Welcome to the Hastings Pier & White Rock Trust Website

LATEST NEWS: Hastings Borough Council have agreed to proceed with the compulsory purchase of Hastings Pier click here for more information

We want to see a community-owned 21st century pier serving residents and visitors with a year-round offer of leisure & pleasure, education & entertainment, arts, business & job opportunities.

Hastings Pier needs your help right now.

Closed since June 2006, and abandoned by its off-shore owners, the pier will continue to deteriorate unless we bring it into community ownership and get on with the restoration. This can be done with just £4 million – the same as the cost of demolition – but all the funders have said we must have a ‘prospect of ownership’.

The pier is at the heart of the vibrant seaside towns of Hastings and St Leonards, and appears on practically every photo.

We need to show how strong the feeling is. Here is your chance to help save the pier.

NEW! Download (PDF) 2009/10 Business Plan Summary for the Redevelopment of Hastings Pier.

ARTHUR GREENS NOW AVAILABLE FOR EVENT HIRE!  Find out more here

NEWS AND EVENTS HEADLINES

20 July 2010 – BBC spotlights St Leonards

12 July 2010 – Hastings Borough Council agree to commence compulsory purchase of the Pier!

21 June 2010 – HPWRT Seeking a Shop Manager for Arthur Greens

9th June 2010 – Arthur Green Awarded Grassroots Grant from Sussex Community Foundation

4th June 2010 – Hastings Observer continues to show support

29th May 2010 – Magic of Music Hall Fundraiser a great success!

27th May 2010 – Observer hands over 3000 strong petition to Hastings Borough Council to Save the Pier.

24th May 2010 – HPWRT and its supporters appear on BBC OneShow.

20th May 2010 – Hastings Borough Council agree to partnership with HPWRT

17th May 2010 – Support Hastings Pier & Get Yourself on TV!

22nd April 2010 – Annual General Meeting

29th March 2010 – HPWRT Are Looking For More Trustees and Volunteers!

25th March 2010 John Denham MP & Michael Foster MP Visit Pier & Arthur Greens

24th March 2010 Nick Perry from the Lib Dems Shows Support for Saving the Pier

19th March 2010 Michael Foster MP Shows Support to the Pier Trust

8th March 2010 Trust Secures £75K CommunityBuilders Grant

1st February 2010 Hastings Borough Council Shows Support

Find Out More Information About the Pier Campaign

Understand the pier campaign.
Join the campaign.
Click here to sign the petition!
Join our supporter list!
Become a member!

Volunteer in the Pier Information Centre and Shop!
Put a poster in your window!
Write to the Council!
Help with fundraising.

Every small action counts. We cannot afford for the pier to decline any more: business, tourism and families are losing out. There is a lot more you can do to make this the People’s Pier: get involved and bring back the joy of walking on the waves.

Saving The Pier – Watch the Video

HPWRT: a Trust for the People’s Pier

The Hastings Pier and White Rock Trust (HPWRT) is working to save the pier, restore it to a thriving, sustainable pier and support regeneration in the surrounding White Rock area. Read more about us here.

The Trust has talked to professional experts, the public, plus potential funders and have produced a bold, exciting proposal, which is continually under review. See here for details.

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