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130th Anniversary Celebrations
As Chair of FBGP I am delighted to announce that we have a big year ahead in 2026 – when our glorious, beautiful pier is 130 years old. Imagine that wonderful day when our pier was officially opened, and the world events that have happened since then – the passing of the Victorian era, two World Wars, the creation of the world wide web, and the dreadful Covid years, and then winning the prestigious Pier of the Year Award. But here we are, with our pier still here despite everything the elements have to throw at us and delighting us and our visitors every day! We have so many plans for 2026 – festivals and other community events – starting with St David’s Day on Sunday March 1st, and importantly more fundraising to continue to aid Bangor City Council, the pier’s owners in keeping our pier safe, with the ongoing welding to the substructure needing to be followed by sandblasting and painting. The recent sad fate of Teignmouth Pier during Storm Chandra is a lesson to us all, and we need...
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Work to Start on the Pier after Successful Fundraising Appeal!
The Friends of Bangor Garth Pier are delighted to announce that work will be starting on the substructure of the pier on Monday 6th October. After the amazing success of the Appeal over the summer to raise £40,000 to complete the welding of the substructure, the trustees of the Friends of Bangor Garth Pier will be presenting a cheque for the full amount to representatives from Bangor City Council, including the Mayor Cllr Medwyn Hughes, in a short ceremony on the pier on the same day from 4pm. The £40,000 from the appeal will be matched with funding from Bangor City Council and the work is scheduled to be completed before the winter weather sets in. The trustees of FBGP would also like to invite all who donated to the Appeal to come along to see the presentation of the and to celebrate the start of the work. Said FBGP Chair Avril Wayte, “I have a message for our incredible donors. What a momentous occasion! We asked for your help, and you delivered! “Thank you all so much. This is...