After a successful short season last year Music First Events have taken out a three year lease on the Pier.
The first task will be reopening, which is due to happen on April 12, the next stage of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown.
Dreams of a summer of socialising, dancing, events, live gigs, football and fun looks set to be a reality.
The gates to Hastings Pier will open on Monday, April 12 2021, at 12 noon.
As we are still not sure when we reopen here is an item that may be of interest.
How to comment
You can find more information, view the draft Plan and comment online via www.hastings.gov.uk/localplan
More Information
The new Draft Plan sets out a strategy to guide and shape development over the next 20 years up to 2039 and includes a development strategy along with Strategic Policies for managing development and identifying the types of uses planned for different parts of the town.
It also includes Focus Area policies for different parts of the Borough where higher levels of development are anticipated and Development Policies covering design and measures required to mitigate potential impacts.
For those who would like to get involved but are unable to access the internet there is a dedicated voicemail. If you or someone you know needs help viewing or commenting on the Local Plan, please leave a message on 01424 451102 and we will get back to you.
All comments must be received by 24 March 2021.
The new Local Plan will cover the period up to 2039 and will set out a vision for the borough and a plan for the development of the town.
We would like to get your early feedback on priority areas for the new plan and have developed a short questionnaire so you can submit your views.
If you wish to complete the questionnaire please do so by 10th September 2020.
We have also launched a new webpage and there will be more opportunities to comment on our draft plan in the Autumn.
Heart of Hastings has been awarded two million pounds of government funding to revitalise the Trinity Triangle area over the next four years.
The project will be delivered through Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zone programme and will transform underused historic buildings into houses, workspaces and shops that are genuinely affordable for residents and businesses.
Cultural projects and other activities will mean the streets are attractive for locals and everyone who uses and visits them.
The funding is much needed as a response to the ongoing challenges faced by town centres, and now ever more welcome as a result of the sudden crisis of Covid19.
Heart of Hastings will be working in partnership with local organisations and of course, with the people of Hastings, to make this a reality.
Heart of Hastings are committed to community-led regeneration. They will be informed by your voices, and the voices of the residents and users of the Trinity Triangle area.
New plants arriving all the time.
After 16 months of hard work we have won the battle to keep the Country Park free of industrial scale solar arrays. Cllr. Colin Fitzgerald, Chair of The Country Park Management Forum and Deputy Leader of Hastings Borough Council, phoned me on Tuesday to tell me the Council’s decision. Here is the link to the Council’s press release:
https://www.hastings.gov.uk/press_media/news/pr-20200511/
The decision was apparently based upon both a financial reappraisal and the response received from Natural England to the request for advice.
