Aims of the first phase of the HPWRT project

 

o    Rescue and restore the pier (substructure and bandstand pavilions)
o    Create a 21st century pier to last 100 years
o    Bring the pier into community ownership, in perpetuity (ie. sustainably)
o    Develop and establish the innovative Fab Shop approach
o    Involve 100 apprentices/trainees in the first 5 years
o    Involve schoolchildren in ‘Science you can Stand On’®
o    Involve local residents
o    Involve local artists
o    Attract inward investment both to the pier and to the White Rock area
o    Create jobs
o    Attract large numbers of visitors on to the pier
o    Provide the framework for commercial success on the pier
o    And finally provide an inspiration for other piers and seaside towns in need of regeneration