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Engaging with the Community – On What?
On Friday 15th June the pier structure and its ongoing business were sold by the Administrators of Hastings Pier Charity to Sheikh Abid Gulzar, owner of Eastbourne Pier. At the…
TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY!
Friends of Hastings Pier look to the Foreshore Trust to back their bid Emma Harwood reports The Foreshore Trust, a charity managed by Hastings Borough Council that owns all the…
Friends of Hastings Pier Crowdfund to Keep Hastings Pier Community Owned
A small community action group is locked in a bidding war with wealthy private investors, and have turned to the Internet for help in their struggle. Friends of Hastings Pier…
Grand Design
Nearly 500 people packed into a public meeting on Monday 23rd April at the White Rock Theatre to show their support for FOHP’s £3 million business plan, drawn up with…
YOUR PIER NEEDS YOU!
Community bid requires £500,000 by end of May. Emma Harwood reports An urgent fundraising drive has been launched by community group Friends of Hastings Pier (FOHP) to back their proposals to…
PIER FUTURE – Bold Bid on Table
Shareholders and supporters urged to attend public meeting Friends of Hastings Pier (FOHP) has submitted an ambitious £3 million bid to take on Hastings Pier in an attempt to save…
AUTOMATA ON THE PIER
A season of events on Hastings Pier kicks off with an extraordinary interactive exhibition of automata, including mechanical toys and other inventions. Hastings Pier, 14 Mar 2018-15 Apr 2018 REVIEW BY…
On The Rocks or on a Roll?
Pier sale is challenged by revived community group EMMA HARWOOD REPORTS The agent responsible for finding a buyer for Hastings Pier –who claims to have been involved with the sale…
Pier Sale: The Story Continues
Emma Harwood reports Last November, when the Pier Charity went into administration, its principal creditor the Heritage Lottery Fund agreed to fund fees and expenses for a further twelve month…
The People’s Pier?
KENT BARKER REPORTS: Discussions have been held over possible future community ownership of the Hastings Pier. A packed meeting of Pier shareholders considered whether they might be able to establish…
Exhibitions
THOMAS DENMAN Earlier this month at Hastings Station, Judy Rogers and Nigel Sinden, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Hastings, opened ‘Welcome to Hastings’, a lively, multimedia exhibit brought to us…
Three Inch Fools – Romeo and Juliet reviewed by Martin Allen
Three Inch Fools perform Romeo and Juliette on Hastings Pier Five Stars ***** 'For never before have I loved a show More than this, of Juliet and her Romeo' Hastings…
Go back in time with Hastings Pier open air concerts: Boyzone and Ocean Colour Scene
Madness on Hastings Pier, 2016, pic George Palmer On Friday 25th August, Irish pop legends Boyzone will tread the boards of the Pier. Twenty-four years together with twenty-five million record…
Ginger Baker
Fans of the Great British Bake Off are challenged to bake their most creative gingerbreads for a competition on Hastings Pier on Saturday 10th December, where finalist Jane Beedle will…
Suggs lays the last plank
Suggs lays the last plank. Photo Credit: George Palmer Suggs (also known as Graham McPherson from Madness) visited Hastings Pier today to lay the last plank, marking the end of…
100 attend Hastings Pier volunteer day
Hastings Pier, due to reopen in Spring this year, welcomed over 100 potential volunteers last Tuesday (8th March) at the White Rock Hotel, Hastings. The recruitment day was part of…