Maritime Heritage Centre
Fleetwood Development Trust have made a rival bid for a replacement for the burned out pier. The new building will be a Maritime Heritage Centre and will be for the benefit of tourists and local folk alike.
You may have seen the article in the local newspaper concerning the Maritime Heritage Centre that has been proposed for the site that the pier once stood on.
The Trust needs dedicated volunteers to take charge and drive this project forward and provide Fleetwood with a resource that will benefit the town as a whole.
As you will know, Joey Blower (who holds the lease on the site) has proposed building a hotel complex, a proposal that has been rejected by the town on more than one occasion. The Maritime Heritage Centre will be more in keeping with the current surrounding architecture and will celebrate Fleetwood’s nautical past as well as containing modern, forward looking projects.
We need to plan, negotiate and to secure finance to push this vital project forward so that the town’s links to the sea will not be forgotten.
If you are willing to help in any way, please contact Peter Brady at peter@fishermansalmanac.co.uk (01253 872219)or Jim Porter at webmaster@fleetwood-trawlers.info (01772 452326) for further information.
Thank you
The mainstay of a series of attractions will include the following.
- A rolling maritime heritage exhibition.
- A planetarium/cinema.
- A debating chamber for the newly formed Town Council (this will also be available to local interest groups for meetings and displays).
- A cafeteria/coffee shop.
- A viewing platform to allow visitors to make full use of the panoramic vista of Morecambe Bay.
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Local schools will have the opportunity to participate in projects such as The Jason Project.
And much more.
Several large corporations have expressed interest in supporting the project and an artist’s impression shows the projected building.
Fleetwood Heritage Pier
What a fabulous idea! There should be a fantastic amount of support and plenty of funding to be found ie lottery and heritage, european for this project. No doubt the Heritage Committee in Fleetwood would support it.
The problem now is getting people interested in driving the project forward. Peter Brady has spawned the idea but is bogged down with other work at the moment. If any one wants to help they can contact Peter at peter@fishermansalmanac.co.uk.
Another stumbling block is that the lease on the site is held by Joey Blower who seems intent on gaining planning permission to build a hotel there, despite opposition from the townsfolk.
A heritage centre would be much more appropriate.
Love this idea much better than the awful eyesore of a hotel that Joey Blower keeps suggesting.