The huge outcry when the Council closed Hastings Pier in June 2006 led to a large public meeting and the Friends of Hastings Pier was formed. The Friends transferred their funds and responsibilities to HPWRT in January 2008.
HPWRT is a company limited by guarantee and has ten trustees with a breadth of skills and experience. Find out more about them here.
The trustees each bring their own skills and experience to the project. The board has carried out a skills audit which highlights strengths in commercial, retail, engineering, community, arts, and fundraising.
The trustees meet at least monthly. Three sub-committees for engineering, large fundraising and ground-level fundraising draw in additional expert advisers and local volunteers.
Felix Robinson, the Chair of the trust, and Chris Dodwell, Company Secretary, take the lead in developing the engineering solutions and the Fab Shop. Felix also leads on commercial development. Jess Steele, Treasurer, takes responsibility for large funding bids, while Lesley Davis runs the market and other ground-level fundraising as well as the membership database and newsletter. Angela Davis provides IT expertise and assists on funding bids. Alison Cooper leads on events management. Ray Osborne provides business advice. John Hough leads on legal issues.
Our aims
Rescue and restore the pier (substructure and bandstand pavilions)
Create a 21st century pier to last 100 years
Bring the pier into community ownership, forever
Establish the innovative Fab Shop to provide cost-effective restoration and ensure long-term maintenance
Involve 100 apprentices/trainees in the first 5 years
Involve schoolchildren in ‘Science you can Stand On’®
Involve local residents
Involve Community Groups
Involve local artists
Attract inward investment both to the pier and to the White Rock area
Create jobs
Attract large numbers of visitors on to the pier
Provide the framework for commercial success on the pier
And finally, provide an inspiration for other piers and seaside towns in need of regeneration
The Hastings Pier and White Rock Trust (HPWRT)
The huge outcry when the Council closed Hastings Pier in June 2006 led to a large public meeting and the Friends of Hastings Pier was formed. The Friends transferred their funds and responsibilities to HPWRT in January 2008.
HPWRT is a company limited by guarantee and has ten trustees with a breadth of skills and experience. Find out more about them here.
The trustees each bring their own skills and experience to the project. The board has carried out a skills audit which highlights strengths in commercial, retail, engineering, community, arts, and fundraising.
The trustees meet at least monthly. Three sub-committees for engineering, large fundraising and ground-level fundraising draw in additional expert advisers and local volunteers.
Felix Robinson, the Chair of the trust, and Chris Dodwell, Company Secretary, take the lead in developing the engineering solutions and the Fab Shop. Felix also leads on commercial development. Jess Steele, Treasurer, takes responsibility for large funding bids, while Lesley Davis runs the market and other ground-level fundraising as well as the membership database and newsletter. Angela Davis provides IT expertise and assists on funding bids. Alison Cooper leads on events management. Ray Osborne provides business advice. John Hough leads on legal issues.
Our aims
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