiosks have been erected.  These will be available to rent, more will be erected on the West side.

Wish the winds away!

There is only about two weeks work remaining on the steel work at the deck head, but due to the high winds recently, the cranes cannot safely work.