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Llandudno Pier
DaveR:
I see that the Consultants Report on the state of the Landing Stage at the end of Llandudno Pier has now been issued under a FOI Request.
The conclusion is that substantial repair/replacement work needs to be carried out, at a cost in the region of £320,000.
Would this be money well spent? Well, it depends upon whose money is being spent, I suppose! Six Piers Ltd will never stump up that sort of cash in a million years, so it would fall upon a combination of Conwy Council/Llandudno Town Council/Welsh Assembly.
The big benefit would be that Llandudno could once again be placed on the Itinerary of visiting Cruise Ships and this really isnt a pie in the sky idea, the 1,900 passenger MS Westerdam visited Holyhead in August. The liner is one of 10 ships booked in at Holyhead in 2010 with a predicted £800,000 pumped into the local economy:
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2010/08/03/giant-cruise-liner-to-dock-at-holyhead-55578-26983473/
Landing Stage by SnakeCorp, on Flickr
Report: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/43706/response/112658/attach/4/LLANDUDNO%20PIER%20FENDER%20REPORT%2009%2011%202009.pdf
Ian:
I the grand scheme of things, £320,000 isn't actually that much.
Paddy:
Don't forget to include the cost of extras and delays Ian!
Bellringer:
And VAT at the new rate, that is unless there is a waiver of some kind! I presume it is listed?
DaveR:
I found this post on Oscar's blog interesting:
Tongue in Cheeky said...
Piers are becoming an endangered species. Llandudno has probably one of, if not the best, piers in the country. Llandudno pier isn't what it could be due to lack of investment. Revenue from it doesn't live up to it's potential; basically a chicken and egg situation. The result is that it is getting tawdry with too many "cheap" attractions and detractions. If CCBC are going to spend any money on piers it should be directed towards helping Llandudno pier rather than pouring our cash into the ever open money pit which is Colwyn Bay pier. If Colwyn Bay pier was fully restored it would still only be a third rate pier surmounted by a tin box. Llandudno is group one!
Revive the pier head orchestra, dump the plastic playground rides, revamp and strengthen the pierhead landing facilities, replace the missing "gingerbread" and keep it all in repair. Encourage the building of a quality attraction such as an ice rink,opera house, music venue or casino on the Pavillion site, encourage fishing, encourage steamer trips and work to encourage the older generation back to Llandudno.
Llandudno is not Rhyl, not Colwyn Bay. It is a huge mistake to copy either one's gaudy attractions or the others dereliction. Quality not crap is the way forward for Conwy County!
I think the main problem with Llandudno Pier is the owners, Six Piers Ltd. Their only interest is in sucking out as much money as possible out of Llandudno without investing to build up the business. The Pier needs to be brought back into local ownership - who's willing to invest a few quid?
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