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Hastings pier on fire!
- Thread starter Seagull Stew
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I think there's a separate thread to discuss Selhurst Park. Please stick to the subject.
Hasn't anyone suggested they rename it the Amex Pier yet?
By the way sad that Norman ain't with us no more, I loved his films when I was a kid. Dunno who under 40 would laugh much at "The Square Peg" now though.
steward 433
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Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,398
Another piece of history destroyed by a piece of shit.
BensGrandad
New member
After the troubles they have had and the possible lottery funding would it be wrong to speculate on an insurance fiddle
steward 433
Back and better
No but history repeating?!?!"?
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
Still, they got on Holdthefrontpage. Sigh.
I wonder if Hastings will now drown under the ubiquity of artists offering photoshopped photos of their pier burning? It sustains the entire Open House concept in Brighton.
Brighton Breezy
New member
Better than using a photo of the West Pier fire with the caption 'the blaze, yesterday' like today's Argus did...
Pavilionaire
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 31,278
First the West Pier, now Hastings.
My question to NSC - is it worth me booking tickets for Aladdin at the Worthing Pier's Pavilion Theatre, or will that be torched come Christmas?
My question to NSC - is it worth me booking tickets for Aladdin at the Worthing Pier's Pavilion Theatre, or will that be torched come Christmas?
The Auditor
New member
Pier not yet owned by The Trust trying to regenerate it so no benefit from an insurance fiddle ...sounds like two yobs on a drunken night out
Brighton Breezy
New member
Having spent the last 24 hours (as well as the last four years) working solidly on the pier story I can confirm:
- There is nothing to gain from an insurance job - the owners would not benefit from it and are soon to get cash in the way of a compulsory purchase order.
- The trust has not yet taken over ownership from Ravenclaw (based in Panama) and will have to wait for the council to CPO to do so.
- The trust has not had any trouble with funding, but has been stuck in something of a Catch 22 until recently - with funding not being granted until they own the pier, and the council reluctant to CPO until the trust could prove it had the cash. That WAS now moving ahead. On Monday night the trust met to finalise grant applications totalling £9.5million.
- The listed section is the underside - the struts and trusses. The bits on top were set for a revamp anyway. So all is not lost. However, nobody will know more until the full structural survey is carried out, probably next week. But the heat and sudden cooling of the steel could have caused the structure to crack.
- The two people arrested have been released on bail.
Anyone interested CLICK HERE Has a load of stuff I have been working on as well as links to the main stories in the nationals.
- There is nothing to gain from an insurance job - the owners would not benefit from it and are soon to get cash in the way of a compulsory purchase order.
- The trust has not yet taken over ownership from Ravenclaw (based in Panama) and will have to wait for the council to CPO to do so.
- The trust has not had any trouble with funding, but has been stuck in something of a Catch 22 until recently - with funding not being granted until they own the pier, and the council reluctant to CPO until the trust could prove it had the cash. That WAS now moving ahead. On Monday night the trust met to finalise grant applications totalling £9.5million.
- The listed section is the underside - the struts and trusses. The bits on top were set for a revamp anyway. So all is not lost. However, nobody will know more until the full structural survey is carried out, probably next week. But the heat and sudden cooling of the steel could have caused the structure to crack.
- The two people arrested have been released on bail.
Anyone interested CLICK HERE Has a load of stuff I have been working on as well as links to the main stories in the nationals.
desprateseagull
New member
maybe i watch too much CSI- how come the rozzers didnt check cctv at the marina, or at least get someone to check any boats with warm engine covers..?
The Auditor
New member
thats whats so sad about the timing of the fire ...and I expect the yobs havent got a clue of the true significance of the damaged caused
Don Tmatter
Well-known member
Seems ironic that 'dozens of homes' were left without water due to fire crews draining the local supply though.
Return of the Rev
Well-known member
SAW THE CLASH ON HASTINGS PIER
HAPPY DAYS
HAPPY DAYS
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
Really? Not an easy one to cover, though. I had a job getting pictures. Interesting stuff you've said above, hope it's not eating all your time...
Where's the irony in that?
I think there were about 8 crews there at one point. Seems like a fairly inevitable outcome.
Brighton Breezy
New member
We had loads of pics but finding really good ones was hard. We got a couple which did the job. Readers were excellent at sending in stuff. Proper community journalism. Twitter went mad.
Done 16 or so web stories and a front page and an eight page souvenir pull-out for today's paper. Am looking forward to a nice lazy afternoon at Withdean tomorrow.