This petition will be sent to Katie Clark, Cadw,Carl Seargant,The Senedd National Asembly For Wales and the (HLF) Heritage Lottery Fund Governing body.
We are asking people to sign from their hearts, each town, community has something they love or want to keep or save,For Colwyn Bay it's a Victorian listed Pier.
For many people who have lived or travelled to North Wales over the years, they will have noticed this fantastic old Victorian Pier.However This Pier is now literally fighting for it's life, and we want to save it from the bulldozers,and have it dismantled, repaired and rebuilt.
This threat of losing something you love can happen in any town,any city or country,Sadly when it is gone, it's gone.
The Pier Trust has a fantastic plan to restore the Pier but also a plan of survival for it's future, and as a community all we are asking is for that chance.
Our Town Council has been fantastic as have a number of Councillors, Mps and Assembly Members,and the community.
Sadly Conwy Council have been cited as one of the reasons the HLF Grant for restoration was turned down.And now despite the Welsh Government And Cadw turning down demolition, stating that they need to restore 4 bays of the pier and work with the Pier trust, they are refusing to work with the Trust and Welsh Government and are preparing a second demolition application, rather than restoration.The Trust are asking for the Dismantling of the Pier, assessment repair, and then re building, not demolition.
The community are trying to save the Pier and at the same time the Council are submitting an application to demolish the Pier.
Please help us stop this madness and sign our petition to save this historic landmark,This could be happening in your town next,we must fight together to stop this happening.
Having leased with CADW we have been advised to send this Petition in to them, but also to the assembly for wales, in preparation of Conwy County Council's 2nd request for permission to demolish this Historic Grade II Listed Landmark.
Thank you for taking the time to read this appeal, and to all the people who have signed this petition from all over the world, thank you for kind words and support.
The Colwyn Victoria Pier Trust Campaign,
see https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colwyn-Victoria-Pier-Trust-Campaign/309200465899680
Update #56 years ago
Just to say a huge thank you to all of you wonderful people who have signed and shared this petition. Thank you for your lovely comments and memories, and we have nearly reached our target, And hopefully you will all be able to walk on our beloved Pier in the not too distant future.
Thank you, The Victoria Pier Trust.
Update #48 years ago
Just to say a very big thank you to everyone who has signed, and sorry to ask but can you keep sharing, thank you so much.
Update #38 years ago
Just to update everyone, the petition has now been re started, so please share on Facebook and twitter, sadly Conwy County Council have failed to follow the advice of Cadw and The Welsh Assembly Government, who refused demolition and advised the council to work with The Victoria Pier Trust and The Town Council and save more of the Pier and support the trust in applying for grants.Sadly the council have cut off all contact with the trust and are submitting a new Demolition application.
Update #28 years ago
Just to say a big thank you to everyone for signing, we have a paper copy as well and are now well over the 1,000. The petition will be ending in the next few days and handed in by The Wonderful AM Darren Miller. Could I please ask anyone to share it one more time, as this is our last chance to collect .
Again thank you to everyone from around the world who has signed, and thank you for so many moving comment, The Victoria Pier Trust.
Update #18 years ago
Hi, thank you all for signing, is it possible you could keep sharing the petition , thank you for all your continued help and support, Save the Victoria Pier trust xx
