Deal Pier voted Pier of the year 2008...
Well done to Dover District Council and all concerned that work at Deal pier. It is a great achievement to hold Pier of the year and an example to all other Coastal Councils throughout the British Isles. As a member of the Herne Bay Pier Trust and on behalf of the Trust well done to all...
A very big Thank You to Kevin Williams of the House of Commons for gathering and sending some very vital and important information that involves Herne Bay Pier.
PIER TRUST MEMBERS PROFILES....
Andy Newell 52 Years old lived in Herne Bay nearly all his life, he is Married to Jackie and has 1 son and 2 Daughters. Andy works with and drives Heavy trucks, in his spare time for the last 10 years or so as been very involved with getting the pier walkways reopened and pier rebuilt. In the time he as been working on the pier campaign he as researched several things, what long lasting and low cost maintenance materials to use to build the pier, how to raise funds for the pier, what makes a pier successful and sustained all year round attraction. Andy is also a member of the National Piers Society and is always in touch with many other British Pier operators They include Swanage who also run a Pier Trust, Southwold Suffolk, Deal our very Friendly and helpful neighbours, Southend across the Thames Estuary and Clevedon in Somerset.
Pete Revell 61 Years Old Born in Herne Bay and lived in the Medway Towns he is Married to Jakki, Pete was an Active Roadie with one of the best Rock Bands in the World Pink Floyd, Pete as worked very hard over years running his websites but also he plays a very big part in the towns live music in pubs, clubs and during the festivals over the last few years. Pete is very active with pier campaign running petitions which people have signed from all around the world showing that our pier is very important to global History he like his mate Andy wants the pier rebuilt and that is his goal.
John Law John is a member of KCC he represents Herne Bay John is Married to Jean who is Deputy Leader of the Canterbury City Council Executive . John feels he can add to the trusts causes and is honoured to be made a member of the Board.
Beverly Hardstone 52 Years old she as lived in Herne Bay for 11 years now and is Married to Bill and as 1 Child.
Shona Halley 56 years old was born and raised in Herne Bay, she was also Manager of Thomson Holidays she has spent the last 30 years travelling the world but now works as a full time carer for her Mother.
Steven Parry Steven is a Solicitor Partner at Parry Sharratt in Whitstable his Wife Carolyn is tipped to become the next Lord Mayor.
Julian Jennings Business man 59 years old he as lived in Herne Bay for 25 years now Julian is a Financial planner and can be a big asset to the trust, Julian also as Herne Bay Pier fully on his mind and feels that it needs to be addressed because of it's sheer importance to the towns Economy and local businesses.
Michael Khoury Chamber of Commerce Boss also a Business man of Herne Bay wants the pier rebuilt to help all other Businesses to thrive in the town and we all feel the same about that. Mike already has businesses in the town in Central Parade.
Graham Cooper Aged 52 with 4 grown Children Fortunate to take early retirement worked for the Bank of England for 28 years and been involved with Central Bank of Frankfurt in Germany also. Graham as experience with EU Funding and the many cultural aspects that surround it which is and will be a massive asset to the new trust .
After looking at the above individuals profiles in depth we have a massive gathering of skill and knowledge in Business, Finance, Funding Issues, Legal Issues, IT website building Fund raising, Research in Materials and Maintenance costs and total Pier Research to move forward in a big way and have no doubt that a new era for Herne Bay Pier is just around the corner.
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RETAIL AND LEISURE BUSINESSES SHOWING GREAT INTEREST IN GOING ONTO THE PIER ALL THIS CAN ONLY BE GOOD FOR THE REBUILDING OF THE PIER AND THEY ARE WATCHING DEVELOPMENTS . WE KNEW ALL ALONG THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND ALREADY THAT IS THE CASE. FAMOUS SAILING BARGE OPPERATOR IS KEEN ON TRIPS FROM THE PIER.
Buying a part of the pier, once the pier trust is established which will be in early 2008 the general public will be able to donate towards the restoration of the pier and what a great feeling you will be able to walk up the pier and find your donation plaque. Nearer the time more information regarding donations will be made public. But it is very important to remember we cannot accept any money at this present time, we will have to be fully registered with the charities commission first that will include a registered charity number also banking details, so keep checking both this website or Petes website which is WWW.HERNEBAYPIER.COM for updates thank you all...
Clacton pier approx 2 million visitors a year
Eastbourne pier approx 2 million visitors a year
Southend pier approx 500,000 visitors a year
Deal pier approx 664,741 visitors a year
Clevedon pier approx 500,000 visitors a year
Saltburn pier approx 200,000 visitors a year
Southport pier approx 500,000 visitors a year
Brighton Palace pier approx 3.7 million visitors a year
Swanage pier approx 250,000 visitors a year
Blackpool North pier approx 2 million visitors a year
Blackpool Central pier approx 2 million visitors a year
Blackpool South pier approx 2 million visitors a year
Herne Bay Pier Report 2004...
In May 2004 PMP completed a full report on the viability of the towns pier and it came out strongly in favour that Herne Bay pier could be that major draw to make the town and it's economy thrive. Those of us who have lived in the town most of or all of our lives will know that the whole of the seafront had bed and breakfasts from the pier to the what now is Wetherspoons at Saxon Shore creating much employment and hotels were busy but when the pier shut so did the B&B's or most of them and hotels disappeared as a result, what a coincidence!!!! Just imagine how much of a knock on effect the pier would have with employment and how much money it would put back into the economy, it would also encourage businesses to set up in and around the Bay and that is a well known fact!! Southport have buck the trend and restored the resorts pier and it is now one of the most popular resorts in the UK well done Sefton Council our hats off to you all and the same applies to one of our local councils Dover District with the refurbishment of Deal pier it attracts well over 600,000 visitors and anglers a year...
PLANKS FOR THE MEMORIES...
Clevedon pier trust celebrated it's 9,000 brass plate last week. They are all over the pier decking, the benches, everywhere and they range from £20 TO £175 each with the messages "in loving memory" of the past, to the present , even TV's Country File had one placed on the pier! Well done to them all. And the pier is very popular with visitors from afar.
Another success story is Sefton Council and Southport pier. Joint-handed in joint support of a pier trust, it gained assistance from National and EU sources. It is now a very popular pier and currently the second longest pier.
Well done to both North Somerset and Sefton Councils for the wonderful job you have done to your local and overseas tourism and local businesses!
Herne Bay Pier Petition gets published by national sea angling magazine Total Sea Fishing by Editor Barney Wright, cheers barney...
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE OF THE MEDWAY QUEEN PRESEVATION SOCIETY!!! WELL DONE TO THE HERITAGE LOTTERY PEOPLE AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO RESTORE THE UK HISTORY...
Medway Queen heads to tyneside for rebuilding of it's super structure and decking,the ships steel panels have all been removed and each of the peaces numbered. Updates of the ship will follow, well done to the funding bodies and the Medway Queen preservation society for the hard work you have done and good luck with the rest of the programme...
Birnbeck pier back in 2005 planned an ice rink for it's pier, could it happen to Herne Bay pier.You could have an ice rink downstairs, rolling skating upstairs even, with another pod 100 metres out to sea and a restaurant/sealife centre/reptile house also sea angling throughout parts of the pier pleasure craft operations/ fast craft it's there for the taking. Ideas a plenty Herne Bay pier is a sleeping giant ready to be woken up, with or without pier trust support. Please check out www.silcock-leisure.co.uk/pier on links.
Could this be happening off Herne Bay Pier? people coming in from Southend, Essex and Southwold Suffolk.The Waverley and the Balmorral would the first boats to be arriving bringing hundreds of people to our town...
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JUST SOME OF THE BRILLIANT RIDES ON CLARENCE PIER IN HAMPSHIRE, COULD YOU IMAGINE HERNE BAY PIER HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
IT WOULD ALSO KEEP OUR LOCAL YOUNGSTERS VERY HAPPY! .... WHAT DO YOU THINK?
PICTURES TAKEN FROM A CHOPPER OF SOUTHEND PIER
A FANTASTIC AERIAL SHOT OF MUMBLES PIER SWANSEA
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On Monday 7th july 2008 The Pier Trust will finally sign the Memorandum of Articles Associated with Herne Bay Pier Trust, this is the legal Document that is signed by all the Trust members then it is sent via Steven Williams our standing solicitor to the Charity Commission and in about 6 weeks from now we should be registed. More details will follow about this and once registed everyone will know about it, also a Chairman and Secretary will be appointed the same night.
