What Might Have Been

 

Plans to install an ice rink on Hastings Pier this winter will not go ahead as planned.

Hastings Borough Council said they were working closely with the new pier operator, looking at their proposals for the winter, ‘but were notified they would no longer be proceeding’.

The council did not provide any further information.

On Thursday evening (October 29), Hastings Pier said: “Unfortunately the ice skating sessions at the planned Winter Wonderland event will no longer be happening.

The ice rink was due to open on November 21.

It was part of the pier’s Winter Wonderland event which would have been open daily with festive rides, food and bars, until January 3.

There had been concerns about the weight of a full size ice-rink (it had been temporarily reinforced for the instalment of venues under HPC) and the fact that ice and salt air don't mix.

Summer 2020

 Hastings Pier 'Bier Garden'

Hastings Pier can now host 600 seated and socially distanced drinkers after it underwent an impressive transformation.

The new look has also allowed live music to return to the town, with bands able to perform on the elevated platform of the roof terrace.

Hundreds flock to Hastings Pier after it creates the biggest beer garden in town

Hastings Pier has created the biggest beer garden in the area with benches that can seat 600 people.

Food outlets on the re-vamped pier include The Gourmet Griddle, serving up burgers, and 3 Souls in a Bowl who offer an Asian fusion menu………

Hastings Pier to pause live music sets after concerns raised at previous event
Covid 19 fears called an end to live events but the Pier remained open, with 3 Souls in a Bowl not closing (reluctantly) until 3th October 2020