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THE FUTURE OF COLWYN BAY PIER

COLWYN BAY UPDATE

Around 500 people turned up for a meeting held in COLWYN BAY Town Hall on 22 January to discuss the future of the resort’s ailing pier. The meeting, which was chaired by the district’s MP David Jones with local councillors in attendance, came out overwhelmingly in favour of restoring the pier, and a local businessman pledged £10,000 on the spot. The idea of a charitable trust was mooted, though the present owner Steve Hunt (who is technically bankrupt) said setting this up might require thousand of pounds as well as taking a considerable amount of effort and time, while the 110-year old structure continued to deteriorate. The pier is not included in a multi-million pound seafront protection and improvement scheme to be funded by local and national sources. David Jones has now asked for an urgent meeting with the Chief Executive of Conwy County Borough Council. The meeting was well covered by BBC Wales and ITV News. (BBC Wales screened a documentary on a year in the life of the pier in December 2008.) For the latest developments keep tuned in to our webpage on Colwyn Bay Victoria Pier or visit www.victoriapier.com